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Dawn Cook Ronningen, Historian, Needleworker, and Needlework Tool Collector

Embellish some sweet Mary Janes to start the school year on the right foot.

Gary Parks offers helpful suggestions for expanding your research on needlework samplers.

A Hawaiian Quilt Legacy

Sixteenth-Century Tailoring and the Modern Maker

Jill lovingly acts as caregiver for old paper sewing patterns.

A quilted pillow is based on Eileen's grandmother’s old-style method of making Hawaiian quilts.

What do you wear for historical reenactment?

Season 3, Episode 1: As the Modern Maker, Mathew Gnagy brings the needlework techniques of Early Modern Europe to a contemporary audience.

What clues can we find in the handmade stitches of an 1850s dress?