An Unexpected Meeting Today I’m writing about history, not textile history, but human evolutionary history. Every once in a while,...

Destination: the South Pacific Most visitors miss some of the most beautiful South Pacific islands of paradise for the simple reason t...

Folley Cove Revisited Several years ago I wrote about a mid-19thC American cooperative, Folley Cove Designers from Cape Ann, Ma. ( 5/2...

“A Celebration of American Quilts” is a small exhibition accompanied by a very large reference volume, “Four Centuries of Quilts”.  Th...

Another Look at Kimonos "Enjoying the Cool at the Ryogoku Bridge", Utamaro Kitagawa,         (1753-1819) In ...

“The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would  be there”. A visit from St Nicholas, Clement C...

Armor-dillo Part 2 Last week, in armor-dillo part 1, protective clothing made of vegetable materials was explored.  Most likely, t...