by Danielle Zandbergen | Mar 23, 2021 | Textile history
What is jacquard? A jacquard loom is a loom that can be used to make the most complex patterns. In the past, complex patterns such as brocade or damask were made by hand. It is not possible to make complex patterns on a dobby loom. The arrival of the Jacquard loom...
by Danielle Zandbergen | Mar 16, 2021 | Textile Knowledge
What is a dobby weave? If you are not really familiar with looms but are very busy with textiles, you will probably have heard this one by now. Dobby, also known as Harry Potter’s house-elf, but not the one that this article is about. Loom A dobby is a loom,...
by Danielle Zandbergen | Feb 11, 2021 | Clothing tips, Sustainability
To be fair, recycling clothes can be even better! But how? The clothes you wear show who you are and what you like. With the many trends that come and go every summer and winter, we buy it all. We only wear many items a few times and then end up somewhere in the back...
by Danielle Zandbergen | Oct 31, 2020 | Sustainability
Big washes, small washes… how should we maintain and wash our clothes? And how to do that as sustainable as possible? An important way to keep clothes beautiful for longer is often forgotten. We wash more and more at lower temperatures, but is that enough? We think...
by Danielle Zandbergen | Oct 20, 2020 | Textile Knowledge
Is there Dutch wool? We are often asked whether there is Dutch wool. The answer is yes, there is indeed Dutch wool, but whether this wool is also good enough for clothing is the real question. Wool is a collective name for animal fur. When we think of wool we often...
