My whirlwind trip (two days round-trip by train for one day at Winterthur) to Wilmington, Delaware was a super experience. I learned so much about the Winterthur estate and collections, the DuPonts, textile collections and the process of collecting, conservation, exhibition planning... not to mention insights into American needlework. The focus of ( Read more... )

Au Ver a Soie is a French company that has been making silk embroidery thread since 1820. They only sell to resellers, but for the last few years, they have been having a Night of Embroidery "open house". Attendance is limited and it requires an appointment time to regulate the flow of traffic, but my neighbor was able to get us a place! heileen met us ( Read more... )

I want to be working on my new dresses for Costume College! I still don't have my box of sewing, because we still haven't been sent back for our visa appointment at the embassy in San Francisco. We were originally told we would go back at the end of January and it keeps getting pushed and pushed. My oldest daughter is flying back alone tomorrow, ( Read more... )