Fun with Fibers

19 Jun

Amaya Arzuaga Spring 2013.

(Source: vl4da, via textilesystematisms)

19 Jun

createcreatively:

Ann Macbeth. Embroidered cushion cover, 1906.

(via textilesystematisms)

18 Jun

fuckyeahneedlework:

tawnyscostumesandcuriosities:

Detail-dress belonging to Empress Josephine, 1810’s.

Joséphine de Beauharnais (23 June 1763 – 29 May 1814) was the first wife of Napoleon I, and thus the first Empress of the French. Her first husband Alexandre de Beauharnais was guillotined during the Reign of Terror, and she was imprisoned in the Carmes prison until her release five days after Alexandre’s execution. Through her daughter, Horten…se, she was the maternal grandmother of Napoléon III. Through her son, Eugène, she was the great-grandmother of later Swedish and Danish kings and queens. The reigning houses of Belgium, Norway and Luxembourg also descend from her. She did not bear Napoleon any children; as a result, he divorced her in 1810 to marry Marie Louise of Austria. Joséphine was the recipient of numerous love letters written by Napoleon, many of which still exist. Her Chateau de Malmaison was noted for its magnificent rose garden, which she supervised closely, owing to her passionate interest in roses,

GORGEOUS.

I have more than a passing interest in Napoleon Bonaparte, and this is a lovely garment.