Category: Fiber and Textile Arts

I had word from both Shirley and Arlee at Albedo Design about a drive to both raise money for Red Cross to cover immediate needs and to produce quilts. Quilters Comfort America is being coordinated by Karey Patterson Bresenhan, Director of the International Quilt Festival Houston and Chicago. Their organization …

Craft revolution have established a way for the Indie crafting Community to donate either crafted items for sale or money as a fundraiser for hurricane Katrina relief. All proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund. To become involved here is the information and spread the word. …

The Bowes Museum holds a collection of European fine and decorative arts of the period 1400-1875 with an emphasis on the arts of France. Images and information about many of the objects held in the collections which you can search for easily via a search option. My searches turned up …

I have always had day dreams about a trip that followed the silk road but since such a trip would start in Baghdad take me through a number of the worlds political hot spots such as Iran, and through Afghanistan to end in China it is in the realm of …