https://textileranger.com/2026/04/01/guest-post-little-known-facts-about-weaving/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/tailor.jpgtailor2026-04-02T14:45:28+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/textile-timeline/2026-03-17T16:06:12+00:00weekly0.6https://textileranger.com/2026/03/17/quaker-homespun-part-five-labor-and-community/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/market-stall-wellcome.jpgmarket stall wellcomeCredit: A woman is selling fruit from her market stall, set up under a large umbrella, to a woman who has two small children with her. Colour lithograph. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/vaccine-1800.jpgvaccine 1800Vaccine illustration from 1800, Wellcome2026-03-24T21:12:01+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/04/02/north-and-south-great-britain-style/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1851-e.jpg1851 eA fashion plate from 1851.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1849-e.jpg1849 eA fashion plate from 1849, about the time of this novel.2026-03-17T01:31:24+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2026/03/11/quaker-homespun-part-four-new-technology/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/carding-machine-1809-wellcome.jpgcarding machine 1809 wellcomeCredit: Textiles: a carding machine. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1809, after J. D. Herbert. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/spinning-jenny-1811-wellcome.jpgspinning jenny 1811 wellcomeCredit: Textiles: a spinning jenny. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1811. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/billie-wellcome.jpgslubbing aka billyCredit: Textiles: a spinning machine. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1811, after J. D. Herbert. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/plate_27_2_2-1.jpegplate_27_2_2Horse wheel, from Diderot's Encyclopedia, Plate 27_2_2. Sourcehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/four-cloth-dressers.jpgfour cloth dressersCredit: Yorkshire: four cloth-dressers (croppers) smoothing a sheet of wool. Coloured aquatint by R.& D. Havell, 1813, after G. Walker. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.2026-04-02T04:22:20+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2026/03/09/quaker-homespun-part-three-thomas-fox-and-global-trade/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/robert_dodd_-_the_east_indiaman_delaford_in_two_positions_1787.jpgRobert_Dodd_-_The_East_Indiaman_(1787)The East Indiaman Delaford, in two positions, passing Deptford, the Royal Hospital at Greenwich beyond, 1787. Source2026-04-02T04:23:26+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2026/03/07/quaker-homespun-supplement-manufacturing-serge-in-1728/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/plate_28_2_1-e.jpgplate_28_2_1 eWeavers, from Diderot Plate 28_2_1, sourcehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/plate_28_2_2.jpegplate_28_2_2Loom from Diderot's Encyclopedia, Plate 28_2_2, 1765, sourcehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/3-stages-wellcome.jpg3 stages wool finishingCredit: Textiles: three stages in the production of woollen cloth, cutting the nap (top), washing [or sizeing ?] (centre), and pressing (bottom). Engraving, 1750. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-06-at-18-00-03-cyclopedia-chambers-volume-2-ephraim-chambers-free-download-borrow-and-streaming-internet-archive.pngCyclopedia title pageCyclopedia title page2026-04-02T04:18:24+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2026/03/08/quaker-homespun-part-two-america-and-pernicious-consequences/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1024px-beschieting_van_duinkerken_door_een_gecombineerd_nederlands-engelse_vloot.jpgBeschieting_van_Duinkerken_door_een_gecombineerd_Nederlands-Engelse_vlootBombardment of Dunkirk by a combined Anglo-Dutch fleet, 1695; source2026-04-03T17:22:30+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2026/03/07/quaker-homespun-part-one/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/combing-wool.jpgcombing woolCredit: Four women with knives and wooden paddles are cutting and beating the wool and a man is putting it through a combing device. Stipple engraving. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/wool-washing.jpgwool washingCredit: People dipping sheep in the river and shearing them in the field, then washing, beating and combing the wool. Engraving. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/screenshot-2025-12-22-111857.jpgserge manufacture 1728Serge Manufacture, from 1728 Chambers' Cyclopedia2026-04-01T21:36:04+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2026/02/14/scraphappy-february-2026/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/leaf-blocks.jpgleaf blocksMaple leaf blocks from donated scraps.2026-02-19T19:45:03+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2026/01/15/scraphappy-january-2026-christmas-blocks/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/log-cabin-blocks.jpglog cabin blocksChristmas-y log cabin blocks from scraps.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/christmas-quilt.jpgchristmas quilt topThe blocks are now sewn together.2026-02-13T01:06:47+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2026/01/06/wrapping-up-2025-and-planning-for-2026/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/circus-costume.jpgcircus costumeA costume for the theme, Circus.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/improv-quilt.jpgimprov quilt A quilt of fun improv blocks with kids' fabrics like pirates, puppies, and Cat in the Hat.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/kids-quilts.jpgkids quiltsSome kids' quilts from 2025.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/i-spy-4-border.jpgi spy 4 borderhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/i-spy-4.jpgi spy 4This was a large crib-size quilt that I extended with borders and corner blocks.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/improv-back.jpgimprov backThe back and binding.2026-01-08T17:42:53+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/books-and-resources/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/books-2.jpgbooks 2A bookshop in Dusseldorf, Germany.2025-12-29T16:42:52+00:00weekly0.6https://textileranger.com/basics-of-fiber-processing/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1150253.jpgbasic loomOn this loom you can see the warp stored around the warp beam and brought through the heddles in preparation for weaving.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/loom.jpgloom diagramThis diagram shows how the warps are stored around a beam, brought through the heddle shafts, and up to the front where the weaving is done.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/heddle-shaft.jpgheddle shaftHeddles can be made of string or wire - a warp thread goes through the loop in the middle. Looms have multiple heddle frames ("shafts") that are lifted or lowered to create patterns.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/pueblo-loom.jpgpueblo loomA simple backstrap loom is tensioned by the weaver's body, making it hard to leave in the middle of the project.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/twill.jpgtwill"Over three, under one" - a twill variation.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/twill-1_3.jpgtwill 1_3The reverse of the fabric above - here the red weft has gone "under three, over one."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/plain-weave.jpgplain weave"Over one, under one" - plain weave.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1180274.jpgheddles sinkingWhen the shed stick is used, the heddles drop down out of the way and the shuttle can go over them.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1180269.jpgheddle shedYou can see how the heddles life the opposite threads from those the shed stick lifts.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1180266.jpgheddles liftedHere all the heddles are lifted to make the alternate shed.2025-12-29T16:40:49+00:00weekly0.6https://textileranger.com/resources-for-handwoven-coverlets/2025-12-23T03:03:42+00:00weekly0.6https://textileranger.com/2025/12/16/containers-made-of-fabric/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/small-containers.jpgsmall containersSmall Christmas-y containers.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/berry-baskets.jpgberry basketsSmall fabric baskets in Christmas fabrics.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/quilted-containers.jpgquilted containersTwo containers from an old quilt.2026-01-06T04:32:52+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2025/12/15/scraphappy-december-2025-christmas-blocks/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/christmas-blocks-e.jpgchristmas blocks eBlocks for a Christmas throw.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/center-block.jpgcenter blockCenter block.2026-01-07T00:36:03+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2025/11/01/the-endeavourers-reveal-day-november-2025-sashiko/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_20251030_104834133.jpgembroidery patternI attempted this embroidery pattern from the book The Techniques of Japanese Embroidery.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/label.jpglabelClose up of the label.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/sashiko-on-silk-e.jpgsashiko on silk eThe silk fabric with some sashiko embellishment, and a stuffed, embroidered flower.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/japanese-silk-e.jpgjapanese silk eA piece of Japanese silk.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/quilt-blocks.jpgquilt blocksMy sashiko piece is in the center of these blocks that will someday be a sampler quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/sashiko-details-e.jpgsashiko details eDetails showing the stitching a little better.2025-11-23T19:27:46+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2025/03/03/dust-off-a-book-blog-hop/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dresden-plate-1.jpgdresden plateDresden Plate, as shown in the book, in those 90s pastels.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/stitch-diagram.jpgstitch diagramBook's method of marking and stitching multiple half-square triangles.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/sampler-blocks.jpgsampler blocksMy sampler blocks, 2025.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wild-goose-chase.jpgwild goose chaseWild Goose Chase block.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/hexagon-star.jpghexagon starhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/red-triangles.jpgred trianglesBlock made from half-square triangles.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/drunkard-1.jpgdrunkard 1Drunkard's Path Block.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/drunkard-2.jpgdrunkard 2My second Drunkard's Path block. I used a large circle in the middle, again to showcase the fabric design.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/card-trick.jpgcard trickCard Trick block.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dresden-plate.jpgdresden plateDresden Plate -- machine-stitched, fused, blanket stitched with metallic copper thread.2025-10-31T14:13:33+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2025/10/30/another-string-theory-quilt/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/stitched.jpgstitchedRandom strips sewn together.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1-side.jpg1 sideThen the whole strip is added, log cabin fashion. No need to measure, I just trim off the extra bits after sewing.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/sliced.jpgslicedThe strips are then sliced into 2 1/2 inch strips.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/brown-squares-e.jpgbrown squares eBrown String Theory quilt, quilted by Patti Roebuck.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/sofa.jpgsofaA nice sofa throw for autumn.2025-11-01T21:42:25+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2025/10/24/reclamation/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/both.jpgbothOne quilt leads to another.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/both-folded.jpgboth foldedMy husband's 1959 Fleetwood makes a good quilt rack.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/both-backs.jpgboth backsBoth backs.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/triangle-back.jpgtriangle backBack of the scrappy triangle quilt, quilted by Patti Roebuck.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/triangle-quilt.jpgtriangle quiltScrappy Triangle quilt, 2017 to 2025.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/reclamations-e.jpgreclamations eReclamations, 2025, quilted by Patti Roebuck.2025-12-15T11:39:20+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2025/09/30/a-balkan-treasure/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/motifs-e.jpgmotifs eMotifshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/back.jpgbackThe back of the knotted rug shows how the short pieces of wool are wrapped around the warps and held in place with white wefts.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/front.jpgfrontThe kilim next to an old knotted rug, which looks more matte and velvety.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/weaving-structure-e.jpgweaving structure eThis damaged spot in the knotted rug, shows warps and supporting white wefts, where the colored knots have worn away.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pattern-detail.jpgpattern detailDifferent colors of weft create the pattern...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/wefts.jpgwefts...creating small slits where the colored wefts meet and separate.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/kilim.jpgkilimA beautiful flat-woven rug (kilim), about 10 feet by 6.5 feet.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/br-mu-398595001.jpgBr Mu 398595001British Museum object 39859001 © The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/charm.jpgcharmA little metal charm tied into the warp.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/border-e.jpgborder eMotifs from the border.2025-11-08T02:06:44+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2025/09/16/scraphappy-september-2025-a-scrapbook-from-1938/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pumpkins-2.jpgpumpkins 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/guest-page.jpgguest pageSome poems by Edgar A. Guest.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pumpkins-1.jpgpumpkins 1Pumpkins portraying John L. Lewis and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, circa 1937.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/dickens-article.jpgdickens articleOne of many articles referring to Dickens.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/goats.jpggoatsA goat with quintuplet kids.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/burns-page.jpgburns pageRepresentative pages from Our Authors.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/clipping.jpgclippingAmerican slang word: sockdolager.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cover.jpgcoverOur Authors, 18872025-09-24T01:09:50+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2025/08/29/some-quilts-finally-finished/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/square-quilts.jpgsquare quiltsTwo "String Theory" quilts.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/star-quilting.jpgstar quiltingQuilt pattern of stars and horseshoes.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/boots-quilt.jpgboots quiltThis cowboy-themed quilt was started https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/dscn6619-e.jpgred string theory quiltRed and yellow String Theory quilt, started in March 2022.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/blue-quilt.jpgblue quiltBlue and cream String Theory quilt, started June 2023.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/boots-back.jpgboots backBacking of the cowboy quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/backs.jpgbacksBacks of the String Theory quilts.2025-10-01T02:29:23+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2025/07/31/the-endeavourers-2/2025-08-12T20:32:59+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2025/03/16/two-poems-for-national-quilting-day/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/scrappy-strips-e.jpgscrappy-strips-eScraps ready for stitching.2025-08-02T17:11:47+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2025/02/07/1920s-fashions-from-an-unlikely-source/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1924-football-hero.jpg1924 football heroA football here from 1924.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1924-gymkhana.jpg1924 gymkhanaPerforming group from the US Naval Academy, 1924https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1923-slang-p-2.jpg1923 slang p 21923 slang termshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1923-slang-p-3.jpg1923 slang p 31923 slang termshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1923-slang-p-1.jpg1923 slang p 11923 slang terms from the US Naval Academyhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/navy-sweetheart.jpgnavy sweetheartA Navy sweetheart, 1924https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/organizations.jpgorganizationsTitle illustration for the Organizations section of the 1924 Lucky Bag.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1920-stop-thief.jpg1920 stop thief"Stop Thief", 1920https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1923-kitchen.jpg1923 kitchen"Come Out of the Kitchen", 1923https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1920-stop-p-212.jpg1920 stop p 212"Stop Thief", 19202025-02-15T06:34:00+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2025/02/05/costumes-by-karinska/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/waltz.jpgwaltzThe finale of Vienna Waltzes.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/costumes.jpgcostumesMary Hinkson and Arthur Mitchell in costume for Figures in the Carpet, 1960https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/tutus.jpgtutusLeft: tutu from A Musical Joke, 1956. Right: tutu from Ballet Imperial, 1964https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/karinska-cover.jpgkarinska coverCostumes by Karinska, by Toni Bentley2025-08-03T23:58:17+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2025/02/01/the-endeavourers-reveal-day-mosaic/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/before-and-after.jpgbefore and afterBefore and after the netting layer was applied. You can see the circle of fusible webbing in the background.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/3-pins.jpg3 pinsThree mosaic brooches.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/img_20250128_092211454_hdr.jpgIMG_20250128_092211454_HDRhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/img_20250128_092058924_hdr.jpgIMG_20250128_092058924_HDRhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/detail.jpgdetailDetail of the thread sketching.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/finish-e.jpgfinish eMosaic, fused art quilt based on an antique brooch.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/before-sketch.jpgbefore sketchhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/mosaic-pin-3.jpgmosaic pin 3A vintage mosaic pin.2025-08-03T23:57:26+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2025/01/15/the-perfect-waiting-room-book-and-a-few-more/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/img_4573.jpgIMG_4573an assortment of yarnhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/img_4570.jpgIMG_45702025-01-19T10:50:43+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2025/01/04/wrapping-up-2024-and-phrase-for-2025/2025-01-15T15:38:28+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2024/12/11/a-quick-and-practical-gift/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/vintage.jpgvintageLarge napkin with free motion quilting.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/pattern-w-numbers.jpgpattern w numbersThe basic pattern, with the measurements that worked well for me.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/pink.jpgpinkBasic hanger covers, made from fat quarters, featherweight interfacing, and vintage trims.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/insert.jpginsertVintage napkin with pieced insertion.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/painted-lace.jpgpainted laceTwo vintage napkins combined, with a section of painted lace.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/blue.jpgblueA larger piece of fabric makes a longer cover -- this one has an insert of pieced squares.2024-12-21T22:36:35+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/04/17/links-online-resources-and-updates/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ctx_e1949i014.jpgCTX_E1949i014Two Centuries of French Fashion Elegance, September 26, 1949 through January 08, 1950 (Image: CTX_E1949i014.jpg Brooklyn Museum photograph, 1949) 2024-11-21T17:48:19+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/06/30/creativity-triumphs-theatre-de-la-mode/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_037.jpgDress 20Dress 20 - square-necked draped dress in sulphur yellow (synthetic) jersey, designed by Jeanne Lafaurie, purple suede accessories.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_034.jpgdolls 81 and 74Left, Doll 81 - coat and dress ensemble in pink and white printed linen, designed by Georgette Renal. Right, Doll 74 - dress in navy and white checked twill (synthetic), designed by Molyneux. Photograph by David Seidner.2024-11-21T17:37:13+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2024/11/15/scraphappy-november-2024-a-quick-and-easy-jewelry-display-project/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/jazzy-wreath-poster.jpgjazzy wreath posterScraps of batting, crocheted lace, and a hundred years' worth of jewelry!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/wrapped-wreath-2.jpgwrapped wreath 2Wreath wrapped with a painted crocheted edging.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/jazzy-wreath-2.jpgjazzy wreath 2The wreath festooned with vintage jewelry pieces.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/neutral-wreath.jpgneutral wreathWreath with more understated jewelry.2024-12-18T12:55:30+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/04/28/how-to-read-a-coverlet/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/break.jpgbreakHere the pattern threads have worn away, but the plain weave fabric remains intact. (From one of my coverlets.)https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/threads.jpgthreadsA close-up of the threads -- plied wool and singles cotton?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/overshot-blocks.jpgovershot blocksA detail of an overshot coverlet.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/motif-double-line.jpgmotif double lineHere I edited images from both sides of the coverlet to show how the printer combined motifs.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/reverse-block.jpgreverse blockThe reverse, with a white table and white roses.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/block.jpgblockThe front, with a blue table and pink roses.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2016-0050-002_overall_front.jpg2016-0050-002_overall_frontTextile fragment (Coverlet fragment) by unknown maker. Early nineteenth century. “Gift of Linda Eaton, Courtesy of Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library”. Used by permission. Sourcehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2016-0036-002_front_overall.jpg2016-0036-002_front_overallBedcover (Coverlet) by unknown maker. New York, United States, early nineteenth century. “Gift of Kathleen Ramer Bourne for Miss Margaret Sturr, Courtesy of Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library”. Used by permission. Source.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1958.0100a.8.jpg1958.0100a.8Bedcover (Coverlet) by unknown maker. New York, United States, 1773. Wool and Linen. “Museum purchase, Courtesy of Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library”. Used by permission. Sourcehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1969_1639.jpg1969_1639Bedcover (Coverlet) by unknown maker. Pennsylvania, United States, 1820 – 1850. Wool and Cotton. “Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont, Courtesy of Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library”. Used by permission.2025-02-09T03:42:40+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2024/11/01/the-endeavourers-reveal-day-spices/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/spice-1.jpgspice 1Detail 1.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/spice-2.jpgspice 2Detail 2.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/spice-market-e.jpgSpice Market eSpice Market, 24" x 30".https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/spices-copy-2.jpgspices copy 2Piles of spices.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/spices-copy-3.jpgspices copy 32024-11-11T17:08:47+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2024/10/15/scraphappy-october-2024-a-quick-and-easy-group-quilt-project/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/quilty-ladies-day-two.jpgquilty ladies day twoAll the Quilty Ladies, at the end of Day Two.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/rose.jpgRoseI loved the way "Rose"s creator made a bow out of lace.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/stefy.jpgStefyMother/daughter team named this one "Stefy" after their friend.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/most-glamorous.jpgmost glamorousThis unnamed creation is definitely the most glamorous.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/patricia.jpgPatricia"Patricia", created by a 10-year-old.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/quilt-on-porch.jpgquilt on porchDisappearing 9-patch facing out to the street.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/chapel.jpgchapelQuilts in the chapel.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/house.jpghouseA big house in town.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/blank-face.jpgblank faceA basic blank face.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/quiltlet-display.jpgquiltlet displayArt quilt examples facing the work area.2024-11-04T01:40:15+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2024/09/09/a-passel-of-kids-quilts-and-a-cautionary-tale/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/pink-on-chairs-2.jpgpink on chairs 2Two to donate.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/pink-quilts-e.jpgpink quilts eTwo quilts with kitty novelty fabric.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/loop-de-loop-3.jpgloop de loop 3Quick and easy loop-de-loop stitching.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/loop-de-loop.jpgloop de loopYou can see both colors of thread in this picture. I quilted with rounded bumps in the sashing, and loop-de-loops in the squares.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/blue-on-chairs.jpgblue on chairsTwo to keep on hand for those quilting emergencies. :)https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/fmq-and-straight-stitch.jpgfmq and straight stitchRibbon candy FMQ in the sashing, and rows of straight stitch, some done with the regular foot and some with the free motion foot.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/glow-kitty-back-e.jpgglow kitty back eThe back of the ombre kitty quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/blue-quilts.jpgblue quiltsBlue and tan quilts.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/breezy-quilts.jpgbreezy quiltshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/4-kids-quilts.jpg4 kids quiltsFour kids' quilts.2024-09-19T17:31:45+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2024/08/12/puppy-cuteness/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/puppy-header.jpgpuppy headerPuppy quilt, August 2024.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/puppy-quilt.jpgpuppy quiltFinished puppy quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/jack-russell-block.jpgjack russell blockJack Russell terrier block.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/two-puppies.jpgtwo puppiesTwo puppies with quilting lines.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/side-borders.jpgside bordersSide borders of four-patches set on point.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/quilt-center.jpgquilt centerThe quilt center.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/originals.jpgoriginalsPuppy fabric pre-cuts.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/additions.jpgadditionsNewly purchased dog fabric and brown for sashing.2024-08-28T03:30:04+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2024/08/01/the-endeavourers-reveal-day-vintage/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/pink-basket.jpgpink basketThe pink basket. I especially love the way that the paint shows off the delicate applique of this handkerchief.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/vintage-bouquets-e.jpgvintage bouquets eVintage Bouquets.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/garland.jpggarlandhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/green-basket.jpggreen baskethttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/blue-basket-e.jpgblue basket eThe central basket.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/buds.jpgbudsThe very simple buds. Sating stitching on the edges of this only huck cloth napkin give definition to the edge of the sepals.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/tulip-basket-original.jpgtulip basket originalhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/resource-books.jpgresource booksFabled Flowers by Kumiko Sudo, 1996, The Quilt Press Books, and A Bouquet of Quilts, 2002, C & T Publishing.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sudo-technique-bud.jpgsudo technique budA sample of Sudo's technique, here showing how to make a bud.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/tulip-basket-crop.jpgtulip basket cropZoomed in on the Dutch Treat pattern that caught my eye.2024-08-14T04:01:31+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2024/07/24/a-finished-quilt-and-a-bucket-list/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/pexels-taryn-elliott-3889755.jpgpexels-taryn-elliott-3889755https://www.pexels.com/photo/assorted-textile-on-display-3889755/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/pexels-sarai-carrasco-582280545-20453588.jpgpexels-sarai-carrasco-582280545-20453588https://www.pexels.com/photo/peruvian-girls-wearing-traditional-clothing-sitting-by-a-wall-20453588/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/pexels-mographe-9552183.jpgpexels-mographe-9552183https://www.pexels.com/photo/grayscale-photo-of-a-man-sitting-at-the-weaving-loom-9552183/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/pexels-meruyert-gonullu-7314471.jpgpexels-meruyert-gonullu-7314471https://www.pexels.com/photo/carpets-and-rugs-in-a-textile-store-7314471/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/shirt-stripes-3-e.jpgshirt stripes 3 eAnother view.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/tied-blocks-2.jpgtied blocks 2A close up of some hand quilting and the embroidery floss ties.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/shirt-stripes-1-e.jpgshirt stripes 1 eShirt Stripes, a string quilt started in 2016.2024-08-28T03:17:06+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2024/07/18/guest-post-coverlet-magic/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/thread-close-up-1.jpgthread close upA close up of the warp and weft threads.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/entire-coverlet-1.jpgentire coverletThe coverlet from the estate sale.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/pattern-adjusted-1.jpgpattern adjustedStudying the blocks.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/bonaparte.jpgbonaparteBonaparte's March draft from Davison's A Handweaver's Source Book, page 126.2024-07-31T23:13:39+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2024/07/07/its-been-on-the-to-do-list-for-ten-years/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cool-colors-2.jpgcool colors 2Cool color textiles laid out on the painting surface.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cool-colors-3.jpgcool colors 3Cool colors.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/soft-colors.jpgsoft colorsSoft colors.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cool-colors-1.jpgcool colors 1Cool colors hung to dry.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/pink-paint-3.jpgpink paint 3Warm colors with a little glitter.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/blossom-colors.jpgblossom colorsPainted textiles drying in the yard.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/pink-paint-2.jpgpink paint 2Vintage textiles painted with Setacolor paints.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/nypl.digitalcollections.510d47e2-e252-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99.001.w.jpgnypl.digitalcollections.510d47e2-e252-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99.001.w2024-07-19T01:48:03+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2024/07/03/the-numbers-game-july-1-2024/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/img_2149-e.jpgIMG_2149 eSt. Louis Cardinals home game, April 2018. I took over 100 pictures at this game -- this was not one of the best!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/img_2149.jpgIMG_2149Quai Mathieu, Cheticamp, Nova Scotia, July 2017https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/img_6149.jpgIMG_6149Mural at Pike Place Market, Seattle, October 2017https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/img_4149-e.jpgIMG_4149 eChihuly installation at Crystal Bridges museum, Bentonville, Arkansas, August 2017.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/img_1498.jpgIMG_1498Public garden in Halifax, Nova Scotia, July 2017.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/img_1497.jpgIMG_1497Public garden in Halifax, Nova Scotia, July 2017.2024-07-18T23:58:16+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/05/05/the-richness-of-greek-embroidery/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_1957-e.jpggreek pillow coverEmbroidered pillow cover, on view at Saint Louis Art Museum.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_1973-e.jpggreek panelA bed curtain panel from the Cyclades, on view at Saint Louis Art Museum.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_1972-e.jpgmotifA silk motif embroidered on linen, on view at Saint Louis Art Museum.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_1967-processed.jpgIMG_1967 processedI did not use flash, I would never do that; I used Photoshop later.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_1958-e.jpgpillow coverEmbroidered pillow cover from Ioannina, Greece, 18th century, on view at Saint Louis Art Museum.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_1956-detail-1.jpgIMG_1956 detail 1Detail of the pillow cover, silk thread on linen.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/honeycomb-flower.jpghoneycomb flowerDetail showing the honeycomb stitch in the flower center.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/handwoven.jpghandwovenZoomed in even more, to show the uneven quality of the handwoven base fabric.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_1966-actual.jpgIMG_1966 actualTurkish towel from the St. Louis Art Museum.2024-07-01T15:44:01+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2024/06/30/family-quilt-mystery-solved/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1995-quilt-1.jpg1995 quilt1995 -- "Quilts $5.00"https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1995-quilt-copy-4.jpg1995 quilt copy 4Old quilts as table toppers in 1995.2024-07-04T07:32:31+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2024/06/21/coverlets-in-the-american-civil-war/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/mcclellan-coverlet-e.jpgMcClellan coverlet eClose up of the "Antietam" coverlet.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/service-pnp-cwpb-01100-01131v.jpgservice-pnp-cwpb-01100-01131vLibrary of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/2018666253/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/305024134_10223993762458024_6083221675108372292_n.jpgred and blueReenactor with coverlet.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/380866112_618477150441883_5908564263499324365_n.jpgblue and whiteReenactor with coverlet.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/img_1406.jpegAntietam 2022A group of reenactors at Antietam Battlefield in 2022.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1091a-coverlet.jpg1091a coverletCoverlet from the previous photo.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/service-pnp-cwpb-01000-01091v.jpgservice-pnp-cwpb-01000-01091vSource https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/01000/01091v.jpghttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/03563-coverlet.jpg03563 coverlethttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/hall-governors-p-483.jpgHall Governors p 483Governor's Garden from Eliza Calvert Hall. This example was woven in 1810, blue wool on a linen warp.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/hall-drafts-p-243.jpgHall drafts p 2432024-11-11T17:05:17+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/11/06/overshot-coverlet-ocean-waves-quilt/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/quilt.jpgquiltOcean Waves quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/from-above-e.jpgfrom above eThe overall pattern.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/large-motif-e3.jpglarge motif eMotif of large squares, front.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/missing-floats-ee.jpgmissing floats eeMissing and broken pattern threads.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/large-motif-reverse.jpglarge motif reverseMotif of large squares, reverse.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/40-epi.jpg40 epiThere are about 40 warp ends per inch.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/coverlet.jpgcoverletOvershot coverlet, wool and linen.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/yarns.jpgyarnsHandspun, hand-dyed, handwoven lusciousness.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/table-reverse-e.jpgtable reverse eThe back of the table has a completely different look.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/scrappiest-e.jpgscrappiest eThis area of the quilt had the most diversity of scraps. Tiny little works of art in themselves!2024-06-20T02:33:43+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2024/06/15/a-scrappy-tool-and-an-amazing-resource/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/pin-blocks.jpgpin blocksHomemade pin blocks, holding a quilt top to a design board.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/tub-of-blocks.jpgtub of pin blocksThe tub of pin blocks, ready to go. I don't have kids to worry about!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/pin-backs.jpgpin backsThe folded piece of insulation board, with the T pins pushed through from the middle to the outside.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/supplies.jpgsuppliesSupplies to make the blocks.2024-06-21T14:15:11+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2024/05/15/scraphappy-may-2024-a-vintage-top-is-finally-quilted/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/thread.jpgthreadLizbeth thread in Carousel, from Handy Hands, Inc.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fun-fabrics.jpgfun fabricsWhen I was growing up, we had a tablecloth with the little Pennsylvania Dutch couple.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/snowball-flower-block.jpgsnowball flower blockOne block.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/snowball-flower-quilt-e.jpgsnowball flower quilt eSnowball Flower quilt, vintage top, hand-quilted by me!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/scrappy-may.jpgscrappy maySnowball Flower.2024-05-20T23:16:16+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/05/08/funky-funkier-funkiest/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_8612.jpgIMG_8612Printed check fabric for backing, shredded silk on top, raw cotton for batting.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/block.jpgblockYou can see the wedges making up the blocks.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/net-pattern.jpgnet patternFaded patterned fabric that looks like a metallic net print.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_9604.jpgIMG_9604Snowball quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dog.jpgdogAdorable pink and blue dog and burro print.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bleach-blobs.jpgbleach blobshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_9671.jpgIMG_9671Happy Semaphore Sailor with battleship.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_9668.jpgIMG_9668Swab those decks, boys!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/glorified.jpgglorifiedhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/flower-snowball.jpgflower snowballVintage Flower Snowball quilt top is basted and needs to be hand-quilted.2024-05-15T03:49:16+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2024/05/09/smiles-from-the-blockbuster-book-haul/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1988-fish.jpg1988 fishThe fisherman from 1988.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1988-sportsmen.jpg1988 sportsmen1988 sportsmen trio from Leisure Arts magazine.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1988-deer.jpg1988 deerThe 1988 deer hunter.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1988-duck.jpg1988 duckThe duck hunter, on a camo water flask to take into the field!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/vogue-cover-1968.jpgVogue cover 1968The hair! the hair! Cover of Vogue Knitting,1968.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/vogue-hair-2.jpgVogue hair 2The model on the right is thinking, "Is this hair style going to ruin my modeling career?" Vogue Knitting, 1968.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mccalls-pants-1972.jpgMcCalls pants 1972Wool pants from 1972 McCall's Knitting.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/vogue-1968.jpgVogue 1968More wild hair and large-scale sweaters from Vogue Knitting, 1968.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/img_003.jpgIMG_003Cute pattern from Counted Cross-Stitchhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mccalls-1972.jpgMcCalls 1972More great hair! And argyle vests from 1972 McCall's Knitting.2024-07-11T01:53:29+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2024/05/02/blockbuster-of-a-book-haul/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/needlelace-1985.jpgneedlelace 19851985 book Needlelacehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/eleanor-beauty.jpgeleanor beautyEleanor Burns' American Beauty pattern.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bee-recipes.jpgbee recipes-- including recipes for quilt retreats.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bees-1993.jpgbees-1993This book about quilting bees has lots of practical information --https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/art-1995.jpgart-1995I don't have a serger, but these fun illustrations will go into an art journal.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/hargrave-1990.jpghargrave-1990https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/embroider-1977.jpgembroider-1977https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/windows.jpgwindows2024-05-18T15:34:01+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2024/05/01/the-endeavourers-reveal-day-harmony/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/harmony-e-1.jpgharmony e"The Secret Chord," a piece for The Endeavourers' theme of Harmony.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/silk-and-cotton.jpgsilk-and-cottonhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/harmony-e.jpgharmony-e"The Secret Chord," a piece for The Endeavourers' theme of Harmony.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/arrange-2.jpgarrange-2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/arrange-1.jpgarrange-1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/c-chord.jpgc-chordhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/scale.jpgscale2024-05-11T02:12:24+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2024/03/15/thread-stories/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/sheep-wreath.jpgsheep wreathAI image of wreath of yarn with sheep and flowers.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/silk-collar.jpgsilk collarAI image of a Fortuny pleated white silk collar.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ai-collar.jpgAI collarAI image of a pleated, white silk collar, styled as a food picture.2024-03-22T02:26:31+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2024/02/15/scraphappy-february-2024-a-mixed-warp-four-ways/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/warp-floats-runner-2.jpgwarp floats runner 2Warp floats on the back of the second piece.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/runner-3.jpgrunner 3Rayon chenille used for weft, floats only in Block A.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/runner-4.jpgrunner 4The fourth piece, using random yarns.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/floats-runner-2.jpgfloats runner 2Weft floats in both blocks on the second piece.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/bronson-variations-e.jpgbronson variations eVarious combinations of yarns look very different from block to block.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/runners-4.jpgrunners 4The four pieces from the Bronson lace warp.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/mixed-warp.jpgmixed warpStripes of warp with two different threads alternating, then woven with two different wefts alternating.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/bronson-1.jpgbronsonTraditional Bronson lace, here woven in cotton for a towel.2024-03-05T16:54:45+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/02/01/the-endeavourers-reveal-day-portrait-two-for-one/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/bead-effect.jpgbead effectThe heavy threads were put in the bobbin, and I stitched from the back with regular sewing thread, giving kind of a beaded effect.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/img_20230127_151713344.jpgportrait on gelato fabricThe reverse looked interesting to me too.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/primavera.jpgprimaveraPrimavera, for The Endeavourers portrait challenge.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/thread-detail.jpgthread detailhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/primavera-portrait.jpgprimavera portraitPrimavera 2023. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/portrait-reverse-1.jpgportrait reversePrimavera reverse.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/watercolor.jpgwatercolorWatercolor sketch from a workshop.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/step-3.jpgstep 3Starting the thread sketching.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/hair-applique.jpghair appliqueBig blobs of silk for the hair.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/step-1.jpgstep 1Pen sketch and applique areas.2024-02-02T01:24:43+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2024/02/01/the-endeavourers-reveal-day-patterns-in-nature/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/spec-reverse-flip-1-1.jpgspec-reverse-flip-1-1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/spectrum-uv-flip.jpgspectrum UV flipSpectrum Secrets, reverse, under black light.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/spectrum-uv-front.jpgspectrum UV frontSpectrum Secrets front, under black light.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/stitching-layers.jpgstitching layershttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/rudbeckia.jpgrudbeckiahttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_20240127_223900266.jpgIMG_20240127_223900266https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/butterfly-detail.jpgbutterfly detailButterfly -- computer printed, free motion embroidered, painted, stitched.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/bead-detail.jpgbead detailPale pink beads in the centers.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/spec-reverse-flip.jpgspec reverse flipSpectrum Secrets, reverse under ordinary light. (Image is flipped for comparison purposes.)https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/spec-reverse.jpgspec reverseSpectrum Secrets, reverse, in daylight.2024-02-03T10:57:10+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/01/14/on-the-trail-of-a-textile-legend/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/wallpaper.jpgwallpaper designOne of Candace Wheeler's wallpaper designs2024-01-23T20:42:06+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/02/23/lost-art-of-dress-book/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_028.jpgIMG_028Dior's "New Look" appeared in Feb. 1947. These McCall patterns were titled "A new and different look", published in Aug. 1947.2024-01-23T19:55:26+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/10/31/clear-to-create-or-create-to-clear/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/stitching.jpgstitchingThis stitching does not look nearly as smooth as on my practice piece.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/practice.jpgpracticeFront. I have left the edges unbound in case I want to make it a section of a larger quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_2878.jpgmore practiceMore rows of free-motion quilting practice.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_2868.jpglog cabin lap quiltAnother set of scraps find their quilt destiny.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/gray-stitching.jpggray stitchingThe back. And let me say right here that the Adobe Photoshop Auto Smart Tone tool works absolute wonders in making flat stuff look three-dimensional and dramatic.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/gray-back.jpggray backClose-up of the stitching. I was beginning to get very self-congratulatory here.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/close-up.jpgclose upI used Mettler 40 weight cotton on top and Fil-tec Clear-Quilt 50 weight cotton in the bobbin.2024-01-05T19:48:01+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/09/12/what-clothes-reveal-book-review/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/world-cat-72640449_140.jpgworld cat +-+72640449_140What Clothes Reveal by Linda Baumgarten, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation2024-01-05T19:41:07+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/08/20/dress-diary-1855-1917/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/nk8812_j12_jackson_dress_diary_p04.jpgNK8812_J12_Jackson_Dress_Diary_p04Ida Jackson dress diary, page 4, Brooklyn Museum, public domain, source.2024-01-05T18:28:38+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/05/22/helen-of-troy-book/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/greek-loom.jpg31.11.10Greek loom.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/greek-lc-31_11_10-20210218-02.jpgGreek LC-31_11_10-20210218-022024-01-05T18:12:32+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/04/02/textile-surface/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_4919.jpgrooster motifWary roosters keep an eye on the pot.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_4931.jpgdancing...and chickens appeared at every barn dance.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_4926.jpgwagon motifMy favorite has hearty pioneers...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_4925.jpgbutter churn...every woman knew how to churn...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_4922.jpgfruit heartBack in my youth, the colonists on the right still had visible faces!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_4921.jpgveggies clothAnd you have to love such wildly colored veggies.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_4917.jpgrose motifWhat?? You have this tablecloth TOO? I think everybody does! At least, every vintage linens booth at Quilt Festival seems to have it.2024-01-03T19:36:37+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/04/06/textile-added-dimensions/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5099.jpgbeadshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5098.jpgembroideryhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5096.jpgcoinhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bag.jpgHmong bagHmong bag, purchased in 20132024-01-03T18:31:20+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/04/09/textile-imagery/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5148-e.jpgInspired by a ViewInspired by a View by Sheila Frampton-Cooper. I am privileged to own this piece.2024-01-03T18:15:54+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/03/09/flour-sacks-and-more-quilt/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3365.jpgscrap bed coverWhen I first spotted it, it was tossed into a bathtub.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/textures.jpgtexturesOne side has four large areas of red, white, and blue.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/points.jpgpointsThe folded squares give a pineapple texture.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/more-textures.jpgmore texturesMultiple textures, from coarse to fine.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3447.jpgvintage bed coverhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fresh.jpgfreshThe same pieces, flipped down to show their original, bright colors.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/faded.jpgfadedThe top, faded surface of the pieces...2024-01-01T18:39:59+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/03/22/1900-sequined-gown/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/the-oaks.jpgThe OaksThe Oaks of Montgomery antique storehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/complete11.gifcomplete1Black sequined gown, c. 1900.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/upright.jpguprightThe gown being held up in the light (only for a moment!) by my patient husband.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/stitching.jpgstitchingDetail, showing the chain stitching that holds the sequins to the tulle.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sequins.jpgsequinsClose-up of the embellishment.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/hem.jpghemDetail of the layers of cloth and embellishment at the hemline.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/gown.gifgownDetail of the collar.2024-01-01T18:35:56+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/03/31/textile-structure/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/shawl.jpgscarfSilk scarf. It drapes beautifully on a person but does not lay flat well!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/crochet-1.jpgcrochet 1Lacy tablecloth #2 - just geometric.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/net.jpgnetLacy white tablecloth #1 -- a combination of biomorphic and geometric shapes.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_4772.jpgbungeehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_4762.jpgupholstery trimSo simple! three thin warps, two thick wefts. Imagine this in a space-dyed yarn.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_4767.jpgQuaker laceThis Quaker Lace tablecloth shows still a different construction technique. This is machine-made lace.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_4758.jpgnet detailDetail of #1 - a knotted netting, with areas filled in with needle and thread.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_4707.jpgIMG_4707https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/crochet-detail.jpgcrochet detailDetail of #2 - crocheted.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/lace.jpglaceClose-up of the lace.2024-01-01T18:11:28+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/03/28/textile-ingredients/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/threads.jpgthreadsClose-up showing the thick and thin threads.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/thick-and-thin.jpgthick and thinEffects from catching the supplementary warp threads in different ways.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/reverse.jpgreverseThe central colors are reversed on the other side, but the borders look the same.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_4463.jpgbordersThe pattern on the borders.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fringe.jpgfringeThe tied fringe.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/bedspread.jpgbedspreadBlue bedspread.2024-01-01T18:10:16+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/03/26/vintage-oriental-rug/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/surface.jpgsurfaceFrom its surface texture...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/space.jpgspaceFrom its use of positive and negative space...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rug.jpgrugProbably from the Caucasus area, circa 1960 .https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/detail.jpgdetailFor the detail within detail...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/detail-2.jpgdetail 2..to the tiny dots of color that build up the design.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/creature.jpgcreature...and the way all the elements work together.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/creature-2.jpgcreature 2For its unique imagery...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/colors.jpgcolors... and the glorious colors.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/borders.jpgborders... to the richness of its borders.2024-01-01T18:09:42+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/02/07/fabric-color-and-value/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/vintage-top-1.jpgvintage top 1My first attempt at sorting the colors by value.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/vintage-rearranged.jpgvintage rearrangedAgain, here the colors are arranged to better reflect their values.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/p1180671.jpgdisappearing 9 patchThis quilt looks like it would have lots of value contrast. Does it?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/p1080959-e.jpgvintage topThis is a vintage top, that I thought would read all in the mid range of values.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/butterfly-basic.jpgbutterfly basicColors picked from the butterfly quilt are converted to black and white to show the range of values.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/9-patch-re.jpg9 patch rearrangedThese color samples are rearranged to better reflect their values.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/9-patch-1.jpg9 patch 1First try to arrange the colors by value. The B/W side shows that some of the brighter colors are actually darker than I thought.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/screen-shot.jpgscreen shotI picked colors from the quilt photo and copied them to the gray rectangles to make a palette.2024-01-01T17:01:47+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/02/20/from-every-fiber-exhibit/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_24851.jpgEstate DressEstate Dress, by Tiffany Gordon, 2013-2014.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2505.jpgTrees are Poems detailTrees are Poems, detail.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2500.jpgKnitted Self PortraitKnitted Self Portrait by Debra Goertz.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2498-e.jpgRed ThreadRed Thread by Irene Schlesinger, 2014, embroidery on canvas.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2496-e.jpgRed Thread detailRed Thread detail.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2504.jpgTrees are PoemsTrees are Poems, by Martha Shade, 2014. Hand-stitched cotton thread and fabric.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2503.jpgKnitted Portrait detailKnitted Portrait, detail.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2489.jpgUntitledUntitled by April Hartley, 2014. Paper, cotton, and metallic thread.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2488.jpgUntitled 2Untitled by April Hartley, 2014. Paper, cotton and metallic thread.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2486.jpgEstate Dress side viewAnother view of the Estate Dress by Tiffany Gordon.2024-01-01T16:58:54+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/02/06/3-refreshing-documentaries/2024-01-01T16:46:28+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/01/01/1900-womens-craft-class/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ladies.jpgladiesA group of women with samples of their handwork.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ladies-4.jpgladies 4https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ladies-3.jpgladies 3Notice the black fringed shawlhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ladies-2.jpgladies 2Look at the embroidery on the white skirt, and see if it matches that in the back row.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ladies-1.jpgladies 1Look at the lady in the back row, second from left. Does the embroidery on her shoulder match that on the skirt of the lady with glasses, front row, far left?2024-01-01T16:34:13+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/01/14/sea-life-baby-quilt/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/detail-2.jpgdetail 2Could these creatures be any more adorable? And sea turtles!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/january-2015-e.jpgJanuary 2015 eBaby quilthttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/detail.jpgdetailI love this penguin fabric, but its color palette is so limited, I had a hard time finding other prints that would blend with it.2024-01-01T16:27:57+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/01/26/15-in-2015-textile-goals/2024-01-01T16:22:02+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/12/27/wrapping-up-2023-and-habit-tracking/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/brackman.jpgbrackmanI hauled home two entire bookshelves and all their contents, just to get these two books. 2024-03-22T02:24:06+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/11/15/scraphappy-november-2023-scraps-from-many-lives/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sun-porch.jpgsun porchTable topper on the tea table.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/yellow-roses-e.jpgyellow roses eA green layer under a sheer white handkerchief shows off the embroidery better.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/blue-wheat.jpgblue wheatGorgeous embroidery.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/hankie-1-e.jpghankie 1 eQuilted handkerchief table topper.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2-favorites.jpg2 favoritesTwo favorite motifs.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/handkerchief-topper-e.jpghandkerchief topper eTable topper of vintage handkerchiefs.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/reverse.jpgreverseVintage backing.2024-01-12T03:46:55+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/12/23/a-sewing-lesson-christmas-project/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pinecone-rug-e1703037932153.jpgpinecone rugThe border of the rug that started this project.2024-01-12T03:46:09+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/12/22/missouri-star-and-state-historical-museum-of-iowa/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/vases-inverted.jpgvases invertedRendition of the other side of this doublewoven coverlet.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/corner-block.jpgcorner blockCorner block.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/vases.jpgvasesVases with long-stemmed plants.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1856-coverlet.jpg1856 coverlet1856 coverlet in the State Historical Museum of Iowa.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/butterflies-and-grapevines.jpgblossoms and grapevinesDelicate blossoms.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/silverware.jpgsilverwareSilverware.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/boot.jpgbootBoot.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/fan.jpgfanFan.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/3-motifs.jpg3 motifsFern.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ship.jpgshipShip.2024-02-01T15:25:37+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/12/20/favorite-textile-books-from-the-year/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/home-ec-cover.jpghome ec coverThe Secret History of Home Economics, Norton, 2022https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/dk-fashion.jpgdk fashionFashion: The Ultimate Book of Costume and Style, Dorling Kindersley, 2012https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/tree-skirt-2.jpgtree skirt 2Tree skirt designed by a 9-year-old!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/dk-fashion-spread.jpgdk fashion spreadThere are timelines showing how the styles changed within each decade.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/dk-fashion-spread-2.jpgdk fashion spread 2...and photos of actual garments with notes about details.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/alderman-pages.jpgalderman pageshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/alderman-samples.jpgalderman sampleshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/alderman-cover.jpgalderman coverMastering Weave Structures by Sharon Alderman https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/alderman-drafts.jpgalderman draftshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/true-colors-cover.jpgtrue colors coverTrue Colors, Thrum Books, 20192023-12-20T03:17:02+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/12/15/salvagehappy-the-steamboat-arabia/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/shears-and-notions.jpgshears and notionsShears and sewing notions.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/p1380475.jpgP1380475https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/p1380484.jpgbuttons and beadsButtons and beads from the 1856 steamboat Arabia.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/p1380471.jpgbuckles and pinsJewelry.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/clothing-and-buttons-e.jpgclothing and buttons eMen's clothing, and some of the buttons from the cotton dresses that rotted in the water.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/buckets.jpgbucketsBuckets and barrels from 1856.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/clothespins.jpgclothespinsClothespins of two styles.2023-12-19T03:08:09+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/12/11/pattern-books-from-the-1970s-and-1980s/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/bingo-card-for-vintage.jpgBingo card for vintagePattern Book Bingo -- how many have you seen?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1986-vest.jpg1986 vest1986 lace panel vest from Leisure Arts.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1980-legwarmers.jpg1980 legwarmers1982 legwarmers from Columbia-Minerva.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1985-knit-tops.jpg1985 knit topsColors calmed down in the 1980s. 1985 knit pullovers from Leisure Arts.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1973-poncho.jpg1973 poncho1973 poncho from Coats and Clark.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1978-tablecloth.jpg1978 tablecloth"Granny Goes Country" tablecloth from 1978 Today's Woman.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1973-mens-sweaters.jpg1973 mens sweaters1973 cool dudes from Woman's Day.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1973-outfits.jpg1973 outfits1973 sweaters from Woman's Day. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1972-vests-e.jpg1972 vests eThat is Shelly Hack modeling crocheted tops! 1971https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1973-fur-vest.jpg1973 fur vest1973 fake fur vest from Woman's Day.2023-12-13T02:23:25+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/12/08/pattern-books-from-the-1960s/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1961-white-hat.jpg1961 white hat1961 hat, Bernat Hat Book, back cover.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/holly-wreath-doily-1950.jpgholly wreath doily 19501950 crocheted doily.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/christmas-handkerchief.jpgchristmas handkerchiefVintage Christmas handkerchief.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/hat-directions.jpghat directionsDirections for the ponytail hat.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1967-sweater.jpg1967 sweater1967 sweater design from Bucilla Yarns.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1965-fashions-to-sew.jpg1965 fashions to sew1965 Fashions to Sew.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1965-handwoven-look.jpg1965 handwoven look1965 Handwoven Look dress.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1961-ponytail-hat.jpg1961 ponytail hat1961 Ponytail Hat, Bernat design.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1963-pair.jpg1963 pair1963 sweater designs by Hilde Fuchs.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1961-hat-cover.jpg1961 hat cover1961 Bernat Hat Book cover2023-12-11T16:16:01+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/07/09/playing-dress-up/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/costume.jpgBo-peep costumeA second generation in the costume.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/pattern-7-day.jpg7 day dress patternmy dream wardrobehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/costume-color.jpgBo-peep costume1940s Bo-peep costumehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dress-up.jpgdress uphttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/pattern-ladies-dress.jpgladies dress patternMy childhood ambition was to dress like this.2023-12-08T16:29:42+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/12/02/pattern-books-from-the-1950s/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/poodle-toy.jpgpoodle toyNeed a gift for a child? Just stitch up a toy poodle!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/tweedy-two-some-1957.jpgtweedy two-some 1957"Tweedy Two-some", 1957.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/thread-colors-1950.jpgthread colors 1950Crochet cotton thread colors, 1950.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/trims.jpgtrimsConso Trims, circa 1953.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pansy-doily-1949.jpgpansy doily 1949Pansy luncheon set, 1949.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pineapple-frosting-1952.jpgpineapple frosting 1952"Pineapple Frosting" bedspread, 1952.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/screenshot-1954-simplicity.jpgScreenshot 1954 simplicityhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/lovely-1957.jpglovely 1957"Isn't It a Lovely?" dress, 1957. To be knit in Sanforlan or nylon yarn.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/modern-mode-1952.jpgmodern mode 1952"Modern Mode" tablecloth, 1952. Pink crocheted panels inserted into gray linen strips.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/lacy-cardigan-1957.jpglacy cardigan 1957"Lacy Cardigan," 1957. To be knit in either baby yarn or nylon.2023-12-11T14:37:45+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/11/22/one-warp-six-variations/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/3-effects.jpg3 effectsThe three non-sari-silk runners.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ann-sutton-page.jpgann sutton pageMy color-and-weave piece behind the book page that inspired it.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/runner-one.jpgrunner oneSari silk table runner.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/rolled-runners-e.jpgrolled runners eRolled up runners.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/spacing-differences.jpgspacing differencesThree runners, treadled differently.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/color-and-weave.jpgcolor and weaveColor-and-weave runner, detail.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/gold-twill-detail.jpggold twill detailGold twill runner, detail.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/red-twill.jpgred twillRed twill table runner with bands of silk sari yarn.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/two-warp-colors.jpgtwo warp colorsRed warps visible on side one, tan warps visible on side two.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/page.jpgpageI think this design by Betsy Blumenthal stayed with me all these years.2023-12-01T01:15:16+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/11/02/the-endeavourers-reveal-day-circles-and-squares/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_1268-e.jpgIMG_1268 eDashboard of a classic car.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/metallic-stitching-e.jpgmetallic stitching eClose-up of some of the stitching.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/classic-dash-e.jpgclassic dash eClassic Dash.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/couching-and-stitching-e.jpgcouching and stitching eCouching and stitching on the applique shapes.2023-11-13T22:20:55+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/09/05/recipes-from-old-cookbooks/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/frozen-pudding-recipe.jpgfrozen pudding recipeI like how halfway through the recipe, it gives some steps that should have been done an hour ago.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/menu-for-50-1908.jpgmenu for 50 1908Menu for Supper for Fifty, 1908https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1953-sim-4779-1.jpg1953 Sim 4779Simplicity Pattern 4779, 1953https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1956-sim-1756-1.jpg1956 Sim 1756Simpicity Pattern 1756, 1956https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1953-sim-4492-1.jpg1953 Sim 4492Simplicity Pattern 4492, 1953https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/cover-2.jpgcover 2Cover of my copy of Maria Parloa's New Cook Book.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/settlement.jpgsettlementThe Settlement Cook Book, 1947https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/500-recipes.jpg500 recipes500 Recipes by Request, 1948https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/roasting.jpgroastingRoastinghttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/paring.jpgparingParing2023-11-04T17:55:19+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/08/29/a-colorious-quilt/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/color-closeup-e.jpgcolor closeup eColorious close up.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/color-joy.jpgcolorious quiltColorious. this quilt was started in 2016; I constructed the blocks in different ways which led to their being vastly different sizes. Finished in 2023.2023-09-23T02:00:59+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/08/19/1940s-pattern-books-from-the-home-front/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/bib-illustration-1947.jpgbib illustration 19471947 bib pattern from American Thread Company.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1947-bib-made-up.jpg1947 bib made upThe crocheted bib.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1940-fred-allen.jpg1940 Fred AllenFred Allen in 1940.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1940-rudy-vallee.jpg1940 Rudy ValleeRudy Vallee in 1940.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1945-glamour-chadwicks.jpg1945 glamour Chadwicks1945 glamorous sweater from Chadwick's Yarns.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/fingers-flying.jpgfingers flyingMessage about the importance of needlework.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sunsuits.jpgsunsuits1947 sunsuits, American Thread Company.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/soakers.jpgsoakers1946 soakers, American Thread Company.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/star-book-1942.jpgstar book 1942Star Book of 1942https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/soaker-and-doll.jpgsoaker and doll1942 soaker with doll, from Chadwick's Yarns.2023-08-31T18:03:08+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/08/15/scraphappy-the-next-generation/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/pouch.jpgpouchScrappy pouch with decorative stitching.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/pressing.jpgpressingPressing, with an iron that has now lasted for five generations!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/warp-board-e.jpgwarp board ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/side-1.jpgside 1Strong contrast on Side One.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/side-2.jpgside 2Soft pastels on Side Two.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/scrappy-side-2.jpgscrappy side 2Making use of pre-sewn scraps.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sewing.jpgsewingAdding a border.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/first-side.jpgfirst sidehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/fabric-pull.jpgfabric pullFabric pull for our extensive project list.2024-08-28T03:26:06+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/07/03/mustang-grape-jelly-2015/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_0894.jpggrape picking resultsMy husband, the Intrepid Grape Picker, with the ladder he bought just for this crop.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/jelly-2.jpgjelly 243 pints of mustang grape jelly.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_0952.jpgstrainersWire sieve strainer, colander-type strainer, coffee maker strainer.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_0932.jpgred jellyPretty and delicious!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_0900.jpgpicked grapesSomewhere in the neighborhood of 70 pounds of grapes.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_0897.jpgIMG_08972023-08-12T18:03:06+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2020/12/05/when-travel-is-impossible-we-find-culture-close-to-home/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/table-1.jpgtableFrom our Fancy Dinner in 2019.2023-08-04T22:08:42+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/08/01/the-endeavourers-reveal-day-collage/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/bouquet.jpgbouquetBountiful Bouquet, made for The Endeavourers' "Collage" challenge.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/detail-4-e.jpgdetail 4 eVintage embroidery and buttons.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/detail-2.jpgdetail 2Ribbon flower center, 80-year-old cross stitch transfer, vintage crochet motif.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/detail-3-e.jpgdetail 3 eFree-motion embroidery on cotton and Lutradur, vintage tatted edge.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/detail-1.jpgdetail 1Bobbin work, French knots, stenciling.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/saqa-fabric.jpgsaqa fabricI picked up this fabric in a SAQA collection in 2017.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/iris-compare.jpgiris compareOn the right is a colored pencil study of an iris, on the left is the same flower on Lutradur, colored with fabric crayons and stitched.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/machine-embroidery.jpgmachine embroideryThese flowers were done with free-motion embroidery.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/initial-design.jpginitial designInitial design for collage.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/collage-1.jpgcollage 12024-02-02T01:25:54+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/07/12/a-stack-of-summer-dish-towels/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/towel-textures-2.jpgtowel textures 2Cotton and linen towels.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/towels-3.jpgtowels 3https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/towels-1-e.jpgtowels 1 eSummer dish towels.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_6395.jpgIMG_6395https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/towel-textures-e.jpgtowel textures eFive handwoven towels.2023-08-12T17:40:35+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/sharing-your-stories/2023-07-10T21:11:03+00:00weekly0.6https://textileranger.com/2013/09/30/flourishing-in-flour-sacks/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/laframboise-family.jpglaframboise familyLa Framboise family in flour sack clothing.2023-07-10T20:33:30+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/07/08/guest-post-never-give-up/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/yellow-sweater.jpgyellow sweaterA yellow cardigan, knit by Sue's mum.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/needlepoint-1-e.jpgneedlepoint 1 eNeedlepoint pictures.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/painting-1-e.jpgpainting 1 ePaintings from later in life.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/knitting-2-e.jpgknitting 2 eSome of the many garments she knit.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/crochet-1-e.jpgcrochet 1 eCrocheted doilies.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/knitting-1-e.jpgknitting 1 eThe memorable knitter.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/painting-1.jpgpainting 1Paintings.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/knitting-2.jpgknitting 2A group of sweaters knit by Sue's mum.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/needlepoint-1.jpgneedlepoint 1Needlepoint.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/knitting-1.jpgknitting 1Sue's mum and knitted baby items.2023-09-25T15:30:22+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/06/27/knitting-for-victory-in-the-early-1940s/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/victory-garden.jpgvictory garden"Sweet Twosome" from America at Work and Play, Women's Sweaters, 1942, The American Spool Cotton Company. You are supposed to wear these as you do your victory gardening!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1942-portrait.jpg1942 portrait"Best Beloved" from America at Work and Play, Women's Sweaters, 1942, The American Spool Cotton Company.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1941_05_16-knitting-clip.jpg1941_05_16 knitting clipIn May of 1941, high school girls were knitting for relief organizations overseas.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1942-knitting-75-sweaters.jpg1942 knitting 75 sweatersTwo weeks after the previous report, 75 sweaters had been knitted. Clipping from Jan. 30, 1942.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1942-red-cross-wool.jpg1942 red cross woolHigh school knitting for the Red Cross.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/knitting-record-e.jpgknitting record eMinnie and Olive's knitting record.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/service-men.jpgservice menFleisher Yarns patterns for service men, not dated.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/gifts-for-service-men.jpggifts for service men1942 suggestions for service men's gifts.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/bundles-intro.jpgBundles introThe importance of hand knit items to the soldier.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/bundles-cover.jpgBundles coverKnitting for the American Fighting Forces, 1943.2023-07-04T19:31:15+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/06/18/decorator-dreams-from-the-1940s/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/chair-set.jpgchair setChair set.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/table-cloth.jpgtable cloth"Dinner at Eight" table cloth.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/luncheon-set.jpgluncheon setLuncheon set.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dresser-scarf.jpgdresser scarfDresser scarf.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/bedroom-set.jpgbedroom setCrocheted bedspread.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/crochet-chart.jpgcrochet chartCrochet chart for the dresser scarf.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/bathroom-set.jpgbathroom setBathroom set with swans.2023-07-02T14:34:45+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/06/15/scraphappy-june-2023-scrappy-progress/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/scrappy-blue.jpgscrappy blueA quilt top, based onSharon Tucker's "String Theory", in blue and cream.2023-08-04T22:02:29+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/05/23/1930s-pattern-books-for-home-goods/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1939-sampler-afghan.jpg1939 sampler afghan1939 sampler afghan.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1939-afghan-book.jpg1939 afghan bookMinerva afghan book from 1939.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/tray-mat.jpgtray matTray mat pattern from 1937.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1939-cartoon.jpg1939 cartoonCartoon from the 1939 afghan book.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/grape-cluster.jpggrape clusterDetail of the grape pompons and cross stitch.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/grape-afghan.jpggrape afghanGrape afghan, made by my great-grandmother.2023-05-27T15:46:21+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/05/18/1930s-pattern-books/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1939-skis.jpg1939 skisSkiing! Love the goggles!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/biking-1939.jpgbiking 1939Biking, 1939 Handicrafter magazine.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cardigan-girl-1937.jpgcardigan girl 1937"Yes, I'm beautiful, but I really should be modeling gowns by Adrian instead of home-knit sweaters."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/duchesse-1937.jpgduchesse 1937https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/girl-next-door-1937.jpggirl next door 1937Two cheerful girls from 1937.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ski-sweater-1939.jpgski sweater 1939Ski sweater, 1939. I included the whole pattern, because I think I worked from this same chart when knitting Christmas stockings in the 1980s!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cable-sweater-1939.jpgcable sweater 1939Man in a very tight sweater, knowledgeably smoking a pipe.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/tablecloth-1937.jpgtablecloth 1937Square-A-Day tablecloth pattern from 1937.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/table-settings-1937.jpgtable settings 1937New Table Settings, 1937.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/skate-set.jpgskate setSkating!2024-02-05T12:12:43+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/05/15/scraphappy-may-2023-double-dipping/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cobbles-1.jpgcobblesPebble quilting in yellow, brown, and metallic, to represent cobbles. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/wagon-tracks.jpgwagon tracksLong ripples for wagon tracks.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/map-quilt-e.jpgmap quilt eLondon 1572, now quilted.2023-06-04T21:50:36+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/05/07/awesome-auction-haul/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/spider-and-fly.jpgspider and flyThe spiders are in the webs, the flies are caught between and all around the webs.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/collingbourne-thread.jpgcollingbourne threadAt some point, some Collingbourne thread entered my collection!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/collingbourne-mills.jpgcollingbourne millsThe inside cover, showing the Collingbourne Mills site.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/corset-cover.jpgcorset coverCrocheted corset cover, circa 1917.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/corset-cover-detail.jpgcorset cover detailDetail of the crocheting.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/directions.jpgdirectionsJust the first four rows of directions for a pattern.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/needlework-1917.jpgneedlework 1917Collingbourne's Authority on Fine Arts, 1917https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/nightgown-pattern-1917.jpgnightgown pattern 1917Pattern for crocheted yoke, circa 1917.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/lettuce-bag-1917.jpglettuce bag 1917Pattern for a lettuce bag. This actually looks practical. It has to work better than a plastic bag.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/hair-receiver-1917.jpghair receiver 1917Pattern for a hair receiver, 1917.2023-09-07T13:52:04+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/05/01/the-endeavourers-reveal-day-maps/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/map-2.jpgmap 21572 Map of London, recreated in 2023.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/detail.jpgdetailDetail of the town areas.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/scrap-panel.jpgscrap panelScraps for the rural areas.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/painted-scraps-e.jpgpainted scraps eScraps and trims that have been painted with textile paint.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/map-scan.jpgmap scanLondon map from 1572.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/inspiration.jpginspirationThe small section I used for inspiration.2023-05-15T02:01:45+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/09/26/jacquard-coverlet/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/16epi-per-layer.jpg16epi per layer16 ends per inch, per layerhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1080614.jpgmissing top borderThe border is missing along the top.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1080610.jpgborder detailThe detail in the trees is amazing, but what are those weird little shapes between the tiny house and the church? Flags? Part of a sailing ship that didn't quite make it into the design?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1080609.jpgwindow detailThose attic windows are a little wonky.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1080607.jpgyarn close-upClose-up of the 2-ply wool.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1080596.jpgborder motifThis is my favorite motif on the bottom border.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1080598.jpgborder cornerThe inner border design turns the corner to the bottom - but the repeat of the border to make the coverlet wider breaks off awkwardly.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1080593.jpgborderThis architectural border shows up with different central designs on other coverlets.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1080591.jpgwoven motifsPineapples symbolize hospitality https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1080586.jpgclose-up of threadsThe torn spot shows the layers of double-woven cloth.2023-04-25T18:40:48+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/04/20/trips-i-wish-i-had-been-on/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1982-abu-bakar-mosque.jpg1982 Abu Bakar mosqueSultan Abu Bakar State Mosque in Johor Bahru in Malaysia, photo from 1982.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1982-thai-trip-copy-3.jpg1982 tripSultan Abu Bakar State Mosque in Johor Bahru in Malaysia.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/silk-e.jpgsilk eThis silk fabric is woven, not embroidered, but it is a souvenir of that trip in 1986.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/batik-e.jpgbatik eThe beautiful batik that came home.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1996031-flax.jpg1996031 flaxMe with the skein of linen. I was much happier than I look in this picture!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/scotland-copy-2.jpgscotland copy 2My father-in-law choosing some linen yarn for me.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/linen-museum-copy-4.jpglinen museum copy 4https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/linen-museum-copy-5.jpglinen museum copy 5Weaving linen.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/linen-museum-copy-3.jpglinen museum copy 3Spinning flax into linen thread, Ireland, 1996.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/china-1986-copy-5.jpgChina 1986 copy 5Embroidery workshop in China, 1986.2023-07-21T02:05:57+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/04/15/scraphappy-april-2023-a-mending-story/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/yoke-2.jpgyoke 2Yoke of dress two.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sleeve-4.jpgsleeve 4Sleeve 4.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/yoke-1.jpgyoke 1Yoke of dress one -- you can see the lining.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sleeve-2.jpgsleeve 2Patched sleeve of old cotton dress.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sleeve-3.jpgsleeve 3Sleeve 3.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sleeve-2-detail.jpgsleeve 2 detailDetail of sleeve 2, with a tiny patch of white fabric.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2-dresses.jpg2 dressesTwo dresses from the late 1800s or early 1900s.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sleeve-1.jpgsleeve 1Sleeve 1.2023-04-22T10:43:12+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2019/06/15/scraps-from-the-past/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/mab.31962000742977_images_0008.jpgMAB.31962000742977_Images_0008From the book Passementeries, from France, 1842-51.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/samples-3-e.jpgsamples 3 ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/samples-2-e.jpgsamples 2 ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/samples-1e.jpgsamples 1ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/red-e.jpgred ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/mill.jpgmillEven my favorites, mill engravings!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/fancy.jpgfancyhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/brown.jpgbrownhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/blue.jpgbluehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/black.jpgblack2023-04-14T16:35:47+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/03/15/scraphappy-march-2023/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/block-banner-e.jpgblock banner ePartially finished blocks for String Theory in blue and creamhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2-blocks.jpg2 blocksTwo blocks of Sharon Tucker's String Theory quilt design.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/stitched.jpgstitchedSew strips of fabric together. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1-side.jpg1 sideStitch them around a central square, log-cabin fashion.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sliced.jpgslicedSlice them into strips 2.5 inches wide.2023-03-17T20:10:45+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/02/26/can-this-quilt-be-saved/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/slider.jpgsliderhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/slider-1.jpgslider 1Spools quilt with lace overlay.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/lace-trim.jpglace trimVintage eyelet trim.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/lace-audition.jpglace auditionChecking out how the trims would look.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/spools-blocks.jpgspools blocksSpool blocks, reproduction 1930s fabrics, put together c. 2010.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/trims.jpgtrimsPerhaps some ribbons and trims would help.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/color-fusion-cover.jpgcolor fusion coverQuilting with heavy threads, from Laura Heine's book Color Fusion.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sashed-blocks.jpgsashed blocksSpools sashed with Ombre Jellyroll.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/needs-help.jpgneeds helpA quilt top that needs intervention.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/with-lace.jpgwith laceFinished, but improved??2023-03-26T17:02:15+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/02/15/scraphappy-february-2023/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/scraps-escape-2-1.jpgscraps escape 2The Scraps Escapehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/scraps-escape-e.jpgscraps escape eThe Scraps Escape, based on a design from Kelly Young's book, Stash Statement.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/quilting-stitches.jpgquilting stitchesThe different quilting designs are evident.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/back.jpgbackThe back, showing the skinny blue panels around the center rectangle.2023-02-26T04:14:09+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/01/15/scraphappy-january-2023/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/quilt-2.jpgquilt 2Character quilt, laying on our outdoor coffee table. It is actually rectangular.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/quilt.jpgquiltMickey and Cat in the Hat quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/close-up.jpgclose upClose up of the fabrics.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/back.jpgbackBack of the quilt, with the diagonal strip extending the backing fabric.2023-01-22T20:27:22+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/01/01/phrase-for-the-year-2023/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/hands-crocheting.jpghands crochetingPassing on a creative skill.2023-01-11T22:01:17+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2023/01/01/wrapping-up-2022/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/glow-kitties.jpgglow kittiesQuilt top with kitties and tea cups.2023-01-07T00:05:55+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2022/12/15/scraphappy-adjacent-december-2022/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/red-runner.jpgred runnerTable runner, Tree Farm pattern from Moda and Shabby Fabrics.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/simplified-block.jpgsimplified blockSimplified block. I plan to embellish this with buttons and beads.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/tree-runners.jpgtree runnersThree versions of the runner.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/blue-trees.jpgblue treesDetail of the blue runner.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/red-tree-1.jpgred tree 1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/black-trees.jpgblack treesBlack and cream runner.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/3-white-trees.jpgwhite treesLight tree silhouettes against colorful skies.2022-12-23T22:18:37+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2022/03/15/scraphappy-march-2022/2023-03-16T02:46:47+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/books-and-resources/recommended-textile-books/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/alderman-cover.jpgalderman coverMastering Weave Structures by Sharon Aldermanhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/alderman-pages.jpgalderman pagesSample pages from Mastering Weave Structure.2022-12-02T15:25:21+00:00weekly0.6https://textileranger.com/2022/11/06/rummage-sale-find/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/church.jpgchurchSt. Mary's Church, Plantersville, Texashttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/table.jpgtableEntrance table with embroidered banner of leaves and feathers, and crocheted bunches of grapes.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/interior.jpginteriorAnother photo, showing the area of new construction from the interior.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/separation.jpgseparationA photo from the remodeling of the building, hung in their entrance hall.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/grapes.jpggrapesDetail of the grapes.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ceiling.jpgceilingHow the church interior looks today.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/embroidery-detail.jpgembroidery detailDetail of the embroidery.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/altar.jpgaltarhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/snail-planter.jpgsnail planterSnail planter.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/shopping-day.jpgshopping dayShopping Day.2022-12-15T15:44:50+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2022/11/01/the-endeavourers-reveal-day-quilt-quest/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/prize.jpgprizeThe prize for finishing is to do it all again!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/playing-pieces.jpgplaying piecesPlaying pieces, made from a Greek blouse from the 1960s. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/eureka.jpgeureka"Eureka!" lets you take a shortcut.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/fusible.jpgfusiblehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/quilt-quest-top.jpgquilt quest topQuilt Quest, the art quilt game!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/middle.jpgmiddleAs in every project, when you get to the Messy Middle, it is tempting to just give up, but if you are lucky you can power through.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/quilt-quest-entire.jpgquilt quest entireThe complete game board.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/spinner.jpgspinnerThe spinner incorporates vintage linens, a bobbin, and buttons.2022-11-19T02:42:51+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2022/09/11/the-good-enough-family-archivist/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/screenshot-2022-09-11-122550.pngtranscribed letterThe first part of that letter, transcribed. Future generations will thank me.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1961_04_30-a-e.jpg1961_04_30 a eI transcribe letters like this because NO ONE should ever have to try to decipher this handwriting ever again.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/posts-screen-shot.jpgposts screen shotA screen shot of my most recent posts, covering events from 1822 to 2022, in random order.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/chrono-entries.jpgchrono entriesI place a date and description on the chronology page, and link the new post.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/chrono-header.jpgchrono headerThe header of my chronology page, explaining its purpose to readers.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/blue-ridge-post.jpgblue ridge postThe ship photo now posted to our family blog.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/archives-2.jpgarchives 2Family history items stuffed in a box randomly.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1946_01_01-blueridge-e.jpg1946_01_01 Blueridge eThe ship my father-in-law was stationed on post WWII.2022-11-07T02:13:45+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/12/05/a-compendium-of-sail-information/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/640px-zuiderzeemuseumworkshopssailingmakerh1c.jpg640px-ZuiderzeeMuseumWorkshopsSailingMakerH1c2024-05-06T03:13:31+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/12/07/sailmaker-on-board/2022-07-23T14:08:37+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2022/07/12/some-new-tops/2022-08-23T05:16:45+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2022/07/10/one-quilt-three-ways/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/scale.jpgscaleI loved playing with the scale of the tiny checked fabric, the four patches, 16 patches, and square-in-a-square.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/tops-07-22-e.jpgtops 07 22 eThree tops from donated fabric.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/p1360704-e.jpgmillifiori jungleBright jungle quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/p1360703.jpgsafari quilt 2Safari quilt 2.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/kitty-bugs.jpgkitty bugsCartoon kitties and lady bugs.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/3-i-spy.jpg3 i spyThree finished I Spy quilts. I have one more top to go.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/i-spy-backs.jpgi spy backsThe backs -- peace symbols on the left, my favorite colorful circles in the middle, and a red that I should have washed beforehand on the right.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/spiral-plus-back.jpgspiral plus backThe spiral-stitched one with its backing. I did a facing of the backing fabric and hand-stitched it down.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/spiral.jpgspiralSpiral stitching. Of the three, I like the motion of stitching this one best.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/meander.jpgmeanderBasic meander.2022-07-18T13:09:54+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2022/06/12/notes-on-design-styles/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_4238.jpgIMG_4238bird motif from carpethttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/opposite-day.jpgopposite-day"Opposite Day," a geometric design based on an old book cover.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/flower-snowball.jpgflower-snowballVintage quilt top with great geometric patterns.2022-06-20T13:32:03+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2020/11/01/the-endeavourers-reveal-day-12-the-sea/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sea-e-1.jpgsea e"Soothing Sea"https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/applique-fish-1.jpgapplique fishThe basic fish shapes, fused to my hand-dyed background.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/stitch-compare.jpgstitch compareTwo practice samples -- 40-wt. and 12-wt. on the left; just 40-wt. on the right. I did add 12-wt. on my final piece.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/painted-fish.jpgpainted fishThread painting for dimension and detail.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/fish-with-thread.jpgfish with threadhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/coral-stitching.jpgcoral stitchinghttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/p1200689-e.jpgbeaded fishBeaded and painted fish.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/fish-1.jpgfishFish with ribbon "coral". https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/p1030281-e.jpgP1030281 eThe Banggai cardinalfish is from Indonesia.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/fish.jpgfishBanggai cardinalfish, seen at the Dusseldorf Aquazoo.2022-06-12T17:18:11+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2022/06/08/safari-quilt/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/waterhole-light.jpgwaterhole light"Waterhole" by Riley Blake.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/safari-quilt.jpgsafari quiltSafari quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/waterhole-dark.jpgwaterhole dark"Waterhole" by Riley Blake. I really love this dark colorway.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/back.jpgbackSafari quilt reverse.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/facing-corner.jpgfacing cornerFaced edging with batik corner triangles.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/horizontal-stripe.jpghorizontal stripeSix sections plus a wide horizontal stripe in the middle; very similar to the original.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sashing.jpgsashingNine sections with sashing and dark batiks.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/9-sections.jpg9 sectionsNine sections, no sashing.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/6-sections.jpg6 sectionsSix sections, no sashing.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/p1360593-e.jpgpressed seam allowance3) Clip curves and press seam allowance over, using the paper pattern to get a nice sharp crease. Then remove the freezer paper, and stitch to the background. (I was more careful on the actual applique; this is just for illustration.)2022-06-12T20:53:58+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/10/19/top-five-joys-of-quilting/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_5517-e.jpgquilt and shadowSolar plexus -- power and energy. This quilt, based on a Tula Pink design, makes a powerful impact.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/irons.jpgironsIrons from Gram and Aunt Millie.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_5246-e.jpgChristmas quiltsChristmas lap quilts for the VA hospital.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_5535.jpgthreadThread in different colors, weights, and types.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_5532.jpgnotionsJar of quilt pencils, glue sticks, etc.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_5525.jpgscissorsAll sorts of scissors, from Aunt Millie.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_5514.jpgpieced backPieced back.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_5511.jpgscrappy blocksScrappy blocks with a modern vibe.2022-05-17T19:44:44+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2022/05/12/two-small-finishes/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/p1350963.jpgP1350963Wild animal baby quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/center-detail.jpgcenter detailI like the way the patterns on the animals are decorative rather than realistic.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/pink-butterfly.jpgpink butterflyhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/p1360185.jpgteapot art quilt"Tea for Three." The teapots are realistic but the handkerchief butterflies throw it into the "whimsical" category for me.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/blue-teapot.jpgblue teapothttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/animal-quilt-back.jpganimal quilt backThe backing of the quilt has animals patterns in bright colors.2022-05-17T01:57:09+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/09/14/creative-africa-exhibit-philadelphia/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/prints.jpgprintsWax prints2022-04-16T21:19:37+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/01/27/looking-into-sustainable-textiles-part-one/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/blue-jeans.jpgembroideryMaybe you could embroider your own design on something.2022-04-16T21:12:28+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/10/12/tracking-textile-history-the-minoans-part-two/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/an01060643_001_l.jpgAN01060643_001_lSeal stone. That looks like a vertical loom on the left.2022-04-03T17:09:11+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/04/22/soaking-up-inspiration-in-san-diego/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/takin.jpgtakinThe takin is sometimes called the goat antelope, because it has things in common with both families.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/red-river-pigs.jpgred river hogsI think these are the prettiest swine I've ever seen!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1110857.jpgPacific viewView of the Pacific from Cabrillo National Monument on Point Loma.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1110838.jpgpeaceful PacificAnother view of the Pacific.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1110833.jpgSan Diego BayView of San Diego Bay from Cabrillo National Monument.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1110823-e.jpgsedimentary layersSedimentary layers at Cabrillo.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1110793-e.jpgtide poolTiny anemones and snails in a tide pool at Cabrillo.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1110763-e.jpgunique plantsExtraordinary plant grouping in Balboa Park.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1110735.jpgThat Famous KissGiant sculpture of that famous kiss, next to the USS Midway.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1110729.jpgbuoy buddiesTwo sea lions and a gull in the harbor.2022-03-28T03:01:40+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2022/01/15/scraphappy-january-2022/2022-02-15T02:23:37+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2022/02/15/scraphappy-february-2022-the-scraps-escape/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/even-more.jpgeven moreA fresh batch of scraps.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/scrap-design.jpgscrap designScrap blocks on the design wall.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/scrap-blocks.jpgscrap blocksScrap blocks on the design wall.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/scattered.jpgscattered"Scattered," a design by Kelly Young, in her book Stash Statement.2022-02-25T15:43:21+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2022/01/30/a-fashion-plate-from-1835/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1836-january.jpg1836 JanuaryJanuary of 1836, source.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1829-january-dinner-and-walking.jpg1829 January dinner and walking1829 January dinner and walking dresses. Source.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1835-e.jpg1835 eFashion Plate from 1835.2022-04-21T04:03:47+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2022/02/01/the-endeavourers-reveal-day-emotions/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/texture-detail.jpgtexture detailFurnishing fabric appliqued and painted.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/delight-e.jpgdelight eA nonrepresentational portrayal of "delight."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/delight-center.jpgdelight centerThe central section of "Delight."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/red-stitching.jpgred stitchingRows of stitching to mark an area of respite.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/delight-step-2.jpgdelight step 2Trying out further embellishments.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/delight-step-1-e.jpgdelight step 1 eBasic piece for "Delight."2022-02-05T12:42:42+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2022/01/13/following-the-trail-of-an-old-ax-head/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ladies-furnishings-hats.jpgladies furnishings hats"Ladies Furnishings," hats made from hardware in a display window.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/thanksgiving-window.jpgthanksgiving windowA Thanksgiving display from 1911, showing the woman of the house preparing the feast.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/keen-kutter-window-display.jpgKeen Kutter window displayKeen Kutter window display from 1911.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/baseball-window-p-190.jpgbaseball window p 190This display of baseball equipment includes Romeo and Juliet off to the left; not an association I would have ever considered.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/waterfall.jpgwaterfallOne of the diagrams detailing the exhibit construction.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1915-exhibit.jpg1915 exhibitSimmons Exhibit in 1915.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/palace-of-manufactures.jpgpalace of manufacturesPalace of Manufactures, 1904 St. Louis World's Fairhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/simmons-description-1.jpgsimmons descriptionA description of their exhibit, from a large book.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/j-e-pilcher-black-jack.jpgj e pilcher black jackOld handmade ax-headhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/mark.jpgmark"Handmade ...ilcher...ckjack"2022-01-24T03:05:50+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/books-and-resources/oriental-carpet-books-and-websites/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/carpet-joy.jpgcarpet joyAll of these books have gorgeous full-color photos.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/books.jpgbooksSome great books on Oriental carpets.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/carpet-books.jpgcarpet bookshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/carpet-books-2.jpgcarpet books 22021-12-31T23:43:47+00:00weekly0.6https://textileranger.com/2022/01/01/celebrating-public-domain-day/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/0208-symbols.jpg0208 symbolsSymbols of Rug 0208 explained.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/detail.jpgdetailDetail of Rug 0208.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cover.jpgcoverTurkish Handwoven Carpets coverhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/chart.jpgchartChart of part of the design.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/catalog-credit.jpgcatalog creditThe unusual page giving permission for the content to be shared.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/carpet.jpgcarpetRug 0208, 19th century, collection of the Ethnography Museum, Ankara.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/0235-rug-motifs.jpg0235 rug motifsBeautiful motifs and colors of Rug 0235.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/0235-rug-e.jpg0235 rug eRug 0235, a 19th century rug from the collection of the Ethnography Museum in Ankara.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/0235-details.jpg0235 detailsCompanion page with part of the design charted out, and some of the symbols explained.2022-01-04T19:44:56+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2021/12/30/wrapping-up-2021/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/p1340810.jpgporch swinghttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/jumble-e.jpgjumblehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bench-e.jpgbench ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/flower-stitch.jpgflower stitchFree-motion quilting of flowers and leaves.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/blue-bricks-e.jpgblue bricks e"Blue Bricks."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cheater-cloth.jpgcheater-clothTwo people told me that this cheater-cloth quilt was the best quilt I ever made. I mean.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/scrappy.jpgscrappyA third scrappy log cabin from May.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/patriotic-stars-e.jpgpatriotic-stars-eA star lap quilt from March.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/autumn-scrappy-e.jpgautumn-scrappy-eA scrappy log cabin lap quilt from March.2022-01-06T12:29:53+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2021/12/20/a-little-smackerel-of-christmas/2021-12-25T22:40:39+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/12/01/vintage-village/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sled-girl-2.jpgsled girl 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/red-skier.jpgred skierhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1250842.jpgP1250842https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1250838.jpgwoman and farm animalsThe goose woman with her animals.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1250809.jpgSantaSanta leads the skiers.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1250803.jpgP1250803https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1250798.jpgP1250798https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1250795.jpgP1250795Skaters in a winter village.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/gentleman.jpggentlemanThe local squire.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/farm-woman.jpgfarm womanThe goose lady.2021-12-20T17:35:51+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2021/08/24/comparison-of-8-textile-history-books/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/schoeser-cover.jpgschoeser coverWorld Textiles: A Concise History, by Mary Schoeserhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/schoeser-page.jpgschoeser pageSample page from Schoeser book.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ginsburg-page.jpgginsburg pageSample page from Ginsburg book.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/harris-page.jpgharris pageSample page from 5000 Years of Textiles.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/5000-cover.jpg5000 cover5000 Years of Textiles, Jennifer Harris, ed.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ginsburg-cover.jpgginsburg coverThe Illustrated History of Textiles, Madeleine Ginsburg, ed.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1937-cover.jpg1937 coverThe Story of Textiles, by Perry Walton.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/history-books.jpghistory booksTextile history books.2022-03-15T17:11:44+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/01/29/six-books-on-sustainability-and-some-things-i-learned/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sustainable.gifsustainableA stack of old clothes.2021-12-20T03:22:59+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/07/07/basting-bingeing-and-books/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/basting.jpgbastingPlaced for basting.2021-12-19T20:38:34+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/04/12/glimpses-of-textiles-in-old-novels-part-two/2021-12-19T19:58:55+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/about-2/2026-01-25T18:07:08+00:00weekly0.6https://textileranger.com/calendar-of-textile-events-2/2026-01-05T23:30:23+00:00weekly0.6https://textileranger.com/2012/02/01/valentines/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mitten.jpgmittenNot like thishttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/stitch-2.jpgstitch 2Have the swatch go all the way to the edges, like this:https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/stitch-1.jpgstitch 1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/valentine-2.jpgvalentine 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/valentine-1.jpgvalentine 12021-12-17T20:11:35+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2021/11/23/some-kids-quilts-finishes/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/quilt-blocks-e.jpgquilt blocks eFun fabrics for an "I Spy" quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/stitching.jpgstitchingI stitched diagonal lines with 12 wt. variegated thread, and very random "ribbon candy" in 80 wt. white thread.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/i-spy-backing-e.jpgi spy backing ePeace and Love fabric for the backing. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/i-spy-kids-quilt-e.jpgI spy kids quilt eAn I Spy quilt -- I have pieced 4 tops the same, but so far I have only quilted this one.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/baby-quilt-nov-2021.jpgbaby quilt nov 2021Baby quilt, Nov. 2021.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/dragonfly-backing.jpgdragonfly backingGlittery dragonflies for the backing.2021-12-03T01:28:07+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2021/11/01/the-endeavourers-reveal-day-november-2021/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/orange-stitching.jpgorange stitchingJagged orange stitching to show the sense of unrest,https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/headlines-2-e.jpgheadlines 2 eThroat chakra -- communication. This quilt reveals my emotions.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/face.jpgfaceClose up of the face.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/headlines-text.jpgheadlines textFitting the headlines onto the face.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/headlines-text-no-lines.jpgheadlines text no linesJust the headlines, printed on fabric.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/headlines-bw.jpgheadlines bwSketch of woman.2021-12-11T16:31:11+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2021/10/13/a-jar-of-buttons/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2-jars-3-cards-e.jpg2 jars 3 cards eThis one doesn't need a caption but if I try to put it in the post without one, WordPress does funny things.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2-jars-on-rail-e.jpg2 jars on rail eJars of buttons.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2-jars-light.jpg2 jars lighthttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/lotsa-buttons-e.jpglotsa buttons eThe cards make a nice background for the jars.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/button-cards-e.jpgbutton cards eI bought these button cards years ago. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/3-jars-e.jpg3 jars eButton jars.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/button-card-backs.jpgbutton card backsThe way that the buttons are wired so systematically onto the cards, has made me think they were commercials samples, but I really don't know. I do love the look of all the wires as well as the buttons.2025-04-25T17:04:07+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2021/10/02/tales-told-by-the-hemp-dresser/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/hemp-breaker-1830.jpghemp-breaker-1830A hemp-breaking machine patented by Robert McCormick -- the same one who invented the reaper! This image also from the National Archives.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/305885_9514x-hemp-brake-e.jpg305885_9514x-hemp-brake-eJ. Pursell's Patent Drawing for a Machine for Breaking Hemp, 3/18/1836, National Archives 178330035https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/hand-brake-for-hemp-detail.jpghand-brake-for-hemp-detail1836 Patent drawing for a hemp-breaking machine; full details below.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/fayette-county-hemp-nypl.jpgfayette-county-hemp-nyplFrom a 1940 book in the digital collection of the New York Public Library.2021-11-28T23:36:29+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2021/09/23/september-2021-quilt-projects/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/balcony-view.jpgbalcony viewQuilt blocks set out on the deck, as seen from the balcony.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/small-squares-in.jpgsmall squares inAlso Step Three) Turning the pieces a different way results in rows of small squares.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sash-effect.jpgsash effectStep Three) Turn the pieces for different effects and restitch. This arrangement gives a sash and cornerstone look, which is what I was going for in the kids' I Spy quilts.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cut-apart.jpgcut apartStep Two) Cut it apart in the center, vertically and horizontally.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/middles.jpgmiddlesYet again Step Three) This arrangement makes the large squares appear to float over the red squares.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/9-patch-1-block.jpg9 patch 1 blockStep 1) Make your nine-patch block.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sashing-rows.jpgsashing rowsHere I took the cut quarters of the nine-patch and turned each small red square to the bottom right.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/i-spy-gray.jpgi spy grayTwo of the tops have gray borders.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/red-squares-together.jpgred squares togetherThis one has rows of small red squares together between the rows of large black and blue squares.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/i-spy-color-e.jpgi spy color eTwo have multi-color borders.2021-09-28T19:20:39+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2021/09/09/an-assortment-of-early-1930s-fashions-on-one-alaska-woman-f/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/b-128-e.jpgb 128 ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/b-349-e.jpgsummer frockSimple summer frock with trimming details.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/b-530-young-group-e.jpgb 530 young group eThe striped coat goes out to play. Dated Spring 1935.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/b-416-e.jpgb 416 ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/b-422-e.jpgb 422 ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/b-310-e.jpgb 310 ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/b-415-e.jpgb 415 ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/b-129-e.jpgb 129 ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/b-309-1934_07_15.jpgb 309 1934_07_15https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/b-083-e.jpgb 083 e2021-09-17T08:43:40+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2021/03/16/scraphappy-march-2021/2021-09-09T16:10:57+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2019/02/22/better-counseling-through-costume-books/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/postcard-8.jpgpostcard 8https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/postcard-7.jpgpostcard 7https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/postcard-6.jpgpostcard 6https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/postcard-5.jpgpostcard 5https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/postcard-4.jpgpostcard 4https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/postcard-3.jpgpostcard 3https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/postcard-1-1.jpgpostcard 1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/postcard-2.jpgpostcard 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/yarwood-sample.jpgyarwood sampleA sample page from European Costume by Doreen Yarwood.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/boucher-sample.jpgboucher sampleSample page from 20,000 Years of Fashion by Boucher.2021-08-21T21:53:38+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2020/05/01/the-endeavourers-reveal-day-miss-havishams-banquet/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/b21527799_1030-wedding.jpgb21527799_1030 weddingThe menu. Surely Miss Havisham's banquet would have been like this. Source.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/b21527799_0765-jellies.jpgb21527799_0765 jellieshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/b21527799_0827-jellies-2.jpgb21527799_0827 jellies 2Jellies and fruits.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/b21527799_0874-dishes.jpgb21527799_0874 disheshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/b21527799_0198-lobster.jpgb21527799_0198 lobsterAlways remember to garnish the lobster with crayfish.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/b21527799_0476-fruit.jpgb21527799_0476 meatsFrom Mrs. Beeton, 1861 edition. Source.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/b21527799_0579-game.jpgb21527799_0579 gameSo gross. But it seems like the sort of detail Dickens might have included. From Mrs. Beeton, the 1861 edition. <a href="https://archive.org/details/b21527799/page/n578/mode/1up" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Source</a>.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cake-with-lace-e.jpgcake with lace eThe cake with lace webs and button spiders.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cake-e.jpgcake eThe basic cake on the background.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/buttons.jpgbuttonsButton and lace details.2021-08-17T14:28:46+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2021/08/16/candid-street-photos-from-1939-and-1940/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/capture.jpgFahey and BrockmanFahey and Brockman phone book listing, 1939 Seattle. Source.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1940-unk-e.jpg1940 unk ecirca 1940. I think this friend turns up in other photos.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1940-march-b-e.jpg1940 March b eA street portrait from 1940.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1940-march-captioned-e.jpg1940 March captioned eMarch 1940https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1939-dec-e.jpg1939 Dec eDecember 1939https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1940-jan-e.jpg1940 Jan eJanuary 1940https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/millies-collection-e.jpgmillie's collection eGroup of small photos, 1930s and 1940s Alaska.2021-12-11T16:29:54+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2021/08/01/the-endeavourers-reveal-day-august-2021-opposite-day/2021-08-30T20:31:52+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2021/06/16/two-finishes-and-a-disappointment/2021-06-21T15:56:20+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2021/06/15/scraphappy-june-2021-fabric-greeting-cards/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/step-7-1.jpgstep 7Step 7: Place batting square and feature fabric in the center, press, and topstitch all around.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/supplies-2-1.jpgStep 1Step 1: Cut notches from corners.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/step-6-1.jpgstep 6Step 6: Fold the flaps into the center, and press.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/step-5-1.jpgstep 5Step 5: Flip the whole piece over, turn flaps so seams are inside and right side of fabric is outside, making an octogon.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/step-4-1.jpgstep 4Step 4: After corners are trimmed, it looks like this.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/step-4-close-up-1.jpgstep 4 close upStep 4: Trim excess fabric from corners.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/step-3-red-1.jpgstep 3 redWith right sides of the flap fabrics together, stitch a diagonal line across the flap corners.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/step-2-1.jpgstep 2Step 2: Fold flaps in to meet the edges of the central square.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/fade-2.jpgfade 2Original striped fabric above the faded stripe.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/fade-1.jpgfade 1The toss print on gray background.2021-07-18T22:42:44+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2021/05/15/scraphappy-may-2021/2021-05-29T15:38:30+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2021/05/01/the-endeavourers-reveal-day-14-color-theory/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/overlay.jpgoverlayAn overlay of vertical stripes, allowing each color to interact with all the others.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/batik-stripes.jpgbatik stripesBatik stripes.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/warm-and-cool-2.jpgwarm and cool 2Each small section of the piece becomes a color study of its own.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cool-and-warm.jpgcool and warmhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cool-and-fluffy.jpgcool and fluffyButterflies of yarn bring texture to an area with no interplay of colors.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/color-grid-e.jpgcolor grid eColor Play, a geometric design based on color interactions.2021-05-15T02:22:02+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2021/02/14/scraphappy-february-2021-my-fastest-turn-around-ever/2021-05-17T15:09:48+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2021/02/13/why-do-models-look-so-bored/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/galerie-paquin.jpggalerie paquinGalerie Paquin, 1910, sourcehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/salon-doucet.jpgsalon doucetSalon Doucet, 1910, sourcehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/fitting.jpgfittingFitting room, 1910, sourcehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/les-mannequins.jpgles mannequinsLes mannequins, 1910, sourcehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cabine.jpgcabineUne cabine des mannequins, 1910, sourcehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/fourreau.jpgfourreau1890s model wearing a fourreau under the dress she is modeling.2024-04-28T14:08:25+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2021/02/01/the-endeavourers-reveal-day-13-memories/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/fmq.jpgfmqFree motion quilting, inspired by Doreen at Treadlemusic.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/placement.jpgplacementSome pieces placed on a muslin foundation.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/memories-e.jpgmemories eA whimsical design about memories.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/happy-artist.jpghappy artistA favorite embroidered piece.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/glove.jpggloveMy grandmother had one of those vases that looks like a hand. The teething ring came from a piece I wrote for the Texas Historical Commission asked me to write about.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/belles.jpgbellesThe scrap of fabric on the bottom right was a gift from Paula B.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/p1220357.jpgold laceLace patchwork in Janet Haigh's book.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/p1220356.jpgcrazy laceLace patchwork in Janet Haigh's book.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/p1220355-1.jpgembroidery and trimOld embroidery patchwork in Janet Haigh's book.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/p1220354.jpgP12203542021-02-06T23:36:40+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2021/01/29/riffety-riffety-rus-a-yearbook-from-1916/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/purity.jpgpurityDon't forget to get your pure cigars and tobacco!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ad-08-woolen-e.jpgad 08 woolen eWoolen mill ad.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sophomores.jpgsophomoresSophomores of 1916.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/juniors-e.jpgjuniors eJuniors of 1916.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/freshmen-e.jpgfreshmen eFreshmen of 1916.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/seniors-3-e.jpgseniors 3 eA selection of senior portraits from 1916.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/returning-student.jpgreturning studentYearbook photo from Dresden High School, 1916.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/lit-society-2.jpglit society 2The Washingtonian Literary Society, Dresden, Ohio, 1916https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/lit-society-1.jpglit society 1The Carolinian Literary Society, Dresden, Ohio, 1916https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/judge.jpgjudgeThe judge of juvenile court sends a message to the students.2022-08-31T01:40:41+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2021/01/20/an-infair-to-remember/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sarah-bonar-acct-3.jpgsarah bonar acct 360-year-old Xerox copy, of 110-year-old handwritten account, of an event that happened 238 years ago!2021-01-22T15:54:00+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2021/01/15/salvagehappy-january-2021/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1980s-chair-compare-1.jpg1980s chair compare 1Circa 1987, re-caned chair on the left, original broken seat on the right.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/chair-1.jpgchairhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/chair-and-shadow-1.jpgchair and shadowOld chair, fixed with modern materials.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/corner-1.jpgcornerDetail of the corner.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/paracord-seat-e.jpgparacord seat ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/one-chair.jpgone chairAll cleaned up.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/old-seat.jpgold seatThe seat I caned back about 1985, now starting to crack and sag.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/chairs.jpgchairsGroup of chairs that needs repair.2021-01-18T16:49:29+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2021/01/05/an-8th-grade-annual-from-1939/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/school-pics-3-girls-e.jpgschool pics 3 girls e8th grade girls from 1939, Ohio.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1939-teachers-group-e.jpg1939 teachers group eTeachers from an Ohio elementary school, 1939.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1939-school-pics-4-girls-e.jpg1939 school pics 4 girls e8th grade girls from 1939.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1939-school-pics-1-e-boys.jpg1939 school pics 1 e boysA group of 8th grade school boys from 1939.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1939-coaches-e.jpg1939 coaches eCoaches or custodians?2021-01-14T18:59:20+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2021/01/01/wrapping-up-2020/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/wish-drops-3-e.jpgwish drops 3 eCrown chakra -- connection with the universal and infinite.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/seedheads.jpgseedheadsDandelion seed headshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/drop-detail-e.jpgdrop detail eDetail of the wish drops.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cake-with-lace-e.jpgcake with lace e"Miss Havisham's Banquet"https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/quilt-with-architecture.jpgquilt with architectureHere is my husband holding up "Ice". The architectural details in the background give me ideas for more quilts!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/huipiles-2.jpghuipiles 2Huipiles made from handwoven cotton fabrics.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/crib-tops-e.jpgcrib tops eCrib quilt tops -- "Glow" on the left and "Ice" on the right.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/pegboard.jpgpegboardPegboard.2021-01-09T23:15:44+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2020/12/16/scraphappy-december-2020-the-quilt-that-wont-quit/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/red-rectangle.jpgred rectangleThe rectangle I was going for.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/block-start.jpgblock startPartial log cabin block.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/block-outline.jpgblock outlineThe more intricate shape I was getting.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/block-of-my-dreams.jpgblock of my dreamsThe look I thought I would get.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/active-block.jpgactive blockThe look you get if you always add strips to the same two sides.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/scrappy-blocks-e.jpgscrappy blocks eScrappy blocks on the design wall.2021-02-14T18:51:54+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/06/05/family-textiles-a-tale-of-two-shawls/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/letter-1.jpgletter 11988 letter from my grandmother explaining the black shawl.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/1987141-dickens.jpglace shawlWearing the lace shawl to a Dickens festival in my younger (but less historically accurate) days. This gives you an idea of the shawl's size.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1060082.jpgshawl detailDetails of fringe and lacehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/shawls.jpgshawlsBlack wool woven shawl and silk lace shawl2020-12-11T16:06:15+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/06/16/15-in-15-second-quarter-check-in/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/portrait.jpgMary MarshallPortrait of Mary Marshall, from the Marshall House in Savannah, GA.2020-11-04T15:33:38+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2020/11/04/extreme-textile-happiness/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dictionary.jpgdictionaryPage from The Dictionary of Needlework, 1972 reprint.2020-11-05T16:06:56+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2020/10/08/i-spy-donations/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/zoo-top.jpgzoo topZoo panel top. I like the multiple giraffes balancing the top half of the panel's composition.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/fish-top.jpgfish topThis is Jenny Doan's Two-Step pattern.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/fish-fabric.jpgfish fabricCute fish fabric.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20201008_100433_00.jpgstar lap quilt topStar lap quilt top.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/p1190040.jpgpurple pillowcasesPurple pillowcases.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/p1190042.jpgblue pillowcasesBlue pillowcases.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/i-spy-e.jpgi spy eI Spy blocks, a start for a quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20200925_113000.jpg20200925_1130002020-10-27T20:30:04+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2020/09/23/locked-down-in-history-beauty-from-harsh-surroundings/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/375px-kaendler_candelabrum_for_the_sulkowsky_service_dma.jpg375px-Kaendler_Candelabrum_for_the_Sulkowsky_Service_DMAA Meissen candelabrum from the wonderful Dallas Museum of Art.2020-09-27T20:45:31+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2020/08/26/locked-down-in-history-unraveling-the-queens-embroiderer/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/dp16365_20.56.48-waistcoat.jpgDP16365_20.56.48A piece of embroidered silk, French, 18th century, from the Metropolitan Museum of Arthttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/45785-french-emb.jpg45785 french embEmbroidery, 1643–1715 French, Silk; L. 30 x W. 27 inches (76.2 x 68.6 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 1920 (20.56.53) http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/2201912020-09-17T15:35:53+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2020/08/08/locked-down-in-history-venetian-convents/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/dp358071-lace-1-e.jpgponto in ariahttp://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/662027https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/francesco_guardi_-_the_parlor_of_the_nuns_at_san_zaccaria_-_wga10827.jpgFrancesco_Guardi_-_The_Parlor_of_the_Nuns_at_San_Zaccaria_-_WGA10827The Parlor of the Nuns at San Zaccaria by Francesco Guardi, 1740shttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/saint-dominic.jpgsaint dominic2023-12-28T22:59:06+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2020/08/01/the-endeavourers-reveal-day-11-inspiration-from-a-friend/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/caterpillar.jpgcaterpillarBead caterpillar.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/trellis-3-e-2.jpgtrellis 3 e 2An impressionistic design of a trellis and a garden path.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/tote.jpgtoteVintage bag with embroidered flowers.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/daisy-field-e.jpgdaisy fieldVintage daisy handkerchief.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/daisies-and-more.jpgdaisies and moreHandkerchief print and yo-yo flowers.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/butterfly.jpgbutterflyWhitework butterfly.2020-08-08T14:14:26+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2020/06/15/scraphappy-june-2020/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/rainbow-e.jpgrainbow eScrappy rainbow.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/quilting.jpgquiltingClose-up of the quilting.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/autumn-e.jpgautumn eAutumn lap quilt in bright sunlight.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/rainbow-on-swing-e.jpgrainbow on swing eRainbow lap quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/rainbow-on-shed.jpgrainbow on shedRoot chakra -- grounding and centering. To me this quilt is about as basic as you can get.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/autumn-scrappy.jpgautumn scrappyAutumn lap quilt photographed on overcast morning.2020-07-15T14:58:36+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2020/03/23/textile-virtual-visits/2020-03-30T00:21:01+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2020/02/27/stashes-scraps-and-squirrels/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/spools-detail.jpgspools detailSpools with blanket stitching.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/chickens.jpgchickensDeeDee, Pearl, Tammy Lynn, and Jerusha.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/spools-flat-e.jpgspools flat eSashed Spools quilt columns. The colors are softer in real life.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/plaidish-e.jpgplaidish ePlaid-ish blocks, just placed on the bed.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/brown-sashing-e.jpgbrown sashing eRed Bricks lap quilt top. Scraps of brown sashing used with new pieces.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/brown-improv-e.jpgbrown improv eBrown Improv lap quilt top.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/bright-e.jpgbright eBright Bars lap quilt top.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/brickyard-e.jpgbrickyard eBrickyard lap quilt blocks.2020-03-16T06:51:43+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2020/02/18/pin-party-from-1905/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cover.jpgcoverBright Ideas for Entertaining, 19052020-02-27T02:33:17+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2020/02/06/a-thrift-store-find/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/thread-detail.jpgthread detailThe face, made from silk crepe with painted details.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/stuffing.jpgstuffingThe wire armature and straw stuffing.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/shredded-trousers-e.jpgshredded trousers ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/shredded-silk.jpgshredded silkThe front fabric is hanging in shreds.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/shoe-w-armature.jpgshoe w armatureThese shoes were never visible either, as the doll was attached to a wooden base.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/reverse.jpgreverseThe symbols woven into the coat cloth are intriguing.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/legs-and-feet-e.jpglegs and feet eThe legs, leg wrappings, socks, and sandals.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/leg-wrapping-e.jpgleg wrapping eThe leg wrappings are lined with a red silk crepe, that was never visible on the doll.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/hand.jpghandThe hand with articulated fingers.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/doll-e.jpgdoll eJapanese doll, purchased in a thrift store.2020-02-16T19:54:51+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2020/01/21/on-the-hunt-for-joy-challenge-say-cheesehead/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/23795430_10159391444145478_293344009035444444_n.jpgfamily in jerseysThe family that suits up together...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/fan.jpgfanI was hoping to catch the evening light but got there too late.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/p1110752.jpgthrowbackThis is a throwback jersey, based on their 1929 uniform.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/football.jpgfootball1960s plaque : Wisconsin's Green Bay Champion Packers, "We like it here."2020-01-25T22:08:28+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2020/01/18/lens-artists-photo-challenge-79-a-window-with-a-view/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/roundhouse.jpgroundhouseRoundhouse, Evanston, WYhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/looking-in.jpglooking inCracked window, looking in to an equipment room.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/equipment.jpgequipmentSomeday I will make a series of quilts from these shots.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cracks.jpgcracksStressed windows.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/windows.jpgwindowsLooking through to multiple stories.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/p1100744-e.jpglayers of reflectionsLooking through the huge main building.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/p1100742-e.jpgreflectionRoundhouse reflection.2020-01-26T23:18:44+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2020/01/15/scraphappy-day-january-2020/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/facing-corner.jpgfacing cornerDaisies facing corner.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/facing-corner-2.jpgfacing corner 2Autumn lap quilt facing corner.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/daisies.jpgdaisiesDaisies lap quilt. On this one, I turned the facings to the front side.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/daisies-back.jpgdaisies backBack of the Daisies lap quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/autumn.jpgautumnAutumn fabrics lap quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/autumn-back.jpgautumn backBack of the lap quilt, showing the facings and triangle corners.2020-01-19T04:06:44+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2020/01/04/wrapping-up-2019/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20200103_195226-1.jpgbasket sideI saw this print at the Second Chance Fabrics booth at International Quilt Festival, and it was just enough for two baskets.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20200103_195215-1.jpgbuttonsI used ponytail holders as the loops around the buttons.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/overshot-and-patch-e.jpgovershot and patch eHandwoven patch.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/framed-motif-e1578161177166.jpgframed motifTwo-thread lines in both warp and weft frame the circular motifs.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/coverlet-e.jpgcoverlet eHandwoven overshot coverlet.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/print-e.jpgprint eJapanese-inspired print.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/flower-quilting-e.jpgflower quilting eFlower basket stitching.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/find-edges-bw.jpgfind edges bwThe stitching design brought out by Photoshop filters.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/pixelated.jpgpixilatedI started this quilt in 2015!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/hand-stitching-2-e.jpghand stitching 2 eSimple hand quilting. Sometimes I did echo stitching, sometimes I didn't.2021-02-20T17:44:16+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2019/12/19/lens-artists-photo-challenge-76-on-display/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/versace.jpgversaceVersace's red Christmas trees.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/konigsallee-2.jpgkonigsallee 2Along Konigsallee at night.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/zegna-1.jpgzegna 1The Ermenegildo Zegna window.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/gucci-e.jpggucci eGucci window in Dusseldorf.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cartier-3-e.jpgcartier 3 eEye-catching display, even after most of the jewelry was removed for the night.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cartier-2-1.jpgcartier 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cartier-1-e.jpgcartier 1 eI loved the simple hints of skyline in the back.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/doorman-dreams.jpgdoorman dreamshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/doorman-dreams-2.jpgdoorman dreams 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/details.jpgdetailsA leopard bearing a gift.2019-12-25T00:18:42+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2019/12/13/company-manners/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/b-054.jpgfriends by the fireplaceFriends in Alaska in the 1930s or 40s.2019-12-14T02:20:41+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/03/02/texas-quilt-museum/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1040786.jpgTexas Quilt MuseumTexas Quilt Museum, La Grange, Texashttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1040781-e.jpgFlour Sack SwatchesDo you see the Texas Heroes?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1040782-e.jpgStar QuiltWould you think of putting plaids with flour sack prints? I wouldn't have - but I love it!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1040772.jpgArt in FiberThe Art in Fiber billboardhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1040771.jpgCopper Shade TreeThe Copper Shade Tree Gallery in Round Top, Texas2019-12-03T02:14:38+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/10/31/theatre-de-la-mode-dolls-at-maryhill-museum/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_6567-e.jpgcroquis de paris dollshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_6603-e.jpgcroquis de parisCroquis de Paris (Sketches of Paris).https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_6536-e.jpgouterwear designsDesigns by Borea, Issartel, Rochas, Fath, Manguin.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_6499-e.jpgcocteau set"My Wife is a Witch" set by Jean Cocteau for the Theatre de la Mode (reconstruction).https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/worth-and-carpentier.jpgworth and carpentierEvening gowns from Worth and Mad Carpentier.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/overskirt.jpgoverskirtDetail of the Carpentier gown, showing the black lace embroidery on the overskirt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_6478.jpgmaryhill museumThe Maryhill Museum of Art with the dry grassy hills behind.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/detail.jpgdetailDetail of the Worth gown, showing the silk damask fabric and the gold embroidery.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_6654.jpgColumbia RiverThe Columbia River gorge seen from the grounds of the Maryhill Museum.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_6653-e.jpgIMG_6653 e2019-12-03T00:09:48+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2019/11/25/textiletopia-part-two/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_0801.jpgIMG_0801https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ewer.jpgewerhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/fish.jpgfishhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/glass.jpgglasshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/arch-motif.jpgarch motifhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/arch-motif-2.jpgarch motif 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/chihuly-gallery-e.jpgchihuly gallery ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/detail-2.jpgdetail 2The dappled leaves look very modern.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/tapestry.jpgtapestryA Netherlands tapestry, from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/detail.jpgdetailThe tapestry detail is interesting in its own right.2019-12-17T03:08:45+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2019/11/24/textiletopia/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/layout.jpglayouthttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/stairs-light-lights-lamps-54581-1.jpgstairs-light-lights-lamps-54581-1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/people-inside-room-2129918.jpgpeople-inside-room-2129918But one like this would be better.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/architecture-building-buildings-business-264706.jpgarchitecture-building-buildings-business-264706Just an ordinary mall like this would do.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/waterfall.jpgwaterfallhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/st-louis-gardens.jpgmissouri gardensOur gardens would look like these at the Missouri Botanical Gardens.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/chihuly-in-st-louis.jpgchihuly in st louisAnd we have conservatories for rainy days, like this one also at the Missouri Botanical Gardens.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sheep.jpgsheepCount these sheep and you will have sweet dreams!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/creative.jpgcreativeWhimsical lights to spark your creativity.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/upholstery.jpgupholsteryUpholstery fabric in the Moody Mansion, Galveston, TX.2019-11-28T22:31:09+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/natural-dyes-2/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wheel.jpgwheelSummer Color Wheelhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1120549.jpgsunflowerhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/winged-elm-top.jpgwinged elm tophttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/waterleaf-wool001.jpgwaterleaf wool001https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/waterleaf.jpgwaterleafhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sunflower-wool.jpgsunflower woolhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pokeberry-wool-2.jpgpokeberry wool 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pokeberry-wool.jpgpokeberry woolhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pokeberry.jpgpokeberryhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/persimmon-wool.jpgpersimmon wool2021-01-16T00:46:33+00:00weekly0.6https://textileranger.com/2019/11/15/banjara-textile-scraps/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/golden-stitches.jpggolden stitchesA Banjara textile scrap.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/metallic-thread.jpgmetallic threadClose-up of the metallic threads and mirrors.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/favorite-e.jpgfavorite eThis piece is stitched onto cardboard, with old papers in between the layers.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/design-wall-e-1.jpgdesign wall eMy current collection of inspiring textiles and pictures.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/close-up-2-e.jpgclose up 2 eBright yellow stitches.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/close-up-1-e.jpgclose up 1 eStitches on red twill fabric.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/banjara-e.jpgbanjara eCollection of banjara scraps.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/back-e.jpgback eThe back of one of the pieces.2019-11-16T05:48:38+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2019/11/06/international-quilt-festival-2019/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/270-colors-e.jpg270 colors e270 Colors, by Sheri Morrillhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/stitching.jpgstitchingDetail of Glass Building, by Jill Kerttula, exhibited at IQF Houston, 2019.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/p1100087.jpgP1100087Artist's statement.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/p1100083.jpgdetailDetail of Japanese Memories by Kathleen M. Littfin, at IQF Houston.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/p1100081.jpgP1100081Japanese Memories by Kathleen M. Littfin, at IQF Houston.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sign.jpgsignSign explaining permitted photo practice.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/p1100147.jpgP1100147Bob Ross Goes Embroidery, by Kathy Estes, displayed at IQF Houston 2019.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/p1100146.jpgP1100146Beauty is Everywhere, by Laurie Miller, displayed at IQF Houston, 2019https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/p1100135.jpgP1100135Bob Rossisms, by Beverly Simpson, displayed at IQF Houston, 2019https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/p1100113-e.jpgP1100113 eLa Tour, by Daniela and Marco Arnoldi Sarzi-Sartori (DAMSS). Displayed at IQF Houston, 2019.2019-11-15T17:24:13+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2019/11/01/the-endeavourers-reveal-day-8-dreams/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/november-piece-flat-e.jpgNovember piece flat eAnother view.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/november-piece-e.jpgNovember piece eThis light shows the dimensionality better.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/p1090929-e.jpgart quilt for EndeavourersA geometric design.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/p1090927-e.jpgart quilt for NovemberThe layered piece.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/net-effect-e.jpgnet effect eI love the interplay of colors with the lace net over the silk quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/net-effect-detail.jpgnet effect detailDetail showing the threads.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/bobbin-lace-e.jpgbobbin lace eLarge-scale lace in progress.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/bobbin-lace-detail.jpgbobbin lace detailDetail showing the twisting and weaving of the threads.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/linen-stitch.jpglinen stitch"Chessboard in Linen-stitch" from Lace in the Making.2019-11-09T21:55:24+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2019/09/10/renovations-large-and-small/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/blue-house-e.jpgblue house ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/old-trunk.jpgold trunkThe paper lining of this old trunk was shredding.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/lined-trunk-e.jpglined trunk eI used five coordinated samples.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/trunk.jpgtrunkThe renovated trunk.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/lining.jpglininghttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/fabrics.jpgfabricsA close-up of the fabrics.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/4-eras-e.jpg4 eras eOne house, 1975 to present.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/4-eras-e-crop.jpg4 eras e cropTop left: the house when we moved in, top right: painted but with old windows, bottom left: new deck, bottom right: new siding and paint.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/p1080577-e.jpgwest faceI painted the light blue swing and the white planter boxes. Everything else was done by professionals.2019-10-17T16:42:41+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2019/08/15/super-scrappy-lap-quilt-for-scraphappy-august/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/super-scrappy-e.jpgsuper scrappy eScrap lap quilt for the VA hospital. I may have overcompensated for the predictability of my last quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/super-scrappy-back-e.jpgsuper scrappy back eThe blue and white strip down the middle is from the quilt I did before this one.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/quilt-and-house-e.jpgquilt and house eMy artistic statement -- "It's a metaphor for all the odds and ends of lumber and tools surrounding my house, with me as the bright red dot in the middle...."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/house-addition.jpghouse additionSuddenly I have a 3-story house!2019-09-29T15:14:18+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2019/08/02/i-whistle-a-happy-tune/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/both-songs.jpgboth songsOriginal on the left, my version for quilters on the right.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/post-quilt-e.jpgpost quilt ePredictable but useful.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/stitching.jpgstitchingI quilted with a decorative stitch. Each row took 5 minutes, which mean there is about 5 hours of quilting on this small piece!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/fabrics.jpgfabricsWhen I ran out of the red fabric, I added in the dark stripe.2019-09-07T13:46:35+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2019/08/01/endeavourers-reveal-day-7-a-walk-in-the-park/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/fiori-boat-3-e-1.jpgfiori boat 3 eAn impressionistic view of Chihuly's Fiori Fun.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_4125-e.jpgfiori close-up 1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_4124-e.jpgclose-up 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_4121-e.jpgfiori boatDale Chihuly's Fiori Boat, at Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville, Arkansashttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/big-stitch-corner.jpgbig stitch cornerBig stitches to capture the highlights of the leaves.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/fiori-e.jpgfiori ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/detail.jpgdetailI stitched the bottom layer shapes first and then painted them.2019-08-08T21:35:53+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2019/07/15/scraphappy-day-july-2019/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/red-rooster.jpgred roosterA scrappy lap quilt with roosters and sunflowers.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/red-back-e.jpgred back eThe brown fabric came from Second Chance Fabrics.2019-07-29T02:33:29+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2019/06/16/quilt-consultation-results/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/caras-quilt-front-2.jpgleaf quilt front 2The front has simple leaf shapes on a gray background.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/caras-quilt-back.jpgleaf quilt backThe back has large squares, bordered with small squares.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/block.jpgblockI wanted each big square to show the outline of a leaf.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/leaf.jpgleafBlue leaf.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/leaf-quilt.jpgleaf quilthttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/green-leaf.jpggreen leafhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/caras-favorite.jpgwife's favoriteThe wife's favorite.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ryans-favorite.pnghusband's favoriteThe husband's favorite.2019-07-03T14:03:02+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2019/06/13/quite-possibly-the-worlds-bulkiest-quilt/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/string-quilt.jpgstring quiltShirt stripes string quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/quilt-backing.jpgquilt backingThe backing folded over.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/rows-opened.jpgrows openedOpen out the two rows.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/stitch-and-flip.jpgstitch and flipStep 1: Place both rows in the middle, one facing up, one facing down, and stitch through all layers.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/row-3.jpgrow 3Step 2: Place the third row face down onto row two, and stitch through all layers.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/row-3-open.jpgrow 3 openFlip open row three, and continue.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/backing.jpgbackingBacking fabric.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/if-only-2.jpgif only 2I added some thin strings to the gray bars with Photoshop. If I ever do another quilt like this, I will add them in real life.2019-06-20T23:42:42+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2019/05/30/theres-still-a-place-in-the-world-for-a-textile-writer/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ai-5.jpgAI 5AI response to "ornamentation in clothing," from TalkToTransformer.com.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ai-3.jpgAI 3Poem on lost fashion, by an AI. Source: TalkToTransformer.com.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ai-2.jpgAI 2Second AI response to "What I love about quilts is..." Source:TalkToTransformer.comhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ai-1.jpgAI 1First AI response to "What I love about quilts is..."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ai-7.jpgAI 7https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ai-6.jpgAI 62019-06-03T03:09:41+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2019/05/01/endeavourers-reveal-day-6-raindrops/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/margot-e.jpgmargot ePortrait of Margot.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/almost-done.jpgalmost doneThat central piece of silk doesn't really have anything interesting going on.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/histogram.jpghistogramSome colorful lines to represent the histogram. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/rainy-day-e.jpgrainy day e"Rainy Day Recall"https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/layers.jpglayersPrinted Lutradur and glue layers on the printed silk.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/overlay-2.jpgoverlay 2Negative shapes overlaid.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/overlay-1.jpgoverlay 1Positive shapes overlaid.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/octavia.jpgoctaviaThread sketch of Emmeline.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/kate.jpgkateThread sketch of Kate.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/done.jpgrainy day recall"Rainy Day Recall", an abstracted view of a computer screen and old photos.2019-05-07T12:47:21+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2019/04/22/happy-earth-day-2/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/veggie-people.jpgveggie peopleVeggie People centerpiece.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/veggie-people-4.jpgveggie people 4Adorable vintage homemade garden markers.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/turnip.jpgturnipThe turnip looks a little tipsy.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sad-corn.jpgsad cornSad corn salt shaker.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cauli.jpgcauliThe skeptical cauliflower seems to be the brains of the group.2019-05-01T01:50:29+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2019/04/17/guest-post-a-weaver-shares-her-path/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/p1070941.jpeg.jpgbed scarfHandwoven bed scarf.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/p1070631.jpgsaddle blanketSaddle blanket woven with Churro wool.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_4275.jpeg.jpgcountermarch loomLenore, the countermarch loom.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/081-e.jpgceniza swatchThis was the swatch that caught Carol's eye.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ceniza-rug-e1555470560739.jpgceniza rug"Ceniza," a wool rug in soft purples, greens, and greys.2020-11-07T02:01:36+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2019/04/15/scraps-to-the-organizing-rescue/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/p1050863.jpgcord bagBag for adapter cord.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/organizer.jpgorganizerPocket organizer from batik scraps.2019-05-12T18:16:15+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2019/03/15/a-quilt-consultation-book/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/p1040776.jpgimprov"Improvisational" - Unpredictable placement of scrappy fabrics.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/p1040775.jpgmodern"Modern" - lots of solid fabrics, gray, asymmetrical placement of pieces.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/p1040774.jpgtraditional"Traditional" - A Nine Patch block with Orange Peel quilting and hand-stitched binding.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/samples-e.jpgsamples eBaby quilt samples in different styles, traditional, modern, and improvisational.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/pages.jpgpagesTwo of the photo pages.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/backs-e.jpgbacks eThe sample backs, showing three different edge techniques.2019-06-16T23:32:38+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2019/02/15/scraphappy-february-2019/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/puppy-plaid-e.jpgpuppy plaid ePuppies and Plaid lap quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/back-e.jpgback ePuppies and Plaid lap quilt, the back.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/mill-engravings.jpgmill engravingsMill engravings, all from France in the 1880s, reproduced in the book Textile Designs.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/dog-cloth.jpgdog clothFabric scrap with puppy design. And an argyle plaid. Why? Just why?2019-02-21T17:14:13+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2019/02/14/putting-herself-in-the-picture/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/plate-51.jpgPlate 51"The great room in the Forsthaus, a place of public entertainment in Frankfurt Forest, with our own party drinking coffee", August 1835.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/plate-84.jpgPlate 84"Procession at Dusseldorf, October 14, 1838", by Mary Ellen Best. Since I was just in Dusseldorf, I had to show this one!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/plate-65.jpgPlate 65"Mary Richardson, aged 15 years, York, August 1836." Mary was a servant to Ellen and her mother.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/plate-49.jpgPlate 49"Exhibition of the Works of Modern Artists in the Ball-room of the Goldnes Ross Hotel, Frankfurt," May 1835, by Mary Ellen Best. Best is seen in her own painting, studying the catalog.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/plate-45.jpgPlate 45"Portrait of Frederike Cramer...a short time in our service...", November 1834. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/plate-40.jpgPlate 40Sister Rosamund wrote about the toys Ellen bought for her nieces and nephews; Ellen painted scenes of the booths where she bought them.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/plate-37.jpgPlate 37"Kitchen at Hotel St. Lucas, in the Hoogstraat, Rotterdam", August 1834, by Mary Ellen Best.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/plate-27.jpgPlate 27"Kitchen at Langton", 1830s, by Mary Ellen Best. This was the kitchen of her grandmother's home.2019-02-21T18:29:41+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2019/02/09/souvenirs-from-the-middle-east-1961/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/shepherd.jpgshepherd1961 postcard of a shepherd, sent from Lebanon.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/star-hat-1.jpgstar hat 1Crocheted cap with eight-pointed star, rayon.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/camel-bag.jpgcamel bagCrocheted bag with camel motifs.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/camel-bag-detail.jpgcamel bag detailDetail.2022-03-28T15:47:04+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2019/02/02/endeavourers-reveal-day-5-texture/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/texturequilte.jpgtexturequiltTussah and Taffeta, for the Endeavourers' texture theme.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/texturedetaile.jpgtexturedetailA cocoon laying on the finished piece.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/texturedetail2e.jpgtexturedetail2eAnother detail.2019-02-08T00:57:09+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2019/01/15/scraphappy-january-2019/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/gift-bags-5.jpggift bags 5Simple gift bags.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/gift-bags-2.jpggift bags 2Another view.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/gift-bags-1-e.jpggift bags 1 eFestive gift bags from designer fabric samples.2019-01-17T12:20:30+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/12/31/goals-for-2019/2019-01-16T09:23:13+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/12/30/wrapping-up-2018/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/P1030105-e.jpgP1030105 eBack of the sailboat lap quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/P1030102-e.jpgP1030102 eSailboat lap quilt, 40" square.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/P1020858-e.jpgP1020858 eSaid baby enjoying his quilt!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/quilt-star.jpgquilt starhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/vertical.jpgverticalhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/red-stitching-e.jpgred stitching eStitched with red.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/p1010988-vivid-landscape-e.jpgvivid landscape filterI like to convert the pictures into black and white to judge whether the value scheme is interesting. This filter is called "vivid landscape."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/p1010988-newspaper-e.jpgnewspaper filterThis filter is called "newspaper."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/p1010987-e.jpgP1010987 eNine patch and fence rails pattern, on the fence rails!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/chips-and-salsa.jpgchips and salsaChips and Salsa, 9 patch and fence rail pattern.2019-01-11T11:15:14+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/12/22/quick-and-easy-gift-bags/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/lined.jpglinedInside.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/lined-push.jpglined pushPush the lining into the outer bag.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/lined-presto.jpglined prestoMy lining bag is on top, right side out. I grab that top seam, and push the lining into the outer bag.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/lined-finished.jpglined finishedOutside.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/lined-chango.jpglined changoVoila!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/lined-boxed-corners.jpglined boxed cornersThe lined bag, showing all four corners boxed.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/lined-silver-side-front.jpglined silver side frontSilver side of the lined bag.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/lined-silver-side-back.jpglined silver side backSilver side, with seams showing, still inside out.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/lined-gold-side-front.jpglined gold side frontGold side of the lined bag.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/lined-gold-side-back.jpglined gold side backGold side, seams stitched, still inside out.2019-02-20T05:57:41+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/12/18/snacking-and-shopping-in-dusseldorf/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/rosette-cakes.jpgrosette cakesRosette cakes -- much classier than the funnel cakes we get here.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/welcoming-booth-e.jpgwelcoming booth eBooth of lovely wooden ornaments.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/platz.jpgplatzDusseldorf dressed for Christmas.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/pastry-2.jpgpastry 2Schluter Konditorei pastries.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/pastry-1.jpgpastry 1Delicious fresh breads at Schluter Konditorei.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/P1030554-e.jpgpottery boothI bought a lot of souvenirs from this booth -- pottery made in Poland.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/kind-ladies-in-dusseldorf.jpgkind ladies in dusseldorfKind ladies waving for the photographer.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/gingerbread.jpggingerbreadA gingerbread hut.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dusseldorf-markt.jpgdusseldorf marktDusseldorf Christmas market at night.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/chestnuts.jpgchestnuts"Chestnuts roasting..." This is the first time we ever tried chestnuts.2018-12-21T02:25:00+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/12/07/textile-highlights-at-centre-charlemagne-in-aachen/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1001341879.jpg1001341879https://rkd.nl/en/explore/images/288597https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/market-scene-5.jpgmarket scene 5A fine lady buys a rabbit.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/market-scene-4.jpgmarket scene 4Bargaining? Or just exchanging gossip?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/market-scene-3.jpgmarket scene 3A parade in the distance.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/market-scene-2.jpgmarket scene 2Lace ruffs on the poultry sellers.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/market-scene-1.jpgmarket scene 1Marktszene mit Aachener Gebauden, (Market scene with Aachen buildings) Henrik van Steenwijck, Frankfurt, end of the 16th century.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/p1030169.jpgP1030169Bone or ivory drop spindle and needles.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/p1030168.jpgP1030168Bone or ivory cards for tablet weaving.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/walking-machine-4.jpgwalking machine 4Walking machine model, circa 1900.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/walking-machine-2.jpgwalking machine 22018-12-22T03:53:44+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/12/04/aachen-cathedral-textile-treasures/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/p1030239-e-detail.jpgIsabella detailIsabella Clara Eugenia dress detail, showing the pearls and embroidery.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/josephinesche.jpgjosephinischesJosephine Dress, 1691. From the Aachen Cathedral Treasury.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/silk-with-sprang.jpgsilk with sprangSilk satin and sprang dress detail.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/row-of-dresses.jpgrow of dressesRow of dresses for the Picture of Grace, Aachen Cathedral Treasury.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/red-quilting.jpgred quiltingRed quilted dress, detail, circa 1740. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/p1030250-e.jpgAmsterdamer dressAmsterdam dress, 1705. From the Aachen Cathedral Treasury.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/p1030245-e.jpgAmsterdamer dress detailAmsterdam dress detail.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/bag-detail.jpgbag detailRelics pocket detail.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cope.jpgcopeCope in Aachen Cathedral Treasury.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/bag.jpgreliquary bagReliquary bag.2018-12-30T18:24:20+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/11/17/new-goods-new-goods-an-ohio-storekeepers-inventory-from-1838/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/weaver-prices-18471.jpgWeaver prices 1847Number of fabrics in each price bracket, from the Weaver store in 1847.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/kincaid-prices-18381.jpgKincaid prices 1838Number of fabrics in each price bracket, from the Kincaid store in 1838.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/general-store-ad.jpggeneral store adhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1838-ads.jpg1837 adsAds from an 1837 newspaper.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/kincaid-estate-rec-503-2.jpgkincaid estate rec 503 2The record of the estate of Thomas Kincaid, Ohio, 1838.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/kincaid-widow.jpgkincaid widowThe inventory of the widow's portion.2018-11-26T19:18:56+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/11/15/the-bottomless-bin-of-red-scraps/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/p1030114.jpgbox of scrapsRed scraps left over, side view.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/p1030113.jpgred scrapsRed scraps left over, top view.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/p1030100.jpgred lap quilt 2Red lap quilt 2, also 40 inches square.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/p1030097-e.jpgred lap quilt 1Red lap quilt 1, about 40 inches square.2018-11-23T02:36:47+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/11/09/international-quilt-festival-2018/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/p1030091.jpgmapPlan of Purchasing.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/p1030089.jpgpauline rogers bookPauline Rogers' book and sashing tool.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/p1030095-e.jpgP1030095 ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/p1030094-e.jpgthread assortmentI can't wait to experiment with all of these.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/p1030083.jpgstencil close upClose-up, showing the very fine holes in the stencil screen.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/p1030082.jpgstencilsFull Line Stencils.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/p1030079.jpgLED lightsRechargeable LED lights by ViviLux.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/p1030075.jpgsilksBurmese and Thai silks from Spirit of the Artisan.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/p1030073.jpghandwoven detailDetail of handwoven fabrics.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/p1030072-e.jpghandwoven fabricsHandwoven assortment from 2018.2018-12-06T17:12:59+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/11/01/the-endeavourers-reveal-day-four-improv/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ink-sampler.jpgink samplerPart of a sampler of different ways to use the acrylic inks.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/improv-flowers-e.jpgimprov flowers e"Dutch Bouquet," for the Improv theme.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/detail-2.jpgdetail 2Another detail.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/detail-1.jpgdetail 1Detail of mini-quiltflower.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p1040949-e.jpgP1040949 ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/string-circles.jpgstring circlesString Circles, my favorite vintage quilt.2018-11-10T09:30:19+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/10/15/gifts-for-the-person-who-has-everything/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p1020780-e.jpgsulcata 2Bigger kid, bigger turtle.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/chamo.jpgchamoA Veiled Chameleon takes a stroll.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p1020799.jpgsulcata and babyThe baby looks at the smallest sulcata.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p1020818.jpghomemade giftsHomemade gifts.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p1020816.jpgP1020816Reusable produce bags from donated yarn.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/halloween.jpghalloweenHere is my Haunting License.2018-11-01T23:34:58+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/10/05/scrappy-baby-quilts-finished/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p1020725-e.jpgbaby quiltsThree baby quilts.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p1020709-e.jpgcolor sectionsThis one has sections of color.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p1020706-e.jpgsingle colorsOn this one, the colors move around more.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p1020705-e.jpgspring colorsThis one is my favorite. It is quilted in vertical wavy lines.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p1020704-e.jpgscrappy baby quiltsScrappy baby quilts.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/backs.jpgbacksI especially love the black fabric with colorful circles, and I ordered lots more!2018-10-17T15:08:33+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/09/15/scraphappy-september-2018/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/quilt-heart.jpgquilt hearthttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/p1010981.jpgscrap happy quilt2018-09-21T22:39:27+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/09/07/in-awe-of-a-master-designer-and-stitcher/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/detail-of-ruins.jpgdetail of ruinsDetail of textured stitches.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/p1000444-crop-e.jpgP1000444 crop eLunette of Jesse-David-Salomon.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/samples-and-windows1.jpgsamples and windowsStitch reference notebook, in the middle of a hand-built house.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/yellow-samples.jpgyellow sampleshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pink-samples.jpgpink samplesPink thread and stitch samples.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/red-angel-e.jpgred angel eI love the colors and the spatial quality.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/naason-e.jpgnaason eFigure from the "Naason" lunette.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/back-detail.jpgback detailThe flawless back of the piece.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/abstract-quality-e.jpgabstract quality eA detail of the Sistine Chapel cross-stitch.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sistine-e.jpgsistine eThe Sistine Chapel in cross-stitch, designed and executed by Jo Lopianowski-Roberts.2024-10-03T22:02:30+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/08/09/the-two-quilts-of-madame-x/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/star-13.jpgstar 13Words cannot express how much I love that giant dot fabric.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/star-12.jpgstar 12https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/star-3.jpgstar 3https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/woven-gingham.jpgwoven ginghamhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/wool-plaid.jpgwool plaidSingles wool woven into a plaid.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/star-11.jpgstar 11"Intense bright green, as well as yellow greens and chartreuse, wee common in the 1950s."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/star-6.jpgstar 6"Navy blue was just coming into its own as the 1940s and 1950s progressed...Navy blue fabrics with polka dots in any size were available."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/star-5.jpgstar 5"Yellow gold with lavender was a common color scheme..." This is the only block with all solid-color pieces.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/star-2.jpgstar 2More scrappy goodness.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/star-1.jpgstar 1"During this time, it appears that someone went wild with the color wheel..."2018-09-06T14:17:13+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/08/03/a-sampling-of-pexels-free-stock-photos/2018-10-16T00:50:27+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/08/01/the-endeavourers-reveal-day-three-spirals/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/wiggle-e.jpgwiggle eEffect of 1-second shutter speed and motion.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hook-galaxy-e.jpghook galaxy eDetail of the "Hook and Eye Galaxy."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/spiral-merge.jpgspiral mergeMy favorite combination.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sewist-galaxies-e.jpgsewist galaxies eA Sewist's Universehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/night-universe-merge-1.jpgnight universe merge 1Combined shots.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/night-universe-2-e.jpgnight universe 2 eCapturing the lights at night.2018-08-03T14:53:30+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/07/12/the-milliners-secret-book-review/2018-07-06T20:47:28+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/06/19/spectacular-spirals/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/conchologia_iconica_or_illustrations_of_the_shells_of_molluscous_animals_1845_20677815675.jpgConchologia_iconica,_or,_Illustrations_of_the_shells_of_molluscous_animals_(1845)_(20677815675)By Internet Archive Book Images [No restrictions], via Wikimedia Commons2018-07-31T20:30:53+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/03/14/texas-botanist-mary-sophie-young/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/00373338.jpg00373338https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/00372464.jpg00372464Styrax platafolius, collected by Mary Sophie Young in a canyon of the Davis Mountains on May 12, 1914.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/burros.jpgburrosMary Sophie Young with her burros and precious buggy.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1160792f.jpgMarfa viewIf she had gone up in the cupola, she would have seen her destination on the horizon.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1160729-e.jpgMarfa courthouseThe Marfa courthouse was built in 1886, so Mary Sophie Young would have seen it.2018-05-03T23:52:08+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/05/01/endeavourers-reveal-day-two-change-transformation/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/scraps.jpgscrapsFabric scraps fused and couched, before being painted.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_2862-e.jpgbasicAs simple as it gets.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_2847-e.jpgartist's alchemy"Artist's Alchemy" - a piece with abstract, geometric, and non-objective features.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_2836.jpgstitchedThe web lines with drops, reduced to basic lines and stitched in different threads.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_2833.jpgfabric rollshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_2832-e.jpgbeaded webHand beaded.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_2823-e.jpgpainted scrapsNonobjective - interesting shapes, lines, and colors, with no reference to a subject matter.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/detail-1.jpgdetail 1The top corner.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/couching.jpgcouchingSpider web in couched boucle threads.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/web-with-drops-e.jpgweb with drops eSpider web on a rainy morning.2018-05-20T14:39:54+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/04/18/must-view-color/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/fruit.jpgfruithttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/towel.jpgterry clothhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/foundation.jpgfoundationIt seems that most of the pieces were stitched to this curtain for a foundation.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/flower-power.jpgflower powerhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/fixer-quilt.jpgfixer quiltRepair this colorful quilt for a family friend.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/favorite.jpgfavoriteMy very favorite block.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/capture.jpgscreen shotDull dull files.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/blue.jpgbluehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/baskets.jpgbasketshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/back.jpgbackThe back (with the front folded over on the right).2018-05-05T01:09:18+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/02/14/binging-and-binding/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/orry-kelly.jpgorry-kellyDesign sketches by Orry-Kelly for an unidentified film. From Hollywood Sketchbook by Deborah Nadoolman Landis.2018-04-08T21:20:26+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/12/31/first-finish-on-the-last-day/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_2386.jpgplanetary muralJust one wall of the amazing mural.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/fabric.jpgfabrichttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/both-sides.jpgboth-sidesBoth sides.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/aligned.jpgalignedThe Planets Are Alignedhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/quilt-mockup.jpgquilt-mockupThis is the computer mock-up. There were too many colors to go with the background fabric so I limited the colors in the final quilt.2018-04-08T21:16:58+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/12/29/long-relationships-and-short-attention-spans/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/boys.jpgboysBatman in the middle. There may be a Teen-age Mutant Ninja Turtle shell under the cape as well.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_2784e.jpgimg_2784eRe-enacting old photos.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_2815-e2.jpgimg_2815-e2Celebration Day 2.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1985013-dacus.jpgoriginalBack in the 80s when my older daughter was a toddler.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/candid-3-e.jpgcandid-3-eTwo people paying attention.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/candid-2-e.jpgcandid-2-eOne person paying attention.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/candid-1-e.jpgcandid-1-eNot a single person paying attention.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/best.jpgbesthttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/candid-9-e.jpgcandid-9-eMost are getting tired of posing, but a few look photogenic throughout.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/candid-8-e.jpgcandid-8-eOkay! We all look stunning!2018-04-08T21:14:11+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/12/06/i-saw-i-pinned-i-followed-through/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/eyelet-backs.jpgeyelet-backsThis is what the eyelets look like when they are set in place.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/top.jpgtophttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3475.jpgimg_3475Eyelets and tiny tools.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3471.jpgimg_3471Mini-ornaments for the calendar.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3457.jpgimg_3457Button ornaments.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/advent-e.jpgadvent-eAdvent calendar.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3451-e.jpgimg_3451-ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3440.jpgimg_3440The number strips before being attached to the calendar.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/eyelets.jpgeyeletsDetail of the jump rings wired through the eyelets.2018-04-08T21:12:59+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/04/08/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-cars-trucks-motorcycles/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/b-080.jpgparking lotMysterious parking lot in the wilderness.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/b-080-close-up.jpgparking lot close upA zoomed-in view of all the cars.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/b-203-truck.jpgb 203 truckLarkin Co. Truck. There are still a lot of Larkin and Newton Anchor Biscuit store display trucks very similar to this one.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/b-202-car.jpgcar on bridgeCar on bridge.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/b-193-car.jpgb 193 carSimilar car.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/b-092.jpgchild in toy carChild in toy car.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/b-090.jpgchild with toy carChild riding on car, circa 1938.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/b-038.jpgcar with dogDog as running board accessory.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/b-037.jpgcar with girl driverHappy driver.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/b-019-e.jpgcar on bridge 2Same car, with girl in middy blouse by driver's door.2018-04-12T21:53:07+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/04/07/nature-quilt-finished/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/caracara.jpgcaracaraCrested Caracara will have to wait for another project.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_1386-e.jpgnature quiltNature quilt completed.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/real.jpgrealReal Life with Quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/palette.jpgpaletteTrailers make great quilt racks.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/shower-54.jpgpanelHolding up the partly-finished quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/shower-53.jpgquilt backLooking at the animals on the back.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/holes.jpgholesBig circular spaces around each stitch.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/punched-holes.jpgpunched holeshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/side-borders.jpgside bordersBorders on the sides.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_1416-e.jpgold barnRusty-roofed old barn.2018-04-12T22:03:00+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/03/12/custom-designed-fabrics-for-a-nature-quilt/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fabric-close-up.jpgfabric close upThe fox fabric, close up so you can see the texture.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/animal-toss-gray-bkgrd.jpganimal toss gray bkgrdThis large scale pattern for the quilt back also has a mottled background.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/stripe-fun.jpgstripe funFurther cropping and then extending the colors, gives a stripe pattern that matches the main design colors perfectly.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/stripe-mosaic.jpgstripe mosaicThe mosaic filter breaks the colors into blocks.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/stripe-crop-sample.jpgstripe crop sampleThis is not the exact cropped strip I used, but you get the idea.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fabrics-med-sm-text.jpgfabrics med sm textThe medium-scale fabric with a mottled background, the small-scale fabric with a plain background.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/placement-sketch.jpgplacement sketchRough sketch to help with motif placement.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fabric-line-up-text.jpgfabric line up textThe related fabrics with the central panel.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/critters-final.jpgcritters finalThe final image.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/too-many-animals.jpgtoo many animalsJust a fraction of the animals I could have included, but too many for a strong image.2018-03-16T00:52:38+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/02/28/ohio-merchants-inventory-from-1847/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/calling-in-debts.jpgcalling in debtsAnother store owner makes a futile call for accounts to be settled.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/weaver-totals.jpgweaver totalsAppraisal totals.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/jacob-weaver-sample-page-11.jpgJacob Weaver sample page-1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/milliner.jpgmillinerhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/gros-de-nap.jpggros de napAds from the Maumee Express, 1837, one advertising "Gros de Nap."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/general-store-ad.jpggeneral store adAn ad for merchants in Maumee City, Ohio, 1837.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/weaver-p-91-a.jpgweaver p 91 aOne half of a page from the 20-page inventory, from 1847.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/weaver-heading.jpgweaver headingJacob Weaver's Will2018-03-09T16:51:42+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/11/07/a-family-textile-collection-at-the-smithsonian/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/copp-clothing.jpgExhibit Case of Clothing Artifacts from Colonial Life in America"Record Unit 285, Box 16, Folder 7"https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/canvas.pngcanvasCopp Family coverlet, Smithsonian TE*H66782018-02-25T23:17:48+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/02/16/scrappy-baby-quilt-tops/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/spring-rectangle.jpgspring rectanglehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/katys-design.jpgkaty's designBaby quilt from KatyQuilts, used by permission.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tops-3.jpgtops 3Three tops on a breezy morning.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/top-3.jpgtop 3The same colors but placed randomly.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/top-2.jpgtop 2Blues, blacks, purples and greens in blocks.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/top-1-e.jpgtop 1 eSpring colors, with the addition of a little gray.2018-02-18T18:19:00+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/02/13/textile-inventory-from-1844/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/great-wheel.jpggreat wheelThe "large spinning wheel" in the inventory would have been a great wheel, like this one from the Washington-on-the-Brazos museum.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1844-estate-excerpt.jpg1844 estate excerptEstate inventory with "bead steads."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1844-estate-b-excerpt.jpg1844 estate excerpt bEstate inventory with spinning wheel.2018-02-19T03:59:19+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/02/01/a-tiny-touch-of-nature-the-endeavourers-reveal-day/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/carolina-wren-e.jpgcarolina wren eCarolina Wren, from March 2015.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sedge-wren-finish.jpgsedge wren finishA wren in impressionistic style.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dyed-damask-e.jpgdyed damask eThree different colors of Dye-na-flow paint, blended.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dye-and-transfer-e.jpgdye and transfer eThe iron-on transfer didn't make good contact with the linen, causing blank white areas; but the Dye-na-flow paint took up well. Too well for this project.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/crayon-for-bark.jpgcrayon for barkFabric crayons used to shade in the bark.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/close-up-e.jpgclose up eAppliqued bird added on.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/chosen-stitched.jpgchosen stitchedMachine quilting added to suggest leaves and shadows.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/chosen-background.jpgchosen backgroundThe painted background.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/braid-close-up.jpgbraid close upRayon braids and ribbon stitched on in loops to suggest the lichen.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/before-and-after-e.jpgbefore and after eThe photo and the finish.2018-02-27T22:28:36+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/01/29/the-endeavourers/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/blue-butterfly.jpgblue butterflyFrom Histoire Naturelle des Lepidopteres Exotiques, published in 1878. Source.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/blue-butterfly-stained-glass.jpgblue butterfly stained glassThe same picture run through a stained glass filter.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cross-sections.jpgcross sectionsPages 730 and 731 of The Natural History of Plants, published 1914. Source.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/great-blue-solar-e.jpggreat blue solar eGreat Blue Heron, with a "solar glow" filter applied.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/great-blue-abstract-2.jpggreat blue abstract 2Now forget the whole heron and just focus on the burst of color in the plant life.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/p1220822_edited-1.jpgpollinator quiltPollinator quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/p1220815_edited-1.jpgbutterfly quiltHeart chakra -- connection. This quilt shows my connection to nature.2018-02-02T19:44:34+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/07/10/the-mystery-of-charlemagnes-missing-textiles/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/n8452776_jpeg_502_502dm1.jpgN8452776_JPEG_502_502DMA page from Thoedulf's Bible, from the Biblitheque nationale de Francehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/die_gartenlaube_1871_b_417.jpgDie_Gartenlaube_(1871)_b_417https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cope.jpgcopeThe caption reads, "We can still see this cope of Charlemagne at the Cathedral of Metz."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/chateau.jpgchapelThe caption reads, "The chapel of the good Queen Blanche, still to be seen, Rue de Gobelins, Paris, and vats (now filled up) for dyeing." Opposite of p. 74 in book.2023-05-25T12:12:23+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/03/07/art-quilt-practice-with-organza/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_2572.jpgwren tracingA simple tracing with some colored pencil details.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/painted-detail.jpgpainted detailThe painted sketch without the organza layer...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/painted-detail-organza.jpgpainted detail organza...and with the organza. It's blurry because I didn't worry about registering it precisely, but it looks more 3-D to me.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sketch-organza-detail.jpgsketch organza detailhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sketch-detail.jpgsketch detailThe thread sketch.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3320.jpgsketchbook wrenThe tracing paper drawing is glued over acrylic paints, and any extra tracing paper is cut or torn away .https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/wren-find-edges.jpgwren find edgesThe wren photo run through the Stylize/Find Edges filter in Adobe Photoshop.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/wren-w-inktense.jpgwren w inktenseWren quiltlet with Inktense pencils.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3332-e.jpgwren quiltletWren quiltlet with Lumiere paints.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3314_edited-1.jpg2 layer detailThis photo is taken from the side, to show how the two layers appear at different angles.2018-01-21T02:25:05+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/01/07/so-i-was-this-close-to-amal-anna-beyonce/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/weave-structure-e.jpgweave structure eThis is blurry, but it shows the blue silk twill underlying the embroidery.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/silk-and-sable.jpgsilk and sableA silk and sable evening ensemble.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/de-la-renta-ruffles-e.jpgde la renta ruffles eMica Ertegun's ensemble on the left, more ruffles on the right.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ensemble.jpgensembleThese Chinese-inspired evening ensemble belongs to Ann Getty.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/silk-and-sequins-e.jpgsilk and sequins eA detail of the gorgeous embellishment with embroidery and sequins.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/jewelry.jpgjewelryDetail showing Mica Ertegun's necklace. Oscar de la Renta designed all the jewelry seen in the exhibition.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/detail-e.jpgdetail eA detail of the embroidered silk taffeta.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/anna-wintour-e.jpganna wintour eOn the right, Anna Wintour's coat, which looks to be made from an antique paisley shawl.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/amals-lace-2-e.jpgamal's lace 2 eA detail of the layers and layers of lace used in the dress.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/amal-clooney-e.jpgamal clooney eAmal Clooney's wedding dress.2018-01-30T18:17:34+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/01/02/public-domain-day/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/huari-mantle.jpgHuari mantleHuari mantle, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, www.mfah.org/2018-01-04T01:04:14+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2018/01/02/word-of-the-year-for-2018/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/p1100534.jpgpenguin quiltStart in the middle and just keep adding stuff!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/trappings.jpgtrappingshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/raffia-e.jpgraffia eA 19th century raffia piece from the Kuba culture - quality craftsmanship does not have to equate with predictable design. From the Seattle Art Museum.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/necklace.jpgnecklaceA beautiful item, made with simple materials and techniques.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ladies.jpgladieshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cassoni-e.jpgcassoni ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/basket.jpgbasketAnother elegant example of quality - a Native American basket, on display at the Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum in Seattle.2018-01-22T04:40:35+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/12/31/wrapping-up-2017/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_8354-e.jpgreverse of daisy quiltPieced back. This was before washing, but washing didn't change the appearance much.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_8359-e.jpgquilt on old truckDaisy quilt made from orphan blocks.2018-01-01T22:03:38+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/01/11/carnival-of-scraps/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1100168.jpgrandom scraps"Pick me! Pick me!"https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1100268.jpglap quilt 20132017-12-31T00:45:18+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/01/21/reading-about-red/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1050097.jpgred star quiltThe faded salmon color stars are probably madder-dyed. But is there any true Turkey red here? any cochineal? or are these all artificial dyes?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nopal.jpgnopalI've got the prickly pear but no cochineal.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/detail.jpgdetailGreenfield wrote that cochineal workers had a rule that cactus couldn't be touched directly. I don't think I would need a rule about that.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nopal-detail.jpgnopal detailThe other name for prickly pear is nopal - we eat the pads, called nopalitos. We take the spines off first - feral hogs just chomp them, spines and all.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/coverlet-scrap.jpgcoverlet scrapA scrap of an overshot coverlet. 2017-12-31T00:43:40+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/08/17/a-little-cowboy-quilt/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1140824.jpgred lap quilthttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1140830.jpgcenter panelThe cowboy fabric is by Michael Miller designs.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1140816.jpgcowboy quiltI am very happy with the corners of the blue and red diamonds.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1140820.jpgP11408202017-12-31T00:35:15+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/01/01/summing-up-looking-ahead/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1170820_edited-1.jpgfree motion footfree motion foothttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1170816_edited-1.jpgdarning footdarning foothttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1170813_edited-1.jpgwalking footwalking foot2017-12-31T00:28:44+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/12/31/a-dozen-in-2012/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1090782.jpgharvest lap robeThis has pumpkins on one side and holly on the other.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p10907781.jpgP1090778https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1050040.jpgNoah's ark baby quiltNoah's ark baby quilthttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1040116.jpglap quiltsBoring but serviceable lap quiltshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1100106.jpgpurple quiltpurple teddy bear quilt2017-12-31T00:24:10+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/10/11/costumes-for-good-times-at-the-hippodrome/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/nypl-digitalcollections-0a572270-7348-0132-7b0e-58d385a7b928-0941.jpgnypl.digitalcollections.0a572270-7348-0132-7b0e-58d385a7b928.094There's a costume designer credit in there somewhere!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/nypl-digitalcollections-63711cc0-78c4-0132-9738-58d385a7bbd0-001.jpgnypl.digitalcollections.63711cc0-78c4-0132-9738-58d385a7bbd0.001Lines for Scene Two.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/nypl-digitalcollections-63711cc0-78c4-0132-9738-58d385a7bbd0-029.jpgnypl.digitalcollections.63711cc0-78c4-0132-9738-58d385a7bbd0.029Truth song from "Good Times."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/nypl-digitalcollections-5b7179c0-7348-0132-fd57-58d385a7b928-047.jpgnypl.digitalcollections.5b7179c0-7348-0132-fd57-58d385a7b928.047https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/nypl-digitalcollections-b0190970-11c4-0131-6e03-58d385a7bbd0-003.jpgnypl.digitalcollections.b0190970-11c4-0131-6e03-58d385a7bbd0.003Costume swatches.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/nypl-digitalcollections-b0190970-11c4-0131-6e03-58d385a7bbd0-002.jpgnypl.digitalcollections.b0190970-11c4-0131-6e03-58d385a7bbd0.002Nanette Flack measurement notes.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/nypl-digitalcollections-b0190970-11c4-0131-6e03-58d385a7bbd0-001.jpgnypl.digitalcollections.b0190970-11c4-0131-6e03-58d385a7bbd0.001Design for Nanette Flack as Youth.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/spirit-of-color.jpgspirit of colorThe Spirit of Color by Gladys Monkhouse, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/monkhouse-portrait.jpgmonkhouse portrait"Miss Gladys Monkhouse, designer of all Hippodrome costumes."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/nypl-digitalcollections-c532b370-11c4-0131-b218-58d385a7bbd0-001.jpgnypl.digitalcollections.c532b370-11c4-0131-b218-58d385a7bbd0.001The dream.2017-12-30T04:39:30+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/08/01/even-more-sail-history/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/large.jpglarge2022-06-25T20:37:12+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/04/24/on-the-trail-of-sail-history-the-vikings/2017-12-03T22:21:42+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/11/15/ladies-of-the-clipper-ship-prima-donna/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/prima_donna_ship_c112-02-14.jpgPRIMA_DONNA_(Ship)_(c112-02-14)2017-11-16T22:22:20+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/10/06/food-ephemera/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/colorvision.jpgcolorvisionColorvision Cake recipe from 1951.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/big-top.jpgbig topCircus Salads from Sealtest.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/elephant.jpgelephantVegetable Elephant, from 1940 Meat Merchandising magazine.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/poster-e1.jpgposter e"Milk is guarded all the way to your home," c. 1937.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/rationing.jpgrationinghttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/guards.jpgguardsMilk guards, c. 1937.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_5220.jpgIMG_5220"Zippered Chicken" Meat Merchandising magazine from 1940.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chicken-2.jpgchicken 2Explanation of Zippered Chicken marketing ploy.2017-10-12T03:28:38+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/09/28/does-your-marriage-suffer-from-clubitis/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/piano-card-reverse.jpgpiano card reverseThe reverse of the trade card.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/charge-2.jpgcharge 2How to Use a Charge Cardhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/charge-1.jpgcharge 1The outside of the Charga-Plate instruction.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1928-ladies-page.jpg1928 ladies pageBottom half of the Plain Dealer ladies' page from 1928.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1928-coat.jpg1928 coatCoat by Drecoll.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dress-for-men-e.jpgdress for men eIn defense of harem pants, from about 1912 or a little later.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/plain-dealer.jpgplain dealerTwo stories promoting women's clubs, and one advice column panning them.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/plain-dealer-coach.jpgplain dealer coachMrs. Charles Porter would know how to handle this.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/plain-dealer-clubitis.jpgplain dealer clubitisPlea from husband.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/piano-trade-card.jpgpiano trade cardPiano trade card, circa 1900.2017-10-06T01:57:37+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/09/21/women-at-work-100-years-ago/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nypl-digitalcollections-8911f0e0-caa6-0132-da2c-58d385a7bbd0-001.jpgnypl.digitalcollections.8911f0e0-caa6-0132-da2c-58d385a7bbd0.001Carpenter.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nypl-digitalcollections-8fafb4f0-caa6-0132-32bc-58d385a7bbd0-001.jpgnypl.digitalcollections.8fafb4f0-caa6-0132-32bc-58d385a7bbd0.001Shoe Repairer.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nypl-digitalcollections-ce8ef820-9abd-0132-df82-58d385a7bbd0-002.jpgnypl.digitalcollections.ce8ef820-9abd-0132-df82-58d385a7bbd0.002Reverse of the Firefighter sketch, with list of names, and notes.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nypl-digitalcollections-b7c7a490-9abd-0132-b632-58d385a7bbd0-001.jpgnypl.digitalcollections.b7c7a490-9abd-0132-b632-58d385a7bbd0.001Porter.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nypl-digitalcollections-fa464d30-9abd-0132-e40f-58d385a7bbd0-001.jpgnypl.digitalcollections.fa464d30-9abd-0132-e40f-58d385a7bbd0.001Farmerette.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nypl-digitalcollections-f3054780-9abd-0132-6ef3-58d385a7bbd0-001.jpgnypl.digitalcollections.f3054780-9abd-0132-6ef3-58d385a7bbd0.001Gardener.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nypl-digitalcollections-db6844a0-9abd-0132-d543-58d385a7bbd0-001.jpgnypl.digitalcollections.db6844a0-9abd-0132-d543-58d385a7bbd0.001Farmerette.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nypl-digitalcollections-ce8ef820-9abd-0132-df82-58d385a7bbd0-001.jpgnypl.digitalcollections.ce8ef820-9abd-0132-df82-58d385a7bbd0.001Firefighter.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nypl-digitalcollections-b1b9f3d0-9abd-0132-9157-58d385a7bbd0-001.jpgnypl.digitalcollections.b1b9f3d0-9abd-0132-9157-58d385a7bbd0.001Barmaid.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nypl-digitalcollections-07a9aff0-9abe-0132-5d72-58d385a7bbd0-001.jpgnypl.digitalcollections.07a9aff0-9abe-0132-5d72-58d385a7bbd0.001Munitions worker2017-10-07T21:30:04+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/09/17/narratives-embedded/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/evocative-e.jpgevocative eVintage baby dress.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/baby-clothes-e.jpgbaby clothes eThe baby clothes from the package.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/vests-2-e.jpgvests 2 eCotton vests.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/yokes.jpgyokesTwo dresses, one imported and one homemade.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/embroidery.jpgembroideryBlue embroidery.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/construction-detail.jpgconstruction detailConstruction detail.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/vest-2-e.jpgvest 2 eVest with a pocket.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/tucks.jpgtuckshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/teething-ring.jpgteething ringThe teething ring and necklace.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/stitches.jpgstitchesTiny blue stitches.2017-10-06T01:57:09+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/09/01/one-little-scrap-of-paper-so-many-stories/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/street-view.jpgstreet view1217 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, Washington, USA, from Google Street View.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/banner.jpgbannerTacoma Times header.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/brewitt-bros.jpgbrewitt bros.Brewitt Bros. ad from 1911.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_007.jpgstreet scene1940s street scene.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/corner.jpgcorner"I think we need to go that way. Or maybe these nice ladies will help us out with directions."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/brewitt.jpgbrewittBrewitt Bros. Clothiers, c. 1940s.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/alert.jpgalert"You there, what are you doing? Don't you know there's a war on?"2022-05-20T23:09:40+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/08/29/amazing-art-in-arkansas/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4213-e.jpgIMG_4213 eWe the People by Nari Ward.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4212-e.jpgIMG_4212 eDetail, showing shoelaces used in construction.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4185-e.jpgfly's eye domeHmmm, definitely not an appropriate housing style for Houston.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4162-e1.jpgboathouse 7Boathouse 7 Neon by Dale Chihuly.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4149-e.jpgSole D'Oro locationSole d'Oro by Dale Chihuly, on grounds of Crystal Bridges https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4150.jpgSole d'Oromuseum. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4125-e.jpgFiori Boat detail.Fiori Boat detail.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4121-e.jpgFiori BoatFiori Boat by Dale Chihuly.2017-09-03T15:45:51+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/08/26/gigantic-andor-multi-colored-inspiration/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4071-e.jpgIMG_4071 eMural in Fort Smith.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4069-e.jpgIMG_4069 eCrossover, collaboration by AEC and Saner.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4044-e.jpgIMG_4044 ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4041-e.jpgIMG_4041 ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4040-e.jpgIMG_4040 ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4039-e.jpgIMG_4039 ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4038-e.jpgIMG_4038 ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4036-e.jpgIMG_4036 eUniversal Chapel by Okuda San Miguel. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4034-e.jpgIMG_4034 eUniversal Chapel by Okuda San Miguel. 2017-08-27T22:10:35+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/08/22/beautiful-diversity/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/stars-arranged.gifstars-arrangedhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/stars-arranged-3.jpgstars arranged 350 stars but infinite variations.2017-08-27T20:09:33+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/08/04/all-singing-all-dancing-from-the-archives/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_3643.jpgboxes of photosAnd these are just the ones that are downstairs. There are more. Lots more.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_009.jpgmystery characterI cannot imagine what this girl is meant to represent.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_021.jpgdancingI love the canned goods peeking over the top of the back wall. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/reading.jpgreadingThere are actually girls in these boxes. I imagine at some point in the play they would rise up to the Spirits of Reading, History, and Arithmetic. Maybe Millie was one of these.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_014-e.jpgIMG_014 eSquare Dance Festival, Dec. 1950.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_009-e.jpgmystery playSchool play, 1920s.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_006-e.jpgdancing partnersDancing partners.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_001-e.jpgcast photoCast photo from "Loose Ankles", Juneau, Alaska, 1935.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img-e.jpgsmittenHe's smitten!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/imagination.jpgimaginationImagination and Vision don't look very imaginative.2017-08-10T23:30:47+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/10/13/i-love-linear-b/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/textile1.jpgtextileHow I might write "textile" in Linear B.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ranger1.jpgrangerhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/syllables.jpgsyllableshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ideograms.jpgideogramshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cloth-signs.jpgcloth signs2017-08-03T00:18:12+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/12/23/art-quilt-technique-practice-3/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/poster-edges-flip.jpgzinniasA photo of zinnias with the "poster edges" filter applied.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1260088.jpgflowers on fabricsI like the subtle effects that the two different fabrics give.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/flower-detail.jpgflower detailClose-up of the flowers.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/experiments.jpgexperimentsMaterial for future projects - outlines, digital collages, and printed images.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/bouquet.jpgbouquetThis may be the cutest project I have ever made.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/bead-detail.jpgbead detailBead border detail.2020-05-13T01:58:32+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/07/31/eighty-years-ago-in-mexico/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/threads.jpgthreadsClose-up of threads.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/stitching.jpgstitchingDetail showing the two panels stitched together.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/stepped-diamond.jpgstepped diamondStepped diamond, requiring many small butterflies of weft, instead of one weft crossing the entire piece.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/gradations.jpggradationshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/tie.jpgtieNot the most attractive of ties.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/note.jpgnote"Tie bought in 1939 in Mexico, made of spun glass."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_3662-e.jpgIMG_3662 eSouvenirs for sale.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/route.jpgrouteThe towns of Tamazunchale, Puebla, Cuernavaca, and Taxco are marked.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/notice-e.jpgnotice e"You can get those curios just as well on your way back, and save the trouble of lugging them all over the country."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/guide-e.jpgguide ePower's Guide to Mexico, 19372017-08-05T16:50:24+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/07/28/greek-costume-dolls/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_3503-e.jpgIMG_3503 eDelicate doll from Greece, 1961.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_3435-e.jpgdoll with lapelsGreek doll, circa 1961. Embroidered lapels on a felted coat.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/label-1.jpglabel 1Greek Line label.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/label.jpglabelLabel.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_3485-e.jpgdistaff dollDistaff doll, Greek, circa 1961.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_3484.jpgIMG_3484Costume of Paramythia, from Greek Folk Costumehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_3481.jpgIMG_3481Greek Folk Costume by Angeliki Hatzimichali. 80 years of Greek costume research packed into 900 pages of photographs, antique and modern.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_3439-e.jpgIMG_3439 eTraditional guard.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_3434-e.jpgembroidered dollDoll with coin necklace, Greek, circa 1961.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/costume-1.jpgcostume 1Costume of Hassia, from Greek Folk Costume2017-08-27T20:10:29+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/07/20/when-pink-was-for-boys/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_3187.jpgIMG_3187Documentation.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_3191.jpgIMG_3191Construction showing the hand-stitching connecting top and bottom.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_3190.jpgIMG_3190Pink buttons on a boy's outfit.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_3188-e.jpgIMG_3188 e1920s boy's cotton romper2017-09-28T14:13:57+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/07/16/tattered-treasures/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/maltese-back.jpgmaltese backThe Maltese Cross back is a black floral fabric, and the quilting stitches are large and blue.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/hazel-and-william-e.jpghazel and william eMy husband's grandparents, Hazel and William.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/string-block.jpgstring blockAs a weaver, I love the blue stripe of honeycomb fabric on top right.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/string-block-2.jpgstring block 2Another great string block.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/string-quilt-back-e.jpgstring quilt back eThe back of the string quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/star-back-e.jpgstar back eThe back of the star quilt is a striped green fabric, quilted in Baptist Fans.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/wool-stitches.jpgwool stitchesThe backing is brought around to the front and decorated with these giant stitches.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_3239.jpgIMG_3239Wool backing, and brown cotton batting.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/string-quilt-e.jpgstring quilt eString quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/star-quilt-flat-e.jpgstar quilt flat eFeathered Star quilt.2017-07-25T00:24:09+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/07/14/textiles-glimpses-of-nova-scotia/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2986-e.jpgIMG_2986 eGiant clothespin carving.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2689-e.jpgIMG_2689 eAbstinence banner from Guysborough, NS.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2687-e.jpgIMG_2687 eCanada 150 birthday quilt in Guysborough, NS.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/inscription.jpginscriptionhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/statue.jpgstatueVytaiemo Statue, commemorating Ukrainian immigrants.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_1464-weaving-e.jpgIMG_1464 weaving eThe traditional embroidered towel.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_1463-texture-e.jpgIMG_1463 texture ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_1468.jpgIMG_1468Explanation of the items shown.2018-03-23T16:38:20+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/06/28/a-top-and-some-tablecloths/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1058.jpgchrysanthemum clothThis one is linen.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1238.jpgbasket of flowers clothThis one has four large baskets and four small ones.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1173.jpgIMG_1173Green fields.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1239.jpgfrench knotsClose-up of the beautiful French knots.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1229-e.jpgIMG_1229 e"Chips and Salsa" quilt top.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bouquet-e.jpgbouquet eThe variegated thread makes the flowers look so lively!2017-07-14T15:35:59+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/06/22/fabric-on-the-cutting-edge-of-current-events/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/mrs20betty20nansen20in20livets20dal-id8825-408x639.jpgMrsBettyNanseninLivetsDal-ID8825-408x639Evil Fabric Expert?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/layers20of20fabric-id11034-640x343.jpgLayersoffabric-ID11034-640x343This is not an online fabric store -- but it could be!2017-06-25T02:10:45+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/06/20/cees-fun-foto-challenge-dishes-pots-pans-and-silverware/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0942-e.jpgflowered cake coverCheerful flower patterns.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0911-e3.jpgfrom aboveThis one is a plan for a quilt composition.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0907-e2.jpgenamel pots and cupsThis looks like an enamelware catalog page.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0900-e.jpgIMG_0900 eMustard greens, cucumbers, and tomatoes in old enamel pans and bowls.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0890-e2.jpgenamelwareEnamelware and produce.2017-06-24T02:28:14+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/06/15/more-play-mats/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/playmats.jpgplaymatsTwo play mats showing the city sides.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/play-mats-2.jpgplay mats 2One country and one city side.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/play-mats-4.jpgplay mats 4Two country sides. I was happy to find a use for this grass fabric.2017-06-20T03:14:32+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/06/06/a-weavers-counting-rhyme/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/variations.jpgvariationsThree to try variations --https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/towels-e.jpgtowels eA quick bunch of towels, and this project is a wrap!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/shuttle.jpgone-shuttleTwo for some speed --https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/scrap.jpgscrapSix to use up every scrap.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/neutral.jpgneutralFour for neutrals we all need.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/columns.jpgcolumnsOvershot columns in various shades.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/check.jpgcheckFive for tradition --https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0479.jpgIMG_0479Cover of Swedish Handweaving.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0478.jpgIMG_0478I wanted to weave the pattern of the dark aprons with colored columns.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0477.jpgIMG_0477Overshot draft.2017-06-15T19:22:00+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/05/11/antique-handwoven-coverlet/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/reverse.jpgreverseIt is a summer and winter weaving structure -- reversible, but not actually two layers of cloth woven together.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/weave-structure.jpgweave structurehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/star-motif.jpgstar motifSee those dark shadows? That's how strong the sun was. I know. Scary.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/fringe.jpgfringeThe fringe was made on a separate device and added afterwards.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/flowers.jpgflowersThe abundance of curving lines shows it was woven on a Jacquard loom, rather than the simpler 4-harness looms that people had in their homes.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_9624-e.jpgIMG_9624 eLovely textiles in an unlovely situation.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_9622-e.jpgIMG_9622 eSigned and dated. Be still my heart!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_9618-e.jpgIMG_9618 e2018-09-21T22:45:10+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/05/06/texas-dandelion-dye/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_8757.jpgdandelion dyeThe steeped dye, one half hour after pouring hot water over the flowers.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_8754.jpgjars of bloomsThe flowers packed lightly into containers.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/field.jpgfieldTexas Dandelions in the pasture.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/blooms.jpgbloomsTub of flowers.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bloom.jpgbloomOne blossom.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dandelion-dye.jpgdandelion dyeL to R - Licorice Twist yarn with dandelion dye, same with ammonia modifier, two skeins of Euro 6-ply sock yarn with dandelion dye.2022-07-24T19:36:26+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/04/24/english-needles-from-the-1850s/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2_commonwealth_5h73zc44h_access800.jpg2_commonwealth_5h73zc44h_access800Washford Needle Mills.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/close-up.jpgclose upClose-up of needles and woven tape holding them together.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/thread-label.jpgthread labelCross-pollinating product advertisement -- Use Clark's O.N.T. spool cotton.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/needles-and-thread.jpgneedles and threadInside the package.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/needles-and-tape.jpgneedles and tapeClose-up of needles and woven tape holding them in.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/needle-label.jpgneedle labelLabel of the folded paper of needles.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/needle-label-2.jpgneedle label 2Inside label. Also stamped in silver is "Pat. App.for."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2_commonwealth_5h73zc47b_access800.jpg2_commonwealth_5h73zc47b_access800Milward & Sons info.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2_commonwealth_5h73zc35j_access800.jpg2_commonwealth_5h73zc35j_access800https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1_commonwealth_5h73zc47b_access800.jpg1_commonwealth_5h73zc47b_access800Milward Patent Helix needle trade card.2025-08-17T15:23:46+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/04/10/lessons-from-a-dumpster-dive/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_8207.jpgdisplay boardPlastic display board that demonstrates how the shades roll up.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_8205.jpgframed samplesSamples are framed in matte board for color and opacity comparison.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_8201-e.jpgIMG_8201 eNice hardware for a catalog.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/stacks.jpgstacksTempting stacks of samples to peruse.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/samples.jpgsamplesOne deck of samples, fanned out.2017-06-07T09:23:50+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/03/28/we-cant-all-be-christo-but/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/wasp-nest.jpgwasp nestWasp-made paper.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/textures.jpgtexturesLeaves with snails.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/snail.jpgsnailTexture of tiny snail shell.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_7480-e.jpgmosaicFinished mosaic example.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_7465-e.jpgmosaic step oneLeaves from plants all found within 1 square meter.2017-03-31T00:52:55+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/03/22/christos-running-fence-grand-vision-and-detailed-execution/2017-03-27T01:03:36+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/03/14/christos-fabric/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/christo-schematic.jpgchristo schematicEngineering drawing for Running Fence. Source.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/christo-fabric.jpgchristo fabricFabric for Surrounded Islands.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/surrounded.jpgsurroundedSurrounded Islands, Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida, 1980-1983, photograph 1983.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/christo-cover.jpgchristo coverChristo and Jean-Claude in the Vogel Collection, 2002, National Gallery of Art.2017-03-20T23:39:57+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/03/09/a-hidden-family-treasure/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/lajodas.jpgLahodasWedding photo of John and Gertrude Lahoda, circa 1904.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ribbon.jpgribbonThe ribbon -- "Second Premium, Eastern Montana Fair, 1962."2024-04-11T17:12:15+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/03/07/bright-blocks-for-gray-days/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/tag-2.jpgtag 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/pillowcases.jpgpillowcasesTypical embroidered and edged pillowcases.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_7016-e.jpgIMG_7016 eScrap blocks.2017-03-09T14:06:43+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/02/27/from-a-shoe-box-full-of-scraps/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/triangles-e.jpgtriangles-e60 degree triangleshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_6358.jpgimg_6358Fabric strips.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_6357.jpgimg_6357Green fabrics.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/top-e.jpgtop-e60% triangle quilt top based on Papers and Plums by Alexandra Ledgerwood -- needs to be machine quilted.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/banner.jpgbannerhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/banner-2.jpgbanner-22017-03-29T16:00:27+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/02/01/checkmarks-on-the-list/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_5323.jpgattic windowsAttic Windows lap quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_5318.jpglap quiltBlack and White and Red All Over lap quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_5315.jpg2 lap quiltsTwo lap quilts for the VA hospital.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_4653.jpgchocolate mousseTiramisu chocolate mousse. With a little mustard in the background.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/conversation-cards.pngconversation-cards2017-02-07T01:19:48+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/01/06/word-of-the-year-for-2017/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/christmas-scraps-2.jpgchristmas-scraps-2I am already putting a donated bag of scraps to use.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_4572.jpgimg_4572Cotton yarn that needs to be made into something useful.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_4569.jpgimg_4569Tchotchkes and embellishments that need using up.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_4568.jpgimg_4568My word of the year and mini-goals.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_4567.jpgimg_4567A project that's been hanging around too long -- a disappearing 9 patch.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_4566.jpgimg_4566One project on deck -- shirt string blocks.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_4565.jpgimg_4565Four books. The fifth didn't make it into the picture.2017-01-12T01:13:38+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2017/01/03/2016-year-end-wrap-up/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/before-diagram1.jpgbefore-diagramThe "before" diagram.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/after-diagram.jpgafter-diagramThe "after" diagram. We reduced the number of wall and doors.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/bookshelves.jpgbookshelvesIt may be odd to have bookshelves in a closet, but they fit nicely.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_1959.jpgimg_1959The bones of the room.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_1971.jpgimg_1971After, all the appliances on one wall, and actual cabinets above them.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_1983.jpgimg_1983https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_1980.jpgimg_1980Pantry area, built into the space between piers, that previously was just walled up.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_1973.jpgimg_1973After, the bathroom has been turned 90 degrees, and there is no hallway.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0669.jpgimg_0669Before, a hallway with a lot of doors.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0666-e.jpgimg_0666-eBefore, looking from the kitchen into the closet room.2017-01-04T04:45:06+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/12/02/a-fruitful-small-business-saturday/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3343.jpgimg_3343Beautiful color blending.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3338e.jpgimg_3338eMultiple hues.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3337.jpgimg_3337Draped artistically across an Adirondack chair.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3326-e.jpgimg_3326-eFruit Basket quilt, designer Ruby McKim.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3324.jpgimg_3324Block showing how the design was sketched in.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3316.jpgimg_3316Blocks showing representative fabrics.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3315-e.jpgimg_3315-eFox and Geese top.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/small-pieces.jpgsmall-pieceshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/patches1.jpgpatchesSome representative fabrics.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3292e.jpgimg_3292eUnderside.2016-12-06T19:08:35+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/10/07/even-more-textiles-in-philadelphia/2016-10-11T09:33:31+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/09/15/threads-of-tradition-exhibit-philly/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/233276_800.jpg233276_800Raffia weaving from the Penn Museum, Number AF1518.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/raffia-loom.jpgraffia-loomRaffia loom from Cameroon.2016-09-19T11:20:25+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/08/28/vacation-by-video/2016-09-14T15:50:24+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/08/19/family-cookbook/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/barbecue-1960.jpgbarbecue 1960Gram barbecues properly in 1960.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/manly-2-copy.jpgmanly 2 copyManly food.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/manly-5-e.jpgmanly 5 eSome manly recipes, and a motif from one of our vintage table cloths.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/feast-2-copy.jpgfeast 2 copyBasic page -- computer-designed background, recipe, family picture.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/fads-2-copy.jpgfads 2 copySome interesting recipes, the likes of which may ne'er be seen again.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dog-bake.jpgdog bakeThis recipe never fails to cheer me up. Just reading it, I mean, I have never tasted it and never intend to.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1200.jpgbarbeque picsEmbellished pages.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cookbook-page.jpgcookbook pageRecipe notebook.2016-11-21T09:41:16+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/09/02/pre-quilted-backings/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/fall-quilts.jpgfall quiltshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/cheater.jpgcheater"Cheater cloth."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1398.jpgprequiltedPre-quilted fabrics.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1395.jpglap robesLap quilts.2016-09-29T20:39:58+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/10/25/mycenaean-textile-history/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cloth-labels.jpgcloth labelsLinear B cloth signs, based on Brendan Burke2016-08-21T20:34:00+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/08/14/panel-play-mats/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/zoo.jpgzooZoo fabric.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/country.jpgcountryThe two country sides, with pond, parking lot, and zoo. Lots of open space for toy animals, etc.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/country-and-city.jpgcountry and cityCountry and city together.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/city-3.jpgcity 3Two play mats arranged a different way. If I had sewn all four together, there wouldn't be as much variation possible.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/city-2.jpgcity 2Four panels, two play mats.2016-08-19T21:22:40+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/12/13/textile-toys/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1090866.jpgovershot detailclose-up of a two-inch square of the fabrichttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1090864.jpgblue cloth toyssailor doll and grandmother dollhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1090859.jpgred cloth toysRed Riding Hood doll, red horse, teddy bear2016-08-12T23:21:03+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/12/16/christmas-entertaining-in-1905/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/dove-1.jpgdove 1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/angel-2.jpgangel 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/angel-1.jpgangel 1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/dove-2.jpgdove 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/childrens-party-2.jpgchildren's party 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/childrens-party-1.jpgchildren's party 1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/children.jpgchildren2016-08-12T23:20:12+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/12/20/mini-hill-country-trip-and-two-lovely-ladies/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tin-type-2-edited.jpgtintype 2 editedThrough the miracle of photo editing, we can see more detail in this lovely girl's portrait.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tin-type-2.jpgtintype 2This image says 1850s or 1860s to me.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tin-type-1.jpgtintype 1This image is only 2 inches tall. The dress style looks about 1870 to me, but I would think tintypes had gone out of style by then, so I don't know.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ranch-road.jpgranch roadThere's a reason the speed limit is 80 mph in half the state.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1090970-e.jpgsparrow close-upA close-up of the sparrow. I just point my camera in the direction of the bird and hope it's in the shot - and sometimes, it turns out great!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1090970-a.jpgblack-throated sparrowBlack-throated sparrow on prickly pear. You can see where feral hogs have chomped it.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1090977.jpgNorthern cardinalA Northern cardinal on a cedar (correct name - Ashe juniper. I know lots more thrilling facts about cedar.)https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p10908791.jpgchurchChurch near Stonewall, Texashttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1090889.jpgPedernales RiverAcross the street from the church is the Pedernales Riverhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1090886.jpgP10908862023-12-01T01:25:13+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/12/23/parlor-games-from-1905-the-answers/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/cat-contest.jpgcat contesthttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/kate-4.jpgKate 4https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/kate-3.jpgKate 3https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/can-4.jpgcan 42016-08-12T23:16:10+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/12/22/parlor-games-from-1905/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/family-group.jpgfamily grouphttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/kate-2.jpgKate 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/kate-1.jpgKate 1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/can-3.jpgcan 3https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/can-factory-2.jpgcan factory 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/can-factory-1.jpgcan factory 12016-08-12T23:14:52+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/12/25/a-perfect-christmas-eve/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/20-s-group.jpg20s group2016-08-12T20:39:43+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/01/02/plans-projects-and-resolutions/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/scraps-2.jpgscraps 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1070697.jpgscraps and pieceshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1060888.jpgart books2016-08-12T20:35:49+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/01/05/my-basic-quilt/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1100166.jpgin progressThe basic quilt, about half done.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1100163.jpglog cabin squaresOr maybe log cabin blocks would look good.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1100159.jpgtop blocksThese squares might look good on the top.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1100156.jpgside blocksTrying out side blocks.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1100116.jpgpossible choicesFabrics that might look good with the backing fabric.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1100117.jpgplanI think the final quilt will look something like this.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1100150.jpgrow threeThe central panel is now surrounded by three different fabrics.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1100133.jpgsecond set openThe side strips are flipped open and top stitched.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1100130.jpgsecond setThe second set of framing strips are placed right side down, pinned in place, and sewn.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1100126.jpgtop stitchingI just learned from Lucie to top stitch the framing strips as I go.2016-08-12T20:34:35+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/01/15/dye-samples-revisited/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1100276.jpgwashed samplesEverybody held their color just fine, except for Miss Gaillardia - Batch 2, number 5.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/may-samples-2.jpgMay samples 2Same samples, seven months laterhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/may-samples.jpgMay samples1- original fabric, 2 - original fabric, 3 - soda ash & grapevine, 4 - soda ash & grapevine, 5 - soda ash & soy milk & gaillardia, 6 & 7 - rudbeckia samples from first batchhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/rudbeckia-samples-2.jpgrudbeckia samples 2Rudbeckia samples 7 months later, with original fabrics for contrast.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/rudbeckia-samples.jpgrudbeckia samples1 - just 1 dip in soda ash, 2 - 2 dips in soda ash and 2 in soy milk, 3 - 1 dip in soda ash & egg yolk, 4- egg wash only, 5 - soda ash & egg wash, 6 - 2 dips in soda ash & brass, 7 - 2 dips in soda ash and copper wire, 8 - 1 dip in soda ash & vinegar2016-08-12T20:28:36+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/01/18/sew-many-variables-sew-little-time/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1100302.jpgreverseThe reverse shows how much the top thread goes to the back when you have a loose thread tension. I like the line of black bobbin thread in the middle of the design. I could do something cute with this idea.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1100300.jpgsatin stitchThis is a YLI pastel multi-colored cotton.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1100306.jpgsatin stitch samplesThe red is Coats & Clark rayon thread, the turquoise is Sulky rayon, and the green is YLI cotton.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1100309.jpgsample stitchesThe blue ones are polyester: all the rest are cotton.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1100285.jpgnotions to samplehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1100301.jpgmetallic stitches2016-08-12T20:25:45+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/01/29/textile-trends-trivia-the-answers/2016-08-11T02:26:15+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/01/31/scrap-wrap-up/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/blue-log-cabin.jpgblue log cabinThis one has issues, but the important thing is all the scraps that have found a home!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/lap-quilt.jpglap quiltForty inch square lap quilt2016-08-11T02:11:03+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/02/09/the-signs-are-in-the-knees/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1100445.jpgalmanac pageFebruary 1824 page. I can imagine studying this by candlelight to plan the next day's work.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1100442.jpgzodiac anatomy today2013 versionhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1100441.jpgside-by-side almanacshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1100444.jpgzodiac anatomy 1824This illustration is from 1824 - I wonder how far back the original was.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1100440.jpgcalendar pageFishing should be good on the 13th.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1100446.jpgalmanacs190 years old!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1100437.jpgseed startingNot fancy, but functional.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1100424.jpgseed packetsI have become convinced of the importance of seed saving and heirloom plants.2016-08-11T02:09:13+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/02/11/surreality/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/eiffel.jpgeiffelAh, Paris, when you're young and energetic...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4.jpgteaching preschoolThe kids are amazing, but sometimes it's nice to talk to an adult too.2016-08-11T02:08:01+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/02/12/one-riot-one-ranger/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2000012-seminole.jpgpetroglyphs at Seminolepetroglyphs at Seminole Canyonhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn03561.jpgranger at Big Bendranger at Big Bendhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/practice020.jpgquilt in hoophand-quiltinghttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/studio.jpg weaving studioweaving studio in my previous househttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1080766.jpgfamily lacefamily lacehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1040924.jpgLeila & LaredoLeila & Laredohttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1090814.jpghouse wrenhouse wrenhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2007-greece173.jpgNafplion, GreeceNafplion, Greecehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0730.jpgAmsterdamAmsterdamhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0754-e.jpgcoffee in Amsterdamthe perfect cup in Amsterdam2016-08-11T02:00:51+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/12/10/helen-of-troy-world-renowned-weaver-and-i-hear-kinda-pretty/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/loom-from-wiki.jpgloom from wikireconstruction of neolithic loom from Wikipedia2016-08-11T00:36:26+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/11/02/books-on-the-nightstand-books-on-the-kindle-part-two/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090201.jpgwoven bandsI think these woven bands are from Peru too.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090200.jpgtiny backpackI think this little backpack came from Peru.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090205.jpgwoven bands detaildetail2016-08-10T23:52:58+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/11/03/my-100th-post/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/1995013-literacy-night.jpgpast-inspired costumesWhile amazingly cute, these costumes don't come close to being historically accurate.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/crochet-detail.jpgcrochet detailMy mom has made at least 45 afghans for charity. That seems to me to be a fact worth documenting.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1040703.jpgchild's dress1830s child's dress from Washington-on-the-Brazoshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1040706.jpgloomloom from Star of the Republic museum at Washington-on-the-Brazoshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/126.jpgfashion illustrationThis is not what people wear when they are settling a frontier.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/100_0292.jpgHill CountryAahhh, the Hill Country.2016-08-10T23:47:13+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/11/04/hoops-humor/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hoops.jpghoops illustrationfrom Harper's Bazaar in 18592016-08-10T23:45:30+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/11/06/international-quilt-festival-part-two/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090315.jpgpink quilt top detailI like how the block looks totally different depending on the contrast in the fabrics used.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090314.jpgblack blockGorgeous block with three different black fabrics.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090312.jpgvintage pink quilt topA vintage quilt top of geometric design.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090307.jpgamall star topSmall top with stars. Some damage, but I think it will make a cute table topper.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090316.jpgpink quilt close-upZooming in on the blocks2016-08-10T23:42:52+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/11/09/starting-them-out-right/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hat.jpghandmade hathttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/1984002.jpgyarn hughttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/mommy-reading.jpgMommy Readinghttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/halloween-collaboration.jpgHalloween collaborationhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/copy.jpgclipping and child's copyhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/1985063.jpglooms make everybody happy2016-08-10T23:40:38+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/11/10/trinket-treasures/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/darice-bead-box.jpgDarice bead boxBe sure every container has its own lid, instead of getting the stackable kind.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090341.jpgribbon on handleI gave the ribbon a few wraps and then taped it on the back, to hold the pin at the top.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090345.jpgglue dotsThese glue dots hold well, even when the display is up on a wall.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090342.jpgtrinket Christmas treeThis miniature Christmas tree has old stamps, vintage pins and earrings, an old Girl Scout badge, and even an old Heinz 57 pickle charm.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090346.jpgChristmas trinketsAmong the treasures are some of my grandmother's single earrings and buttons that my mom collected.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090330.jpgbutton displayI think of this as a tiny, 3-D wall quilt.2016-08-10T23:38:29+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/11/11/november-walk/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090448.jpggoat crossing creekShe's pretty and she knows it!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090447.jpggoat on logLeila shows off her balancing skill.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090444.jpgLeilaNow that is one picture-perfect goat.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090449.jpgRomy and LaredoRomy and Laredo decide not to test their balance.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090457.jpgNavasota ladies' tressesThis is a very tiny native orchid - Navasota ladies' tresses. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090451.jpgdried leavesI like the pattern these leaves form.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090433.jpgsweet gum leafSweet gum turns all kinds of beautiful colors.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090427.jpgfungusfungushttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090419.jpgcute insectcute insecthttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090409-a.jpgcaterpillar detailcaterpillar detail2016-08-10T23:36:09+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/11/13/color-play-blocks/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090460.jpgcolor play blocksI like the way it looks like some of the squares are floating.2016-08-10T23:32:48+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/11/14/color-party-1905-style/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/bouquet-corner.jpgbouquet cornerThe corner edging is all buttonhole stitch.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090492.jpgembroidered bouquetDetail of embroidery.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090484.jpgFrench knotsDetail of French knots.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pink.jpgpink tablehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/seven-tables-2.jpgseven tables 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/seven-tables-1.jpgseven tables 12016-08-10T23:30:20+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/11/27/ribbon-and-lace-angels/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090733.jpgreverseThe back, showing the wings and pin.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090732.jpgtiny angel pinThis is only 2 inches tall.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090721.jpgbeginning the skirtThe beginnings of the skirt. Add in more ribbons and tie it around the spool.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090717.jpgadding the bodiceLace is wrapped around and stuck to the tape for a bodice.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090713.jpgbasic dollThe arms are placed in the shoulder area, a spool becomes the body, and it is all taped together.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090718.jpgpleated lacePleating the lace gave a puffy sleeve look.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090711.jpgpipe cleaner armsThe arms are made from pipe cleaners, lace, and the porcelain hands.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090709.jpgsuppliesSupplies for creating angel ornaments.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090728.jpgribbon and lace angelsA heavenly assortment of ribbons and lace.2016-08-10T23:27:10+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/12/04/textiles-of-comfort-and-joy/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1090778.jpglog cabin lap robeLap robe for the VA hospital, made from orphan "quilt-as-you-go" blocks.2016-08-10T21:36:27+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/12/09/christmas-cheer/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1090795.jpgfigurines 2songbook- and skis-bearing figureshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1090794.jpgChristmas greeneryhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1090792.jpgChristmas tablehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1080901.jpgfabric detailThe interplay of thin and shiny with thick and matte is unexpected in this traditional design.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1080891.jpgdrapery detail 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1080890.jpgdrapery fabric reversereversehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1080887.jpgdrapery fabrichttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1080884.jpgP1080884https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1080882.jpgdrapery detail 1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1090796.jpggift- and lantern-bearing figures2016-08-10T21:35:21+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/09/04/back-to-school-1950s-style/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1070759.jpgcotton skirt from the 1950sBeautiful white and red cotton skirt with a crinoline underneath to give it body.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1070758.jpgcorduroy skirt from 1950sCorduroy skirt - look how the pink and blue lines in the pleats line up perfectly!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1070751.jpgnylon petticoat from the 1950sThey were called crinolines like the old horsehair petticoats, but this one is actually made of nylon. It went under the red and white skirt.2016-08-10T19:41:47+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/09/07/weekly-photo-challenge-free-spirit/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/big-bend428.jpghiking in Big BendFeeling free in Big Bend.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/big-bend016.jpghiking on Indian Head TrailHiking on Indian Head Trail in 110 degrees.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/big-bend213.jpgLost Mine TrailLooking into Mexico from the Chisos Mountains.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1010718.jpgriver otterThis otter was here off and on during 2011.2016-08-10T19:40:58+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/09/10/weekly-photo-challenge-near-and-far/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2008279.jpgsandbar in Rio GrandeNear and far.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2008303.jpgshelter on Rio GrandeThe craftsman keeps a watchful eye on his inventory from his shelter in the river cane on the Mexican side.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2008305.jpgwalking sticks on the Rio GrandeCraftsmen cross illegally to try to make some money. The river is visible as a brown band at the top of the picture.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/big-bend366.jpgLa Linda churchNear enough to walk to, but unreachable.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/close.jpgSo close and yet so farClosed crossing at La Linda, Texas.2016-08-10T19:40:01+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/09/18/colorious-ii/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/twill-gamp.jpgtwill gampTwill gamphttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/twill-blocks.jpgtwill blocksTwill blockshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/twill.jpgtwillStraight twillhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/supp-warp-weft.jpgsupp warp & weftSupplementary warp and wefthttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/repp-weave.jpgrepp weaveRepp weavehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/repp.jpgreppAnother repp samplehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/plain-weave.jpgplain weavePlain weavehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/overshot-reverse.jpgovershot reverseOvershot in non-traditional colors.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/overshot.jpgovershotOvershothttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ms-and-os.jpgMs and OsMs and Os2016-08-10T19:34:59+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/09/21/streamlined-studio/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1080416.jpgClose-up of display"Alice", my childhood apron, my mom's childhood dresshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/cabinet-before.jpgBefore - cabinetBefore -cabinet.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1080415.jpgAfter - notions cabinetAfter - refurbished notions cabinethttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1080409.jpgAfter - sewing wallAfter - sewing wallhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1080417.jpgAfter - back wallAfter - back wallhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1080422.jpgAfter - closet wallAfter - closet wallhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1060292.jpgBefore - bookshelf wallBefore - bookshelf wallhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1060293.jpgBefore - sewing wallBefore - sewing wallhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1060297.jpgBefore - back wallBefore - back wallhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1060296.jpgBefore: closet wallBefore: closet wall2016-08-10T19:33:32+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/09/24/weekly-photo-challenge-solitary/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/blue-soldier.jpgSolitary Monument2016-08-10T19:32:11+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/10/03/sunflower-quilt/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1080716.jpgsunflower quilt2016-08-10T19:29:49+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/10/10/shawl-of-paisley-design/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1080876.jpgborder detailA plethora of fine detail!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1080875.jpgred detailDetail - if you click to enlarge you can see the warp and weft.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p10808711.jpgborder comparisonThis shows the front and back of the borders - the floats are very short, so you wouldn't have to worry about snagging the shawl on anything.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1080869.jpgclipped yarnsThese colored yarns were woven all the way across, then clipped later for a clean-edged design.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1080862.jpgdesign detailWhere the colors meet the black fieldhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1080873.jpgborderMissing fringe. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1080860.jpgPaisley shawlThere's no telling exactly where it was made, but we call all these shawls by the name of the town best known for their manufacture - Paisley, Scotland.2016-08-10T19:04:16+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/10/14/fresh-finds/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p10809591.jpgVintage hand-pieced topThis top is gorgeous - all the corners meet perfectly, and the hand-pieced seams are so even. I could just bind the edges and use it unquilted. I'm not sure of the pattern name - the closest one I could find is called "four-four time" in Maggie Malone's book 5500 Quilt Block Designs.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1080952.jpgNine-patch topThis top does need some work, but after it's quilted, I see it as a table-topper on a 50s laminate kitchen table, with all kinds of bright vintage tableware.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1080947.jpgcrib quiltDouble Irish chain crib quilt - top and backing, with no batting.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1080959.jpgP10809592016-08-10T19:03:11+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/10/20/textile-destination-san-antonio/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1090092.jpgMcNay courtyardthe gorgeous courtyardhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1090085.jpgcontrastcontrasting sculptureshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1090084.jpgP1090084https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1090096.jpginstallation"The future ain't what it used to be" by Lisa Hoke, an installation in the McNay entrance area.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1020906.jpgdance dressesdance dresseshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1020905.jpgDance on the Plazaa dance on the plazahttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1020915.jpgRiverwalkBridge on the San Antonio Riverwalk2016-08-10T19:02:26+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/10/22/natures-weavers/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1060456.jpgosprey nestOK, this is not in my yard. This is an osprey nest we saw at Lake Houston on Fourth of July. I would estimate it as at least 4 - 6 feet across.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1080803.jpgmockingbird nestThis is a mockingbird nest. There are at least four close to the house.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1080787.jpgCarolina wren nestCarolina wrens will build a nest anywhere. This one was built on a pair of old river shoes and some vulture feathers that were on a shelf in the shed.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1080834.jpgmockingbird nest 2This is a different mockingbird nest.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1080778.jpgsmall nest 2It's about 3 inches high.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1080777.jpgsmall nest 1I don't know what kind of bird made this nest. It's about three inches across.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1080780.jpgsmall nest 3The detail shows the delicate grass stems.2016-08-10T19:01:34+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/10/25/natures-spinners/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1090184.jpgspider web 6https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1090164-c.jpgspider web 5https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1090160-e.jpgspider web 4https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1090153.jpgspider web 3https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1090146.jpgspider web 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1090188-e.jpgspider web 12016-08-10T18:59:25+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/10/30/waltz-across-textiles/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/marguerite.jpgMargueriteMarguerite, from Gounod's Faust, which premiered in 1863. She sings a song at the spinning wheel in the third act.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/brunnhilde.jpgBrunnhildeTwo versions of Brunnhilde, from Wagner's Die Walkure. What is a post about opera without a few Brunnhildes?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/vasco.jpgVasco de Gama characterVasco de Gama, from Meyerbeer's opera L'Africaine, which premiered in 1865. I know nothing about this opera, but I love the embroidered detail on his cloak!2016-08-10T18:57:19+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/11/01/books-on-the-nightstand-books-on-the-kindle-part-one/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/snow.jpgsnow and rainSnow on Hampstead Heath, Coalman in the Rain from The Silent Traveller in London2016-08-10T18:56:11+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/08/03/weekly-photo-challenge-purple/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p10606691.jpglamb and beautyberry planthttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1060671.jpglambs and beautyberry bushWeekly Browsing Challenge - Purple!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1060667-e.jpggoat and beautyberriesLeila clearing beautyberries off the planthttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1060675-e.jpgAmerican beautyberryI think of these as purple, but maybe they're magenta.2016-08-10T18:28:25+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/08/05/woolen-baby-belly-bands/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/baby-grandma.jpgbaby & caretakerFront of the postcard.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/baby-3.jpgbaby in smockThis looks roomy enough.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/baby-2.jpgbaby in big clothesI think this mom erred on the side of loose clothing. Oh well, he can grow into them!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/baby2.jpgbaby in eyelet dressThis baby looks comfortable enough.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/baby-4.jpgbaby on rattan chairWhy is the baby playing with a hairbrush?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/baby-postcard.jpg1914 postcardNote the baby's name.2016-08-10T18:27:23+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/08/11/pollinator-quilt/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p10702221.jpgpollinator quiltButterflies, moths, bees, and wasps pollinating cone flowers, Turk's cap, and lemon balm plants.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1070222.jpgpollinator quiltButterflies, moths, bees, and wasps - pollinating cone flowers, Turk's cap, and lemon balm plants.2016-08-10T18:23:30+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/08/15/getting-the-hang-of-it/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1070343.jpgsea glass quilt on gatehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1070346.jpgsea glass quilt on tree2016-08-10T18:22:37+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/08/22/late-summer-picnic/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1060390.jpgvintage table clothsThree of my favorite table cloths - I see the red rose one for sale everywhere!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1060411.jpgvintage kitchen warePulled from the family cupboards - a Thermos closed with a cork, early Pyrex, and some enamel ware.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/1941-picnic.jpg1941 picnicIn a 607-page book, this was the ONLY reference to having fun.2016-08-10T18:21:44+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/08/23/weekly-photo-challenge-merge/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1070325.jpgDragonfly originalThis is the cropped original photo. The dragonfly has merged with its environment so much that it's hard to discern.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1070325-e.jpgDragonfly mergeThe dragonfly's wings merge into the colors of the water.2016-08-10T18:20:00+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/08/25/early-1900s-boys-outfit/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1070538.jpgcotton liningThe knickers are fully lined.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1070534.jpgwool knickersWool knickershttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1070533.jpgwaist detailDetail of waistband.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1070532.jpgcollar detailCollar detail - no label in the shirt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1070531.jpglinen shirt detailClose-up of the linen shirt with shell buttons.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1070528.jpgearly 1900s boy's outfitWool twill knickers, linen shirt, wool cap.2016-08-10T18:18:35+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/08/27/puffball-mushroom-dye/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1070539.jpgdyed and rinsed yarnL to R: original yarn, single dipped, double dipped and rinsed, unmordanted double dipped and rinsedhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1070501.jpgdouble-dipped yarnL to R: original wool, mordanted wool with one dye dip, mordanted wool with two dye dips, (small skein) unmordanted wool with two dipshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1070167.jpgmushroom-dyed yarnTwo skeins of mordanted yarn after a night in the dye, as well as one skein of the original yarn.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1060765.jpgmushrooms in dye potMushrooms floating on top of the water.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1070571.jpgold puffballsThis is what they look like when they have dried out and popped, releasing the spores.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1070570.jpg young puffball mushroomThis is what they look like in the early stage of growth.2022-01-24T18:33:37+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/08/28/weekly-photo-challenge-urban/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1050682.jpgShowgirl spiritI have no idea how I achieved this effect, but I love it.2016-08-10T18:16:07+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/09/03/frilly-foundations/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1070748.jpghemstitching detailDetail of the tucks on the opposite side of the fabric from the ribbon.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1070720.jpgdetail of decorationDetail of ribbon and tucks on drawers.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1070739.jpgantique drawersAntique undergarments.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1070723.jpgpetticoat detailClose-up of the tucks and lace on two petticoats.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1070742.jpgcrochet detailClose-up of the crochet, over a blue shirt to make the detail easier to see.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1070736.jpgantique chemiseA cool and comfortable -- bodice? chemise? corset cover? What would you call it?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1070717.jpgfrilly foundationsUndergarments from 100 years ago.2016-08-10T18:14:53+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/08/31/3-d-wall-quilt/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1070694.jpgsamples on canvasesNow it needs to incubate for a while.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1070636.jpgembellishment choice 3Yet another possibility. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1070639.jpgembellishment choice 2Another idea.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1070642.jpgembellishment choice 1One idea about adding embellishments.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1070643.jpgblock designTentative plan for the design.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1070624.jpgblack-and-white handwoven fabricsGorgeous handwoven samples.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1060885.jpgtextile notebooksTwenty-five years of weaving notebooks.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1070628.jpgcanvas and cradle board backThe cradle board can be flipped to use as a shadowbox.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1070627.jpgcanvas and cradle boardSix-inch square canvas and cradle board.2016-08-10T18:13:30+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/07/12/are-you-a-looker-or-a-leaper/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1060565.jpggreen blockOne block showing how nice the pale thread looks. Oh, if only I had stuck with it!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1060503.jpgsea glass quilt blocksA detail showing some unfortunate thread choiceshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1060561.jpgsea glass with spiralsI make my quilts in sections, so this is just half, but I think you can see the light and dark spirals2016-08-10T17:57:15+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/08/09/i-cant-do-this-until-i-do-that/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/tazelaars1.jpgtazelaars[1]About 1907.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/star-quilt.jpgstar quilt1950s quilt, tied and very lightly quilted.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_0314.jpgIMG_0314Quilt backing.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1080.jpgIMG_1080Some cathedral window blocks.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1076.jpgIMG_1076I don't usually do Christmas quilts but I can't pass up pre-cut pieces!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1075.jpgIMG_1075Chinese silk from 1982.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1073.jpgIMG_1073Batik from the 1980s.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1072.jpgIMG_1072Fabric stash.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/quilt-mockup.jpgquilt mockupWhat I think it will look like when it's done. (I copied and pasted the 4 planet picture over and over, playing with the colors.)https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_0763-e.jpgIMG_0763 eFour planet blocks, just laid down together, not yet stitched together.2016-08-30T14:08:27+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/08/06/1862-punch-cartoons-photographers/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/photo-2.jpgphoto 2"Booking a Customer" Messrs. Cutts & Longstick, who have suffered much from the difficulty attending the Identification of "clients" on their return from a lengthened Tour, resort to the accompanying Device. Whilst the Captain is being measured by the Foreman, the Junior Partner adjusts the Camera for his Photograph.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/photo-1.jpgphoto 1"Artful!" Dodge of Little Sperks, showing how Parties below the Middle Height, by the use of Miniature Background Furniture, may gain a more Imposing Stature in the Carte de Visite.2016-08-07T06:11:24+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/08/05/if-i-lived-130-years-ago/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_047-e.jpgIMG_047 e"I declare, I'm laced so tight I can only languish in this chair -- but I do it so beautifully."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_043-e.jpgIMG_043 e"If I can afford it, I'm wearing it."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_042-e.jpgIMG_042 e"Are we almost done here? I have biscuits to make, floors to scrub, and kids to chase off of my lawn."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_023-e.jpgIMG_023 e"Not only am I perfectly turned out, but my home is an orderly and welcoming center of culture. Tea from a samovar, anyone?"https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image-29-e.jpgimage 29 e"Not only am I perfectly turned out, but I am ready for any weather eventuality."2016-08-14T11:46:07+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/08/04/august-in-the-archives/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_066-flag.jpgIMG_066 flag48 star flaghttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_066-music.jpgIMG_066 musicGolden Trumpet?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_066-embroidery.jpgIMG_066 embroideryBeautiful details.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_066-e.jpgextended familyExtended family in their home.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/picture.jpgpicturehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_064.jpgIMG_064https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_064-middle.jpgIMG_064 middlehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_058.jpgIMG_058https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_057.jpgIMG_0572017-06-07T09:18:48+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/07/31/following-up-on-viking-sails/2021-03-16T00:57:38+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/07/23/trying-some-fmq-options/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/detail-21.jpgdetail 2After washing.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_9706-e1469242435613.jpginitial gridI stitched smaller squares in the large ones.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/blocks-w-minimal-sash.jpgblocks w minimal sashPlanned layout for string quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_9702.jpgbasic patchesBig squares I already had.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_0108.jpgwith bordersAll done.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_0100-e1469242934388.jpgwith fmqLines and circles in different weights of thread.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/detail-e1469243315871.jpgdetail2016-07-24T13:06:16+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/07/22/greek-costume-stamps/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/greek-threads.jpggreek threadshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/greek-stamps.jpggreek stampsStamps from the early 1970s, showing regional costumes.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2007-greece141-j.jpggreek soldiersSoldiers parading in traditional dress.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_9677.jpgstriped apronI would love to know if this shows embroidery or weaving.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_9676.jpgIMG_9676https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_9662.jpgdrop spinningMy favorite -- she is drop spinning!2016-07-25T13:51:13+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/07/16/quilt-setting-options-opinions-requested/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/thick-and-thin.jpgthick and thin#8 - the Unconventional. Thick and thin blocks of strings reverse directions.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/random.jpgrandom#1 - the Easiest. Just put the rectangles together. I would mix up the colors a little more, and add a border or two.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/blocks-w-white.jpgblocks w whiteThese shirting blocks need to be made into a finished quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/blocks-w-thick-white.jpgblocks w thick white#7 - Emphatic Sashing. Thicker sashing tones down the string diamonds.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/blocks-w-thick-blue.jpgblocks w thick blue#4 - Diamond Sashing. Sashing in a midtone emphasizes the diamonds.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/blocks-w-sashing.jpgblocks w sashing#3 - Grid Sashing. Sashing forms rectangles to complement the diamonds.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/blocks-w-black.jpgblocks w black#5 - Dramatic Diamonds. Black sashing makes it all look more dramatic.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/blocks-reversed.jpgblocks reversed#2 - String diamonds. I would cut the rectangles into squares, piece randomly, add border.2016-07-20T03:36:48+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/07/14/rag-rugs-in-1930s/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/yarn-winder.jpgyarn winderSkein holder from the Institute of Texan Cultures.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/8b22892v.jpg8b22892vFrom the Library of Congress. Source.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/86-g-6l-11-detail.jpg86-G-6L-11 detailDetail showing the sweater.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/8b30230v.jpg8b30230vFrom the Library of Congress.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/86-g-6l-11.jpg86-G-6L-11Photograph of Mrs. Anna B. Price, from the National Archives.2024-08-23T00:26:13+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/06/17/multiple-technique-practice-piece-the-back/2016-06-20T19:53:15+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/06/15/multiple-technique-practice-piece/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1-glass-blue-vivid-e1.jpg1 glass blue vivid eColor change.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/texture.jpgtextureThis shows the dotty effect of the sprayed ink.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/flower-mask.jpgflower maskFlowers and leaves to protect part of the fabric from color.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/circles.jpgcirclesOutline for painted circles.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/basic-e.jpgbasic ePractice piece from old linen napkins.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/painted.jpgpaintedAcrylic paint and textile medium on top of the sprayed inks.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1-water-paper-e.jpg1 water paper eOver-painted section.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1-arrangement-e.jpg1 arrangement eThe painted section reversed and reflected.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6902-ink-outlines.jpgink outlinesAn interesting portion cropped from the photo above, and run through a few of the filters in Photoshop.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6902-e.jpgpainted clothCotton/linen blend painted with Jacquard textile paints.2016-06-28T16:34:48+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/06/13/dye-experiments-day-two-results/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7935-e.jpgportionAn interesting portion and a change from all that blue!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/folded.jpgfoldedThis piece was pleated and then left to soak in a tray of excess dye.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7920.jpgtumble dyedThis one was dyed with Tumble Dyes.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7914.jpgsamples 2Even more.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7910.jpgsamplesExperiments from Day Two.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/washed.jpgwashedUnwashed on top, washed fabric on bottom.2016-07-24T13:13:44+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/06/12/trying-some-dyeing/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dark-dye.jpgdark dyeMy inner graffiti artist came out.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/blue-dye.jpgblue dyePlastic sheeting on top of dyed fabric.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7815.jpgintense blueI like this intense blue.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7854.jpgIMG_7854https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7853.jpggreen commercialThis was the ucky green commercial fabric. I had fun going for an urban rust look.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7851.jpgdye sprinklesSprinkles of dye powder -- my favorite!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7842.jpgsage greenThis is "sage green" and I did not like this color at all.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7841.jpglandscapeThis piece could turn into a moody landscape.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7822.jpg3 moreThree more pieces.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7812.jpg3 samplesThe green piece in the middle is the commercial fabric.2016-06-16T14:47:30+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/02/04/mary-schenck-woolman/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/spooling.jpgspoolingOne of the many illustrations of textile industry jobs in Woolman's book, Textiles.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/budget-2.jpgbudget 2Clothing budget for the woman and oldest daughter of the family, from 1913.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/budget-1.jpgbudget 1Part of a clothing budget for a family of five.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_8966.jpgclose upA close-up of some of the titles.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/books.jpgbooksOld textile and clothing handbooks.2016-06-05T19:25:39+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/06/05/quilt-block-mistakes/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/disappearing-2-methods.jpgdisappearing block cutsA diagram showing how I managed to cut blocks of slightly different sizes.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/bad-trim1.jpgbad trimThis is how the block would look if trimmed on only two sides.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2-sided-crop1.jpg2 sided cropTrimming on only two sides (shown by the white rectangles) would unbalance the block.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7000.jpgproper trimmingTrimming a little off all four sides gives a more balanced block.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7070.jpgswitched blocksOr even better, if you ask me: swap the cut pieces from various 9-patches, so none of the little squares are the same in the reconfigured block.2016-06-07T02:10:15+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/06/04/crafts-gone-wrong/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7011.jpglumpy and dullThe finished piece is lumpy and dull.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7006.jpgIMG_7006https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7005.jpgevidenceThe back of the "fused fiber" edging, showing that it is just printed on cloth.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6998.jpgrainbow patchesBlocks on the design wall.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6997.jpginconsistentSmall salmon-colored piece -- square! Small wheat-colored piece -- not square!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6736.jpglayer 1One layer of fibers laid out for fusing.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6738.jpglayer twoPlace the second layer at 90 degrees from the first, and repeat one more time.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7009.jpgrearrangedStep 3: Rearrange the pieces for a more interesting effect.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7007.jpg9 patch cutStep 1: sew a 9 patch block. Step 2: Cut it in half both horizontally and vertically.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7003.jpgdragonfly quiltletA practice piece from December 2014.2016-06-05T19:19:40+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/03/06/fused-fibers/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p1100619.jpgsheet twoSheet Two.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p1100618.jpgP1100618https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p1100613.jpgP1100613https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p1100611.jpgcut piecesSheet one, cut into columns.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p1100610.jpgfused fiber sheet oneSheet one.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p1100609.jpgP1100609https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p1100607.jpglayer twoA second layer, perpendicular to the first.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p1100599.jpglayer oneLayer one on the screenhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p1100596.jpgthinly spread fibersI spread these on a paper towel, so you can see the thinness of the layer, but they need to be spread on the screen instead.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p1100593.jpgsuppliesSupplies for fusing fibers2016-06-04T16:39:17+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/05/29/97-years-ago-today/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/women-rivet-heaters.jpgwomen-rivet-heatersFrom the National Archives, ID 2016-06-02T02:08:44+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/06/17/dye-days-of-summer-sunflowers/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1120904.jpgtannin samplesSamples showing the original wool, and solar-dyed samples with pond water.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1120920.jpgsolar sunflower dyeAlum mordants and sunflower dye in a solar jar.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1120929.jpgdip and dyeDip alone - meh. Dye alone - meh. Dip and dye together - good color!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1120927.jpg"cooked" dyeThe sunflower dye heated with electicity.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1120901.jpgsunflower dye resultsSunflower dye results - not too shabby!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1120686.jpgsunflower dyeI poured boiling water over sunflowers in an old Pyrex pot, and let it sit in the sun.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1120896.jpgmetal modifiersCopper scraps in vinegar and water on the left, iron scraps in vinegar and water on the right.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1120868.jpgdye booksThese are the books I have on dyeing fibers.2024-08-10T20:37:43+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/07/30/cotton-harvest/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1060718.jpgcotton plantAll these stages can be present on the plant at one time.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1060728.jpgcotton burrThe cotton burr (husk) is left behind after picking. You can see why cotton pickers' hands got cut up.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1060725.jpgfluffy cottonI should have picked this one yesterday.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1060723.jpgripe cotton in pale greenThe outer husk has split open and the fibers are visible.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1060719.jpgcotton bollsAfter about 3 weeks, the bolls are full size, but they need about another 3 weeks for the fiber to mature.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/cotton-bloom1.jpgpink cotton bloomThe bloom can self-pollinate or be pollinated by bees. After pollination, it turns pink.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1060711.jpgwhite cotton bloomThe bloom is white when it opens.2016-05-20T01:07:15+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/07/20/inspired-by-the-fabulous-scavenger/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1060598.jpgshelf of notions - afterThe new color-coordinated arrangement. I feel inspired just looking at it.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/shelf-before.jpgshelf of notions - beforeA hodgepodge of family items and sewing notions - beloved but messy.2016-05-20T01:05:15+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/07/22/sunbonnets-and-feed-sacks/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1060620.jpgclose-up of feed sackClose-up of feed sack showing weave and bottom of tubehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1060611.jpginsides of the sunbonnetsThe sunbonnets flipped inside out to show construction and unfaded fabrichttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1060608.jpgsunbonnetsTwo sunbonnets, probably from the 1930s2016-05-20T01:02:12+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/07/23/found-poem-cotton/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/picking.jpgcotton picking, 1915USDA image of cotton picking in 19152016-05-20T01:00:05+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/07/19/guess-the-plant/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/agarita.jpgagaritaThis is agarita, not the mystery plant.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/cowboy-want-ad1.jpgcowboy want adhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/cotton-bloom.jpgbloom close-upBeautiful AND usefulhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1060206.jpgpink bloomThe blooms are white the first day, then they turn pink.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/cotton.jpgplantI cheated by placing a deceased butterfly in a more photogenic environment.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/cowboy-want-ad.jpgcowboy want adHonesty in advertising2016-05-19T00:20:12+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/07/28/decluttering-very-very-slowly/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1060650.jpg16-patch detailSpiral stitching in the white squareshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1060638.jpg16-patch detailDetail showing the spirals in the white squareshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1060631-copy.jpg16-patch lap quiltI like the way it looks puffy before quilting, but it's not very practical.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1030415.jpgmedallion lap robeCute and cozy2016-05-19T00:15:38+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/07/12/1940s-childs-summer-dress/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1060409.jpgcotton dress detaildetail of the backhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1060406.jpg1940s child's dressA well-worn, well-loved cotton dress2016-05-18T22:48:32+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/07/09/mustang-grape-jelly-update/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1060107.jpgpollen on pondFirst, gather your thoughts...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1060123.jpgcanning suppliesjelly pot and canning kettlehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1060100.jpggrapes on the vineThe grapes are waiting...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1000456.jpgwhitetail deerNow go take a break - you deserve it!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1020315.jpgblack-bellied whistling ducksGo check on the black-bellied whistling ducks...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1020143.jpgribbon snakeBut don't step on the snake...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1020472-bunting.jpgpainted buntingTake a break to go look at the painted bunting...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/cow-with-mower.jpgcalf with mowerFirst chase the cows out of the yard....2020-04-21T03:00:16+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/06/30/starch-or-no-starch-whats-starch/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1060393.jpgironstwo favorite heirloomshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sad-irons.jpg1898 sad irons adI'm not quite old enough to remember using these...2016-05-18T17:31:35+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/06/22/childs-flour-sack-dress/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/flour-sack-back.jpgChild's Flour Sack Dress, backchild's flour sack dress, backhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/flour-sack-front.jpgChild's Flour Sack Dress, frontchild's flour sack dress, front probably from the 1930s2025-04-12T20:25:13+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/06/21/butterfly-quilt/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/butterfly-quilt.jpgbutterfly quiltButterflies of the Gulf Coast quilt2016-05-18T15:39:49+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/06/20/a-manly-textile/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/013-bayreuth.jpgBayreuth, GermanyBayreuth, Germanyhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/schweinfurt.jpgSchweinfurt, Germany Schweinfurt, Germany in 1950shttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/3-wheeler.jpgMesserschmidt 3-wheelerMesserschmidt 3-wheelerhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/011.jpgGerman oxcartOxcart in West Germany in 1950shttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/berlin-detail.jpgWest German tablecloth detailClose-up of West Germanyhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/berlin.jpgWest Germany tablecloth1950s tablecloth showing West Germany2016-05-18T15:37:26+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/06/12/mustang-grapes/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1060124.jpgcanning kettleJelly in the canning kettlehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1060126.jpg homemade grape jellyToday's batch of jellyhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1060131.jpgcompost tumblerThe lovely compost tumbler created by my husbandhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1060118.jpggrape juiceThe juice that was strained off the pulphttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1060114.jpgcooler of grapes"Start by pinching the skin off each and every grape..." Umm, no.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1060095.jpgpicking from the groundPicking from the groundhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1060101.jpggrape pickingPicking from the ladderhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1060098.jpgMustang grapesMustang grapes on the vine2023-07-02T04:53:46+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/06/10/spinsters-gone-wild/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/suitor.jpgGentlemanI refused this suitor because he showed too much interest in the ankles of the "lady" on the hotel piazza.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/menu-2.jpgSpinster Tea KeyThe solutions to the menu riddles.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/menu-1.jpgSpinster Tea MenuChoose from the mysterious menu.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/invite.jpgSpinster TeaInvitation to a Spinster Teahttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/para-11.jpgSpinster Etiquette 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2-ladies.jpgTwo Ladies of the 20sOn the left, the "naturally exuberant" spinster, and on the right, her respectable companion.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/para-21.jpgSpinster Etiquette 1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/para-4.jpgGentleman's Reaction 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/para-3.jpgGentleman's Reaction 1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/spinster-lady.jpgImprudent SpinsterA Spinster of Questionable Repute2016-05-18T15:08:54+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/06/06/textile-teachers-knitting/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1060091.jpgdoll's knit outfitJackie Kennedy would have loved this outfit2016-05-18T15:05:37+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/08/06/if-i-made-the-movies/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/couturier.jpgCouturierhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/space-movie-copy1.jpgposter 4https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dyefast.jpgposter 2Midnight - 1 am - Watch old movies.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/couturier-copy.jpgposter 3https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/widow.jpgposter 12018-12-18T15:05:53+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/05/31/color-switch/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/color-2.jpgcombination 2Move that color!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/switch.jpgswitched centersSubstitute light turquoise for some of the purple centers for a little snap and sparkle.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/color-1.jpgcombination 1The first try - the colors just sit there.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/purple.jpgpurple blocksLight and medium purple blocks.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/center.jpgcrib quilt centerThe backing, batting, and center on my "design wall" - the guest room bed.2016-05-18T14:36:04+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/05/26/another-day-another-dyestuff/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/may-samples.jpgMay dye samples1 & 2, the original fabrics: 3 & 4, soda ash prep and grape vine dye; 5, soda ash and soy milk prep and blanket flower dye; 6, vinegar and rudbeckia dye; 7, soda ash, copper, and rudbeckia dyehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dye-pot.jpgdye potCotton fabric, glass dye pot, blanket flower dye2016-05-17T23:17:16+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/05/17/chinese-fashion-graduate-week/2016-05-23T14:23:52+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/05/23/trial-by-fiber-part-three/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/baby-quilt.jpgbright colors baby quiltSacral chakra -- creativity. To me the combination of colors, shapes, and sizes connotes a more creative take on traditional quilts.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2010-va-lap-quilt-e.jpglap quilt for VA hospitalTo thank a vethttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/donation-quilt-edit.jpgblue squares quilt topTo help someone start over2016-05-17T15:44:57+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/05/20/trial-by-fiber-part-two/2016-05-17T15:40:28+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/05/19/trial-by-fiber-part-one/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/puppies.jpgpuppy fabricExhibit C - the World's Cutest Fabrichttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/needles-1857-2.jpgneedles 1857 Exhibit Bhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/needles-cover.jpgneedle bookExhibit A2016-05-17T15:37:48+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/05/13/textile-family-tree/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/quiltmine.jpgfirst quiltMy first quilt, from 2006https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ceniza-rug.jpgmy favorite rugA rug I wove in the 90shttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/sweater.jpgbaby sweaterBaby sweater knit for me by my paternal grandmother.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/stitchery.jpgchicken cross-stitchMy sister commemorated my 7 chickens with this cross-stitchhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/barbie.jpgBarbie dressBarbie in a "square dance dress" sewn by my momhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/moms-tablecloth.jpgMom's tableclothA tablecloth embroidered by my momhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/1983015-bunny.jpgtoy bunnyA well-loved toy bunny, made by my grandmother for my daughterhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/jeansafghans1.jpgGram's afghanOne of my grandmother's many crocheted afghanshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/grams-tablecloth-2.jpgGram's tablecloth Tablecloth embroidered by my grandmotherhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/jeansafghans.jpgjean'safghans2016-05-17T15:31:45+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/05/12/rudbeckia-dye-results/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1050838.jpgRudbeckia dye samplesFrom left to right: soda ash, soy milk, egg yolk, egg wash 1, egg wash 2, brass, copper, vinegarhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1050839.jpgstarter fabricsFabrics before dyeing2018-07-10T21:02:40+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/05/10/back-on-track/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rudbeckia-detail.jpgRudbeckia detailLook how different just these four are!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rudbeckia-21.jpgrudbeckiaA variety of bloomshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rudbeckia-2.jpgrudbeckiaA variety of blossomshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rudbeckia-bucket.jpgrudbeckia in bucketRudbeckia blooms ready for dye experiments2016-05-17T15:16:28+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/04/29/bittersweet/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1050372.jpgBlack dressBlack dress with bone ornamentshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1050370.jpgNative American children's clothesNative American children's clothes at the Heard Museum2016-05-17T15:14:43+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/04/24/textile-destination-phoenix/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/apache-dolls.jpgApache dollsApache dollshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1050355.jpgGirl with Goats sculptureReminds me of my mini-herd!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1050386.jpgApache beaded bagsApache beaded bagshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1050403.jpgHopi potteryI love how the space is broken up. It reminds me of a crazy quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1050321.jpgSculptureNative American women with traditional crafts2016-05-17T15:11:37+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/04/11/airing-of-the-quilts-3/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1050098-e.jpgBlock detail - blueBlock detail - bluehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1050099.jpgBlock detail - redBlock detail - redhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1050100.jpgBlock detail - blackBlock detail - blackhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1050101.jpgNaturally Dyed QuiltI would guess these dyes are from iron, indigo, madder, and cochineal.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1050097.jpgRed Star QuiltA simple but effective arrangement of squares, triangles, and circle.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1050096-e.jpgOld Red QuiltsTwo more old quilts2016-05-17T15:10:07+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/04/18/happy-textiles-6/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1050109.jpgFaux TaxidermyMr. Godwit is made of wool cloth and yarn, with wire supports in his feet.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1050104.jpgToy BirdMr. Godwit is made from wool fabric, yarn, and wire.2016-05-17T14:19:54+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/04/08/garden-quilts/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1050088.jpgJewel Box in the gardenHere is the Jewel Box hanging in the garden.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1050064.jpg Painted Quilt BlocksThis is what they look like filled in with color.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1050036.jpgString Circle patternI divided the circle into random sections.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1050034.jpgTracing a plateI used a plate to trace for a circle pattern.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1040983.jpgJewel Box outlineOutline for the Jewel Box blockhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1040981.jpgGridA basic grid, pencilled in.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1040976.jpgBase coatA board with a few coats of spray paint.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1040975.jpgWood scrapsThe wood scraps, ready to be spray-painted.2016-05-17T14:18:26+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/04/01/april-fools/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sneaky-pete.jpgSneaky PeteWho is the guy in the background? Does the couple know he's there? Were there origjinally more photos in this series? I'm so curious to know!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sunbonnet-sue.jpgHat SwitchI love a man who's not afraid to look silly.2016-05-17T13:04:10+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/03/24/big-sister-little-sister-quilts/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sister-quilts.jpgSister QuiltsGrandmother's Flower Garden quilts2016-05-17T13:00:55+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/03/23/airing-of-the-quilts-2/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1040958.jpgNine Patch detailNine Patch detailhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1040955-e.jpgQuilts 2Fresh quilts2016-05-17T12:59:54+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/03/22/airing-of-the-quilts-1/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1040949-e.jpgString Circles detailDetailhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1040954.jpgString Squares BackingThe backing is a great lavender floral fabric.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1040944.jpgString Squares QuiltString Squares Quilthttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1040947.jpgArc quiltI have no idea of the name of the pattern.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1040946.jpgString Circle Quiltstring circle quilthttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1040942.jpgQuilts 1Cotton Quilts2016-05-17T12:57:05+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/03/19/new-baby-lamb/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1040915.jpgNew Baby 2Romy and the baby explore the barnhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1040898.jpgNew baby 1Romy and her baby2016-05-17T12:55:40+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/03/11/properly-attired-servants-1907-style/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/uniforms.jpguniformsI'm not sure that parlor maid is trustworthy.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/mistress.jpgmistressAbove and beyond the servants' dutieshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/servants.jpgservantsI'm not sure the parlormaid looks trustworthy.2016-05-17T12:54:21+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/03/09/colorious-weaving/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/my-pins.jpgTiny boundweaveTiny boundweavehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/120-e.jpgDouble-weave color sampler - reverseDouble-weave color sampler - reversehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/119-e.jpgDouble-weave color samplerDouble-weave color samplerhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/113-e.jpgSupplementary warp Christmas cardSupplementary warp Christmas cardhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/112.jpgBoundweave Christmas card8-shaft Boundweave Christmas cardhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/111-e.jpgSupplementary warp Christmas fabricSupplementary warp Christmas fabrichttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/110-e.jpgWool twillWool twillhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/109-e.jpgSupplementary weft inlaySupplementary weft inlayhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/108-e.jpgTwill stripesTwill stripeshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/107-e.jpgSupplementary weft boxesSupplementary weft boxes2016-05-17T12:53:03+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/03/07/and-now-for-the-range-part/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/pict0005-e.jpgBright Baby QuiltsThese quilts went to babies in Cisco, Texas.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/coyote-shadow.jpgCoyote Even predators relax on this farm.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1040369.jpgBeaverBeaverhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/calf-and-mower.jpgTwo Lawn MowersWhich way would you rather mow the grass?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p10408291.jpgTurtles basking It's hard to get motivated to accomplish anything when you see these guys out relaxing.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1040829.jpgTurtles baskingIt's really hard to get motivated to move when these guys are out relaxing.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1040824.jpgWhistling ducksBlack-bellied whistling duckshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1040840.jpgRio and HarperBorder collie heaven.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1040171.jpgHarperHarperhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1040835.jpgSheep RoamingSheep and goat grazing2016-05-17T12:33:40+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/02/15/textile-destinations-washington-texas/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1040702-detail.jpgbasket detailThe photo makes much more detail visible.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1040702-e.jpgbeaded basketbeaded basket in exhibithttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1040691-e.jpgBarrington quilt detaildetail showing dark quilting threadshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1040690-e.jpgBarrington quiltBarrington quilthttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1040631-e.jpgoxena Durham and a longhornhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1040684.jpgBarringtonBarrington, the 1850s home of Anson Joneshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1984027-brazos.jpgIndependence HallIndependence Hall in 19842016-05-17T12:27:45+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/02/02/textile-tangents/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1880s-2.jpg1880s 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1880s.jpg1880s2016-05-17T12:26:21+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/02/28/happy-textiles-3/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/dancers-square.jpgCountry DancersI know I always break into a dance when feeding the chickens.2016-05-17T01:19:01+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/02/23/whats-your-textile-identity/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/identity.jpgTextile IdentityWhat fabrics would tell your story?2016-05-17T01:12:37+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/02/19/happy-feet/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/knitting-machine-1915.jpgKnitting Machine 1915I think I'll stick to regular needles.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/stocking-seam-e.jpgStocking SeamInside of the stocking, showing the seam and button tab.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/stocking-e.jpgCotton Knit StockingCotton Knit Stocking2016-05-17T01:09:22+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/02/18/umbrella-etiquette-1922-style/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/umbrella-etiquette.jpgUmbrella EtiquetteDry clothes or proper behavior - what to choose?2016-05-17T01:06:38+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/02/17/happy-textiles-1/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1040721-e.jpgFlour sack pillowDoesn't this just brighten your day?2016-05-17T00:58:49+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/01/27/dresses-to-dream-of/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dresses.jpgdressesI love that the seated woman is holding a photo in her hand. Is it an earlier picture of these two? Or friends or sisters that are absent?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dress1.jpgdresshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/scan0017-e.jpgHistoric Clothing 12016-05-17T00:54:57+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/01/24/late-1800s-dress/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/fabric-detail2.jpgTrim detailThere are rows of trim on cuffs, shoulder caps, and bodice.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/stays1.jpgBodice lining and staysThe lining is a coarse brown cotton.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/stays-detail.jpgStays detailDetail of the stays https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1040604.jpgWool Dress from late 1800sGreen and cream wool dress from late 1800s2016-05-17T00:48:35+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/01/22/not-so-run-of-the-mill/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p10404071.jpgbodice liningbodice lininghttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1040407.jpgbodice liningbodice lininghttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1040415.jpgbone staysbone stayshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1040412.jpghem detailhem detailhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/fabric-detail-22.jpgwaist detail waist detailhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1040491-e.jpgP1040491 ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1040557-e1.jpg1850s cotton dress1850s cotton dress2016-05-17T00:41:55+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/01/10/my-first-textiles/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/letter-e1.jpgletter eMy first cross stitch from age 5,https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/letter-e.jpgmy first cross stitchcross stitch from age 5https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1st-weave-e.jpgCollege weavingMy first piece of weaving2016-05-17T00:39:43+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/05/04/fallen-tree-causes-power-outage/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1987-oak.jpg1987 oakEarly days of the oak and pine.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4477.jpgsplitScary-looking split.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/old-deck-2016.jpgold deck 2016We wouldn't let ourselves replace the deck until we had done most of the hard projects in restoring this house.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/in-progress.jpgin progresshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4489.jpgleaningThe pine tree on the right should be standing straight.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_3308.jpgstructureThe structure of deck-building is sort of like quilting -- all the layers are necessary and you have to "stitch" them together properly to get good results.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/demo.jpgdemohttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4731-e.jpgrecycled boardsNew, happy, modern boards made from sawdust and recycled plastic!!!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/white-rails.jpgwhite railshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/old-deck-2014.jpgold deck 2014Old, sad, crumbling deck boards.2016-05-16T01:14:15+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/04/21/laura-i-baldt-and-clothing-for-women/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/middy.jpgmiddyMiddy blouse.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/guimpe-baldt.jpgguimpe baldtThis "guimpe" was to be worn under silk or wool dresses.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/finishing-baldt.jpgfinishing baldtBeautiful attention to detail.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/measurements.jpgmeasurementsHow to measure for fitting garments.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/budget-2.jpgbudget 2Second part of the budget, with some notes on home sewing.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/budget-1.jpgbudget 1Suggested clothing budget from 1924. Four knit union suits per year!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/badt-vii.jpgbaldt VIIPlate VII from Clothing for Women.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/baldt-6.jpgbaldt 6Plate VI from Clothing for Women.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/baldt-5.jpgbaldt 5Plate Va from Clothing for Women.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/baldt-4.jpgbaldt 4Plate V from Clothing for Women.2016-04-25T01:07:02+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/03/31/glimpses-of-textiles-in-old-novels/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1210983.jpgspindleThe drive band from the wheel (here it is not in the proper position) turns the metal spindle quickly. Unspun fiber is held at an angle off the tip; the twist travels up and turns the loose fiber into a thread.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/great-wheel.jpggreat wheelGreat wheel.2016-04-04T14:40:03+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/09/25/coverlet-mysteries/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1080552.jpgmismatched panelsOn the left, two stripes vertically between the squares - on the right, three stripes. There is no way to shift these patterns to have them match up. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1080564.jpgmacro viewMacro viewhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1080549.jpgclose-up of threadsClose-up of torn spot to show loose threads.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/warp-mismatch.jpgTwo warp colorsLook how perfectly these panels line up! But their warp and tabby threads are different colors.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1080553.jpgthreading errorsThreading errors - two in the pattern blocks and one in the tabby threading.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1080551.jpgOvershot coverletOvershot coverlet - Spiderweb pattern2024-12-24T04:00:38+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/03/18/warp-faced-textile/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/floats.jpgfloatsThe orange and navy threads float along the surface, while the red and yellow threads intersect with the weft at shorter intervals.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/beginning.jpgbeginningOne end of the warp.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/100-edit1.jpgwarp-faced rugMy warped-faced rug from about 25 years ago, based on one in Handwoven magazine.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1584.jpgjoinJoin between the woven panels.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/front-and-back.jpgfront and backFront and back, showing how the warps float on the surface to make patterns.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/weft.jpgweftClose-up of warp and weft.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/warp-face.jpgwarp facehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/braid-detail.jpgbraid detailBraid close-up, showing the plied yarn.2017-05-13T02:04:40+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/03/16/purple-pennants-quilt-top/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/flags.jpgflagsPurple Pennants.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/diamonds-e.jpgdiamonds eBeautiful prints.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/diamond-motif.jpgdiamond motifSometimes this diamond has a bar in the middle, and sometimes it has dots. And in random placement.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/braids.jpgbraidsBraids made from unwoven warps.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/block.jpgblockhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/3-browns.jpg3 brownshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/warp-face-reverse.jpgwarp face reversehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1569.jpgpurple quilt topPurple quilt top.2016-08-09T15:02:39+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/03/15/rose-overshot-coverlet/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/human-touch.jpghuman touchMore evidence of the human touch -- throughout the piece, the little white blocks on the left have 12 warp threads, and on the right they have 14.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/warp-and-weft.jpgwarp and weftWhite fleece showing in the dyed yarn.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/singles.jpgsinglesBeautiful yarns.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/old-and-new.jpgold and newOld on the left, newer on the right.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/old-and-new-threads.jpgold and new threadsClose-up comparing the thread sizes.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/fade-and-break.jpgfade and breakhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dye-lots.jpgdye lotsThe colors change abruptly, not gradually over the same area.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/coverlet.jpgcoverletDouble Chariot Wheels coverlet.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/break.jpgbreakThis close-up shows why this weave structure is called "overshot." The red pattern threads are floating over the plain weave ground, tied down at intervals to keep them in place. But if you were to remove all of them, you would still have a viable cloth.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/44-epi.jpg44 epiAntique - warp of 44 ends per inch, singles linen (I believe), weft of singles wool.2016-03-19T22:51:32+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/03/01/textile-treasures/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0596-e.jpgpages 6 and 7Pages 6 and 7.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0610.jpgstripesDetail of the striped fabricshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0572-e.jpgDetail of page 6Detail of page 6https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0626.jpgtextile bookStudies in Textile Historyhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0607-e.jpgpages 14 and 15The Grand Finale on pages 14 and 15https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0606-e.jpgpage 13Detail of page 13https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0603.jpgpage 10Detail of page 10https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0598.jpgdetail of 7Detail of page 7https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0586-e.jpgpages 4 and 5Pages 4 and 5https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0582.jpgcoverCover of the book of quilt scraps.2016-03-04T15:12:06+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/02/18/surprises-from-1947/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0165.jpgIMG_0165dresseshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0164.jpgIMG_0164Dresseshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0162.jpgIMG_0162More clothes for college.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0237.jpgbeachyI would have guessed this illustration to be from the early 1960s too.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0166.jpg1947 LHJThese seem pretty risque to me for 1947.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0159.jpgdressed for houseworkDressed stylishly for housework.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0157.jpgenjoying ironing"You Can Enjoy Ironing" article. Although it really doesn't look like she is.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0156.jpg1947 boyer1947 page, complete with a smoking Charles Boyer.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ad.jpgadA special ironing device for shirts, for less than $100!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1947.jpg1947The radiant-heat-in-your-ceiling blurb.2016-02-19T01:12:17+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/02/16/guess-the-year/2016-02-18T16:03:20+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/02/14/burton-cotton-gin/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sucker.jpgsuckerThis tube sucked the cotton out of the wagon and into the machinery.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_9744.jpgBurton Cotton GinBurton Cotton Gin. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_9716.jpgmachinery beltsThis old machinery looks like a work of art to me.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/gin.jpgginOne of the battery of machines that separated cotton lint from seed.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/bale.jpgbaleThis cotton bale was baled at the 2015 Cotton Gin Festival.2016-02-18T13:42:19+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/02/11/a-field-trip-and-a-wip/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_9078.jpgtreasuresAfter much deliberation, I settled on these.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_9069.jpgmenswear blocksEight "forward slash" blocks.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/detail.jpgberrocoBerroco Captiva -- cotton, polyester, and acrylic.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/detail-2.jpgmalabrigoMalabrigo Lace -- merino.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/blocks.jpgblocksTwo "forward slash" and two "back slash."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_90461.jpgluscious colorsLuscious colors. I believe these rolls were for felting.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/poster.jpgquintessentialThe quintessential yarn shop -- teaching, browsing, reading, and chatting going on in one bright colorful space.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_9049.jpgmohair samplesThe color samples are tucked into this louvered door -- what a good idea.2016-03-08T12:02:41+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/02/05/argument-for-dress-reform-1889/2016-02-07T21:36:24+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/02/02/sustainability-a-hopeful-view/2016-02-03T07:54:09+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/01/15/old-quilt-poem/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_8134.jpgfolded quiltshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/folds.jpgfoldshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/folds-3.jpgfolds 3https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/folds-2.jpgfolds 22021-11-28T14:24:47+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2016/01/05/return-to-routine/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/blocks.jpgblocksString blocks, mostly men's shirt fabric.2016-01-06T11:51:56+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/12/27/fabric-gifts/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/book-sample.jpgbook sampleSample page from the cloth book. The fish came from machine embroidered towel. I used some of those plastic curtain rings to make holes in one page, for peeking at animals on the next. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/book-baby.jpgbook and toddlerThe recipient takes time out from a busy day to look at the book.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/bad.jpgbad manorOne of the finished banners.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/bad-3.jpgsignI printed two letters per page of printer fabric.2015-12-30T02:56:55+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/12/22/15-in-15-end-of-the-year-check-in-and-a-find/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/back.jpgbackThe back, showing the perfect spacing of the machine-stitched spirals. I increased the contrast, the back is a lighter purple.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/9-patch.jpg9 patchOne block, showing the machine stitching.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_6211.jpgglorified 9 patchGlorified 9-patch.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_6764.jpgstars lap quiltI used up the most of my red, white, and blue scraps.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_5655.jpgpolar lap quiltI mixed penguins and polar bears in this lap quilt. Don't tell my biologist daughter.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_5654.jpgIMG_5654Very boring fabric, but nice for free motion practice.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_5653.jpgharvest lap robeI backed this one with a nice plaid and quilted along the lines of the plaid.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/harvest.jpgharvestAdios, pumpkins!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/close-up.jpgclose upIf I had kept this fabric any longer, it would have been in style again, now that Pantone has named Rose Quartz and Serenity the colors of 2016.2015-12-26T02:10:36+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/11/28/the-perfect-recipient/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/filler.jpgfillerThis old-fashioned looking baseball fabric worked wonders to tie the quilt together.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_5293-e.jpgnew ownerhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/flag.jpgflagThree small T-shirt sections became one flag.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/baseball.jpgbaseball quiltT-shirt quilt2015-12-02T23:59:06+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/11/18/harvest-costumes-from-the-1930s-and-40s/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/metapth21171_l_2006-009-239.jpgtexashistory.unt.edu bBillie Marion Parkes.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/texashistory-unt-edu-d.jpgtexashistory.unt.edu dContestant Dorothy Carlisk.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/texashistory-unt-edu-ann-f.jpgtexashistory.unt.edu ann fhttp://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21260/m1/1/sizes/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/texashistory-unt-edu-a.jpgtexashistory.unt.edu AAmparo Rodriguez, in a dress of cotton.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/texashistory-unt-edu-51.jpgtexashistory.unt.edu 51Unknown Contestant 51https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/texashistory-unt-edu-33.jpgtexashistory.unt.edu 33Santa Claus, in an outfit made of dehydrated flower petals.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/texashistory-unt-edu-13.jpgtexashistory.unt.edu 13Adorable sailor suit on a contestant whose name was not recorded.2019-07-23T15:27:27+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/11/03/natural-dye-persimmons/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/bowl.jpgbowlPersimmon residue put through the dishwasher.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/promising.jpgpromisingMost promising results - which still isn't saying much. Dishwashing powder sample on far right.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/persimmons.jpgpersimmonsDiospyros virginiana, common persimmon.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/persimmon-samples.jpgpersimmon samplesPersimmon dye samples.2023-11-19T15:59:59+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/10/25/1862-childrens-behavior-in-cartoons/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_046.jpgtintypeTintype, circa 1862?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kids.jpgkidsFanny (after a morning's mischief at Grandma's). "Ah, I'll tell you what we'll play at now. You shall be dear, good little Fanny, and I'll be cross, disagreeable, old Grandma."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kids-7.jpgkids 7https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kids-6.jpgkids 6https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kids-5.jpgkids 5Uncle (who is rather proud of his cellar). "Now, George, my boy, there's a glass of champagne for you -- don't get such stuff at school, eh? Eh? Eh?" George. "H'm, awfully sweet! Very good sort for ladies -- but I've arrived at a time of life, when I confess I like my wine dry!"https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kids-4.jpgkids 4Dentist. "Don't cry, my little friend. I didn't hurt your Sister very much -- and besides, your Mamma has just given her half-a-crown". Boy. "Boo-hoo! M-m-mayn't I have a tooth took out too?"https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kids-3.jpgkids 3Grandpapa. "I'm afraid, Johnny, we shall not be able to get to the Bazaar today, while it rains thus." Johnny. "Never mind, I'll tell you what; I'll toss you and Grandma 'odd man' with my half-crown."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kids-2.jpgkids 2Proud Mother (to the new maid). "We parted with Sarah, because she was so sharp with our dear, sweet little Harry, who has such animal spirits, you know; throwing everything about, or kicking his football through the window -- perhaps he'll kick you too -- but you must not mind it, for he's such a lion-hearted, sensitive little fellow."2015-10-31T13:51:12+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/10/23/the-trials-of-courtship-in-1862/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/courtship-5.jpgcourtship 5"No followers allowed." Has the girl gone through the drain pipe to get to see her boyfriend? What is that giant basket he is sitting on? And will the old woman in the background tell on them?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/courtship-3.jpgcourtship 3Harry Bullfincher, who is ever so much better across country than when he mixes in the merry dance (especially after supper) has come to grief over a stool during a polka, and is shouting for someone to "catch his horse!"https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/courtship-2.jpgcourtship 2Diminutive Young Swell (on the best of terms with himself). "Oh - a - I've suddenly we-collected I was to have the happiness of - a - taking you down to suppaw!" Tall Young Lady. "Oh, certainly! Let me see, shall I take your arm? Or will you - a - take mine?" Diminutive Young Swell wishes himself back at Trinity College Cambridge.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/courtship-1.jpgcourtship 1Secretly-Adored One's Papa. "Well, my dear Young Friend, I suppose you won't come in and eat your Sunday Dinner with us, hay? So I'll wish you good bye... and many thanks for coming so far..."2015-10-28T18:09:01+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/10/22/the-servant-problem-in-the-1860s/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/servants.jpga la russeDiner a la russe: Host. Stay, Stevens --what are you doing with the salmon? Nobody has had any of it!" Butler: "Pray, sir, what are we to have for supper?"https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/servants-4.jpgservants 4Well-intentioned, but Incautious Stable Boy (in temporary disguise), to the restive and plunging blanc-mange, "Wo-ho, there! Wo-o-o-o!!"https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/servants-3.jpgservants 3https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/servants-2.jpgservants 2Mistress. "There, sir! There's a bottle of eau de cologne for you, and don't let me have occasion to complain again!" Stirrups (the Party who looks after the horse and chaise). "Yes, mum! But be oi to drink it?" Mistress. "No, sir; you will have to wait at table to-night, and you are to sprinkle it over your best livery, that you may not bring into the house that dreadful effluvium from the stable that you have hitherto done!"2015-10-23T23:49:01+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/10/21/mens-fashion-foibles-from-1862/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_2128.jpgmay 31Before you offer your Railway Wrapper to Young Ladies, be sure to see your fellow has not rolled upin it your toilet necessaries, and sundry articles intended for the Washerwoman, which he could not find room for elsewhere.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_2125.jpgmay 24Mr. Bristles. "Then you really think it an improvement, then?" Miss Spikes. "Decidedly-- it hides so much more of your face."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/hats.jpgmarch 15Returned Artist (after a year or two's study in Paris). "What enormous hats you fellows wear in England, now!"2015-10-23T13:33:18+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/10/19/1862-london-punch-domestics-and-crinoline/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/paper-and-cloth.jpgpaper and clothMaterials inside the cover.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/domestic1.jpgdomesticDomestic. "Bother Missus! She wears it herself, I don't see why I shouldn't!"https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/selvage.jpgselvageThis piece of cotton hasn't seen the light of day since about 1863!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/laundry.jpglaundryA message comes off on Mrs. Bluebag's linen, which she is hanging, as usual, on the telegraph wires.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/crinoline.jpgcrinolineCaptioned Missus. "Mary! Go and take off that thing, directly! Pray, are you aware what a ridiculous object you are?"https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/announcement-e.jpgannouncement eAnnouncing to the Ladies of Britain that crinolines will be banned from the World's Fair.2015-10-23T01:24:36+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/10/17/free-motion-quilt-practice/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sample-2.jpgsample 2Close-up 2. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sample-1.jpgsample 1Close-up 1. Not what I am aiming for. Looks like the style of posters from the 60s to me.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/practice-3.jpgpractice 3Strippy mini-quilt with about half the rows quilted.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/practice-1.jpgpractice 1Perfectly decent strippy practice piece. My normal inclination is to leave well enough alone. But I need to practice free motion quilting on something!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_1869.jpgpainted areaA Red-Crested Bobble-Headed bird, created as to disguise some weak quilting and an ugly background fabric.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_1868.jpgpractice 101A whole cloth piece, stitched mostly with 40 weight cotton, and painted after quilting.2015-10-30T17:00:19+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/09/30/15-in-15-third-quarter-check-in/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sides.jpgsidesThe two sides of the table runner before being joined together.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_0178.jpgsummer runnerThis is the Summer side.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_0168.jpgspring runnerThis is the Spring side.2015-10-05T04:19:47+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/09/17/hexagon-pieced-quilts/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_5729.jpgIMG_5729This house is an exhibit, not a sale item.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_5856.jpgtextile bookshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/bookstore.jpgbookstoreIn my world, the tunnel that "goes towards the light" is always filled with books.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/pink.jpgpinkPretty pinks and purple patches. (Say it three times fast.)https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/threads.jpgthreadsI especially love the patches where some of the threads have worn away (probably from harsh dyes), and the remaining threads show the weave more clearly.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_5844.jpgstretched hexiesLate 1800s to 1900 quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_5806.jpghexagon quiltHexagon quilt from 1930s or 40s.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/hexies.jpghexiesZooming in on the colors.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/header1.jpgheaderhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/header-30s.jpgheader 30s2015-11-29T17:04:31+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/09/06/vintage-quilt-tops/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/trip-straight.jpgtrip straightTrip Around the World vintage top, probably 1930shttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/yellow-top.jpgyellow topKaleidescope pattern quilt top, from the 1930s or 40s.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/trip-detail.jpgtrip detailDetail.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/kaleidescope.jpgkaleidescopeKaleidescope detail. I love buying tops that are so much more intricate than anything I can do.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4221.jpgtop viewTop view. The "rolling pin" comes out of the framework.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4218.jpgmystery itemIs it a footstool? A shoe polisher? A rack for freshly ironed newspapers?2015-10-08T02:00:11+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/08/26/sheep-history-in-parchment/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/luttrell-163-v.jpgLuttrell 163 vThis is page 163 v from the Luttrell Psalter of 1325 - 1340 AD, from the British Library.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/luttrell-163-v-detail.jpgLuttrell 163 v detailDetail of page above, showing 20 sheep being milked and shorn; 2 have horns.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/holkham-5r.jpgHolkham 5rCain and Abel from the Holkham Bible Picture Book, p. 5r, from the British Library.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/holkham-5r-detail.jpgHolkham 5r detailDetail from page above. Here the Biblical shepherd Abel has quite a flock, and he and Adam are wearing sheepskin clothes. Brother Cain, a farmer, is not.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/holkham-2v.jpgHolkham 2vCreation from the Holkham Bible Picture Book at the British Libraryhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/holkham-2v-sheep.jpgHolkham 2v sheepDetail showing sheep - also a hog, camel, and unicorn!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/agnus_dei_ghent.jpgAgnus_Dei_Ghent"Agnus Dei Ghent" by Hubert and Jan van Eyck - Jan van Eyck painting "Ghent Altarpiece", finished 1432.. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Agnus_Dei_Ghent.jpg#/media/File:Agnus_Dei_Ghent.jpg2015-08-29T14:41:04+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/08/21/donation-quilts/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_2775.jpgsea life quilt backHere is the back of that quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_2773.jpgThe backs.I did buy the bright pink fabric (but on sale!) but I had the other two backing fabrics on hand.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_2771.jpgparrot lap robeI put this one together "stitch and flip," so it will need to be bound.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_2770.jpggirly girlFor Quilts for Kids.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_2768.jpgblue lap quiltFor the VA hospital.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_2766.jpgOctupi and turtlesDedication quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_2764.jpgquilts 2015Donation quilts, summer 2015.2015-08-23T17:25:18+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/08/16/hollywood-sketchbook-book-review/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_0271.jpgIMG_027From Dream Girls, 2006, designed by Sharen Davis, illustrated by Felipe Sanchez.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_026.jpgIMG_026From Forbidden Fruit, 1921, by Natacha Rambova.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_025.jpgIMG_025https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_024.jpgIMG_024From My Fair Lady, 1964, by Cecil Beaton.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_023.jpgIMG_023From Stuart Little, 1999. Costume designed by Joseph Porro and illustrated by Robin Richesson.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_021_edited-1.jpgIMG_021_edited-1From For Heaven's Sake, 1950, by Charles LeMaire.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_020_edited-1.jpgIMG_020https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_019.jpgIMG_019Two illustrations by Orry-Kelly, not yet identified with any movie.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_018.jpgIMG_018From The Three Musketeers, 1973. Costumes designed by Yvonne Blake, illustrated by May Routh.2015-08-18T13:48:08+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/08/14/wishful-thinking-textile-movies/2015-08-20T03:25:45+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/08/11/1880s-cabinet-cards/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_027.jpg1881 weddingTeunis Stob, 26, and Janna Lurtesma, 16, in 1881.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_026-e1.jpgLittle WomenThis is one of my all-time favorites. When I look at it, I see Meg, Beth, Jo, and Amy from Little Women.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_020.jpg1880s womanThe 1880s were the decade of buttons and bustles.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_020-close-up-2.jpg1880s close-up (2)That is not wickerwork behind her, that is some judicious retouching.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/costume1-81.jpgCostume1-8A page of my photo database.2015-08-28T03:09:45+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/08/05/tintype-fashions-1860/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1859-bkgrd.jpg1859 belleBrought to life.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_2120_edited-1.jpgtintype belleYoung belle, circa 1859.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_2119_edited-1.jpggirl and woman tintypeTintype of girl with woman, circa 1860s?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2-figures.jpg2 figuresHoping for clarification2016-02-10T21:42:29+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/07/31/quintessential-texas-vacation/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_1622.jpgTexas singersLarry Joe Taylor, Cory Morrow, and Roger Creagerhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_1380.jpgporch timeOverlooking Lake Buchanan.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/swimmin-hole-2.jpgswimmin holeSpring fed Blue Hole in Wimberley.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/rockin-chairs.jpgrockin chairsRocking chairs in the shade.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/pedernales.jpgPedernalesPedernales River.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/downstream.jpgdownstreamSan Marcos River.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dance-hall.jpgdance hallOur beloved Gruene Hall, the oldest dance hall in Texas.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/crowd.jpgcrowdWaiting for the show.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bounty.jpgbountyRoad trip treasures.2015-08-11T21:04:32+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/07/20/paul-rodier-1867-1946/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/untitled-5.jpgyachtingCasual menswear from Monsieur magazine, 1920.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/scarves.jpgscarvesScarves from 1920, in Monsieur magazine. Notice the Greek warriors!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bpt6k6539887q-1-jpeg.jpgbpt6k6539887q-1.jpegJune 1936 Voguehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bpt6k931859f-jpeg.jpgbpt6k931859f.jpegPyjama fabrics from Monsieur magazine, 1921.2015-07-27T14:54:39+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/07/14/french-textiles-1700s/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/btv1b6935842b.jpgbtv1b6935842bLinenshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/btv1b69364109.jpgbtv1b69364109Ribbons from Paris.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/close-up.jpgclose-upA close-up of the previous so you can see the colors.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/n6935833_jpeg_1_1dm.jpgN6935833_JPEG_1_1DMI love these funky little butterflies.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/btv1b6935855z.jpgbtv1b6935855zSimple cottonshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/btv1b69360291.jpgbtv1b69360291Painted textiles called indiennes.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/btv1b69358534.jpgbtv1b69358534Ribbonshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/btv1b6936019n.jpgbtv1b6936019nribbonshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/btv1b6935850w.jpgbtv1b6935850wFrom the royal wardrobe. The bottom sample is a design of bunches of celery!2015-07-18T02:14:53+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/07/13/weaving-rules-medieval-france/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/untitled-1.jpgLivre des MetiersThe 1301 manuscript of Etienne Boileau's Book of Trades, from Bibliotheque nationale de France.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/soie.jpgsoieIf you would like to read the rules for yourself, they are available here.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/livres-des-metiers.jpgLivres des MetiersThe print version of The Book of Trades.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_012.jpgDrapers' RowDrapers' Row, an illustration from The Romance of French Weaving2015-07-14T04:31:29+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/06/22/pixilated-panels/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/squares-practice.jpgsquares practiceTrying out larger squares around the sides.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_0220.jpgpixilated"Pixelated" needs to have its hand-quilting finished.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/blue-practice.jpgblue practiceTrying the blue log cabin squares with the center.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/blue-hypothetical.jpgblue hypotheticalI used photo editing to see what it would look like with these blue panels on all four sides.2018-07-08T02:08:31+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/06/06/piecing-together-inspiration/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/lilly-pilly-in-pride-of-place-2.jpglilly-pilly-in-pride-of-place-2Lilly Pilly applique wall hanging by Lucie the Happy Quilter. Used by permission.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/lilly-pilly-close-up.jpglilly-pilly-close-upLilly Pilly close-up. Absolutely stunning, and used by permission.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_4111.jpgpractice pageJust a "practice page" by Jacqueline Davis at Driftless Page. Used by permission.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_9048.jpgscrappy centerLooks a little pixilated!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_9036.jpgIMG_9036https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_9030.jpgscraps on fusibleThe back of the blocks, showing the fusible interfacing.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_3983.jpg16-patch16-patch block, by Sarah of Confessions of a Fabric Addict. Used by permission.2015-06-28T05:39:45+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/05/31/biodiversity-i-spy-natural-dyes/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p1150463.jpgpokeberry-dyed yarnPokeberry-dyed yarn.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mystery.jpgmystery1 and 3, mystery plant in solar jar; 2, dipped in copper after dyeing. 1a, 2a, and 3a show how those colors held up to being in direct sunlight.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_8808.jpgIMG_8808https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_8806.jpgdye resultsSample 1 (purple flower), Sample 2 (white flower), Sample 4 (red jointed), Sample 5 (goldenrod).https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_8731.jpgnaturally dyedThe orange came from coreopsis.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_8728.jpggoldenrodTwo more prospects for the mystery dye plant.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_8724.jpgplant line-upPond plant line-up. "Where were you on the day of July 23, 2013?"https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_8723.jpgIMG_8723https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_8722.jpgIMG_8722https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_8714.jpgpond plantsCan you pick out plant species here? 2020-08-20T16:21:07+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/05/12/textiles-in-hiding/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_7368-e.jpghidden textilesEmbroideries done in secret by women prisoners in WWII, seen at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force.2015-05-13T00:37:54+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/04/21/not-your-grannys-sheep/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_6047.jpgyarn-bombed sheepToo Cool for Wool, by Sara Allen. Part of the 2015 Zoo Revue at the Austin Zoo.2015-04-24T01:05:50+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/04/15/a-visit-to-the-antique-rose-emporium/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5684.jpgrose MaggieA bloom from Maggie.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5337.jpggladsStunning colors.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5335.jpgfoxgloveBeautiful combinations.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5379.jpgyellow roses 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5369.jpgtoday's rosesSo many choices.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5367.jpgrose windowAnd a few more choices.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5355.jpgmulti color rosehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5349.jpgyellow roses 1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5294.jpgflowerpot manhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5287.jpgprimary lattice2015-04-17T02:21:02+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/03/20/too-many-lambs/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc_3271.jpgDSC_3271https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc_3161.jpgDSC_3161https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc_3227.jpgDSC_3227https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc_3231.jpgDSC_3231https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc_3152.jpgDSC_3152https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc_3186.jpgDSC_3186https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc_3190.jpgDSC_3190https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc_3127.jpgDSC_3127https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc_3243.jpgDSC_32432015-03-22T02:55:01+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/03/19/15-in-15-first-quarter-check-in/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/toadflax-e.jpgtoadflax eToadflax! I am going to have to draw some toads spinning!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3836.jpgkids' weavingThe red twill is where the 7-year-old started weaving.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3829.jpgspringSpring in East Texashttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3810.jpglap quiltTwo fabrics used up, just before their 30th anniversary.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fabric.jpgfabricFabric from the 1980s.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/079-e.jpg8 H twill8 harness twill2015-03-20T15:39:15+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/02/27/weaving-lesson-idea/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2740-e.jpgrunner on the loomA glowing runner brought cheer to a dreary week.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2873.jpgsari ribbonSari ribbon.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2796-e.jpgtable runnerHit-or-miss table runner from silk sari ribbon.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2786.jpgfirst projectThe first project of many.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2784-e.jpgjewel-toned runnerThe gorgeous table runner.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2779.jpgfinished projectSeeing the complete runner for the first time.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2775.jpgweaving studiouslyAlmost done...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/detail.jpgdetailDetail showing the red cotton in the picks between the silk ribbons.2015-04-24T01:38:30+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/02/04/1-fabric-2-settings/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_1375.jpg2 lap quiltsTwo lap quilts featuring the same central fabric.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_1380.jpgIMG_1380https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_1378.jpgIMG_1378https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1-fabric-2-settings.jpg1 fabric 2 settingsTwo quilts, folded in half, to compare the fabric combinations.2015-02-06T02:24:21+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/01/10/shadows-of-the-past/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/p1250764.jpgfan bodiceThe back of the dress is as beautiful as the front.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/p1250754.jpgCotton dress1800s cotton dress by candlelight.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/p1250744.jpg1800s dressBeautiful fabrics as they were originally seen.2015-01-12T00:28:40+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2015/01/02/digital-collage-with-fabric/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pitcher-3.jpgpitcher 3So much whimsy, so early in the year. :)https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pitcher-2.jpgpitcher 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/stained-glass-pitcher.pngstained glass pitcherThe stained glass filter applied to the double-woven fabric layer.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/new-background.pngnew backgroundThe slider adjusts your existing color, it doesn't match the color in the display bar.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/finished.jpgfinishedhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/new-clipped-layer.pngnew clipped layerI used the move tool to adjust the fabric expand to the pitcher shape.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/clipping-mask.pngclipping maskCheck the box to create a clipping mask.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/step-4.pngStep 5The fabric I am going to use to fill the shape is on the left.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/step-3.pngstep 3https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/object-via-cut.pngobject via cutWhen I make the background layer invisible, we see the object by itself on a transparent ground.2015-01-13T03:32:04+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/12/06/art-quilt-technique-practice-2/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sillk-multi.jpgsillk multiThe fused fiber, digitally repeated and ready to print.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/paint.jpgpaintA paint layer was added.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ewww-face.jpgewww faceThis captures my feelings toward the piece at this stage.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/zigzag.jpgzigzagStitched outline, looks kind of mosquito-y.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/zigzag-and-paint.jpgzigzag and paintPaint.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/zigzag-and-oil.jpgzigzag and oilFilled in with Paintstiks, looks blobby.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/zigzag-and-marker.jpgzigzag and markerWhite paint with marker to bring back some detail.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1250900.jpgdragonfly blockRoseate Skimmer quiltlet.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1250868.jpgsilk & cotton feltThis was carded fiber.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1250863.jpgpaint stick problemsThis is a problem.2014-12-24T16:27:09+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/11/27/simple-narrative-structure/2014-11-27T15:26:47+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/11/24/east-texas-textures/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/beautyberry.jpgbeautyberryhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/favorite.jpgfavoritehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/roof.jpgroofhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/plant.jpgplanthttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/plant-2.jpgplant 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1250488.jpgP1250488https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1250362.jpgP1250362https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1080969.jpgP1080969https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/leaf.jpgleafhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/fungus.jpgfungus2014-12-01T14:47:09+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/11/20/art-quilt-technique-practice/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/first-stitching.jpgfirst stitchingSome basic thread sketching with size 50 thread.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/body.jpgcontourBlind contour drawing.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1250531.jpgbindingThe bunched netting covers the raw edges.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1250530.jpginteresting areaI like the way that russet swirls, the white hands, and the moon turned out.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/final-for-now.jpgfinal for nowTechnique practice mini-quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1250168.jpgscrapsScraps fused to a background fabric.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/before-paint.jpgbefore paint2014-11-25T02:03:29+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/11/17/texas-nature-in-autumn/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/persimmons.jpgpersimmonsPersimmons.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1-snake.jpg1 snakeEastern hognose snake.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/rattlebox.jpgrattleboxRattlebox seed pods.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1250315.jpgsunriseSunrise, November 10, 8 am.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1250473.jpgrobinWe only see robins during fall and spring migration.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1250447.jpggreen lynx spiderGreen lynx spider on goatweed. If you look closely, you can see some of the baby spiders too.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1250320.jpggulf fritillaryI love the shadow under this Gulf fritillary.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1250317.jpgmothI believe this is a lunate zale moth.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/gecko.jpggeckoThis is a Mediterranean house gecko. They were first recorded in Florida in 1915, and have spread.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2-heads.jpg2 hognoseWe saw these two Eastern hognose snakes in a corner of the garden, several days in a row.2014-11-25T02:02:42+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/11/14/calendar-quilt-black-white/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1250364.jpgcalendar quiltCalendar quilt by Ceda Sanchez of Del Rio.2015-02-04T18:27:32+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/11/13/thanksgiving-football-dinner-from-1905/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/team.jpgteamFootball team, circa 1925.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/football-menu1.jpgfootball menuFrom Bright Ideas for Entertaining, 19052014-11-25T21:24:24+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/11/05/say-it-with-linens/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1240939.jpgpirate shirtPirate shirt from vintage linen and lace.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1240937.jpgwench's shiftWench's shift from vintage raw silk and lace.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1250026.jpgshift & shirtAuthentically wrinkled linen!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1250025.jpgfull effectThe full effect. No, I did not make that excellent pirate jacket! Also, I think all pirate wenches wore pink sneakers.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1250029.jpglace cuffsDetail of the lace around the cuffs.2014-11-06T02:39:20+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/11/03/even-better-than-quilt-festival/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/swing.jpgswingThe baby from 30 years ago with her own family!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1250095.jpgolder generationWe have changed, just a little...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1250085.jpgwildhoodAunt Wildhood and nephewhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1250082.jpggeneration cuteGreat-grandma, That Clever Chick, and baby E.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1983050-dacus.jpgporch swingThe porch swing used to hang upstairs on the screened-in porch, but there's a big stair well there now.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1983008-dacus.jpgGrandma thenGrandma and that Clever Chick, 30 years agohttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1983-k-m.jpgAunt KAunt K and Clever Chick2014-11-05T14:12:54+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/10/28/blog-hop-around-the-world/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/079-e.jpgtwill runnerhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p1040950.jpgstring circlesTime has faded some sections in a random way and that adds to the appeal.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p1240987.jpgautumn blockshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p1010686.jpgnature photos2025-06-26T13:54:33+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/10/20/1-day-1-world-project-wrap-up/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p12402101.jpgold truck10 -11 am - Go for a walk along a country road.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/tractor.jpgtractor9 - 10 am - Look for cute farmers.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1110-102849.jpgbooth10 - 11 am - Go out for breakfast.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p1240138-e.jpgresurrection plant8 - 9 am - Take pictures in the yard.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p1200113.jpgnew floor1 - 2 pm - Admire new floor. (Okay, this was a week later, but the same hour of the day.)https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p1200055.jpgfloor work1 - 2 pm - Help my husband restore the floor.2014-10-21T18:59:57+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/10/20/did-i-bring-you-something-yes/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/fall.jpgautumnAutumn arrangement.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/detail.jpgdetailArrangement detail.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sewing.jpgsewing"The Open Window" by https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p1240803.jpgHappy ShirtHappy Shirt vintage neonhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p1240708.jpgice goddessAnimatronic "Greek goddess of ice"https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p1240706.jpganimatronicAnimatronic "Greek god"https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p1240627.jpgthroneAnimatronic thronehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p1240567.jpgfloristsFlorists restocking a display.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p1240562.jpgP1240562https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/green-man.jpggreen manGreen Man sculpture2014-10-21T11:29:28+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/10/14/1-day-1-world-project-1100-am-noon/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p1240479.jpgP1240479https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p1240478.jpgP1240478"You need a big finale to your project? I volunteer!"https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p1240475.jpgP1240475https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p1240469.jpgP1240469"They tell me I look like you, Papaw, but I just don't see it."2014-10-20T15:16:31+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/10/10/minoan-textile-history/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/an00357043_001_l.jpgseal stoneMinoan seal stone from 1700 - 1450 BC.2014-10-10T18:51:18+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/09/30/quilted-corn-banner/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/p1240449.jpgpatchy transferDisappointing results from transfer sheets.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/p1240447.jpgcorn bannerI wanted to combine a giant ear of corn with the corniest corn quote I know.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/p1240349.jpgapplique backFusible webbing attached the leaves to the background.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/detail.jpgdetailMore leaves overlap the corn cob.2014-09-30T19:26:34+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/09/20/saturday-sunrise/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/crop-ee.jpgsunrise 22014-09-29T12:40:33+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/09/18/handwoven-dish-towels/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/drawing.jpgdrawingMy daughter drew this of me, when she was five. She showed the warp away from me, and the woven cloth close to me!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/texture.jpgtextureClose-up of the texture.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/p1230984.jpgblue towelsI always loved those swatch collections in Handwoven magazine.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/p1230977.jpgtowelsOne warp, five weaving variations.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/p1230947.jpgoff the loomOff the loom, before being cut apart and washed.2014-09-25T01:47:19+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/09/16/3-d-printing-and-handcrafts/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/shuttle-glow.jpgshuttle glow...But wait, I could have a shuttle like no one else's!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/shuttle-ink.jpgshuttle Shuttles aren't cheap, but I don't think I need a big expensive machine to make my own...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/3d-printer-clothing-6531.jpg3D-printer-clothing-6531photo by Edyka Zwirecka2014-10-03T16:44:06+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/09/13/monks-belt-handwoven/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/p1230536.jpgcommon persimmonCommon persimmon, Diospyros virginianahttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/p1230863.jpgmonk's beltMonk's belt in mercerized cotton.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/p1230862.jpgmonk's belt close-upClose-up2014-09-15T08:26:41+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/09/05/natural-dye-lightfastness-results/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/p1150922.jpgnaturally dyed scarfhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/p1230462.jpgyellow dyes testedThese yellows stayed strong, but I think that's more the effect of the alum mordant.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/light-tests-1.jpglight tests 1These yellow-greens held up pretty well.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/pear.jpgpearThe pear dye was a lot of work - the twigs had to be soaked for days. But this is a nice rosy brown, so worth the work.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sunflowers.jpgsunflowersBefore the light tests, these sunflower samples showed a lot of variation. Afterward, they are mostly tan, with only the iron-dipped samples retaining color.2014-09-15T01:18:15+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/08/24/sharing-on-project-noah/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/p1030893.jpgkitchen now...into this.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/p1020217.jpgkitchen beforeWe also turned this...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1981-lake1.jpg1981pondThe pond in 1981.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1981-compare-2014_edited-11.jpgpond 2014The pond in 2014https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/p1220881_edited-2.jpgkatydidIs this a Thread-legged Katydid? I can only hope.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/p1220870_edited-1.jpgcattle egretCattle Egrethttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/p1220943_edited-2.jpgspiderI will be getting ID help for this spider.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/p1230025_edited-1.jpgred saddlebagsIts proper name is Red Saddlebags, but since it's wearing the maroon of Texas A & M, I call this one the Aggie Dragonfly.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/phaon-crescent.jpgphaon crescentPhaon Crescenthttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/pict0136_edited-11.jpgbeforeA sturdy house in need of TLC.2014-08-27T09:05:45+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/08/20/imps-fairies-and-friendly-spirits/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/final_edited-1.jpgparty"Chocolate and opera for EVERYBODY!"https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/shelf-3_edited-1.jpgshelf 3What is up there on top of that shelf?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/shelf-2_edited-2.jpgshelf 2_edited-2A helping hand.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/p1220754_edited-1.jpgcabinetJust an ordinary kitchen shelf - come china, some cookbooks, some silver..https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/p1220749_edited-1.jpgcanisters...some strategically located chocolate chips... https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/open-book_edited-1.jpgopen bookIt's opened to "Cinderella".https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/open-book-a_edited-2.jpgopen book 2Oh my goodness!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/book-shelf-1_edited-1.jpgbook shelf 1Where did he come from? And what is he doing with my opera book?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/book-3a_edited-1.jpgbook 3https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/book-2-a_e.jpgbook 2 a_e2017-06-07T17:36:44+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/08/04/textiles-from-turkmenistan/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/p1220162.jpghandknit Hand-knit socks and camel toy from Turkmenistan.2015-06-14T22:48:59+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/07/26/photos-from-the-dark/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1220082_edited-1.jpgcaterpillarhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1220080_edited-1.jpgcaterpillar 22014-08-04T16:32:35+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/07/26/bayeux-tapestry-books-part-two/2014-08-01T15:17:30+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/07/25/bayeux-tapestry-books-part-one/2016-08-21T20:47:44+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/07/24/bayeux-tapestry-the-basics/2014-07-30T01:56:45+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/07/23/bayeux-tapestry-the-backstory/2014-07-24T00:54:50+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/07/15/textiles-at-the-briscoe-museum/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1210942_edited-1.jpgRiver Walk 3https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1210931_edited-1.jpgRiver Walk 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1210929_edited-1.jpgRiver Walk 1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1210975_edited-1.jpgiron fringeThis fringe is made of iron. Can you imagine how it jingles?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1210973_edited-1.jpgsaddleThis was labelled "Silk-embroidered Spanish viceroy saddle", from the 1600s. I think it needs a much fancier term than "saddle."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1210970_edited-1.jpgcomanchero jacketComanchero jacket, circa the 1750s. (Comancheros were Hispanic traders who traded with the Comanche people.)https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1210969_edited-2.jpgjacket detailDetail of the heavy gold thread.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1210969_edited-1.jpgofficer's jacketMexican officer's uniformhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1210968_edited-1.jpgofficer's coatMexican officer's coathttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1210966_edited-1.jpgwar shirtBlackfoot war shirt (back) from about 1880 - 1890.2014-07-20T03:27:52+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/07/14/its-10-oclock-do-you-know-where-your-ranger-is/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1210920_edited-1.jpgnamesNames that are always remembered...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1210903_edited-1.jpglimestone facadeA familiar silhouette that is not historically correct...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1210900_edited-1.jpgnicheA limestone niche...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1210888_edited-2.jpgplazaWe're out on a plaza where people gather at all hours.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1210888_edited-1.jpgT-shirtsMaybe the T-shirts will provide a clue.2014-07-27T17:11:10+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/07/07/textile-traditions-on-independence-day/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1210708_edited-11.jpgP1210708_edited-1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1210709_edited-1.jpgP1210709_edited-1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1210713_edited-1.jpgP1210713_edited-1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1210762_edited-1.jpgP1210762_edited-1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1210689_edited-1.jpgP1210689_edited-1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1210698_edited-1.jpgP1210698_edited-1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1210705_edited-1.jpgP1210705_edited-1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1210667_edited-1.jpgP1210667_edited-1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1210673_edited-1.jpgP1210673_edited-1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p1210687_edited-1.jpgP1210687_edited-12014-07-12T20:00:45+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/06/30/waltz-across-texas/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1210572_edited-1.jpgwineryThis is not the best picture, but you can see how open and green the surroundings are.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1210600_edited-3.jpgband and dancersWaltzing on a Texas summer night. Or possibly two-stepping.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1210599_edited-1.jpgtwin fiddles"If you're gonna play in Texas, you gotta have twin fiddles in the band...."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1210594_edited-1.jpgsummer concertThe Lost & Nameless Orchestrahttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1210588_edited-1.jpglight stringsI did this on purpose! It wasn't because I had just split a bottle of wine with my sister.2014-07-07T03:42:15+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/06/27/for-love-of-the-game/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1210288_edited7.jpgbaseballSomewhere in Texas, 7 - 8 pm.2014-07-07T03:39:58+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/06/21/summer-done-right/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1210454_edited-1.jpgdoubt"What do you mean, I have to get it off the hook now?"https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1210451_edited-2.jpgpridePride in the catch.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1210441_edited-1.jpgcasting lessonMy husband gives a casting lesson.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1210434_edited-1.jpgwatching the water"Let's see, where are those fish biting?"2014-06-23T03:36:34+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/06/17/from-the-top/2014-07-13T12:54:14+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/06/16/trio-of-friendly-seas-quilts/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1020581.jpgimprov quiltThis is a little too cheerful for some people.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p12102201.jpgpatchwork detailhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1210214_edited-1.jpgmiddle quiltI just couldn't bear to cut all of this cute fabric into little pieces.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1210139_edited-1.jpgfriendly seas quiltshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1210221_edited-1.jpgbaby quiltThe smallest of the three.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1210218_edited-1.jpglargest quiltSame design, more squares.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1210215_edited-1.jpgpanel detailhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1210212_edited-1.jpgfriendly seas quilts2014-06-17T03:06:41+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/06/15/june-evening-in-texas/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1210178_edited-2.jpgphaon crescentphaon crescenthttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1210109_edited-1.jpgdragonflydragonflyhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1200986_edited-2.jpgmonardamonardahttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1200984_edited-2.jpgcommon buckeyecommon buckeyehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1200973_edited-2.jpgirisiris2014-07-14T07:51:27+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/06/07/summer-saturday-in-texas/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1200681_edited-1.jpgice househttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1200677_edited-1.jpgice house interior2014-06-12T15:26:56+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/06/04/if-wishes-were-plane-tickets/2014-06-17T19:14:59+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/06/02/thoughts-while-quilting-and-the-things-they-lead-to/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/waves.jpgwaveshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1200694_edited-11.jpgquilting linesI wonder what this would look like with different sizes of thread.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/rocklayers.jpgripples in rockripples in rockhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/rock-layers_edited-1.jpgrock layershttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1190727.jpggreat-gram's quiltI wonder if she would think I am crazy to buy brand new fabric for quilting.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1190725.jpghand stitchedhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1110773-e.jpgwaves at CabrilloWhy yes! I do! I wonder if I can zoom in and isolate some wave lines.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/fungus.jpgturkey tail fungusturkey tail fungushttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/fungus-waves.jpgripples in fungusripples in fungus2014-06-04T05:43:34+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/05/31/lets-talk-about-ducks/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200663.jpgduck close-uphttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200662.jpgrunner ducksSo sleek and streamlined.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200659.jpgpond's edgeThey dabble around the edge of the pond most of the day but they haven't gone in swimming.2014-06-09T03:04:27+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/05/20/1-day-1-world-project-200-pm-300-pm-woodpecker-ninjas/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200302_edited-1.jpgflying inIt's all fun until someone loses an eye.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200295_edited-2.jpgdropIt looks like the bird is dropping like a rock, but he is just starting his flight.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200295_edited-1.jpgdrop detailDetail of the drop.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200294_edited-2.jpghidingI got some shots with the birds on the wing.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200294_edited-1.jpghiding detailClose-up of flying bird.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200286_edited-2.jpgchasingPairs chased each other around the tree.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200286_edited-1.jpgchasing detailClose-up of chase.2014-10-18T23:54:16+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/05/19/finally-a-little-quilting/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200184_edited-1.jpgfabric detailDetail of the fabrics.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200176_edited-1.jpganimal quilts2014-05-22T04:19:06+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/05/11/real-women-love-plywood/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200062.jpgmolding detailCutting crown molding to make the corners meet properly is hard, at least with the equipment we had. We opted for these corner blocks so the molding could be cut at a 90 degree angle.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200060-copy.jpgP1200060 - Copyhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200058-copy.jpgnew ceiling 2Ah, I could look at it all day. But why is the furniture all pushed up into this side of the room?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200057-copy.jpgnew ceilingThe gorgeous new improved ceiling. Look how it reflects the light into the room!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200055-copy.jpgfloor levelingIt's gonna look great!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200052.jpgplywoodThis is why I drive a truck.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ceiling.jpgceilingThis is the original ceiling - acoustic tile that had sagged over the years.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ceiling-2.jpgceiling 2The black hole in the middle is where a stove pipe went out - it took a half day to pull out the old chimney and cap the hole in the roof.2014-05-13T00:46:24+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/05/10/1-day-1-world-project-1200-pm-to-100-pm/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200020.jpgrainy day quiltingIt's all fun until we lose power!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1190990-c.jpgrain in MayMay 8, 2014, 12:26 pm2014-05-12T00:58:57+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/04/27/todays-surprise/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1190747-e.jpgstaring owlhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1190741-e.jpgwaking owlhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1190740-e.jpgsquinting owlhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1190736.jpgsleeping owl2014-04-28T00:33:46+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/04/18/on-the-trail-of-sail-history-the-mycenaeans/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/146.jpg146Linear B ideogram *146. It looks like warps dangling from the bottom to me!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1110750.jpgpirate flagEven pirates had to sew!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1110747.jpglinesMy picture of the sail storage area did not come out, but this one of the extra ropes did. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1110708.jpgsailYou can see how one sail is made up of narrower strips of cloth, with their edges overlapped.2014-04-24T18:49:27+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/04/14/my-imaginary-life-as-an-artist-in-residence/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1190312.jpgbase quiltThe base quilt with the eyelets set. I chose quiet batiks and plain cream thread for quilting, so those elements wouldn't fight with the mini-quilts.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/eyelet.jpgeyeletDetail showing eyelet set in quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/back.jpgbackEach mini-quilt or bead has a wire going through its center, then through an eyelet. On the back the wires go through holes or shanks of buttons to be held in place.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/art-in-park.jpgquiltletI love the rearranging possibilities!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1190606.jpgbutton sheetAnother object I would like to capture in a quilt some day.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1190605-e.jpgbutton wiresI love these colorful squiggles.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1190602.jpgeyelet setYou hammer a little hole through the cloth, set an eyelet, and flatten its edges.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1110811.jpgP1110811inspiration for mini-arthttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/detail.jpgdetailinspiration for mini-arthttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/cabrillo.jpgcabrilloI took more dramatic pictures, but this is the one that stays in my mind. I can see a background quilt based on these cliffs 2014-04-18T16:17:49+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/04/11/layers-of-a-luxury-look/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1190376.jpgviewThe view from one of the balconies.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1190399.jpgbead trimThe bead trim also repeats the trim on the curtains.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1190419.jpgbenchThe same fabric is used on a bench across the room, but it is flipped for a different look.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1190407.jpgpillowThis pillow pattern echoes the curtains.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1190394.jpgtrees...but it is really woven in. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1190393.jpglamb designI have never seen a weave structure that leaves the little shadow effect around the edges of the design. I like it!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1190390.jpgchair and pillowThis chair ties together many of the colors in the room. This pillow has red trim too, and the design looks to be hand-embroidered...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1190417.jpgchair fabricThis is the dining chair fabric. The nubby cream yarn in the simple pattern gives it a special touch, while also hiding snags and wear!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1190410.jpgcurtainsThe curtains had the look of old, worn brocade, with tassels on the valence, but as I looked closer...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1190389.jpgcurtain detail...I realized that the fabric is actually printed to look faded and just a little tattered...2014-04-14T20:37:29+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/04/06/we-interrupt-spring-cleaning/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1190363.jpgtable runnerThis one has very heavy crocheted trim on a fabric that is almost as light as cheese cloth, which resulted in torn fabric.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1190362.jpgtrim detailBut look at how the crocheted bands interweave with each other. That's an idea I can use somewhere!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1190361.jpgdogwood towelsHandwoven towels. Weft inlay creates a little dogwood design.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1190360.jpgVictorian trimThis fragment was saved for its beautiful pintucks and lace insertions.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1190358.jpglinensMy haul.2014-04-08T22:44:29+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/04/04/a-little-commemoration-here-please/2014-04-28T00:59:15+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/04/03/working-on-a-readers-challenge/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/creative-materials.jpgcreative materials2014-04-04T12:21:48+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/03/28/maine-ly-textiles/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1190281.jpg1775 illustration1775 illustration from Two Centuries of Costume in America.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1190280.jpggown illustrationIllustration from 1903 book, Two Centuries of Costume in America.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1190277.jpgcraft artworkDon't you love the artwork on this 1949 book cover?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1190276.jpgtextile booksYummy books and a textile print stamp from India at the top of the stack.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1190275.jpgPeru illustrationPlate of Peruvian textiles from The Heritage of Cotton.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1190274.jpgbook and magazinesThree magazines from Halcyon Yarn, and a 1948 book, The Heritage of Cotton. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1190129.jpgstore front...Yes, look closer, it's 12 School Street - Halcyon Yarn!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1190258.jpgbook storeDo you hear the angels singing?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1190130.jpgMaine buildingSo understated outside...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1190128-e.jpgyarn store interior - home to all this yarny goodness.2014-03-29T16:50:41+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/12/12/52-weeks-of-fantastic-bindings-week-52-an-embroidered-bible-presented-by-charles-i-on-behalf-of-queen-anne-to-sir-harry-wardlaw-of-pitreavie/2014-03-20T17:40:50+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/02/17/reclaimed-wood-table/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/110.jpgStaginghttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/090.jpgDetail shothttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/078.jpgFinished Producthttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo-21.jpgPenciled Stencilhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo-11.jpgStencil in Placehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2534.jpgTop Attached with Patternhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc_0038.jpgToo scared to drill through the old wood, I didn't quite get the hole deep enough for the screws. Oops.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc_0028.jpgOld legs plus new framehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/001.jpgThe wood in place, and the stencil sort of in placehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/005-2.jpgThe stencil2014-03-20T17:39:42+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/02/27/first-finish-for-2014/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1180676.jpgsquares and bordersI had just enough of this smoky blue fabric to use for the binding.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1180671.jpgdisappearing 9 patchMy first finish for 2014!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/barn.jpgbarnWhen I took the quilt up to the barn to photograph, I noticed the beautiful shadow of the oak tree - inspiration for a new quilt!2016-01-06T02:50:17+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/03/20/lessons-from-skilled-work/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1190013.jpgbasket detailMy favorite thing about it is the way the reed wraps around the grapevine at different angles.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1190009.jpggrapevine basketI made this basket about 30 years ago, with grapevines from here on the farm as the main frame.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/weft-squares.jpgweft squareshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/warp-w-inlay.jpgwarp w inlayNatural, functional, and expressive.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/warp-pickup.jpgwarp pickupI know how the weaver did this! I couldn't do it, but I appreciate the skill involved.2014-03-28T23:58:11+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/02/19/lessons-from-a-greek-vase/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2007-greece231.jpgKeramikosThis could be where some of the world's most interesting art was made.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2007-greece219.jpgGreek sculptureIn Keramikos, the potters' district in Athens.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1180377.jpgstitchingMeandering stitches - far from perfect, but much more consistent than what I was getting last summer.2014-02-21T03:30:38+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/02/14/a-medieval-love-story-with-carding-and-spinning/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cclicence.jpgCClicencehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/canvas-147v.jpgRoyal 10 E IV f 147vhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/canvas-147r.jpgRoyal 10 E IV f 147rWhat does this giant bird symbolize? And why is it wearing a skirt?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/canvas-142v.jpgRoyal 10 E IV f 142vThe British library caption, "Woman hitting a man."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/canvas-142r.jpgRoyal 10 E IV f 142rhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/canvas-140r.jpgRoyal 10 E IV f 140rThis is the only picture that shows a young man - I think they are going to get married.2014-02-16T16:55:02+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/02/12/up-from-the-depths/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1180312.jpgwood duck boxMy husband built a nesting box for wood ducks!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1180295.jpgred-shouldered hawkRed-shouldered hawkhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1180173.jpgkestrelKestrelhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1180131.jpgsunsetWe have had a lot of cold cloudy weather lately, but some spectacular sunsets.2014-02-14T23:13:51+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/02/05/sharing-ephemera/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/snowdrop-1.jpgSnowdrop 1Antique linen book for childrenhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/inside-17.jpgpostcardOne of a postcard series from the 1933 Chicago Century of Progress Exposition.2014-02-07T00:46:17+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/01/30/the-curious-case-of-the-mysterious-spinning-wheels/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1180231.jpgspinning wheelThis spinning wheel has some riddles of its own, that I will write about at a later date.2014-01-31T06:06:52+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/01/24/the-videos-here/2014-01-31T05:56:01+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/01/17/setting-up-for-a-video/2014-01-20T00:42:49+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/01/15/cream-colored-scarf/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/scarf-contrast.jpgscarf contrastWarp- and weft-wise stripes meet in a block design. (I doctored the contrast in a photo-editor so the design would show up better.)https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1180034_edited-1.jpgscarfThis shot shows the true color. I used daylight lamps and a flash.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/detail1.jpgdetailThis gorgeous design fills the body of the scarf, but it is so tiny it is hardly noticeable.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cream-scarf_edited-1.jpgcream scarfCream-colored scarf.2014-01-16T02:03:05+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/01/14/hats-for-the-four-seasons/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/yellow-hat-21.jpgyellow hat (2)The perfect hat for spring - yellow straw trimmed with flowers.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/yellow-hat.jpgyellow hatYellow straw from the back.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/red-hat.jpgred hatRed velvet hat - it would brighten up a winter day.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/navy-hat-3.jpgnavy hat 3Navy straw hat, cool and crisp for summer.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/navy-hat-2.jpgnavy hat 2The veil has seen better days, but still has little velvet and rhinestone tabs on the ends.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/gray-hat.jpggray hatGray hat - I like it for fall.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/flower-detail.jpgflower detailDetails of flowers on yellow straw.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/detail.jpgdetailDetail of ribbons on red hat.2014-01-16T23:37:21+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/01/09/paperwork-and-photographs/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1170896_edited-2.jpgrainy JanuaryRainy morninghttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sunp0341.jpgred-tailed hawkIt looks like his tail feathers are missing!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sunp0247.jpgbull elkElk were native in Texas but were wiped out - these have been brought in.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sunp0190-c.jpgyoung elkYes, that is an elk!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sunp0150c.jpgSUNP0150chttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sunp0109-c.jpgwhitetail buckThat velvet is itchy!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sunp0089.jpgaxis buckThis axis buck is an exotic, not a native, animal.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sunp0078.jpgwhitetail deerWhitetail deer drinking.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sunp0057.jpgwhitetail doe and fawnsMama whitetail with twins.2014-01-10T17:41:48+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/01/04/weave-truth-with-trust/2015-12-10T16:26:25+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2014/01/03/a-great-coat-for-great-weather/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1170834.jpgbuttonClose-up of the fabric. I think the button is plastic.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1170832.jpgtailor's labeltailor's labelhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1170831.jpgweaver's labelThere should be a weaver's signature on this label - maybe it has faded over the years.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1170822.jpgtweed coathttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1170821.jpgtweed coat - back2018-06-19T13:24:40+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/12/10/textile-time-travel-the-middle-ages/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1170543.jpgcostumeThe illustration in the top center position was the best match I could find, but even he is wearing layers, not just one robe. This is from the 1958 Mode in Costume by R. Turner Wilcox. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1170539.jpgcostume booksIf I could only keep one book for the rest of my life, it would be the Taschen Masterpieces of Illumination.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1170544.jpgfashion booksSome of my fashion history books - they were too general to be of much help.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/resolver.jpgresolverLJS 62 Rare Book and Manuscript Library University of Pennsylvania used by permission2014-01-01T17:32:42+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/12/07/christmas-kitsch/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1100083.jpgmouse decorationMy other favorite - mouse with dynamite.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1100082.jpgblonde angelI bought these soap bottle angels to add to the collection. The poor girl has lost some eyelashes.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1100075.jpgangry elfMy favorite - the Goth elf. She probably has a tattoo somewhere.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1100096.jpgmouse soldierWhat can you say about a soldier mouse?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1100087.jpgsanta and angelSkinny Santa and brunette soap bottle angel.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1100084.jpgdecorationsHappy elf, happy soldier, soap bottle angel, mouse.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/075.jpgChristmas treeHer is my grandmother, about 1972.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/072.jpgsisters with presentsThis is me with my little sister. Note the crocheted vests we are wearing - I am pretty sure my grandmother made them. 2013-12-21T19:38:31+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/12/02/vintage-silk-production-postcards/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/10.jpgpostcard 10https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/9.jpgpostcard 9https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/8.jpgpostcard 8https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/7.jpgpostcard 7https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/6.jpgpostcard 6https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2.jpgpostcard 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/back.jpgpostcard backThe backs are the same on all the postcards.2013-12-02T20:15:48+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/11/23/calling-1952/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1170337.jpgP1170337The antlers in question.2013-11-25T03:07:44+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/11/20/turtle-time/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1170323-e.jpgP1170323 ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1170322-e.jpgP1170322 ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1170318-e.jpgP1170318 ehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1170324-e.jpgP1170324 e2013-11-22T06:50:01+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/11/13/blue-norther/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1170155.jpgP1170155Building in the west.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1170152.jpgP1170152Looking east a few minutes later.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1170145.jpgP1170145Looking to the northwest we see why it's called a "blue norther."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1170139.jpgP1170139Cloud wave overhead, looking south.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1170138.jpgP1170138Stretching to the west.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1170135.jpgP1170135Clear sky between the bands.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1170130.jpgP1170130https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1170160.jpgP1170160Rolling south.2013-11-18T17:37:18+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/11/11/thread-comparisons/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1170091-copy.jpgthreadsI used four different threads with cotton fabric and Warm and Natural batting.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1170089-copy.jpgthreads on polyThese are the cotton threads on polyester batting.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/multiple-sizes.jpgmultiple sizesI need lots more practice, but you get the idea - heavy thread to outline and lighter thread for details.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/28-and-40-copy.jpg28 and 40Top sample - size 28 thread for the top and the bobbin. Bottom sample - size 40 for top and bobbin.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1170094-t-copy.jpg50 and recycledTop sample - size 50 thread for top and bobbin. Bottom sample - recycled polyester for top and bobbin.2013-11-13T02:52:20+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/11/05/denim-chambray-and-self-expression/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1090738.jpgdenim jacketMy mom did a spectacular job piecing old denim together to make this jacket for my daughter.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/eagle.jpgeagleThis was a pattern that you ironed on to a work shirt. I made this one for my dad. The shirt doesn't fit him anymore, but my mom couldn't bear to get rid of it, so now I have it. If I ever find a Museum of the 70s, I can donate it!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/blue-jeans.jpgblue jeansI had so much fun embroidering my blue jeans back in the 70s. 2013-11-06T14:16:09+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/11/04/women-are-here-to-stay/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1160920.jpgP1160920Two women working as railroad employees during WWII. These look like capable, happy women that would be fun to know.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1160919.jpgbook on womenIsn't this a great cover?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1160916.jpgbook findshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1160921.jpgP1160921This is Elizabeth Hawes, who had a fashion establishment in New York in 1928. I just like the odd abstract arrangement of the scissors and tapes.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1160725.jpgPaisano lobbyThe quintessential Texas hotel lobby.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1160718.jpgPaisano courtyard El Paisano courtyardhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1160717.jpgPaisano entranceThe entrance to El Paisanohttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1160728-e.jpgMarfa courthouseMarfa courthouse2013-11-11T04:43:14+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/11/03/quilt-festival-treasures/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1160895.jpgP1160895Pottery II, Linda Humphrey, Anita Crane, Marilyn Lampman, Holly Nelson, Ro Molder, Helen Ridgeway, Marvene Wallace, Isabelle Toliver, Kerrville, TXhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1160879-d.jpgP1160879 dZen Magpies detail. The variety and quality of the machine quilting amazed me.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1160879.jpgP1160879Zen Magpies, Helen Godden, Latham, Canberra, Australia. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1160861.jpgP1160861Kaleidescope XXXVII: Pseudo-Symmetry, Paula Nadelstern, Bronx, NYhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1160900.jpgP1160900Curvaceousness Squared, Nancy Lindberg Monroe, O'Fallon, IL. The colors are glorious, but what really grabbed my attention was the way she broke the usual quilt rectangle.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1160874-e.jpgP1160874 eCakes Are Ready! detail. The piecing! The quilting! The embellishment! So fabulous!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1160859-e.jpgP1160859 eWindows detail, showing how embellishment, applique, and printing are all used together.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1160858.jpgP1160858Windows by Kathy York, Austin, TX. Kathy York is one of my quilting heroes.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1160874-d.jpgP1160874 dCakes Are Ready, Keiko Maeda, Ebetsu-Shi, Hokkaido, Japanhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1160893-d.jpgP1160893 dAND every feather is quilted differently! 2013-11-04T18:38:22+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/11/02/quilt-festival-treats/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p11609061.jpgHmong bagI bought this from a booth of Hmong textiles. I love the coins sewn on, the beaded fringe, and the color combination.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1160909.jpgThai textilesHandwoven fabrics from 2013.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1160911.jpgthread needles clothGutermann is now making polyester thread out of recycled water bottles! One bottle makes ten spools of thread. Even the spools are made from recycled plastic.2015-03-22T03:41:02+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/10/29/buen-corriendo/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sulphurs.jpgsulphursSulphur butterflies along the Rio Grande.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/softshell.jpgsoftshellSpiny softshell turtle, I think.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/slider.jpgsliderBig Bend slider, I think.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/side-blotched.jpgside blotchedSide-blotched lizard, I think.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/scotts-oriole.jpgScott's orioleScott's oriolehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/queen.jpgqueenQueen butterflyhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/print.jpgprintMountain lion print on Laguna Meadows trail. We saw several.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1160453-e.jpgturtleI wish I had bought the Big Bend turtle book!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1160209-e.jpgorange flowersIs this in the Ludwigea family? Hmmm.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1160192-e.jpgwindow viewThe requisite view of the Window - looking into Mexico.2013-10-30T02:46:23+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/10/17/summer-dye-wrap-up/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1160028.jpggoldenrodThere are 64 different goldenrods in Texas! Who knew? Which one is this?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1150926.jpgnatural dye samplerI've always heard that all the natural dyes look good together, and they do to me!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/magazine.jpgmagazine2013-10-18T19:25:18+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/10/14/after-the-rain/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1150986-b.jpgleavesI love the dark colors and textures of the leaves.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1150987.jpgmushroomsThese almost glowed against the dark fallen leaves.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1160007.jpgjelly fungusThis is Calocera cornea. I don't know mushrooms well, but this one is pretty easy to identify.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1150980-a.jpgcaterpillar- it's really a caterpillar!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1150980.jpgmushroomLook closer at the stalk of this uprooted mushroom - https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1150971.jpgnestI spotted an abandoned nest.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1150968-n.jpgnest 2When I zoomed in on this picture - https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1150968-a.jpgmillipedeI saw this millipede wedged into the side! Are those some kind of little eggs above it?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1150951.jpghawkA small hawk checks on us before flying off.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1150944.jpgbee and spiderIt shares the flower with a tiny white crab spider.2013-10-15T03:07:14+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/10/12/more-party-decorations/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1150565.jpgpennants 2I also used big rick-rack along some of the edges.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1150921.jpgpennantThis is just a 12 inch square, folded in half, with an extra triangle stitched on top.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1150919.jpgfabric pennantsPennants for a pirate party.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1150893.jpgfridge signsDon't forget to decorate your fridge!2013-10-13T01:05:39+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/10/08/a-bouquet-of-shells/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1150561.jpgpirate buffethttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1150559.jpgpepper octopusAn octopus made out of a pepper.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1150566.jpgcrow's nestThese decorations "anchored" the gift table.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1150563.jpgdessert islandThe "desserted island" of cupcakes, and adorable toy animals. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1150889.jpgattaching big shellsLarge shells require large sponges, glue, and a couple of hours of drying time. I used some old, dense foam stamp sponges.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1150875.jpgshell bouquetI like this version a lot.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1150859.jpgfabric twistTwisting the fabric together gives more body and stability.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1150857.jpgfabric rollsTwo square yards of fabric, rolled up to stabilize the flower pot arrangement inside a larger container.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1150762.jpgpirate bouquetBouquet of Pirate Bootyhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1150758.jpgshell camo... and the extra little shells are dumped in to hide the foam.2013-10-12T23:16:32+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/09/24/avast-me-hearties/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1150578.jpgopening the quiltChecking out the quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1150590-e.jpgpirate quiltQuilt front.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1150592.jpgquilt backQuilt back.2013-09-30T16:33:18+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/09/14/colorious-results/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1150366.jpggreen treefrogGreen Treefrog, Hyla cinereahttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1150420.jpgP1150420Poke berries in the bucket. I collected some every few days and kept them in the freezer until I had enough.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1150463.jpgpoke berry redThe small pink skein was mordanted with alum instead of vinegar.2013-09-20T15:50:43+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/09/13/check-on-stripes/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1150424.jpgstackThere is something so satisfying about a stack of handwoven dish towels.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/after-wash-2.jpgafter wash 2After washing and drying.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/web1.jpgblack and white sampleThis sample shows the same yarn for both pattern and tabby weft.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1150386-e.jpg2 shuttle weaveThe weft floats don't cover completely, as they did in the sample.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1150374.jpgyards of towelsSeeing it all at once reminds me of those 60s op art pieces.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1150427-d.jpgcotton flake towelTowel with cotton flake weft.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1150427-a.jpgchecked towelThis one is my favorite.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/after-wash.jpgafter washAfter washing, it looks better.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/draft.jpgdraftThis is a Monk's belt threading.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1150126.jpgweaving yarnsThe world's most basic yarns.2013-09-20T15:47:34+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/09/06/why-i-always-watch-where-i-am-going/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p11503461.jpgfossilsFossilized deer antlers.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1140747.jpgsnake 5Eastern hog-nosed snakehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1150329.jpgsnake close-upLook at the little "whisker" lines beneath its mouth.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1150323.jpgsnake 2The meaning of "snake-in-the-grass" is brought home to me.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1150311.jpgsnake 1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1150341.jpgsnake 4His dorsolateral patterning doesn't look so contrasting to me.2013-09-20T15:46:22+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/08/22/color-on-quilts/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1150014-a.jpgbutterfly on zinniaThis is the photo I started from.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1150097.jpgcolors 4The next day, I reworked the colors, dipping the pencils in water.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1150094.jpgeffect samplesAll colored in.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1150092.jpgstitch doodlesI wanted to try some other effects.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1150090.jpgcolors 3when everything was dry, I added more stitching.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1150072.jpgcolors 2I painted over the colors with glazing medium.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1150068.jpgcolors 1Dry pencil on muslin.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1150066.jpgoutlineHere is a stitched outline on muslin.2013-09-03T22:47:12+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/08/21/one-more-thing-in-the-garden/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1150063.jpgdog and heronHere Harper is trying to figure out how to get the immature little blue heron.2013-09-12T16:26:23+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/08/19/the-best-things-in-the-garden/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1140989.jpginsect condoThis reminded me of a condo, with a gulf fritillary living on the top floor, with bees on the bottom two.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1140928.jpgbeeI think this is a Golden northern bee, Bombus fervidus.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1140923.jpgbees in zinniaThey look pretty cozy.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1140840-e.jpgtiger swallowtailThis is a tiger swallowtail, Papilio glaucus.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1140783.jpgbig doghttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1140197-e.jpgspicebush 2It has two rows of orange dots on its underwings, while the pipe-vine swallowtail only has one row.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1140177.jpgspicebush 1The spicebush swallowtail, Papilio troilus, has strong white dots on its top side.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1150021.jpgskipperI think this is a fiery skipper, Hylephila phyleus, but it might be a whirlabout, or another type of skipper.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1150010.jpgwhite-striped longtailThis is a white-striped longtail, Chioides catillus.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1140879.jpgpipevine 3This one is a little older and more battered, but still beautifully iridescent. 2013-08-21T03:18:59+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/08/09/big-and-bright-stitches/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1140643.jpgorange block reverseBlock C reverse. I had fun stitching these spirals, without worrying if they all faced the same way. But I'm not good at stitching in any direction, so I had to turn the hoop a lot.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1140641.jpggreen block reverseBlock B reverse. This petal pattern is probably the easiest to stitch, as far as not having to turn the hoop very often while covering the block with stitches.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1140638.jpggreen blockBlock Bhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1140637.jpgorange blockBlock C.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1140627.jpgpink block reverseBlock A reverse.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1140647.jpgpink blockWe'll call this Block A.2013-08-11T18:35:30+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/07/31/a-plethora-of-leisurely-projects/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1000266.jpgpink vintage topI bought this vintage top back in March of this year.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1140299-e.jpgvintage blockThe piecing is not perfect, and I didn't try to fix it - I am just enjoying adding color with big stitches.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1140286.jpgJuly lap quiltFree-motion fillers, quilt-as-you-go lap quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1140301.jpgblock backThe back - I think the multi-color stitching will make the quilt back more interesting than usual for me. 2013-08-05T19:29:35+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/07/19/piney-woods-prints/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1130753.jpggrape leaf printMuscadine leafhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1130752.jpgfern printSouthern Shield fernhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1130751.jpgleaf print practiceI think I see a tiger face appearing!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1130754.jpgleaf reverseI like the little "ghost" prints from the reverse of the leaves.2013-07-22T01:25:04+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/07/16/reframing-artistic-voice/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/tupelo.jpgtupelotupelo leaveshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1130743.jpgwaterleaf mini-quiltThe waterleaf as a mini-quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1130586-e.jpgwaterleaf zoomclose-up of waterleafhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1130586-a.jpgwaterleafwaterleafhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/orchids.jpgorchidsorchids2013-07-23T23:17:14+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/07/05/more-beautiful-yellows/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1130380.jpgwaterleafWaterleaf and dye sample.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1130375.jpgdog fennelDog fennel and dye sample. Dog fennel is one of those common names that is used for very different plants around the country.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1130373.jpgyellowsFrom left to right - dog fennel, waterleaf, and parsley hawthorn.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1130387.jpgparsley hawthornParsley Hawthorn and dye sample.2013-08-09T21:30:56+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/07/02/a-ray-of-hope-in-a-sea-of-drab/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1130301.jpgbee & spiderI was trying to photograph the bee, and didn't even spot the spider until I was processing the photo!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1130357.jpgmystery shrubThere are long vertical ridges on the bark.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1130358.jpgmystery leavesHere are the leaves as they appear on the shrub.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1130355.jpgbayberry dye samplesFrom left to right, 24 hours in the dye, 48 hours, 72 hours.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1130354.jpgelm dye samplesThe top one has no mordant at all; the bottom one has an alum mordant.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1130353.jpgmystery dyesBoth have an alum mordant. The top one was mordanted in our well water, which is hard. The bottom one was in distilled water.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1130351.jpgsunflower dye samplesThe sunflower dye samples show a little more variation - a little green and pink, but they are very muted tones.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1130350.jpgdye samples50 shades of brown?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1130356.jpgmore samplesLeft - bayberry dye with no mordant, bayberry overdyeing pear, bayberry overdyeing sunflower.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1130223.jpgbayberrySouthern Bayberry2013-07-11T01:24:06+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/06/26/infused-with-personality/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1080084.jpgchef canistersSometimes whimsy beats out everything else, though. How could you not love the snooty chefs?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1130180.jpgold platesThis is tough one - both from my family, both old. Bottom one wins because it shows the fashion of the time!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1130177.jpgplateshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1130231.jpgboxes and boardsI treasure old family stuff.2013-07-11T01:22:50+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/06/25/an-hour-down-at-the-creek/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p11300981.jpgtoad 2Gulf Coast toadhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p11301071.jpgcreek 2Looking east along the creek.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1130133.jpgcreekJust a shallow, muddy creek - but always interesting to me.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1130092.jpgGulf Coast toadA good day for a dip in the creek.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1130090.jpgswimming toadSomehow I never think of toads swimming, even though I know they are amphibians.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1130158.jpgdamselflyI think this is a Familiar Bluet.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1130149.jpgdragonflyI think this is a Swamp Darner.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1130141-e.jpgminnowWe have lots of these minnows, but they aren't easy to photograph!2013-06-25T04:13:33+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/06/22/dye-days-of-summer-pears/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p11300531.jpgpear dye samples 1I really love the one on the left - alum mordant and pear twig dye.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1010141-e.jpgpearsI don't know the variety, but this is the pear tree I used for the dye.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1130056.jpgiron samplesThese were dipped for just a few minutes into a solution of water, vinegar, and old rusty bolts.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1130055.jpgammonia dipped samplesThese samples were dipped in water with a few drops of ammonia, to raise the alkalinity, but no real color change ensued.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1130054.jpgcopper dipped samplesThe three different mordant samples were dipped in copper modifier.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1130051-copy.jpgpear dye samples 2All the samples.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1130057.jpgvinegar samplesA vinegar dip should raise the acidity, but again, no big color effects.2013-06-25T02:06:29+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/06/22/these-stitches-are-driving-me-crazy/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1130029.jpgbad stitchesNotice how irregular the stitches are.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1130024.jpgbottom stitchesThe ones on the left are an improvement, but still far from perfect.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1130019.jpgtop stitchesThe stitches on the left are improved by using the same thread in the bobbin.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1130026.jpgtension trialsThis shows three different thread tensions.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1130008.jpgpieced lap robeIt all looks fine until I actually start to quilt.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1130017.jpgstitch practicePractice projects for consistent stitching.2013-07-03T15:53:42+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/06/12/all-around-craftsman/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1986004.jpgpainting the roomWe painted so often when I was growing up, that I didn't think anything of having my three-year-old help paint her own room.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dad-dollhouse.jpgDad and dollhouseDad remodeling the dollhouse.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/102.jpgpainting garagePainting the garage.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/085.jpg085Why, oh why, would we want to remove that green spray paint!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/058-e.jpgdormerDad painting the dormer of his in-laws' house.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1991037-dollhouse.jpgdollhouseThe dollhouse is sturdy enough to really be played with.2013-06-15T02:25:35+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/06/10/why-i-never-get-anywhere-fast/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1090844.jpggiant grubI found this grub in the compost pile back in December. I kept it in a jar of dirt until it metamorphosed into an ox beetle.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ox-beetle.jpgox beetleThis ox beetle is what the giant grub turned into after 5 months.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1120647.jpgCarolina wrenFor my money, the song of the Carolina wren is one of the prettiest around.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/white-striped-2.jpgwhite-striped 2White-striped longtail butterfly from above.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/white-striped.jpgwhite-stripedI think this is a white-striped longtail - which has lost its tail to a predator!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/white-tali.jpgwhite tailI think this white-tailed deer really wants to join the sheep.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/tomato-hornworm.jpgtomato hornwormEven a tomato hornworm is gorgeous close-up.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/rainbow-scarab-4.jpgrainbow scarab 4What gorgeous iridescence!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/rainbow-scarab-2.jpgrainbow scarab 2Male rainbow scarab beetlehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/coral-bean-2.jpgcoral bean 2Coral bean2013-06-11T03:04:27+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/06/09/semester-exam/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1120711.jpgquilt topThe top so far.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1120764.jpgtableGreat folding table with adjustable legs.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1120719.jpgbacking fabric edgeDetail showing the beautiful backing fabric turned up as binding,https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1120716.jpgstitching lineThe bottom row flipped up to show the construction - each row is sewn to the row before, and the batting and backing at the same time.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/disappearing-9-patch.jpgdisappearing 9 patchThis diagram shows how cutting up a 9 patch and rearranging, makes it look like you did lots of fancy piecing.2013-06-11T04:19:55+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/06/01/summer-samples/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1120604-a.jpgcotton samples afterHere they are after being machine washed and dried. If you look close, you can see how the threads have "bloomed" and closed up the gaps between them.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1120601-a.jpgcotton samplesHere are the samples right off the loom.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/twill-draft.jpgtwill draftHere is the draft for the four variations.2013-06-04T01:48:33+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/05/31/garden-update/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1120540.jpgturnipsyummy turnips and greenshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1120559.jpgcoreopsiscoreopsishttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1120555-b.jpgpollinator 1beautiful beautiful pollinatorhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1120555.jpgsunflower & friendsunflower & friendhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1120554-b.jpgpollinator 2look at the pollen on her head!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1120575.jpgMcCaslan beansMcCaslan beanshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1120574.jpgbean teepeebean teepeehttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1120569.jpgzinniaszinniashttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1120567.jpgcandy roaster squashcandy roaster squashhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1120566.jpgbuttercup squashbuttercup squash2013-06-03T15:22:31+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/05/25/immersed-in-the-impressionists-part-three/2013-06-09T18:19:40+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/05/24/savoring-spring/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1120259.jpgNorthern cricket frogThis little guy is only an inch long!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1120353.jpgpush mowerIt is a proud day in every woman's life when she gets her own push mower. It's electric!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1120091.jpglittle blue heronA little blue heron fluffs its feathers.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1110403.jpgpied-billed grebeA pied-billed grebe has been hanging out here for the last month.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1120368.jpghidden baby bluebirdDo you see the eye?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1120366.jpgpost...here in our old stair post.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1110316.jpgfemale Eastern bluebird...because they have a nest...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1120407.jpgEastern bluebirdThe bluebirds stay close to the house...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1120359-a.jpgprickly pear bloomThe prickly pear are blooming.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1120109.jpgrudbeckia and waspThe pollinators are out.2013-05-27T02:00:33+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/05/23/animal-friends-festival-quilt/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1120385.jpgpenguins quiltPenguins and Friends quilt by Textile Ranger2013-05-23T23:48:47+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/05/22/immersed-in-the-impressionists-part-two/2013-05-28T14:47:11+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/05/15/immersed-in-the-impressionists/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/degas_tc3a4nzerin.jpgDegas_TänzerinThe Little Dancer by Degas2013-05-16T17:03:09+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/04/28/spring-discoveries/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/turtle-eye.jpgturtle eyeA day later I found this turtle in the yard, digging a hole to lay eggs. Her shell patterns match up with photos I took last year, so I believe it's the same turtle.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/stripes.jpgstripesHarper found this red-eared slider far from the pond, out in the pasture. I took some photos, then put her back.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/prairie-phlox.jpgprairie phloxThis is the first year I have seen this flower grow here.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mockingbird-babies.jpgmockingbird babiesIt's interesting to see how the feathers emerge in a pattern.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mayfly.jpgmayflyIf you look carefully you can see the crumpled wings.2013-04-29T12:22:29+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/04/06/hopes-raised-dashed-raised-again/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/soldiers.jpgsoldiersMexican soldier re-enactorshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/memorial.jpgmemorialThis is from a historical park, not a real costume drama.2013-04-14T17:51:02+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/04/01/its-not-too-late-to-make-plans-for-pillow-fight-day/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/socks.jpgsocksIt wouldn't be possible to misplace these socks!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1040466-e.jpghand-sewn cartridge pleatsThis dress from the 1800s was entirely hand sewn. I love these little cartridge pleats.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/craft.jpgcraftMy dad has crafted many wonderful things over the years. He made this case to display a family pocket watch.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/039.jpg039Can one carry a parasol on umbrella day?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/linen-detail.jpglinen detailLinen with cutworkhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/thistle.jpgthistleThis pillow case is too pretty to have in a pillow fight.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/llamas.jpgllamas"The alpacas get a whole weekend!! Why don't we get a day?"https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/backpacks.jpgbackpacksWhy does the smallest child have the biggest backpack?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/goat.jpggoat"Did you know neither one of us was recognized by the White House?"https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/31-weaving.jpg31 weaving4 - 5 am - Dream of weaving with silk.2013-04-10T05:08:34+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/03/29/march-materials-madness/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/brackets.jpgbracketsAre you ready to rumble?https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sponges.jpgspongesI've always wanted to try these sponges for batting in embellishment shapes.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sari-yarn.jpgsari yarnSari silk ribbon and yarnhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pony-tail.jpgpony tail holdersSlide frame wrapped with pony tail holders - I think this could be a cute edge treatment in the right place.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p1110257.jpgfinal projectMaterials Madnesshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p1110252.jpgbindingBinding before bulkinesshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p1110251.jpgadding the backgroundI sewed more patches onto the background.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p1110246.jpgplacementI put netting and packaging into the pockets of the photo sheets, and tried them out.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p1110241.jpgP1110241https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p1110240.jpgdyed battingDyed batting2013-03-31T20:30:46+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/03/26/dynamiting-silk/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/weighting.jpgweightingSilk sample and the metals left over after the cloth has been burned away.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/patch-2.jpgpatch 2This old silk quilt has held up amazingly well. Here all the patches are intact, even the ones in black, which was often achieved with unstable dyes. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/patch-1.jpgpatch 1The pink and yellow patches (two colorways of the same fabric) are shredded, while the patches around them are fine. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/patch-3.jpgpatch 3Here, however, some of the cloth has disintegrated entirely.2018-09-21T22:43:19+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/03/23/silk-the-basics-and-a-little-beyond/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/silk-moth.jpgsilk mothSilk moth life cycle, from 1915 Textileshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/raw-silk.jpgraw silkFbroin filaments with sericin wrapped around them, from 1915 Textiles2013-03-26T03:02:31+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/03/10/400-years-of-silk-in-america-scruples-and-scandals/2013-03-21T23:08:07+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/03/01/womens-history-month/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/business-writing1.jpgbusiness writing 1894"I think I'll skip the lesson where I show her how to complete bank drafts, letters of credit, and checks...."https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/signature-21.jpgwife's signature 1894https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/business-for-women-11.jpgbusiness for women 1894https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/suit.jpglawsuit warning 1894Somehow I never mentally combined lawsuits with cherubs.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pledge.jpgpledgeSterling advice.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/business-for-women-2.jpgbusiness for women 22013-03-05T02:24:25+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/02/27/finishing-up-february/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1100539.jpgcentral blockI think of this stitch as a butterfly trail, a little loop-the-loophttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1100537.jpgshell stitchI was going for a mussel-shell pattern - it really flattened the block.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1100536.jpgecho stitchingThis was my favorite, but you need widely spaced motifs for it to work. I don't think I could maneuver this stitch on a small-scale pattern.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1100540.jpglog cabin blocksquared-off spiral stitchhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1100534.jpgpenguin crib quiltPenguin crib quilthttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1100427.jpgfinished blue lap quiltBinding makes it look so much nicer.2013-03-28T16:55:30+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/02/25/widening-horizons/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/derr.jpgpre-show preparationIt's good to have help with that pre-show prep.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/derr-2.jpgwater fightOn the other hand...https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/shorthorn.jpgshorthornHer last calf in the show ring.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/c-section-cow.jpgc-section cowA very kind vet let my daughter help.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1995029-alley-oop.jpgcow and calfThe calf with its mama.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1995032-alley-oop.jpgbottle-feedingBottle-feeding the new baby.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1994055-ali.jpgravine"I can see the bones down there!"https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1994057-bones.jpgcow skullThe rescued skull.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1988003-a.jpggirl's best friendEvery day started with some time with the dog.2013-02-27T02:31:38+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/02/22/flurry-of-fabulous-finds/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/cam00067.jpgplantingPlanting bean seeds.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/cam00078.jpgdiggingThank goodness for strong helpers!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1100528.jpgclose-upClose-up of the imprint from the resurrection plant.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1100527.jpgcocoonsSilk moth cocoons.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1100525.jpgorange crochetCrocheted table scarf in orange.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1100523.jpgGolden Book EncyclopediaI got this book for FREE at a Friends of the Library booth.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1100521.jpgautomobile illustrationAnother fabulous illustration. https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1100517.jpgfabulous findsGoose quilt block, crocheted table scarf, vintage jewelry, and "Occupations" illustration in child's encyclopediahttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1100513.jpgvintage quilt topSolar plexus chakra -- power and energy. To me this quilt communicates quiet power and confidence.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1100511.jpgtop detaildetail2013-02-25T02:49:42+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/02/14/vintage-needle-books/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sweetheart-1.jpgsweetheart needle bookSweetheart needle book, made in Japanhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sewing-circle-2.jpgsewing circle 2Sewing Circle needle book, interior - the only one with a diamond-patterned paperhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sewing-circle-1.jpgsewing circle 1Sewing CIrcle needle book, no country of origin givenhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/one-world-2.jpgone world 2One World needle book, interior. I love the background print of thimbles, thread, and dress forms.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/one-world-1.jpgone world 1One World needle book, made in Germany. I love the little transportation pictures.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/jewel-2.jpgjewel 2Jewel needle book, interiorhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/jewel-1.jpgjewel 1Jewel needle book, made in West Germany. It stresses that it is imported.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/finepoint-2.jpgfinepoint 2Finepoint needle book, interiorhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/finepoint-1.jpgfinepoint 1Finepoint needle book, no country of origin given. It has a recursive image. Finepoint needle book, which shows her holding the https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sweetheart-2.jpgsweetheart interiorSweetheart needle book interior2025-08-16T19:38:35+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2013/01/28/textile-trend-trivia/2013-01-28T19:57:27+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/12/11/helen-of-troy-and-the-trojan-cloak/2025-07-31T01:49:59+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/11/30/weekly-photo-challenge-thankful/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/feathers.jpgfeathersGorgeous feather pattern.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090647.jpgcormorantsNeo-tropic Cormorantshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090672.jpgP1090672https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/head.jpggoose headLook at those eyes.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090616.jpgP1090616https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090642.jpgNorthern ShovelerNorthern Shovelerhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090634.jpgwigeon and scaupLesser scaup and American wigeonhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090615.jpgducksA whole mess of ducks.2012-12-03T14:54:51+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/11/08/weekly-photo-challenge-geometry/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/blue-twill.jpgblue twillNo curves here either.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/red-curves.jpgred curvesEvery weft in this tiny weaving intersects the warp at a 90 degree angle - the colors trick your mind into believing there are curves.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hoover-dam-3.jpgHoover Dam 3https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hoover-dam-2.jpgHoover Dam 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hoover-dam.jpgHoover Damhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rocks-and-glacier.jpgrocks and glacierThird eye -- vision and imagination. This design has not been made into a quilt yet but it shows the way I view the world.2012-11-08T21:27:09+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/11/05/international-quilt-festival-part-one/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090232.jpg"Chromatic Feathers #1" by Caryl Bryer Fallert"Chromatic Feathers #1" by Caryl Bryer Fallert, Paducah, KYhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090222.jpg"Tree" by Kathy York, detaildetail of "Tree" by Kathy York, Austin, TXhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090220.jpg"Tree" by Kathy York"Tree" by Kathy York, Austin, TXhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090215.jpg"La Torre De Babel" by Cecilia Koppmann"La Torre De Babel" by Cecilia Koppmann, Buenos Aires, Argentinahttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090212.jpg"Crosswalk" by K. Velis Turan"Crosswalk" by K. Velis Turan, Earlton, NYhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090207-a.jpg"Art Retreat" by Lorri Flint"Art Retreat" by Lorri Flint, Boulder, CO2012-11-06T03:03:05+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/10/09/halloween-textravaganza/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/halloween-3.jpgHalloween Suggestions 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/halloween-2.jpgHalloween suggestionshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/halloween-6.jpgHalloween party 2https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/halloween-5.jpgHalloween party 1https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/spider-draft.jpgspider draftHere's the draft. Both designs can be woven from one tie-up.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/spiders-reverse.jpgspiders reverseThe spider pattern actually shows up more clearly on the reverse.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/spiders.jpgwoven spiders The spiders' upper legs look like antennae, but they still look sort of creepy.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1080853.jpgreverse of stitchesThe back, showing how the stitch is startedhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1080852.jpgembroidery detailDetailhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1080850.jpgtablecloth with orange and blackOrange and black tablecloth2015-10-15T14:14:01+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/10/08/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1070513.jpggrasshopperunexpected beautyhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1040967.jpgewe and lambmy lambshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1010997.jpgcows and calvescows and calveshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/garden-quilt.jpggarden quilta finished projecthttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/daughters.jpgdaughtersmy daughtershttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/big-bend187.jpgprickly pearcapturing beautiful lighthttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/big-bend026.jpgBig Bendwide open spaceshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2006023.jpgkissa sweet kisshttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1080479.jpgruby-throated hummingbirdgetting a perfect picture2012-10-09T03:26:50+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/08/01/aloha-from-1961/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/hawaiian.jpgHawaiian outfitsA little Hawaiian Punch on a bright Iowa dayhttps://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/muumuu.jpgred muu muuStill a gorgeous dress!https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/muu-muu-1961.jpgmuu muu 1961Who wouldn't feel great in a dress like this?2012-08-31T07:32:13+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/04/08/fanfare-for-sheila-frampton-cooper/https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/studio.jpgstudioThe miniature quilti matches the view.https://textileranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1050065-e.jpgViewThe view from my studio window2012-04-25T23:09:07+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.com/2012/02/08/edith-head/2012-02-08T22:27:12+00:00monthlyhttps://textileranger.comdaily1.02026-04-03T17:22:30+00:00