German Linen Throw Pillow sesami-service The same chore jacket block

The same chore jacket block worn on five NYFW runways and exhibited at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Their visible repairs reflect generations of reuse

Mattress covers of this period were among the most demanding of household textiles to produce — woven from a cotton-linen blend for strength and breathability

The shape references early 1930s work shirts

This is the jacket pattern I built STAN on

German Linen Throw Pillow sesami-service The same chore jacket blockCut from a 19th Century linen grain sack Germany. Woven in the mid 19th century from heavy linen or hemp, this grain sack was built for utilityused to haul and store harvests across farms in Central and Eastern Europe. The weave is dense and durable. Markings in stripes or hand stitched initials identified the family or farm it belonged to. Any visible repairs were done not for decoration, but to keep it working. What remains is strong, honest cloth