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Folklore, archive-morsels, textiles and trinkets.

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Liten w.i.p av broderi som börjar arta sig, Dalahäst-stil inspirerad av ett textilfragment från ca 1420.
A chain-stitch outline of a fantastical beast, there is a fuzzy red body and tail, its mouth is blue, the legs are green. There is white cloth on a white table in the background. Inspired by an Upper Rhenish textile fragment from around 1420. An embroidery in progress, mostly chain-stitched. The head is red and mouth is filled in blue. The blue matches the scales on the rump, and gives contrast to the fuzzy body and tail. There is white cloth on a white table in the background. Inspired both by Dala-horses and an Upper Rhenish textile fragment from about 1420. An embroidery in progress, mostly chain-stitched. The head, arm and tail are red and its mouth is filled in blue. The blue matches the scales on the rump, and gives contrast to the fuzzy body and tail. There is white cloth on a white table in the background. Inspired both by Dala-horses and an Upper Rhenish textile fragment from about 1420.
January 7, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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Dutch table carpet with unicorns ca. 1600, MET archives, Object Number: 1970.250 . I could spend hours admiring the little details.
The little unicorns in roundels in the border show that this was made to be placed on a table, with the border hanging down all around. Theres a rich variation of flowers and fruits surrounding roundels of unicorns, lush green, reds and blues of wool and silk. 14-16 warps per inch or 6cm ish.
December 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Utterly in love with this Upper Rhenish textile fragment from ca. 1420–30. Found in The MET's archive, Object Number: 1990.211
Description taken from The MET: ''This tapestry fragment represents a fabulous lionlike beast with pointed teeth, clawed feet, and a scaly rump. Such beasts, derived from those illustrated in classical texts like the Physiologus and medieval bestiaries, represent vices. Here the figures posed with them seem to have tamed their libidinous cravings. Such tapestries were displayed in homes providing decoration as well as insulation. ''
December 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM