Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:02:01 EDT | From: Palampore@ OK, what makes Spray and Wash do it’s thing??? I did a little research. It is not an oxygen or chlorine based cleaner, but it can be used with both. It’s secret weapon appears to be enyzme (protease). Below…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 06:49:54 EDT | From: KJB139@ Michael’s crafts stores carry a water soluble graphite pencil. It is called Sketch and Wash made by Generals and it is black with a silver top with the numbers 988 written on it. They come two to a package…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2006 13:57:38 +0200 | From: adi hirsh <adamroni@> A quick google search yielded the following: http://www.okhistory.org/folk/articles/Charm%20Strings.pdf Incidentally, the Victorian love of buttons was not limited to charm strings – I have a collection of lace making bobbins dating to mid to late 19th cent. The…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 1:45:39 -0700 | From: <suereich@> Last Thursday, I was privileged to visit the Litchfield Historical Society in preparation for the AQSG Seminar visit in October. Julie Frey is the textile curator who will be assisting us. Let me just say this about their quilts,…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 02:34:20 -0400 | From: Marsha MacDowell <macdowel@> Couple of things regarding Native American quilts. 1. Regrettably, the photo of Red Cloud’s wife was mislabelled in the book To Honor and Comfort. If we ever reprint the book it will be one of the very…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: “Fawn Valentine” Regarding the Confederate quilts with silk-like braided thread, it sounds like possible souache (spelling?) embroidery: a narrow tape stitched onto a background fabric, as in couching. Of course, a photo will tell the tale, hopefully. The technique suggests crazy quilts. It was during the “crazy quilt…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 12:40:27 -0800 | From: “Marilyn Withrow” <marilynquilts@> It’s interesting to read different people’s immediate impressions of a different quilt block. To me, the block looked like Noah’s Ark, but with a very deep bottom — to someone else, it looked like tubs of candy….
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:01:38 -0800 | From: “Alan” We have to remember that these images were probably taken from life. You know the eternal black woman, probably a slave, in her long skirts, sleeves rolled up, and hair in a kercheif for convenience. But these snapshots of…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:31:03 +0000 | From: jocelynm@ On March 10, 2006, Pat Cummings wrote: > comes to mind is that ANY of the current preferred > words that are used to describe people whose ancestors > came from Africa are an improvement Pat, Yes. I think…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 22:23:16 -1000 | From: Loretta Woodard <Lwoodard@> La Conner museum is hosting an exhibit of contemporary Hawaiian quilts made by Hawaii artists. “Hawaiian Quilt Inspiration,” curated by Patricia Lei Murray, will be on view March 15 – May 14, 2006. An article about Patricia…