Not only a lovely garment but also a piece of a woman’s identity
Can you find the couched diaper pattern, simple or nué, and basic couching stitch in the funeral pall of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers?
The Banjara embroidery design on a small dowry purse comprises simple squares, rectangles, and line work. But oh! The colors!
Needlework is imbued with narratives that might range from the everyday to larger than life, and sometimes there are a few loose ends that leave us guessing. Do you have a great story to share?
Though varied in style and material, the fichu was an important fashion accessory during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
What did it mean to be a member of a knitting guild during the 1500s? Who was responsible for crafting Eleonora di Toledo’s burial stockings?
