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Archives for May 2014

Crazy Crazy Quilt

May 16, 2014 By Julia

Spring is finally here, and the explosion of blooms outside is mirrored in the studio in a crazy quilt with many of the season’s beauties—lily of the valley, dogwood, scilla, violets, virginia blue bells or maybe forget me nots…. Popular in the late 19th and early 20th century, crazy quilts were  an excellent way for […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 19th century, Civil War, crazy quilt, encapsulation, preservation of silk, protective netting, shattered silk, silk, textile conservation, velvet

Fridays I’m in Love

May 16, 2014 By Julia

A quick snippet of Friday textile humor to brighten your day and give you a chuckle…

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Barney&Clyde, FabricHumor, FridayFunny, Moire, TextileHumor

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