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We love sharing our latest projects, outings, and discoveries about the world of textiles! Writing invites us to reflect and sharpen other skills, other than our fast flying stitching fingers.

The entire team contributes to our blogs, and we enjoy your feedback.

A cartoon in 1931 ‘Suffragist’ magazine, illustrates how Georgia ‘plunked’ for Suffrage and now the ERA.
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Ladies, Mothers, Daughters: Let’s go Vote!

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Julia October 1, 2020
Gallery display of multiple Paul Rucker Klan robes made from patterned textiles with tall pointed hoods.
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Black Textile Artists Matter

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Julia June 18, 2020
Textile conservator Julia Brennan standing in front of embroidered bird motifs similar to those on her blouse.
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A Beautiful Bounty of Birds

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Julia April 10, 2020
Colorful appliqué quilt block featuring a bird perched among stylized flowers tied with a ribbon.
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A Solitary Spring

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Julia March 27, 2020
Sewing needles stuck in a pin cushion with the text “With thy Needle and thread.”
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With thy needle and thread

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Julia February 28, 2020
Pale blue Japanese silk uchikake wedding kimono with woven landscape and floral motifs along the hem and sleeves.
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Slow Down and Listen to the Stitching

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Julia December 16, 2019
Textile collector Morimoto seated among folded Cambodian silk textiles and ikat fabrics in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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From the Ashes of War: Conservation of Morimoto’s Khmer Textile Collection

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Julia September 25, 2019
Artwork showing two land shapes labeled “US” and “THEM,” exploring divisions between people, exhibited in The Warmth of Other Suns at The Phillips Collection.
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The Warmth of Other Suns – Stories of Global Displacement

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Julia August 20, 2019
Cambodian traditional dancers perform a classical dance representing cultures of the Mekong River region at the Meridian International Center in Washington, DC.
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Culture, Nature and Diplomacy in the Mekong River Region

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Julia August 7, 2019
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