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Swim Suits
“It was an itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini” Brian Hyland, 1960 We are well into summer so I suppose I should tackle a problem garment that has plagued women for decades: a fashionable and comfortable and flattering swim suit (I was going to add affordable, but that may be way too…
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Designs from Paradise – Dale Hope
Designs from Paradise- Part two- Aloha Shirts and Dale Hope In my June 21st blog I wrote that I have had 3 terrific textile experiences while visiting Honolulu, the first at the offices of Tori Richard Ltd, and now the story of Dale Hope, designer and author. Hawaiian shirts are everywhere on the islands. I…
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Designs from Paradise – Dale Hope
Designs from Paradise- Part two- Aloha Shirts and Dale Hope In my June 21st blog I wrote that I have had 3 terrific textile experiences while visiting Honolulu, the first at the offices of Tori Richard Ltd, and now the story of Dale Hope, designer and author. Hawaiian shirts are everywhere on the islands. I…
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Sunbonnet Sue – The Darling of Applique Quilts
Sunbonnet Sue- The Darling of Appliqué Quilts For centuries needleworkers have embellished cloth by adding layers of fabric in pictorial designs of religious and folk art themes. In renaissance Europe this technique was considered a form of embroidery, known as “intasia” embroidery from the Italian for “inlay”. In American quilt making tradition, initial appliqué was…
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Sunbonnet Sue – The Darling of Applique Quilts
Sunbonnet Sue- The Darling of Appliqué Quilts For centuries needleworkers have embellished cloth by adding layers of fabric in pictorial designs of religious and folk art themes. In renaissance Europe this technique was considered a form of embroidery, known as “intasia” embroidery from the Italian for “inlay”. In American quilt making tradition, initial appliqué was…
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Designs from Paradise – Tori Richard
Tori Richard Designs I have been fortunate to have visited Hawaii on many occasions. I have decided to write about 3 textile-related experiences I encountered in Honolulu over several years. The main focus of one such visit was to attend the Textile Society of America Biennial in HNL. I have written many times about the…
My thoughts on Textile History by Margy Norrish