Long before S.A.T.s, American schoolgirls’ achievements were measured in linen, silk, and chenille. For most 18th- and early 19th-century girls fortunate enough to attend school, the major co… ...

Originally adapted from an 18th-century embroidery fabric as a glazed cotton, the pattern has been reprinted on both cotton-and-linen and silk taffeta grounds, and been recolored in three hues ...

They’ll always have Paris. Costume designer Terry Dresbach and production designer Jon Gary Steele have been BFFs for nearly 30 years, dreaming one day of re-creating 18th-century Paris. “We ...

Throughout history, designers have observed nature, investigated its materials, and imitated and abstracted its patterns and shapes. A fanciful, romantic, and stylized interpretation of nature ...

The earliest traces of this embroidery style can be found in 18th-century Bihar amongst the women belonging to the lower castes. It possibly began as a ritualistic practice in tribute to Chitiriya ...

Torzhok’s goldwork embroidery. At the end of the 18th century, gold-wire embroidery was mastered by the needlewomen of Torzhok, an ancient town in the Tver Region. They embroidered headdresses, ...