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The first female gardeners employed at London's Kew Gardens. Photographed in 1896.
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Lucy McConnell
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Lucy McConnell
@Diary_DressHist
Diary of a Dress Historian • PhD Candidate @UniversityLeeds • Exploring dress history from the Paisley shawl to CC41 🧵 they/she 💛🤍💜🖤
Huddersfield, England Katılım Haziran 2017
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✨️💕🙏 So excited to contribute interpretation text (& loan objects!) to 'The Teardrop Explodes: A Paisley Pattern Exhibition'!
The exhibition will bring together history, art, textiles, & community projects.
1st May - end June 2024, The Art Department, Paisley, Scotland!
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Hugest congratulations to @ladyscribe2 on latest publication! As always, an amazing piece - so exciting! 🥳
A joy to contribute a few words 🥰
Stephanie Richards@ladyscribe2
@Diary_DressHist tandfonline.com/eprint/QHXI5EK… Dear Lucy Textile article is published and your generous contribution finally may be acknowledged S.🥰
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@ladyscribe2 The hugest congratulations , Stephanie! Such an exciting piece 😍 cannot thank you enough for inviting me to contribute some words to your amazing writing!
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@Diary_DressHist tandfonline.com/eprint/QHXI5EK…
Dear Lucy Textile article is published and your generous contribution finally may be acknowledged S.🥰
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@mlpoulter DYK doesn’t seem to have been published…did schedule change?
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I have shared this before for its sheer wonderful-ness but what cheerier ensemble could better brighten a gloomy Sunday. At some point in the mid #1890s this bold belle whizzed around her neighbourhood cycling top to toe in chrysanthemum cotton @FIDMMuseum #fashionhistory
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Forthcoming Book Launch!
Join me as I reveal my life on #FairIsle, including the people, traditions, and island dynamics.
For more info, visit KnittingJenny.com
#knitting #shetlandknitting #fairisleknitting #fairisleknit #knit #textilehistory #dresshistory #fashionhistory
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Did you know the Foundling Hospital archives house the most extensive collection of textiles used by working-class people in the eighteenth century? The source of this collection is – you guessed it – the tokens.
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Glasgow Caledonian University Archive Centre@GCUArchives
It's the final of GB #SewingBee tonight. If you're wanting further #dressmaking inspiration check out our archives. How about this #retro summer dress bargain pattern in Woman and Home April 1940? It even includes a transformation challenge! #WW2Fashion #1940sFashion
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@vanessaljones_ @Historylabplus Hugest congratulations Vanessa! 😍🥳💕🎉✨
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I'm absolutely delighted that my paper Dress and Textile History Pedagogy has been accepted for @Historylabplus's 2023 conference. Not only that, I've been awarded a bursary to attend! Hope to see lots of fabulous history folk there in July! Yay!
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✨📚 THE most glorious day yesterday @UniversityLeeds 2023 School of Design PhD symposium! 📚✨
What a supportive space, filled with the most beautiful individuals carrying out such important research! Thank you to everyone for making the day so special. My heart is SO full! 🥰
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Long before Lanvin made mother/daughter dressing fashionable, it was economical to buy longer lengths of fabric from which to make multiple gowns. These two are rare survivals, #1820s printed cottons sold via #coraginsburg #fashionhistory
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A visit to the Turkey Red archive… not all Turkey Red is red!
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📣Job opportunity. We are recruiting at @UkNatArchives for a Northern Ireland Records Researcher. If you are interested, the job advert can be found here: shorturl.at/mDEZ9 Deadline for applications: 1st June
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