My thoughts on Textile History by Margy Norrish

  • Knitting and Crochet Work

    I volunteer at the Southside branch of the Santa Fe Library in the Children’s Room and every week two very special volunteers work along with me, Bernice Pearl and Ethel Trujillo. Both Bernice and Ethel also volunteer at other nonprofits, but today I will tell you of their very special gifts of textiles to the…

  • Raincoats

    Last weekend, the Wall Street Journal featured an article on trends in men’s wear.  At the bottom of the page they illustrated 5 “quality slickers” ranging in price from $375 to $2,695 for an “Oversized Weatherproof Parka” by Burberry, presumably, at that price you would be “proofed” for any weather condition imaginable.  Today the weather…

  • Raincoats

    Last weekend, the Wall Street Journal featured an article on trends in men’s wear.  At the bottom of the page they illustrated 5 “quality slickers” ranging in price from $375 to $2,695 for an “Oversized Weatherproof Parka” by Burberry, presumably, at that price you would be “proofed” for any weather condition imaginable.  Today the weather…

  • Spring Bunnies

    Nearly every spring since Ian and I moved to Santa Fe the first sign of the season is not a robin but a very small bunny, sometimes two bunnies, inside the walls surrounding our front patio.  Most assuredly, they eat my flowers.  But they sure are cute! The fabric for this charming embroidery is a…

  • Spring Bunnies

    Nearly every spring since Ian and I moved to Santa Fe the first sign of the season is not a robin but a very small bunny, sometimes two bunnies, inside the walls surrounding our front patio.  Most assuredly, they eat my flowers.  But they sure are cute! The fabric for this charming embroidery is a…

  • Forty-seven Stars

    Forty-seven Stars In a recent edition of El Palacio I came across an article by Louise Stiver, formerly of the Department of Cultural Affairs, now an advisor and journalist contributor to the magazine. What struck my interest was two-fold. Firstly its subject was, of course, a textile, namely a flag. But not just any American…