Glimpses of Textiles in Old Novels
The Wide, Wide World by Susan Warner (1851) is the story of a young girl who is sent to live with an unwelcoming aunt, while her parents go to Europe hoping to return… Continue reading
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Mystery Textile
In my last few posts, I have told about some great textiles I came across at a local antique show. The nice lady in the booth with the quilt top told me she… Continue reading
Serendipity
When I go to antique shows, I am likely to go on the first day, browse a little bit, make my purchase, and leave within an hour or two. I have never gone… 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
Textile Treasures
A most generous reader, Ranger Elaine, has sent me some wonderful treasures from her collection. The star of the show is this tiny silk-covered accordion book with quilt scraps in it. Elaine thinks… Continue reading
Design Advice from the Dress Doctors
I cannot adequately express how much I love this book — The Lost Art of Dress: The Women Who Once Made America Stylish. Author Linda Przybyszewski tells the story of the early 20th… Continue reading
Surprises from 1947
Some of you rightly guessed that the mystery magazine was from the late 1940s — and Mary from Zippy Quilts got it exactly, with her guess of 1947. (Tara Sparling claims she wrote… Continue reading
Guess the Year
In a vintage magazine, I came across this informative bulletin. Can you guess what year this issue was published? ( And so as not to throw you off, the illustrations in this post… Continue reading
Burton Cotton Gin
In a stroke of genius, my husband came up with a Valentine’s Day trip that combined two of my favorite things, nature and textiles. First we went hiking at Lake Somerville State Park,… Continue reading
A Field Trip and a WIP
A few days ago a friend and I met at a wonderful shop called Mohair and More, in New Waverly, Texas. The shop is just a few minutes from the freeway, but the… Continue reading