Tag: samplers

  • Hibernating with the flowers

    Brrrr, we know it’s cold out there, so we offer you this old post about needlework and flowers. We know the flowers are still growing, hiding in the earth. We hope you and your families and friends are busy with creative projects even while you’re hunkered down, staying warm. Here’s some inspiration to keep you…

  • Needle-sharp Skills pt. I

    In honor of Women’s History Month, let us talk about the history of educating women.  This seems especially apt, because 84% of the overall students here at FIT are female.  Historically, the needle-arts have been associated with female gentility and marriageability, which used to be the measure of female success.  As women’s work outside of…