As the whirlwind that was 2016 came to an end, I felt that I needed to do two things.
The Season of the Quilt
Since the hawk is out (which is what my uncle says once Winter really sets in), it seems a great time to talk about quilts. I am not the type to hang a quilt. I’m more of a functional art gal, and I would totally toss my down comforter…
No Idle Hands For The Devil Here
Recently, I came across a few articles online regarding how designer Raquel Guimaraes produces her line of hand-knit accessories. In-your-face headlines such as “Inmates Work for Fashion Designer…” or “Hardened Prisoners Knit Clothes for Time off Jail Sentence” will really grabs ones attention…
This Is For the Dead
In Mexico City, a group of embroiderers have taken on the duty of memorializing hundreds of cases of murdered and missing women. Refusing to let these recurring crimes and political corruption silence the victims…