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Season 15, Episode 3: Exploring collections of early American cloth, Emily Whitted finds stories of creativity, virtue, and the intimate lives of people from many backgrounds.
Season 15, Episode 2: A fifth-generation quilter from the legendary community of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, Loretta Pettway Bennett turns well used cloth into her own expressions of color and community.
A new exhibition reveals how Japanese makers extended the life of indigo textiles through the art of piecing and mending.
From commemoration to inspiration, we’ve gathered 30+ exhibitions, events, and resources to help you join the festivities.
Founded on the idea that art lives in daily life, the Mingei Museum honors the creativity of ordinary makers.
From cotton fields to sewing rooms, learn how enslaved women contributed significantly to the development of early American quilts.
Salvaging scraps from damaged vintage textiles, a designer creates modern couture.
Peel back the layers of recycled sarees to uncover the history of ledra quilts in India. Find out how the handstitched motifs rejuvenate reused textiles into striking works of needle art.
Over time, vintage and antique textiles can become worn and threadbare. Follow these simple steps to mend and repair your treasured quilt.
Solving the mysteries stitched into her grandmother’s works
To preserve and honor the needlework skills of the women in her family, Christine used vintage doilies to create a quilt.
Learn about the tradition of Siddi quilts and how well-worn and discarded clothing becomes the visual history of a family and helps provide a source of income for women of the Siddi communities in India.
PieceWork’s July/August 1994 issue featured an article and project by Debra L. Ballard on the history of Hawaiian quilts.
