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Fundraiser by The IK Foundation | Open access to iTextilis essays
”To-do list’ — a piece of paper… | The IK Foundation iMESSENGER | December 2025
”Yuletide parcel”, Field Station and Fieldwork | The IK Foundation iMESSENGER | November 2025
Fundraiser by The IK Foundation | Green Tech for a Green Earth: Launching The Field Station Lab.
Green Tech for a Green World” | The IK Foundation iMESSENGER | Sept. - Oct. 2025

iTEXTILIS | LATEST

PINS AND NEEDLES
THE STORY No. 6 | FIELDWORK – THE LINNAEAN WAY
THE STORY No. 5 | FIELDWORK – THE LINNAEAN WAY
SEASIDE FASHION AND BATHING SUITS
INDIGO BLUE CLOTHES
RIBBONS, BANDS AND CORDS
BOLSTERS AND PILLOWS
THE STORY No. 4 | FIELDWORK – THE LINNAEAN WAY
18TH CENTURY SUMPTUARY LAWS
AN OPEN-AIR MUSEUM by The IK Foundation
Well-prepared during Journeys | FIELDWORK – THE LINNAEAN WAY
LINEN, WOOL, COTTON AND SILK GARMENTS | New Essay in iTEXTILIS
A LINEN CUPBOARD | New Essay in iTEXTILIS
A SWEDISH TRADE DICTIONARY
THE SHIRT FACTORY | New Essay in iTEXTILIS
SWEDISH RAG RUGS by The IK Foundation
ADVERTISERS LOOKING FOR EMPLOYEES | New Essay in iTEXTILIS
GLOBAL TRADE WITH TEXTILE DYES | New Essay in iTEXTILIS
CROCHET IN SWEDEN | New Essay in iTEXTILIS
NEW ESSAY in iTEXTILIS: Jackets, Sweaters and Ganseys – 19th Century Fishermen’s Garments along the North Yorkshire Coast.

LATEST | The IK Foundation

Arctic and scientia potentia est | The IK Foundation iMESSENGER | May – June 2025
Two significant milestones... | The IK Foundation iMESSENGER | March – April 2025
A must for all the bookish… | The IK Foundation iMESSENGER | January – February 2025
A geographical journey through... | The IK Foundation iMESSENGER | Issue No: 12 2024
Borders and passports, why?... | The IK Foundation iMESSENGER | Issue No: 11 2024
”NETWORK IK v.4„. | The IK Foundation iMESSENGER
To be generous... | The IK Foundation iMESSENGER | Issue No: 9 2024
Explore the great work of the seventeen Linnaeus Apostles, covering all the continents – a geographical odyssey. 6000 pages, 8 Volumes…

THE FIELD STATION LAB | LATEST

The Field Station Lab | Field Station Solander's Eye | Iceland
LIVE from > Field Station Solander's Eye | Breiðamerkurjökull, Iceland
PRESS RELEASE | THE FIELD STATION | NATURAE OBSERVATIO | SOLANDER’S EYE – monitoring natural changes in Vatnajökull National Park – a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Iceland
Field Station | Naturae Observatio - To Understand Planet Earth without disturbing Nature from THE IK FOUNDATION PICTURES
FIELD STATION | NATURAE OBSERVATIO | SOLANDER’S EYE - in Vatnajökull National Park
THE FIELD STATION | SOLANDER’S EYE #Solander250 in #vatnajokullnationalpark | See LIVE updates from Breiðamerkurjökull, Iceland, including time-lapse and much more…
THE FIELD STATION | SOLANDER’S EYE #Solander250 in #vatnajokullnationalpark | ICE - WATER - EARTH - FLORA - FAUNA | 60 Sec EXPLAINER about Breiðamerkurjökull, Iceland…

iLINNAEUS | Part of The IKWS

PRE-ORDER | NEW BOOK | SPITSBERGEN NATURAE OBSERVATIO
My Story in iMAGAZINE | MY LIFE OF SCIENTIFIC ADVENTURES – in the spirit of Daniel Solander | By Eric Warrant
VISUAL STORY | TEXTILE ODYSSEY of THE STEPPE | Fascinating visual stories in Natural & Cultural History, presented in pictures and text from The IK Foundation’s creative world of interdisciplinary enterprises.
VISUAL STORY | FROM CITY LIFE TO THE WILD.... | Fascinating visual stories in Natural & Cultural History, presented in pictures and text from The IK Foundation’s creative world of interdisciplinary enterprises
The Return of the Naturalists – Iceland [ Sweden | England | Scotland | Iceland ]

iTEXTILIS | Part of The IKWS

VISUAL STORY | FARMERS’ TEXTILE ART Local Traditions – Global Influences
VISUAL STORY | FARMERS’ TEXTILE ART Local Traditions – Global Influences
VISUAL STORY | TEXTILE ODYSSEY of THE STEPPE | Fascinating visual stories in Natural & Cultural History, presented in pictures and text from The IK Foundation’s creative world of interdisciplinary enterprises.
ESSAYS | iTEXTILIS | SMELLS, FRAGRANCES AND ODOURS – Observations of Textile Materials and Dyes by 18th Century Naturalists
ESSAYS | iTEXTILIS | SMELLS, FRAGRANCES AND ODOURS – Observations of Textile Materials and Dyes by 18th Century Naturalists
ESSAYS | iTEXTILIS | DYEING WITH LICHENS – Traditions, Experiments and Books: 1740s to 1810s
ESSAYS | iTEXTILIS | DYEING WITH LICHENS – Traditions, Experiments and Books: 1740s to 1810s
ESSAYS | iTEXTILIS | HISTORICAL REPRODUCTIONS – and a Case Study of Swedish Knitting Traditions
ESSAYS | iTEXTILIS | HISTORICAL REPRODUCTIONS – and a Case Study of Swedish Knitting Traditions
ESSAYS | iTEXTILIS | FISHING NETS AND LINES – Textile Observations by 18th Century Travelling Naturalists
ESSAYS | iTEXTILIS | FISHING NETS AND LINES – Textile Observations by 18th Century Travelling Naturalists
ESSAYS | iTEXTILIS | TEXTILE INTERIOR IN 1873...
ESSAYS | iTEXTILIS | TEXTILE INTERIOR IN 1873...
ESSAYS | iTEXTILIS | DECORATIVE TEXTILES IN HOME INTERIORS...
ESSAYS | iTEXTILIS | DECORATIVE TEXTILES IN HOME INTERIORS...
ESSAYS | iTEXTILIS | TEXTILE REFLECTIONS: 1770 to 1840
ESSAYS | iTEXTILIS | TEXTILE REFLECTIONS: 1770 to 1840
ESSAYS | iTEXTILIS | THE SURAT TRADE IN COTTON TEXTILES
ESSAYS | iTEXTILIS | THE SURAT TRADE IN COTTON TEXTILES
ESSAYS | iTEXTILIS | THE CANTON TRADE IN SILK FABRICS
ESSAYS | iTEXTILIS | THE CANTON TRADE IN SILK FABRICS
iTEXTILIS a rising trend over 10 years… | The IK Foundation iMESSENGER | January 2023
iTEXTILIS a rising trend over 10 years… | The IK Foundation iMESSENGER | January 2023
Recycling and ”Dead months”… | The IK Foundation iMESSENGER | Issue No: 1 2024
Recycling and ”Dead months”… | The IK Foundation iMESSENGER | Issue No: 1 2024
FROM FLAX TO LINEN | ESSAYS | iTEXTILIS |
FROM FLAX TO LINEN | ESSAYS | iTEXTILIS |
The IK Foundation - ESSAYS - iTEXTILIS - The IK Workshop Society
The IK Foundation - ESSAYS - iTEXTILIS - The IK Workshop Society
NEW ESSAY | iTEXTILIS: Mending and Storing Clothes – Traditions in Whitby: 1700 to 1900.
NEW ESSAY | iTEXTILIS: Mending and Storing Clothes – Traditions in Whitby: 1700 to 1900.
VISUAL STORY | TEXTILE TRADITIONS – Between the North Sea and North York Moors | Fascinating visual stories in Natural & Cultural History
VISUAL STORY | TEXTILE TRADITIONS – Between the North Sea and North York Moors | Fascinating visual stories in Natural & Cultural History
iTEXTILIS ESSAY COLLECTION | SERICULTURE AND CITRUS FRUITS
iTEXTILIS ESSAY COLLECTION | SERICULTURE AND CITRUS FRUITS
iTEXTILIS Latest essay | POLLUTION AND HEALTH
iTEXTILIS Latest essay | POLLUTION AND HEALTH
GILBERT WHITE AND HIS NETWORK
GILBERT WHITE AND HIS NETWORK

iBIRDSEYE | Part of The IKWS

PRESS RELEASE | DONATION TO THE SWEDISH NATIONAL ARCHIVES | Aerial Pictures
VISUAL STORY | PERSPECTIVES A bird’s-eye view of landscapes
Our comprehensive and unique aerial picture archive iBirdsEye.org is now physically secured and catalogued on the Swedish National Archives

THE IK FOUNDATION & COMPANY

PRESS RELEASE | DONATION TO KIVIK'S MUSEUM IN SWEDEN | Roots of The IK Foundation's story.
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