It is Easter Sunday here so happy easter everyone. I was going to write a post on ecclesiastical embroidery but I noticed that Mary Corbet of Needle and Thread has had the same idea. Check it out Mary’s article on a Crucifixion Chasuble. Don’t miss this as the photos will …
If you like browsing old fashion plates you will enjoy the June 1905 edition of McCall’s Magazine which is online. Since it’s a June edition, it is an interesting insight into Victorian Weddings. You can download the file in a zip format and fashion plates are available in high resolution …
This French site houses some delightful old embroidery patterns . These books have been scanned and are free to download. Most of them are cross stitch designs particularly of alphabets. Anyone who loves old samplers will like these but there are some designs for other counted techniques too. On another …
I found this story reported yesterday online in Time. In Unravelling the Myth of Quilts and the Underground Railroad oral historian Laurel Horton tries to trace and debunk the story of how coded signs on quilts helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad. Quilters will find this interesting.
I am still working on blocks for the the diamond block quilt I am working on. As I have explained before the quilt is inspired – or the shape of the blocks were inspired by a quilt made by Martha Bingley in 1883. I am gradually embellishing them one by …
I know Monday morning is not the time to say grab a cuppa but yesterday afternoon browsing led me to discover these sites. These are ideal for anyone interested in the history of fashion accessories or Crazy quilters who are designing embroidery motifs of fans. These sites are great visual …
