Revealing Clues from Textile Particulate through Microscopy, Infrared Spectroscopy, and X-ray Microanalysis

Examining the White Karelian Textile Tradition of the Late Nineteenth Century—Focus on Plant Fibers

“…Additionally, textile making, clothing choices and the textile culture in general are within the scope of the research. As explained in various studies previously, micro-level research can provide access to wider cultural concepts and accumulated knowledge and understanding from much larger entities than what can be seen under the microscope (see for example : Jakes, Thompson, and Baldia 2010;Wimberley and Thompson 2010). In this study, the findings from the microscope analysis are discussing with the descriptions and photographs of I. K. Inha and what has been learnt from the textiles themselves.…”