Bayeux Tapestry – the Basics
So when we left off yesterday, king Edward of England had finally succeeded in ridding his kingdom of his unwanted adviser, Godwine, and Godwine’s whole family. For a short time it looks like… Continue reading
Category Archive: Embroidery
Bayeux Tapestry – the Backstory
All I wanted was to stay inside for an afternoon, out of the heat, and learn a little more about sail history. “I bet historians have written about the ships on the Bayeux… Continue reading
Textiles at the Briscoe Museum
As many times as I’ve been to San Antonio, you’d think I would have seen every attraction in the city. But when I was there last week, I noticed the Briscoe Western Art… Continue reading
Denim, Chambray, and Self-Expression
A few months ago, Turner Classic Movies was running “Films about the Future”, and my husband and I watched “Logan’s Run.” In case you haven’t seen it, the premise is that everyone is… Continue reading
Sew Many Variables, Sew Little Time
As part of Use-Up-Your-Scraps month*, I decided to focus on the different types of stabilizers, needles, and thread that are stuffed in drawers in the studio. I got all of these notions in… Continue reading
On the Trail of a Textile Legend
In the late 1800s, Candace Wheeler was a textile designer, a business partner of Louis Comfort Tiffany, owner of her own design business, a writer, a founder of a rural artists’ colony and… Continue reading
Color Party, 1905-style
Working on the color blocks quilt reminded me of my favorite idea from that wonderful one-dollar bargain book, Bright Ideas for Entertaining, by Mrs. Herbert B. Linscott, 1905. Obviously these people were not… Continue reading
Halloween Textravaganza
I’m not a huge Halloween aficionado, but I do have a few items that might help you in planning a Halloween party. It’s still early in the month – sure, you have time… Continue reading
Textile Family Tree
It’s Mother’s Day! I would like to thank and honor the wonderful women who raised and influenced me. My dad’s mother had seven children and something like 37 grandchildren and 73 great-grandchildren. She… Continue reading