PBS

Could bringing back 19th-century wool swimsuits help reduce microplastics?

Woollen swimwear, popular a century ago, might soon make a splash on Australian beaches again. In the 19th century, when natural fibers were the only option, beach-goers donned costumes made of wool ...
Yahoo

Wool coats and 19th century hats: See costumes soldiers will wear at big Army parade

JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, VA –Soldiers are buttoning up 19th-century frocks, slipping into suspenders, and donning tricorn hats to march in the Army's 250th anniversary parade on June 14. "It's ...
Hyperallergic

Rare 19th-century Navajo Chief's Blanket Donated to Colonial Williamsburg

Chief’s Blanket, Navajo Nation (1865-1870); Warp: native handspun wool, Weft: native handspun wool and raveled wool; Gift of Rex and Pat Lucke (All images courtesy of the Art Museums of Colonial ...
MutualArt.com

An English Wool Work Picture (Woolie): HMS Calliope, 19th century

Sight: 13 1/2 x 19 in. (34.3 x 48.3 cm.), Frame: 17 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (44.5 x 57.2 cm.) ...
insider.si.edu

Wool Spinning Wheel; 1833

19th century wool wheel, varnished. Medium brown. The maiden head is not original to the wheel. The date 1833, and the letters "HD" are on the wheel. Overall the wheel is in good condition. Two wooden ...