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More Romeo Gigli, and some Alexander McQueen, who worked in Gigli’s studio before studying design in London. The model in the ads is Kirsten Owen photographed by Paolo Roversi.

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Some more images from the Athens museum: Some knitting – not a lot – most of the textiles on display were embroidered or woven – and the knitting was difficult to photo in subdued lighting: Some stunningly elaborate costumes:

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Royal Wedding

There have been a lot of tv programmes about royal weddings recently – I took some photos of the television screen. The story and images of Diana’s dress were particularly interesting – the second image is of David Emmanuel sorting out the cocoon after it emerged from the gilded carriage – there was so much [...]

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This selection includes Bavarian knees from the Hofbräuhaus, a ceiling from the Villa Stuck, Austrian snow scenes, sketches for improved beaded borders (plus me doing the sketches), and a little wool shop in Salzburg. I didn’t find any lace weight yarn in Munich or Salzburg – except for something that’s a bit like Kidsilk Haze [...]

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Munich Ethnographic Museum

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Munich

I’m in Munich for a few days. Here are some textiles and faces from the Neue Pinakothek and the Pinakothek der Moderne .

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A final round-up of the Estonia trip… Haapsalu is the epicentre of  Estonian lace knitting – it’s a leafy seaside town with wooden houses, a castle, and a magnificent railway station. It was pretty quiet in June. Tartu, a university town in Eastern Estonia, was deserted for Jaanipäev, but we managed to find a coffee [...]

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Some images from Tallinn’s Old Town, the City Museum, the Open Air Ethnographic Museum, and some portraits from Kadriorg Palace. I was working on swatches for the Ruff Shawl during this holiday. Click on the images for bigger versions.

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