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Antique Lace Glove Sun Print

A machine-knitted lace glove is photographed using the cyanotype method, cutting edge technology at the time.
Vintage Illustrated Pattern Magazine

Butterick Patterns in 1915 were promoted in a popular magazine known as the Delineator. See a two-page spread of the latest designs from the December 1915 issue.
Map Dress

Maps printed on silk fabric for pilots during World War II were turned into a dress during the 1940s by a Dutch expat living in Indonesia.
Fascinating Temari, a Traditional Japanese Thread Art

Although there are many traditional designs and motifs for temari, the method for creating them lends itself to infinite interpretations.
Early Home Courses for Dressmaking and Millinery

Mary Brooks Picken is widely known as the author of influential how-to books for home dressmakers.
Dhaka Muslin’s Sheer Beauty

Transparent fabrics have long signaled luxury and status. One such textile was Dhaka muslin, an exceptionally fine, woven cotton material made in Bangladesh.
A Window on Wool History

Dedicated to St. Blaise, patron saint of drapers, this stained glass window depicts stages in wool textile production.
Atelier Mima

Krysten Chambrot writes and reflects on the relationship with her grandmother, Mima. Read more here.
Getting Plastered with a Custom Dress Form

My friend Paula and I set out to create the one sewing tool that would catapult our sewing to couture status: the custom dress form.
My Resourceful Mom

One reader tells the story of her self-taught seamstress mother, and how her resourcefulness and ingenuity was a sewing inspiration.

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Threads of Connection | Letter from the Editor

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Antique Lace Glove Sun Print

Vintage Illustrated Pattern Magazine

Map Dress

Fascinating Temari, a Traditional Japanese Thread Art

Early Home Courses for Dressmaking and Millinery

Dhaka Muslin’s Sheer Beauty

A Window on Wool History

Atelier Mima

Getting Plastered with a Custom Dress Form

My Resourceful Mom

Threads Magazine

Rewarding Work | Letter from the Editor

Threads of Connection | Letter from the Editor

Live and Learn | Letter from the Editor

Reimagining a Couture Look by Galliano

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Antique Lace Glove Sun Print

Vintage Illustrated Pattern Magazine

Map Dress

Fascinating Temari, a Traditional Japanese Thread Art

Early Home Courses for Dressmaking and Millinery

Dhaka Muslin’s Sheer Beauty

A Window on Wool History

Atelier Mima

Getting Plastered with a Custom Dress Form

My Resourceful Mom

Threads Magazine

Rewarding Work | Letter from the Editor

Threads of Connection | Letter from the Editor

Live and Learn | Letter from the Editor

Reimagining a Couture Look by Galliano

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