The thousands of textiles currently housed at the Brooklyn Museum are prime examples of the vast glo

The thousands of textiles currently housed at the Brooklyn Museum are prime examples of the vast global history of textile making and sewing traditions in New York City. In participation with New York Textile Month,we will be showcasing one textile per day for the month of September.  While difficult to narrow it down to only thirty textiles, we think these works are best at weaving narratives about topics such as innovations in the textile industry, craft and the beauty of the handmade, textiles from legendary designers like Frank Lloyd Wright and Anni Albers, as well as textiles with a sense of humor. Did you know that PeeWee’s Playhouse had a line of textiles made?This large and striking Medallion quilt is attributed to Elizabeth Welsh of Virginia. It was constructed with an unusual and difficult appliqué technique that is rarely seen. The decorative elements of the quilt are all reverse appliquéd, a technique in which the white ground fabric is cut away from the decorative printed textile that lies beneath. The precision required to cut the white ground away, without making a mistake that would be nearly impossible to rectify, indicates the care and attention that went into this dramatic quilt. Baltimore has been identified as the original source of this pattern through the provenance of several similar quilts from that city.Posted by Barry R. Harwood, Lark Morgenstern, and Caitlin Crews -- source link

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