In the 5th century, an upper class Mayan woman was buried with 25 layers of fabric covering the pottery in her tomb. To textile historians, the interesting thing about this burial is that the fabrics have different weave structures. Many were very fine. For instance one fabric in particular had …
Last week over on Stitchin Fingers I posed a “Post a photo challenge” and some great varieties of Cretan stitch have been shared by members. So make a cuppa and take in some inspiration and let people know if you have enjoyed thier work.
By pleating stitches onto a needle Susan Briscoe demonstrates a Sashiko pattern called Urokozashi. In English it is known as the fish scale stitch. While on the topic over on Pearl Bee there is a very good tutorial illustrated with step by step photographs demonstrating Shashiko. Topics covered are …
Most Aussie quilters know the National Quilt Register website but if you don’t do make a cuppa, and take some time to enjoy it. Quilts and their back story are fascinating as they often they hold within them family stories. For instance years ago I made a quilt for Eve, …
The International Quilt Study Center and Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a site that not enough quilters know about. The collection houses the largest publicly held quilt collection in the world. also their holdings are not limited to just American quilts as there are over 3500 quilts that range from from …
We have been out adventuring and paid a visit to The City Museum situated on the Grand place. The museum covers all aspects of the Brussel’s history including the production and trade of art and craft objects. Altar pieces, silver and goldsmith work and some magnificent wall tapestries are held …
Did you know that spider web fibre is so strong because it is made of two types of compounds? It consists of a soft amorphous molecule and a hard crystalline one which means it makes a thread that is stronger than steel, more resilient than kevlar and less dense than …
