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The Sewing Machine and
Quilters in the 19th Century
by
Kimberly Wulfert The first
several years the sewing machine was available in
America . . . One would think women had flocked to
buy them . . .
Elias
Howe patented the sewing machine in 1846.
Homage to Cuesta Benberry, 1923 - 2007
Antique Sewing & Needlework Tools - Collecting Bone
by Gloria Brunning, Needleworker
The
Non-Electric Sewing Machine,
People Powered Sewing Machines, Not Just for the
Amish
by
Anne Kusilek Anne is a sewing machine
collector and professional quilter from Prairie
Farm, WI, who has been using people-powered sewing
machines for 16 years. Known by sewing machine
collectors as “Damascus Annie” . .
Piecing
Together the Past of
Virginia Snow Studios – Elgin, IL by
Susan Wildemuth The name Virginia Snow first began appearing around
1913 when Collingbourne Mills created her to help
sell their products.
Biography of Sarah Josepha Hale
of Godey's Lady's Book
by Hope Greenberg,
University of VT
Laura Weaver -- a
True Story
by Pat Moore Her quilt
solved a crime.
The Deaf Art Club
by Helene E.R. Oppenheimer
A fascinating way that quilt designs in clay are being used
to teach the deaf and blind.
Kids Can Sew
and Craft
from Judi Harris
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Dana Balsamo - Quilt
Historian
"I had started quilting in 1994 and immediately my
tastes turned toward the Depression Era reproduction
fabrics and traditional patterns ..."
Lynne Bassett - Textile and
Costume Historian
“It goes back so far I hardly know when it
began. My first opportunity to study historic
textiles came in 1983, when I was a summer fellow at
Historic Deerfield ..."
Mary Bywater
Cross - Quilt Historian "After my
grandmother Harriet Smith McNeill introduced me to
quilts through the small family collection she
inherited, my interest was whetted ..."
Hazel Carter - Appraiser,
Author, Curator, and Founder of The Quilters Hall of
Fame "Serious study began in Vienna, VA,
in 1972 when I read a 1970 article in Needlewoman
and Needlecraft magazine, about a 1708 English
made patchwork quilt with bed hangings and
curtains."
Richard Cleveland - "Quilt
Bureaucrat" Richard Cleveland, Founder of
the Vermont Quilt Festival calls himself a 'quilt
bureaucrat' in this lively interview.
Carol Ely, PhD - Museum Educator and Exhibit
Developer “I'm a historian - not really a
textile historian, but a social historian - I study
the people who made and used textiles and the
context of their lives in American history."
Mary Elizabeth Johnson -
Author, Editor, and Researcher in the Home Sewing
and Quilt Fields "I'm a writer and editor
who started my career in the field of home sewing,
working with such companies as Simplicity, Coats &
Clark, and Singer in New York City ...
Linda Koe - Collector and
Owner of Kirkwood Quilts "Probably 'avid
collector' is the best way to portray myself
(although some would say 'quilt nut' is a more apt
description)."
Pat L.
Nickols - Quilt & Fabric Historian "It
all began in Columbia, MO in 1977 when I took my
first class in quilting ...
Froncie Quinn - Museum
Licensed Pattern Writer for the Shelburne
Museum, Old Sturbridge Village Museum, Vermont Quilt
Festival Collection
Julia D. Zgliniec -
Appraiser and Quilting Instructor "I use
the title Appraiser because this is currently my
main activity. I also enjoy teaching others about
quilts, textile history, and appraisal." |
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© 2005 - 2008
Kimberly Wulfert, PhD. Absolutely no copies, reprints, use of photos or text are
permitted for commercial or online use. One personal copy for study purposes is
permitted. Contact Kim for reprint considerations.
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