Tracing Ruskin’s Threads: Legacies in Linen, Lace and Place

Drawing on cultural textile legacies from Venice and historic Lancashire, this paper demonstrates how Ruskin was inspired by cloth and used the language of lace to convey wider messages. Tracing threads, both of his instructions and of Venice Lace, the paper briefly considers how these resonate...

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Main Authors: Dickinson, Rachel, Kelly, Déirdre
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Language:English
Published: Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari 2024-03-01
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Online Access:http://doi.org/10.30687/EL/2420-823X/2024/11/005
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description Drawing on cultural textile legacies from Venice and historic Lancashire, this paper demonstrates how Ruskin was inspired by cloth and used the language of lace to convey wider messages. Tracing threads, both of his instructions and of Venice Lace, the paper briefly considers how these resonate with the nineteenth century revival of Lakeland Linen and Lace. Co-authored by an academic and a visual artist, the paper takes a transdisciplinary approach, coupling traditional scholarship with practice research responses to Ruskin, lace and place.
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spelling doaj-art-cdf5256b510a41ccad644c1902a5d5be2025-08-20T02:59:46ZengFondazione Università Ca’ FoscariEnglish Literature2420-823X2024-03-01111110.30687/EL/2420-823X/2024/11/005journal_article_21529Tracing Ruskin’s Threads: Legacies in Linen, Lace and PlaceDickinson, Rachel0Kelly, Déirdre1Manchester Metropolitan UniversityIndependent scholar Drawing on cultural textile legacies from Venice and historic Lancashire, this paper demonstrates how Ruskin was inspired by cloth and used the language of lace to convey wider messages. Tracing threads, both of his instructions and of Venice Lace, the paper briefly considers how these resonate with the nineteenth century revival of Lakeland Linen and Lace. Co-authored by an academic and a visual artist, the paper takes a transdisciplinary approach, coupling traditional scholarship with practice research responses to Ruskin, lace and place. http://doi.org/10.30687/EL/2420-823X/2024/11/005Architecture. Craft. John Ruskin. Lace. Maps. Place. Practice research. Textiles. Transdisciplinary
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title Tracing Ruskin’s Threads: Legacies in Linen, Lace and Place
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title_short Tracing Ruskin’s Threads: Legacies in Linen, Lace and Place
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topic Architecture. Craft. John Ruskin. Lace. Maps. Place. Practice research. Textiles. Transdisciplinary
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