I don't think people really grasp that sewing is a skill and that textiles are a legitimate subject of study. The whole point of Elle Woods studying fashion merchandising is that it was supposed to be frivolous but it's actually hard and those skills were transferable to Harvard Law.

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Hartl, A., Proaño Gaibor, A. N., van Bommel, M. R. and Hoffmann-de Keijzer, R. (2015) 'Searching for blue: Experiments with woad fermentation vats and an explanation of the colours through dye analysis', Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2, pp. 9-39. doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

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Collaboration between University of Edinburgh's School of Chemistry and National Museum of Scotland: Ferreira, E. S. B., Hulme, A. N., McNab, H. and Quye, A. (2004) 'The natural constituents of historical textile dyes', CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS, 33(6), pp. 329-336. doi.org/10.1039/b305...

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The hoods are off.

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Anyone have good reference books to have on hand to replace internet searching? I'll start!

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