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Travels: Part V - Michoacán, Mexico
by Gwen Blakley Kinsler
In Part 5 of our online travel series, Gwen discusses her recent return visit
to the state of Michoacán, Mexico. In Part 1, Gwen told how she began her
textile collection with treasures bought in Honduras and Guatemala; Parts 2 and
3 are accounts of her stay in Ecuador; Part 4 includes her favorite shopping spots
in Mexico City and Oaxaca (to access Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4, click on Free
Projects & Articles, then on Articles). All of the countries visited
in the series continue to draw textile lovers. |
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Textile
Travels: Part IV - Mexico City and Oaxaca
by Gwen Blakley Kinsler
Part 4 of our online travel series includes Gwen's favorite shopping spots
in Mexico City. In Part 1, Gwen told how she began her textile collection with
treasures bought in Honduras and Guatemala; Parts 2 and 3 are accounts of her
stay in Ecuador (to access Parts 1, 2, and 3, click on Free Projects & Articles,
then on Articles). Stay tuned for future installments. All of the countries visited
in the series continue to draw textile lovers. |
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Wooden Spools Proudly Made in Willimantic, Maine
by Judy Buswick
At the turn of the twentieth century, lives in Willimantic, Maine, were tightly
wound around wooden spools made to hold sewing thread—the little town in Piscataquis
County was the spool-manufacturing hub of a major industry in the United States.
Today, spools made of wood are rare, encountered primarily in collections and
flea markets. |
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Great-Aunt
Belle’s Buttons
Janie Benander
Great-Aunt Belle had a passion for buttons - she had amassed thousands of
them in her lifetime and carefully sewed them onto fabric for safe-keeping. See
some of the selected buttons from Great Aunt Belle's collection. |
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