Fabric dyeing on Orientalism and the Age of Steam

So part four of the "Lady of Susa" series is up, and, wow, I don't think I have the patience or energy needed to carry out something like this, but kudos.

As usual, if you're at work, beware of mildly risqué banner.

If you haven't seen this yet, part three of Orientalism and the Age of Steam's "Lady of Susa" series went up on Monday.

This post is particularly worth checking out because it includes the first reconstruction (at least that I've ever seen) of the Elamite strapped shoes.  These are a must if you're going for Achaemenid court dress.  Kudos to Orientalism and the Age of Steam for taking on such an important project.

Orientalism and the Age of Steam is doing a multi-part series on recreating Elamo-Persian royal women's dress.  Anyone wishing to reenact as such should check it out.  Currently parts one and two are up.

Word of warning - even though Orientalism and the Age of Steam's title banner is just a 19th-century Orientalist painting, let's just say those 19th-century Orientalist paintings could get pretty NSFW.

Thanks also to these articles for alerting me to Saudi Aramco's Millennia of Murex article, where you can see a beautifully-preserved example of authentic Achaemenid-period Persian patterned cloth.