A Sea of Stitches – Sailors who took their stitching with them
A look at the rare but wonderful art of maritime British embroidery. Those 19th century sailors were masters of needlework, as their surviving pieces show!
Spinning in Cowgirl Boots – A History of Red Dye
Me and my boots are spinning RED! and talking about the history of one of the most prized natural dyes in the world: the cochineal beetle.