beadwork

Sep 12, 20213 min read

Decorating Fads

Around 1875, Turkish and Moorish influence resulted in room decoration where “more is better” reigned. Entire rooms were decorated in...

Aug 17, 20212 min read

Smelling the Barn

4900 pieces of fabric. One inch each. I completed the assembly of the top of this quilt in 2010-11. The pattern was based on a tiny...

Jul 30, 20212 min read

Drag Me Into History

I wanted to be a smarter collector and began researching various topics – native cultures, the history of knitting, the history of...

Jul 29, 20211 min read

Recognizing Women’s Art

Art created by women historically has not been recognized as art – because the artists were women. Women's art that is ignored includes...

Jul 5, 20212 min read

Raiding the Graveyard

These antique bead and wire wreaths are sold incorrectly, and maybe ironically, as wedding wreaths or christening wreaths. Ironically...

Jun 27, 20212 min read

Always Learning – Tackling Tambour Beadwork

In the 1800s, women learned needle arts from their mothers and grandmothers and from each other. They also read the ladies magazines...

Jun 27, 20211 min read

Samplers

You know what a sampler is, right? It’s a piece of fabric with some pictures and maybe words made out of colored thread. Yes, and a...