fashion

The ladies in red

I’m a textiles nerd.  I spin, I knit, I weave.  I love the feeling of being connected with thousands of ancestors.  I’ve read a few books on the subject of textile history, of course, but I doubt most of my readers care about the technical stuff.  So instead I’m going Read more

By Grayson, ago

Our Filthy Past

People who romanticize the past annoy me.  Because, frankly, the past was smelly and dirty and kind of awful.  Yes, I hear some of you say.  Of course it was. But do you have any idea exactly how filthy things were? (Disclaimer: when I say “women” in this post, I Read more

By Grayson, ago