“Weave, Knit, Net, Knot – Textiles and the Regency Era

 

Woman Day Dress, Made in India 1796-1804
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/250437/woman-s-day-dress

Event:    JASNA CWNY April Meeting

Topic:    "Weave, Knit, Net, Knot - Textiles in the Regency Era" 

               A talk by Kate Jorgensen, JASNA CWNY member

When:    Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 1 pm EDT 

Where:  IN PERSON at Pittsford Barnes & Noble Community Room

We are all familiar with Regency fashions. We have seen them in the adaptations and worn them ourselves to Regency balls. But what went into making those dresses and tailcoats? At our April meeting Kate Jorgensen of our region will tell us how those beautiful garments were made.

Kate writes:

Bombazine, muslin, gauze, crape, worsted.  Jane Austen’s books and other writings are full of textile terms but what is behind these terms?  What fibers were used, where did they come from and how were the items produced?  What textile production inventions shifted the British textile production landscape during the Regency Era?  Please join us as Kate Jorgensen provides an overview that touches on each of these questions. During our time together we will look at textiles, fibers, the impact of trade and British Imperialism on textile production and access. and the changing textile production landscape during the Regency Era.

Please join us at Barnes and Noble to learn more about the details of Regency fashion.

Kate is a member of our region, apparently she has worked on mummies:

Kate Jorgensen is a life-long learner, reader, and hand arts enthusiast with an interest in history and how it links to who we are today.  Kate has three bachelor’s degrees (English Education, Chemistry and Textiles and Clothing) from The Ohio State University, an M.B.A. from Capital University, and an M.L.I.S. from Drexel University.  She also holds certifications in project management, Agile product ownership and change management and is a Six Sigma Green Belt.  Kate’s senior thesis was on microscopic evaluation of fibers from wrappings retrieved from mummy bundles and she began her career working with textiles and other artifacts retrieved from trunks from an 1865 shipwreck. Today Kate works on sustainability initiatives, focusing on changing what we are doing today to preserve the planet for tomorrow.  Kate can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherinejorgensen/.