joanneh.bsky.social
Lecturer, textile conservator, and plate spinner.
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The changing definition of fustian is the one that always stuns me.
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Take care of yourself. I did that through a large scale layoff and it's very sad work.
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I usually find the answer to those nagging questions in Montgomery's 'Textiles in America' which has the worst title for the most useful reference book ever.
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Fancy! I insist you wear them at the conference in June!
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Oh, God this! A thousand times this.
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This is the content I want to see on valentines day.
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It's my wedding anniversary and we never bother with it either.
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One of my students was telling that it was the best exhibition she's ever seen.
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Your commitment to this bit is admirable.
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It's extraordinary. The shift in tone, the sharp left turn.
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It is such a surprising interior. Horror Vacui incarnate.
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They compare salaries against each other, never looking outward to comparable fields. Hence, the race to the bottom.
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I left a senior position in a London museum for a relatively junior post at a regional university, with a considerable pay rise.
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Meanwhile, over at the National Portrait Gallery, they are looking for someone to lead the paintings conservation team, including budgeting and hiring, as well as being a 'leading' painting consevator for 39K. That's a senior post.
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Reminded me of these. These sandals have slots through the wooden sole to allow them to flex while walking.https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O134046/beach-ensemble-arnson/
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Your sewing couldn't be worse than that found inside a typical James. Not the greatest finish...
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Go on. Have a stab.
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An American colleague of mine rented a flat on arrival in London. She found one of those in the cupboard under the bathroom sink and thought the previous Tennant had left behind some kind of antique contraceptive device. She's never seen one before.
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I'd so watch Punch a Landlord.
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I know! Any other activity is preferred to editing.
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Murder your darlings, I'm afraid.
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Read it on the way down the M40 after picking up my dad's ashes. Thank you.
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To me, it always looks like rows of vertical chain stitch. It's the twining of the warps.
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It does look like tablet weaving.
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Ooo. The brown ostrich...
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History of rag books tonight. Really needed to know when they started making indestructible books for babies.
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@themerl.bsky.social are good for a titter.
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You were included in a list of entomology accounts that are worth a follow.
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Hurrah!