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Monday

Shoelace Mania!

I was looking for info on boots laces when I stumbled upon Ian's Shoelace Site. Pictured above is the ladder lacing method (not my boots, though I wish they were). An almost infinite number of ways to lace shoes.

WWI Austro-Hungarian Canteens

Yes, plural - it's a genre. Uniform wasn't so uniform in World War I, so you get a lot of ad hoc design. This manifests itself quite interestingly in Austro-Hungarian canteen design.

Check out this site for more information on Austro-Hungarian canteens, seen below.

Mappery

Incredible archive of maps from around the world.  

Mappery.com

A Fisherman Knits

In working on my gansey project, I did a lot of research and became a dilettante in the area of gansey knitting.  Then I stumbled on this guy and realized I know nothing about ganseys.  So much information on a lost art.

A Fisherman Knits

French Chef's Jacket

I found this vintage double breasted chef's jacket from France circa 1950's while in Los Angeles for the weekend.  The fabric is very stiff and starchy - it appears to be a heavy weight houndstooth oxford broadcloth that has been garment dyed in indigo.  The high neck drop and the number of buttons reminded me of the peacoats worn by a Scottish herring boat crew that I had referenced for my gansey knitting project, and the starchy indigo fabric and patch pockets had a similar feel to a Haversack tunic.