textile history
A Year of New Things
I can’t tell you how excited I’ve been lately! Over the past two years I’ve been thinking hard about what I want to be doing with my life & work, and how fast the years are flying by… In 2023 I started taking more concrete steps in the directions I’ve dreamed of. It’s hard not…
Read MoreHow Elizabeth Parker Changed My Life (Part II)
(content warning: this post includes mentions of mental health, abuse, suicide) Meet Elizabeth Parker- in her own words: “As i cannot write I put this down simply and freely as I might speak to a person to whose intimacy and tenderness I can fully intrust myself and who I know will bear…
Read MoreA Visit to the Little Loomhouse
Down a narrow road, tucked away in a charming, wooded neighborhood are three historic cabins housing a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and teaching the history of weaving and textile arts. Today I paid my first visit to the Little Loomhouse. If you’re ever in the Louisville, Kentucky area I highly recommend it! Completely picturesque…
Read MoreThread Confessional: How Elizabeth Parker Changed My Life (Part I)
(Content Warning: This post contains discussions of mental health, abuse, and suicide.) “As I cannot write I put this down simply and freely as I might speak to a person to whose intimacy and tenderness I can fully entrust myself”. Around the year 1830ce, Elizabeth Parker was an English teenager who had already…
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