Finishing a Petticoat with Armenian Lace
Quite a while ago I sewed an Edwardian petticoat and decided, back then, that I will add some handmade Armenian lace to the bottom. Well,… Read More »Finishing a Petticoat with Armenian Lace
Quite a while ago I sewed an Edwardian petticoat and decided, back then, that I will add some handmade Armenian lace to the bottom. Well,… Read More »Finishing a Petticoat with Armenian Lace
Welcome to the first episode of the Taixtile Podcast! We decided to make a podcast where we talk about historical clothing and needlework, like knitting,… Read More »Taixtile Podcast – Ep. 1: Our Historical Knitting Projects
It has been my dream for a very long time to sew a skirt that, typical for the 1900s and therefore for the Edwardian Era,… Read More »A 1900s petticoat – the sewing process
It’s been a year since I created one of my own bobbin lace designs. The inspiration was filet lace, which can be realized mainly by… Read More »Filet lace as an inspiration for creating bobbin lace designs
About a year ago, I discovered the technique of tatting lace and made my first attempts with it. But quite quickly I realized that I… Read More »Finding a beginner friendly tatting projekt
Taixtile emerged as a project in which we explore lace, its great diversity, its historical origins and technical elaboration. While this is the guiding principle… Read More »Sartorial Shapes and Silhouettes around 1900
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Ever since I became interested in lace in general, I’ve always wanted to find out more about all the different types of lace and ways… Read More »Needle Lace – First Steps
We are particularly fond of the different techniques of lace making. One of these techniques is shuttle tatting, which we find very interesting. It is… Read More »Productive Relaxation with Shuttle Tatting