Handmade History Podcast

Question: what is your favorite "obsolete" print technology? We're researching an upcoming episode. So far we have mimeographs & goccos. #print #history #handmadehistory #deadtech #letterpress #gocco #mimeograph #printhistory

Have you listened to our latest episode yet? It's all about #hairwork from wigs to wreaths. Find us in your favorite player, or listen in your browser at handmadehistory.com/#listen !

Season 2, Episode 21: Haircraft & Hairwork | Handmade History Podcast Get more from Handmade History Podcast on Patreon

Links and show notes, including a beautiful sapphic hair embroidery, on our Patreon page: www.patreon.com/posts/season...

Episode 21 of Handmade History is live: Hairwork, Victorian & Otherwise! Check us out in your favorite player, or visit handmadehistory.com/#listen to tune in. We cover haircraft from Egypt, Chaco Canyon, Versailles, and Bridgerton...and more. Tell us what you think!

Psychologists Say That Belonging To a Fandom Is Amazing For Your Mental Health “Fandoms are big, and they are important.”

Just a note to say that @teenvogue.com rocks for giving me the research I didn't know I was looking for for an upcoming episode. TY TV!
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Gorgeous pants!!

Jaw. Dropped.

Liz Haywood was an invaluable resource for us on our latest episode!

Oooh that puzzle pattern is satisfying

We are now a temporary zero-waste pattern design repost blog. Hit us up with your favorite designers! #zerowastepatterndesign #zerowastepatterncutting

And hit up our sponsor, Folkwear Patterns!

Folkwear – Where history meets your hands. Visit Folkwear.com and use code HANDMADE20 for 20% off your purchase. Code is good through the end of 2025! /end

Listen in your favorite player, or in your brower at handmadehistorypodcast.com#listen

Show notes and sources here: tinyurl.com/54asn73s

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Learn about the relationship between material and garment design, find out some of the interesting construction techniques people used, and follow us down deep dives into a variety of practices, from traditional weaving in Japan’s Ainu culture to how Egyptians made pleats without an iron. 5/

Join us as we explore garments like the Tarkhan dress (the oldest woven dress), the sari, the kimono, and various garments discovered on bog bodies, among others. 4/

People who spent days (or months!) creating fabric (or processing animal skin) did not typically throw away pieces of it. Many cultures developed clever techniques to use up all of the material they created, to provide ease and comfort to the wearer, and to make precious fabric fashion. 3/

Up until relatively recently, when factory-manufactured fabric became readily available, many garments around the world were naturally low and zero-waste. 2/

We're back! Season 2 begins with Episode 19: Historical Low & Zero Waste Garments. 1/?

Super cool!

Episode 18: Aloha Shirts & Bermuda Shorts Handmade History · Episode

It’s our final episode of the season! Listen in to hear our top episodes and our personal faves—and delve into the history of Aloha Shirts & Bermuda Shorts! Here’s a Spotify link—but we’re on all the players! open.spotify.com/episode/1D81...

Handmade History Podcast A podcast about the history of people, materials, and practices related to all your favorite handcrafts!

Have you listened to our latest episode yet? It's all about Indonesia & Batik. Batik in Indonesia was named a UNESCO Masterpiece of Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2009 (the same year that I went backpacking and bought a *lot* of batik). Listen in to learn more! handmadehistorypodcast.com#listen

Ok but we would read this.

I wanted to feel like a sexy gay wizard for #mayday #gay #cub #wizard #macrame

Ahh we love this tiny shelf. #macrame #macraMAY

Do it!!

This is next level #macrame #macraMAY

Classic! And an epic spider plant. #macrame #macraMAY

Love this!

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Love the color!! #macrame #macraMAY

Hive mind let's go. I think this is crochet--what do you think?