🧵 Textiles

• 📜Colonial dress, detail

  Exploring the intersection of art, imperial history, and creativity through Susan Stockwell's unique paper dresses.

• 🧵Reap what you sew

  Michael Swaine brings art to life by offering free clothing repairs in San Francisco's Tenderloin district.

• 🧶A better stocking striper

  Dispatches from the whimsical world of vintage patents.

• 🧶Information, patterns, and wool

  The role of knitting in WWII propaganda and morale-building.

• 🗺️Tundra quilt, by Leah Evans

  A beautiful representation of our landscapes, this quilt captures the essence of estuaries and agricultural fields, reminiscent of Gerard Manley Hopkins' vivid imagery.