Nearly 200 years ago, Dhaka muslin was the most valuable fabric on the planet. Then it was lost altogether. How did this happen? And can we bring it back? In late 18th-Century Europe, a new fashion ...
Derived from the name of the Indian port town Machilipatnam which was more commonly known as Maisolos in the ancient times, muslin is a cotton fabric of plain weave. Hand-woven from an uncommon and ...
What is muslin? The fables of the ancient times when Roman ladies would clad their bodies with this finely woven fabric only tell us how muslin was treasured worldwide but it tells us little about how ...
Kaihāpai taonga/collections and curatorial lead Trish Nugent-Lyne and kaiāwhina/collections assistant Kathy Greensides preparing the dress in the museum’s textile workroom. Photo / Karen Hughes ...
Nearly 200 years ago, Dhaka muslin was the most valuable fabric on the planet. Then it was lost altogether. How did this happen? And can we bring it back? In late 18th-Century Europe, a new fashion ...
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