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Arhuaca mochila bags of Colombia

LB — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 03:32:16 +0000

I first noticed these cylindrical handwoven bags on a couple of delegates at the UN World Urban Forum in Medellín, Colombia. They looked unusually sturdy, very finely handwoven in wool, and all had unique and beautiful geometric patterns.

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Berber rugs from the Beni Ouarain region

LB — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:44:51 +0000

The impulse in Berber rug-making to both interrupt and also loosely maintain a pattern seems unique in traditional textiles. If not unique, then it’s hard to name a tradition that equals Berber mastery of this particular tension.

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High school student hybridizes her own indigo woad

LB — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 19:00:43 +0000

British Columbia student Sarah Dalziel, who regularly wins medals in Canadian science fairs, is working on hybridizing the woad plant for maximum yield in harsh climates. Woad, which as you probably know was used by Boadicea to paint herself blue in early Celtic times, is an important source of indigo dye.

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The Cowichan sweater of Vancouver Island

LB — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:12:36 +0000

The late Amelia Charlie, prominent designer and promoter of the Cowichan sweater

Above is an example of the Cowichan sweater (photo courtesy Cowichan Tribes).

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New York loft with stripes

LB — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:50:04 +0000

Probably everyone and his/her dog has seen this NYC loft apartment by now, and possibly also blogged about it, but this is one of those places that is so hypnotizing I can’t stop looking at it.

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Laptop sleeves, and the whole sweater

LB — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:13:12 +0000

This is our friend Jonathan’s 100% lambswool, infallible laptop sleeve. If you don’t feel you can carry off the sleeves, then here’s an excellent upcycled armless laptop sweater you can easily make yourself, but it should be called a sleeveless.

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Man discovers darning by accident.

LB — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:00:19 +0000

This blog post by Mr. Skona wins this week’s prize for ingenuity and charm.

My lovely wool socks (please excuse the pills) were starting to get a little threadbare around the heels and the ball of the foot.

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Army blanket pillows, swords into ploughshares.

LB — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:52:22 +0000

This post is a personal addendum to our earlier post about a discussion amongst readers of another design blog about whether one designer had copied or “borrowed” another designer’s idea.

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Kelgwo knits and woven textiles from Santiago.

LB — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:20:49 +0000

Compelling photo of a beautiful knit dress and scarf by Kelgwo in Chile. Natural knits don’t often achieve this level of absolute chicness. Kelgwo’s ateliers are in Santiago and in Chiloe Island where some of the traditional weaving orginates.

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