The Stewardship of a Cherished Civil War Artifact Barbourville, KY What began as a general textile conservation inquiry, evolved into a moving and collaborative community project. Some of the descendants of the original women stitchers donated their time and talents to the conservation of 2026. Imagine! Caring for Textiles staff learned about southeast KY Knox […]
The ‘Lesage’ of Lao: Master Tiao Somsanith
I recently met Tiao Nithakhong Somsanith at the 5th International Conference on Lao Studies, in Bangkok. He transformed a drab classroom into a sacred space—golden embroideries of the Buddha, lace-like stencils of angels hovering like snowflakes on the windows overlooking the Chao Praya river, and an aura of the timelessness that imbues these ancient arts. Amongst […]
Let’s Hear it for the Boys #3: The All-American Installment
The final post in Julia’s three-part series dedicated to the gentleman. If you missed my first two posts on ‘man-centric’ textiles (or if you just loved them so much and you want to reread) – you can find the first post here, and the second post can be found here. Over the years, Caring for Textiles has […]
Crazy Crazy Quilt
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 […]
