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		<title>&#8220;Bonny Charley&#8221; Textile Elicits Search for Provenance</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2011/11/03/bonny-charley-textile-elicits-search-for-provenance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Bonny Charley” Textile and Song Raise Questions as to Provenance by Patricia L. Cummings, quilt historian/textile specialist Recently, a reader sent me photos of a red and white monochrome printed textile. Featured on it is a main design and four corner scenes evoking the four (named) seasons. Traditional French toile fabric often featured similar countryside [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Textile Photos with an International Flavor</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2011/06/13/textile-photos-with-an-international-flavor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One never knows what textile item will just be waiting to be discovered in some remote and unexpected location, far from its point of origin. Such was the case when I recently found a Mexican dress to purchase. It is woven and had large red stylistic bird images on the front and back of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letter from a Reader</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2011/02/06/letter-from-a-reader/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 03:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are always happy to receive mail even when it is sent to correct a misstatement. Yesterday, we received the following note from Nancy Sreenan: Hi Pat, I think you wrote the following on quilter&#8217;s muse: &#8220;The weavers used a twill pattern in which the warp was alternately wrapped, creating an uneven surface. The natural [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Words on Victorian Textile Banners</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/08/24/words-on-victorian-textile-banners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since writing the initial file, still in place below, I have been sent some lovely photos of the collection of Victorian Banners recently sold at auction by James D. Julia Auctioneers, Fairfield, Maine. Seventeen Victorian trade banners A close-up view of the &#8220;Indebted&#8221; Victorian trade banner &#8220;Bands of Temperance&#8221; &#8220;Strike while the iron is hot.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Textile Talks To Be Featured at the &#8220;Big E&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2009/09/24/textile-talks-a-feature-at-the-big-e/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Press Release from Eastern States Exposition &#8220;Woolgathering Through the Millennia&#8221; &#8211; 3:00 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, 2009 Elizabeth Wayland Barber &#8211; CA Spinning and weaving are older than metalworking or even pottery, but it took millennia to develop usable woolly sheep. In this colorfully illustrated talk, Dr Elizabeth Barber traces the early history of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The C.C.C.</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2008/11/16/the-ccc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent magazine article that I wrote featured a C.C.C. Mother pillow, owned by a retired professor who lent it to us for the purpose of photography. You ask, &#8220;What is the C.C.C.?&#8221; The Civilian Conservation Corps was an organization for young men during the Great Depression. They accomplished all kinds of feats such as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aprons of Bygone Times</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2008/03/12/aprons-of-bygone-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Old aprons today catch our fancy. They speak of bygone times when it was a hardship to do laundry and when good dresses were kept clean for best. Of course, in those days, women did wear dresses, not pantsuits, jeans, or a blouses and slacks. The amount of time and effort put into making a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Shroud of Turin &#8211; Sacred Textile or Hoax?</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2008/03/04/the-shroud-of-turin-sacred-textile-or-hoax/</link>
		<comments>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2008/03/04/the-shroud-of-turin-sacred-textile-or-hoax/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is no textile more &#8220;shrouded&#8221; in mystery than the Turin Shroud, a 14&#8242; x 4&#8242; piece of linen believed to have been used to wrap the body of Christ, after the crucifixion. The woven cloth has been subjected to scientific tests as sindonologists (those who study the shroud) have sought to prove validity of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Suffer from &#8220;ITAS?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2007/11/11/do-you-suffer-from-itas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:50:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inspired by all of the television commercials for &#8220;RLS&#8221; and other acronyms for diseases for which one can take a pill and possibly make the symptoms abate, today I have coined a new acronym. Now, pay close attention. First, let&#8217;s discuss the symptoms. When you pass a quilt shop, do you have the urge to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Textiles and the Joy of Connecting Information</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2007/10/05/textiles-and-the-joy-of-connecting-information/</link>
		<comments>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2007/10/05/textiles-and-the-joy-of-connecting-information/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 23:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past week, as a &#8220;mystery object,&#8221; I have featured a small case on the front page of our website. I found this item to purchase recently, in a small New Hampshire town whose name I cannot remember. As is usually the case, textiles are often undervalued. By that, I mean they are not assigned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting hooked on hooked rugs</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2007/08/13/getting-hooked-on-hooked-rugs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, I wrote a summary of what I know about hooked rugs (which is not a lot!). You can read the (relatively short) file, with great photos. Hooked Rugs]]></description>
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		<title>Textiles: A Cradle to Grave Affair</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2007/05/28/textiles-a-cradle-to-grave-affair/</link>
		<comments>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2007/05/28/textiles-a-cradle-to-grave-affair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 23:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether someone is a textile fanatic or not, it is a common truth that we all use textiles in our daily lives. What would life be like, without sheets, towels, dishcloths, wedding gowns, baby outfits, blue jeans, and so much more? More than anything else, people want to dress well for special occasions, and even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Old Textiles &#8211; and Tidbits of Wisdom</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2007/04/29/old-textiles-and-tidbits-of-wisdom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2007 17:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whenever we go antique hunting, inevitably, we come across a large cardboard box in which the dealer has thrown a potpourri of this and that kind of textile. There could be doilies, old kitchen towels, lace, quilt tops, Redwork, you name it. Usually, items &#8220;displayed&#8221; in this manner don&#8217;t amount to much. They could have [...]]]></description>
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