#family textiles

[silkdamask-blog]

#SerenitySunday: This detail is from my Auntie Melissa’s crewel work (c1970s)— I cannot think of a more cheerful way to enjoy Sunday. Take care, kind readers 💖💖💖

#crewel #crewel work #family textiles #1970s

[benjamental]

Currently obsessed with this late 1800s Victorian silk-and-velvet quilt my mother brought out of storage, which I was scandalized to have never seen before. The colors are startlingly vivid, and the effect is strangely modern. It was likely the work of my second great grandmother, who lived in Eastern Iowa in the last quarter of the 19th century. Not sure if anyone will see this, given that I haven’t been active in quilting discussions, but I’d welcome any info on quilts of this type and period.

#quilts #quilt #quilting #victorian #textiles #family heirlooms #iowa

[pardalote]

Fragments from my grandparents: handkerchiefs, night dress, my nan's little cross stitch flowers.

#embroidery #textiles #i made it myself #hand embroidery #family cloth #keepsakes

[thackeroy]

Clearly this piece of cross stitch needs to be ironed, it’s been rolled up and shoved into a drawer since I finished it as I needed to get a frame for it and then, well, promptly forgot about it. This is actually the second project I’ve done since getting back into cross stitch a few years ago. It’s the Addams Family credo, which reads is "Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc" or "We Gladly Feast on Those Who Would Subdue Us." Personally I love it because, well, who doesn’t love the Addams Family? But also it’s basically a fancy way of saying “eat the rich” in my personal opinion.

#project || addams family #my content #cross stitch #fibre arts #fiber art #x stitch #fiber crafts #textile art #embroidery #needlework #addams family #the addams family #morticia addams #gomez addams #morticia and gomez #uncle fester #crafter #crafts #craftblr #hand crafted #diy craft #craft #crafting

[princesscatherineblog]

26th September 2023: The Princess of Wales was elegant in a dark green Burberry trouser suit as she visited the AW Hainsworth textile mill in Leeds which was established in 1773 and manufactures British woollen cloth, high-performing technical textiles, and iconic fabrics.

#kate middleton #catherine middleton #catherine princess of wales #royal visit #leeds #yorkshire #textiles #burberry #royal fashion #royal style #british royal family #british royal fandom #royal family

[megamindsupremacy]

Stewjon is Space Scotland: Names and Naming Conventions

For context, I designed an entire naming system for my Stewjon is Space Scotland AU. I'm still trying to work out the cultural logistics of it, but the actual practical logistics I have down.

To break everything down:

Stewjon is a clan-centric society, with clans and clan names having a hugely important role in the culture. I therefore had clan names feature in both the first and last name of Stewjonis.

-The last name (Kenobi) is the family/clan name, and is passed down the family paternally. This is both because I'm from a western culture with a paternal naming tradition, and also because I liked how his parents names sounded when the last names transferred paternally but not maternally. "Ken" would translate to "Clan" (I don't know if this is accurate to Scots English or Scots Gaelic, but I'm working from canon Star Wars names and trying to worldbuild from nothing so work with me here), and then the clan name "Obi" is attached, so "Kenobi" translates to "Clan Obi" or "of Clan Obi"

-The given name (-Wan, but we'll get to "Wan" in a second) is one to two syllables. All of these names are (according to Wikipedia) actual Scottish names, which I picked from the list mostly based on how well they'd sound next to the clan name.

-The prefix clan name (Obi-) is the interesting part. All children are given the father's clan name as both their first and last clan name. Therefore, Obi-Wan Kenobi, son of Ito-Benneit Kenobi, has "Obi" in both his first and last name. However, upon marriage, the couple swaps their prefix clan names to signify the tie between their clans. Therefore his mother Ito-Ceit Kenito and his father Obi-Benneit Kenobi became Obi-Ceit Kenito and Ito-Benneit Kenobi upon their marriage.

-Originally I was going to do something with the fact that "Obi" means belt in Japanese, such as making the clan names signify professions in the same way "Miller" or "Smith" would in English surnames, but I gave up because Japanese is so different of a language from what I understand that I would have just made myself very confused and everyone who understands Japanese language and culture very mad. So I just went with a vowel-consonant-vowel pattern for all the clan names and called it a day.

-Remember how I said we would come back to "Wan"? Obi-Wan wasn't born Obi-Wan Kenobi. He was born Obi-Owen (Owen is a whole 'nother thing and I decided to just give myself a freebie on it), and his name was anglicized (basic-icized?) upon being brought to the Jedi temple. Not on purpose, but it did happen. So technically the chart above should have him listed as Obi-Owen Kenobi, but I already took the screenshot so this is what we're working with.

-Culturally, it's respectful to refer to someone by their full name (Obi-Owen Kenobi). The full name stands until two people are fairly close to each other, platonically or romantically. The informal, friendly version would be their full first name (Obi-Owen). So you wouldn't call your new friend "Obi-Owen" until you're quite close, even if you're social equals. Technically you could refer to someone by their given name only (Owen), but it's awkward and Stewjonis don't really see a reason for it. All of this highlights the cultural emphasis placed on clans and clan ties in Stewjoni society.

The Family Tree

THE KIDS

Starting from the bottom, we have the four Kenobi siblings. Obi-Conn is the oldest, and he marries Yana-Eóin Kenyana, becoming Yana-Conn Kenobi. None of this happens in the story but I wrote it in the chart anyways. Obi-Eóin is nonbinary, which is why their square is white instead of blue or pink.

Obi-Mór and Obi-Pál are twins and approximately four years younger than Yana-Conn. Obi-Mór is ambiguously disabled (she has some form of muscular disability, but the specifics weren't relevant to the story). Obi-Pál is just some guy and I love him for that.

Obi-Owen is the baby of the family. He's twelve years younger than the twins (16 years younger than Yana-Conn) and was definitely an oopsie-baby. I don't need to say anything else because he is also one of the major characters of the Star Wars franchise. You know him.

THE PARENTS

Obi-Ceit Kenito and Ito-Benneit Kenobi are the Kenobi siblings' parents. I don't have much to say here other than that Ito-Benneit shortens his name to Ito-Ben, to avoid the repeated "eet" sound in his full first name. I'm sure that doesn't affect Obi-Owen's future nicknames in any way!

It is Ito-Benneit fault, by the way, that I made clan prefixes instead of surnames to be switched upon marriage. Culturally, it would have made more sense for the more commonly used first name to hold your birth clan and your less commonly used surname to indicate your linked-by-marriage clan, but I needed Obi-Benneit to marry into the name Ito-Benneit so that I could shorten it to Ben. Goddammit.

THE GRANDPARENTS

Ito-Ben's parents are entirely irrelevant so they don't exist. Sad!

Technically I didn't have to name Ito-Lili Kenuna, but I felt bad having her up there as an unnamed person. Una-Owen Kenito, as you may suspect, is where Obi-Wan's name comes from. I really wanted to highlight his Stewjoni heritage in this fic, so giving him family ties through his whole name was important to me. Obi-Ceit names Obi-Owen for her father because Una-Owen was a strong fighter, and she wants to pass that resilience to her son. Which, uh. Well he sure is resilient to things trying to kill him!

Feel free to come yell at me in the askbox about Stewjon's worldbuilding!

#mads posts #stewjon is space scotland AU #star wars #obi wan kenobi #obi-wan kenobi #stewjon #i have without a doubt spent more time researching for this fic than i have writing it #but honestly thats where im having the most fun #hey can you tell i took a cultural anthropology class last semester and there was a unit in family + naming conventions? #can you tell im taking a linguistics class this semester? #i dont think its obvious. it's probably really super subtle and sprinkled lightly throughout the post right #right? guys? right? #this fic started out as an excuse to write about textiles and its turned into a scots gaelic linguistic deep dive <- this user is autistic #something else about the naming system that I didnt get into the post is that it reinforces a hetero+allonormative society #because marriage is hugely important to naming practices and clan names are based on the father's clan #which presupposes there even being a father in the marriage #or even a marriage #I dont know what yana-conn and Obi-eóin will do with their kids. theyre part of the younger generation and obi-eóin is being nb is a very #strange concept for many of the older generations #given that this is star wars and xenobiology exists i dont think there would be a huge backlash #but stewjon is a human-centric society so they're not as used to non-binary *human* genders #aliens? sure. humans? uhhhh we didnt know you could do that. weird. #obi-eóin's name is never even fucking mentioned in the fic btw im just going insane over here with worldbuilding #long post

[pkmntrainerebee]

UPDATE!! HE HAS SPOTS!!

Also he has been named Squirt and has a loving father and brother, Scromulous and Scribble.

Happy family 💕

You can talk to me

And my son!

#spheal #spheal family!!! #i love them #i actually had white felt all this time but apparently it was buried under everything oops im dumb #pokemon #spheal pokemon #crochet #textile art #amigurumi #spheal amigurumi #pkmn #pkmnart #my art #artists on tumblr #fanart #fiber crafts #fiber art #pokemon fanart

[pythonmelon]

Okay this is one of my favorite things I've sewn, hands down- over fifty years ago my grandma made a quilt with these fabric flower squares, and held on to a bunch of extras. She passed them on to me, asked that I make something with them, and it took FOREVER but I finally finished this quilt (my first) over the pandemic- 14x16, 224 squares (plush two little pillows with the spares). Three generations of these little flower squares, last picture is the two blankets side by side

#Quilting #Sewing #Crafts #Crafting #Textiles #Family stuff #Here comes another python post #Art

[dozydawn]

Needlepoint embroidery (found works made from hobby kits, unpicked and reworked) by Matt Smith.

#interesting ​how these works by named artists are translated into hobby kits for unknown amateurs to work #& then are reworked by a named male artist and move back into the art world #read an interview w matt and he’s a cool guy with a lot of admiration for the women in his family who taught him to sew from a young age #he also works with ceramics #matt smith #same name as the actor and this is why parents w super common surnames have to dig a little deeper than the bible boys #if they don’t want this scenario to happen. #matt j smith #embroidery #needlepoint #needlework #textile art #surreal #surrealist #surrealism #fave art

[fashionbooksmilano]

Textile Folk Art

Design, Techniques and Inspiration in Mixed-Media Textile

Anne Kelly

Batsford, London 2018, 128 pages, 22x28,3cm, ISBN 9781849944588

euro 39,50

email if you want to buy [email protected]

From samplers and quilts in Europe, to tribal and nomadic cloth further afield in Mongolia and China, folk and traditional designs have played a crucial part in the development of textile art and craft. In this book, Anne Kelly explores the traditional motifs used in textile folk art and shows you how contemporary textile artists use these in their work today. The beautifully illustrated guide is also packed with helpful step-by-step projects that demonstrate how to apply folk motifs to your own work.

Drawing inspiration from the Far East to Scandinavia, artists and designers have often used folk art to influence their work. Beginning with the chapter 'Samplers in Stitch', Anne looks into handmade momentoes and souvenirs created in the UK and USA. Samplers as statement pieces are also explored and are contextualised within the role of women and children recording their personal histories and lives. 'Nordic Notes' then looks at Scandinavian traditional textile art, and how modern screen printing and embroidery have been used by contemporary makers. 'Silk Road' looks at the influence of nomadic cultures and textiles, including yurts in Mongolia and Miao folklore in China. Projects on how to make felt, pouched and jewellery are also covered. Lastly, 'Trees of Life' looks the motif of the tree in a variety of cultures. Anne also looks at traditional techniques from South Asia and how to create your own 'Family Tree' using photo transfers and appliqué. Featuring step-by-step projects as well as work from contemporary artists and makers throughout, this practical and beautiful guide shows how practitioners of all kinds can draw from folk art for making and inspiration.

06/01/24

#Textile Folk Art #samplers #quilts #nordic notes #Silk road #Trees of Life #Family Tree #textiles books #fashion books #fashionbooksmilano

[lizardrosen]

i looove knitting socks and i haaate wearing handknit socks, i can feel every stitch on the underside of my foot and it's terrible!

#knitting #textile art #not quite liveblogging my life #thank goodness it's almost christmas and i have family members who will love anything i make for them :D

[the-cricket-chirps]

William H. Johnson

Holcha Krake

Hand colored woodcut on paper

ca. 1930s

#william h johnson #holcha krake #textile design #american artist #american painter #harlem renaissance #black artist #black painter #african american art #modern art #art history #aesthetictumblr #portrait #woodcut #family portrait #tumblraesthetic #american art #tumblrpic #tumblrpictures #tumblr art #tumblrstyle #artists on tumblr

[pardalote]

One time I made a plushy beetle for my little cousin. I used fabric from nan's hankies to make his wings (they are hiding under the elytra). Wool felt and vintage and reclaimed fabrics. No wire, so he could take him to bed, which he did!

#embroidery #textiles #beetle #plushie #bug #family cloth

[firstroseofspring]

the most romantic thing ever to be honest with you. i think statues and carvings in klingon culture run a really cool and compelling parallel and make a fantastic aid to the function/beauty of storytelling and poetry and song. there's a few examples of the importance of stone carving in the show/beta-canon, including of course worf's statue of kahless and morath, but there's also a famous historical statue of the lady lukara on qo'nos that was personally carved by kahless with a bat'leth, and the hall of heroes on qo'nos/hall of warriors on ty'gokor are full of statues that serve as a really proud reminder of their history

i think that sculpture work and carving being a big part of klingon culture really fits into the ideas that were introduced in the paq'batlh by marc okrand- according to him, in klingon music, beauty is the result of two forces opposing eachother, and the blurring of the line between the audience and the story is a natural part of klingon opera- the audience is encouraged to join in the narrative and become part of it.

i can see this being a natural result of the sculpting process- the sculptor and his material, the story he's trying to tell through the carving, the shaping and the molding- he shapes the material, and the material shapes the story, and in that way the line is blurred- the sculptor becomes part of the story he's trying to tell because he has to form it, and the opposition between the two of them- the material vs the sculptor represents this honorable challenge and this potential and this battle, because it needs to be shaped into the kind of narrative you want to tell the way you'd like it to be told. and the end result is organic in that same way, it evolves and changes as you work (or in the case of oral storytelling, as it's retold and shared), and just. i don't know if this is intentional across the whole show/franchise but i can really see the way this art form in particular might become a big part of klingon culture and history

#diary #there's of course a cleaner comparison if i were to use weaving and stuff but i am not aware of an example of klingon textiles in the show #perhaps the novels.... family crests might be woven which is So Loaded but im not too sure on that #also did you know the castle in suto'vo'qor is made of stone? that may not be relevant it could just be a metaphor for permanence but. slay #the paq'batlh also has stone carvings of a klingon opera which are like musical scores which is sweet lol its like no' Hol #and pictographs #i think theres also something to be said about architecture and how that might enjoy a more elevated position in klingon culture #long-standing buildings really traditional and grand and just. Klingon. you know #but most of what i imagine about the way qo'nos looks i got from pathways and the few times we see it in the shows #i have yet to see the movies!

[beautifulbizarremagazine]

A family portrait a la @daisy_collingridge. The artist shares in her statement: “The work sits in an awkward space between sculpture, performance and art. The ‘flesh suits’ or ‘Squishies’ are an exploration of fabric, form and flesh. Their tactile fabric bodies and inviting colour exaggerate the warmth and softness of flesh- these elements signify a living thing. They are visceral. There is a desire to touch. Fabric offers skin-like qualities that traditional sculpting materials do not have. Unlike marble or ceramic, they will not last forever, just like skin. The medium is more approachable and laced with meaning given that we all come into contact with fabric on a daily basis.” — #beautifulbizarre #daisycollingridge #textileartist #art #makeupartist #fleshsuit #contemporaryart #performance #textile #performance #family #newcontemporary https://www.instagram.com/p/CoYTMGmo0Wz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#beautifulbizarre #daisycollingridge #textileartist #art #makeupartist #fleshsuit #contemporaryart #performance #textile #family #newcontemporary

[vintage-ukraine]

Family tapestry by V.Nikulina, 1972

#tapestry #family #V.Nikulina #1970s #Ukrainian textile