Eighty Years Ago in Mexico
Finding clues in the most unlikely of places… More beautiful textiles arrived from my mother-in-law’s house. She told me that her in-laws had traveled to the West and Mexico on camping vacations every… Continue reading
Category Archive: Household Textiles
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A Top and Some Tablecloths
When my sister saw this one on the design wall, she said, “Whew, that’s bright!” Well, I live surrounded by a wall of green on all four sides of our property, and I… Continue reading
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Dishes, Pots, Pans, and Silverware
I love this current series of Cee’s: Photo Ops in Your Own House. I had so many ideas for this installment — I have dishes, pots, and pans from three generations before me,… Continue reading
A Weaver’s Counting Rhyme
These towels are based on a draft from Malin Selander’s Swedish Handweaving, which has a lovely cover that looks like a handwoven inlay. I love this book, but since it was issued in… Continue reading
In Which I Get On My Soapbox Before a Young Antique Dealer…
…and he takes it with admirable grace. Last weekend we went to an antique festival in town. My usual routine is to cruise through quickly, snapping up anything I know I want, and… Continue reading
A Hidden Family Treasure!
Here’s a little family history: my great-grandmother Grace had four daughters, and they all embroidered pillowcases, and then crocheted lace edgings for them. (They made lots of other things too, like dresser scarves,… Continue reading
A Family Textile Collection at the Smithsonian
Look at these two very similar samplers — They were made 57 years apart, the second one by the great-niece of the first, and based on her design. Many of us make quilts… Continue reading
Rose Overshot Coverlet
This year is flying by and I have yet to finish a project, but I am buying enough textiles to make up the difference! This past week, my sister and great-nephew visited, through… Continue reading
Textiles: Surface
This is the fourth in a series I am doing in which I look at my own textiles in the light of Mary Schoeser’s book Textiles: The Art of Mankind. Two more sections… Continue reading
The Best Quilt….
…is one you’ve forgotten you have! I bought this king-size quilt out in Big Bend in 2008. I had never bought a current quilt before, only vintage ones, but I loved the mix… Continue reading