The history of textiles is chequered and long, and deserving of study and appreciation. Deborah McGuire has an ongoing PhD research project that uncovers the life and loves of the British Quilt.
An historian, writer, hand-quilter and teacher, McGuire is based in London at the College of Fashion, and she researches and writes about the history and histories of these fascinating textiles. She is also a passionate maker, using a Welsh quilt frame from 1900 to create modern work inspired by tradition and history. You can read much more about this and more besides on this website link. It promises many happy hours of reading and thinking!
Read more:
https://pamhollanddesigns.typepad.com/pam_h/2013/04/amazing-medieval-quilts.html
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