Tag: Winterthur Needlework

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Fiber Talk with Linda Eaton II

As promised, Winterthur’s Linda Eaton returns, this time to talk about some of her favorite subjects, centered around whether needlework is art, the history of art and the role of women, how needlework fit and didn’t fit in art history, clothing embroidery, and a little bit about the upcoming “Costuming The Crown” exhibition. Linda Eaton is Winterthur’s John L. & Marjorie P. McGraw Director of Collections & Senior Curator of Textiles.–Gary and Christine

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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Linda Eaton. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary and Christine


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Fiber Talk with Laura Mina

Winterthur’s Laura Mina conserving textile treasures.
Laura Mina, associate textile conservator at Winterthur joins us this week. She gives us some insights into what it takes to become a conservator at a prestigious institution such as Winterthur, some of the many functions she performs restoring textile treasures and preparing them for exhibitions. She also help us apply her knowledge to our needlework with several tips about how to care for threads, ground cloth, and finished projects. Every needleworker can learn from this conversation.–Gary and Christine

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Laura’s specialty is conserving clothing.

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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Laura Mina. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary and Christine


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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 10-24-18

Arlene Cohen’s version of Cathedral by Threedles
Break out your stitching. Arlene’s in the house and we talked for a long time about the importance of hobbies, Winterthur’s treasures, and changing design colors and stitches. As always, Arlene brings a lot of insight to the stitching table and the conversation is interesting and fun. We’re confident you’ll enjoy and learn from it. Sunday’s guest: Trish Burr.

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 10-17-18

Gary flies solo this week. It’s scary. He babbles about Linda Eaton, Janet Brandt’s casket, traveling with stitching tools, and tips from Mary Corbet. Sunday’s guest: Dana Batho, Peacock & Fig.

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Fiber Talk with Linda Eaton

Casket and toy designed and stitched by Janet Brandt, Indianapolis, telling story of Little Red Riding Hood after she married the woodcutter.
“Embroidery: The Thread of History” is a new exhibition at the Winterthur Museum. It runs now through Jan. 6, 2019. Linda Eaton, Winterthur’s John L. & Marjorie P. McGraw Director of Collections & Senior Curator of Textiles, joins us this week to talk about Winterthur, the exhibition theme, what goes into putting an exhibition together, and to share some stories behind the various pieces that are being shown. One of the many highlights of the exhibition is a casket and toy designed and stitched by Janet Brandt, Indianapolis, telling story of Little Red Riding Hood after she married the woodcutter. Click here to see a large image of the casket. This is a fascinating look behind the scenes of one of the leading needlework and textile museums/collections. Also, be sure to view the slideshow below to see the various pieces in the exhibition.–Gary and Christine

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This is a slideshow of some of the items in “Embroidery: The Thread of History” exhibition.

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This is Janet Brandt’s video showing what is inside her casket.

Sweet bag at Winterthur exhibition.
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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Linda Eaton. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary and Christine