Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 21:38:29 EDT | From: MLEDevine@ Dear QHL: Does anyone know of sources for information on needlework schools in the 1850s? I am doing research to back up a statement that I made in a course. I made a rash statement in regard to the…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 16:19:04 -0400 | From: “Kris Driessen” <krisdriessen@> >My husband (Kory Berrett) is a museum conservator in private practice. Three >years ago he informally tested the lightfastness of the proprietary >”indelible” >pens on the market, including Pigma, Sharpie, and Identapen. Only >Identapen as it >was…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: [date unknown] | From: <QultFrFn@> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 6:27 PM Subject: Re: QHL: Re: Origin of the Log Cabin Quilt pattern In a message dated 2/14/01 2:08:35 AM, chrisa@ writes: <<Egyptian craze>> The British attraction to mummies can also be attributed to their late 18th early…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: [c. late January 2001] | From: Judi Fibush (via QHL website gallery) Judi Fibush (www.fibush.net), a new QHL member, was kind enough to share these treasures with us. The descriptions are hers. The first is a 1940s (1950s) Vogue Art Kit. The embroidery work is exquisite and some…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 22:55:56 -0500 | From: The Dougherty Family <dttesindy.net> A customer sent me this question, and I thought some of you might be able to help: Message: A friend inherited a lovely old quilt. It has some ink stains on it, and we wondered if…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 22:48:50 EST | From: KRONEIL@ RE: Animal hides. I can completely understand what that Union soldier was thinking when he used sheepskin. I used to work for an importing company from NZ and purchased through them a 4 part sheepskin hide rug that was…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 22:57:30 -0700 | From: “Eileen Trestain” <ejtrestain [at] home [dot] com> I happen to have a sales invoice, handwritten, during the war years, which lists fabrics being sold and for how much. Please, however, don’t ask me to hunt it down in the vintage…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 09:16:55 -0600 | From: bettina havig < bettinaqcsocket.net> I agree with Darwin, I have never encountered encouragement of such ‘outside’ activities. That is not what the lifestyle is about. While some behavior of this type may occur, the more cloistered the community the less…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2000 22:02:44 -0500 | From: “liz” <quilt97interconnect.net> This website http://www.systel-systems.com/fbc/missions.htm is for the First Baptist Church of Attleboro. The following paragraph is from that site “We also host several community groups- Markman’s Step Forward Program (before and after school child care) AA Big Book Group,…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 13:05:31 -0400 | From: “Jeff Lesh” <jeffleshnetins.net> Thanks to so many of you that have responding to my dilemma. I will let you know what ends up working. Just to add to my story. I did wash it a couple of times initially when…