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Conterpane (bedding)
A quilt is a multi-layered textile, traditionally composed of two or more layers of fabric or fiber. Commonly three layers are used with a filler material. These layers traditionally include a woven cloth top, a layer of batting or wadding, and a woven back combined using the techniques of quilting. This is the process of sewing on the face of the fabric, and not just the edges, to combine the three layers together to reinforce the material. Stitching patterns can be a decorative element. A single piece of fabric can be used for the top of a quilt (a "whole-cloth quilt"), but in many cases the top is created from smaller fabric pieces joined, or patchwork. The pattern and color of these pieces creates the design. Quilts may contain valuable historical information about their creators, "visualizing particular segments of history in tangible, textured ways". In the twenty-first century, quilts are frequently displayed as non-utilitarian works of art but historically quilts were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quilting Bee
A quilting bee is a social gathering to harness communal work to complete a quilt. The term is commonly used across the United States, USA and Canada. Traditionally a women-only space, the purpose was for the communal work to complete the quilt and as a social event or party. Participants could include only family members, friends, or people drawn from the wider community. Matters of considerable importance and debate were often discussed during quilting bees, such as women's rights. There were multiple events based around quilting. Quilting bees continue to exist in the modern times. The term "bee" was widely used in colonial America for various communal tasks, reflecting a cultural emphasis on collaborative traditions. The term "quilting bee" gradually evolved to refer specifically to quilting gatherings, symbolizing the significance of communal labor in these events. Other historic terms include quilting feast, quilting frolic, quilting-match, and quilting party. Social gatheri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longarm Quilting
Longarm quilting is the process by which a longarm sewing machine is used to sew together a quilt top, quilt batting and quilt backing into a finished quilt. A complete longarming system typically consists of a sewing machine head, a frame, a table with a layer of plastic (under which is placed a pantograph), and several rollers on which the fabric layers and batting are attached. The longarm sewing machine frame typically ranges in length from , and the head is industrial length, . Quilting using a longarm machine can take significantly less time than quilting by hand or more traditional machine quilting methods. This time saving is a large factor in the gain in popularity of longarm quilting.Knight, Lois. ''Longarm Quilting? What Is That?.'' Resources for Long Arm Quilters. 19 July 2007. 18 March 200/ref> History The advent of the sewing machine led to an idea known as a “quilting machine,” which made its debut in 1871. The first quilting frame and machine consisted only of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dessert Quilt
Dessert is a course that concludes a meal; the course consists of sweet foods, such as cake, biscuit, ice cream, and possibly a beverage, such as dessert wine or liqueur. Some cultures sweeten foods that are more commonly savory to create desserts. In some parts of the world, there is no tradition of a dessert course to conclude a meal. Historically, the dessert course consisted entirely of foods 'from the storeroom' (''de l’office''), including fresh, stewed, preserved, and dried fruits; nuts; cheese and other dairy dishes; dry biscuits (cookies) and wafers; and ices and ice creams. Sweet dishes from the kitchen, such as freshly prepared pastries, meringues, custards, puddings, and baked fruits, were served in the entremets course, not in the dessert course. By the 20th century, though, sweet entremets had come to be included among the desserts. The modern term ''dessert'' can apply to many sweets, including fruit, custards, gelatins, puddings, biscuits, cookies, macaro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broderie Perse
Broderie perse (French for "Persian embroidery") is a style of appliqué which uses printed motifs from one fabric to create a design on a background fabric. It was popular in the late 18th century and early 19th centuries. The technique could be considered an early form of puzzle piecing. Description Broderie perse can be done with any printed fabric on any ground, but it originally was worked with Chintz type fabrics, often imported from India. Chintz typically has clearly defined, separated motifs, which were cut out and invisibly applied onto the ground fabric. Using motifs from the expensive, highly-prized fabric was a way to make the patterned fabric last longer. The typical intention was to create a scene from the motifs, but the decoration could also be random. Because the scale of the different motifs was not always considered, there might be a naive appearance to Broderie perse. Process Designs are cut out, leaving a small, even amount of fabric around the outside of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quilt Block Applique Flower Detail
A quilt is a multi-layered textile, traditionally composed of two or more layers of fabric or fiber. Commonly three layers are used with a filler material. These layers traditionally include a woven cloth top, a layer of batting or wadding, and a woven back combined using the techniques of quilting. This is the process of sewing on the face of the fabric, and not just the edges, to combine the three layers together to reinforce the material. Stitching patterns can be a decorative element. A single piece of fabric can be used for the top of a quilt (a "whole-cloth quilt"), but in many cases the top is created from smaller fabric pieces joined, or patchwork. The pattern and color of these pieces creates the design. Quilts may contain valuable historical information about their creators, "visualizing particular segments of history in tangible, textured ways". In the twenty-first century, quilts are frequently displayed as non-utilitarian works of art but historically quilts w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sewing Machine
Diagram of a modern sewing machine Animation of a modern sewing machine as it stitches A sewing machine is a machine used to sew fabric and materials together with thread. Sewing machines were invented during the first Industrial Revolution to decrease the amount of manual sewing work performed in clothing companies. Since the invention of the first sewing machine, generally considered to have been the work of Englishman Thomas Saint in 1790, the sewing machine has greatly improved the efficiency and productivity of the clothing industry. Home sewing machines are designed for one person to sew individual items while using a single stitch type at a time. In a modern sewing machine, the process of stitching has been automated, so that the fabric easily glides in and out of the machine. Early sewing machines were powered by either constantly turning a flywheel handle or with a foot-operated treadle mechanism. Electrically-powered machines were later introduced. Industria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paducah, Kentucky
Paducah ( ) is a List of cities in Kentucky, home rule-class city in the Upland South, and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. The most populous city in the Jackson Purchase region, it is located in the Southeastern United States at the confluence of the Tennessee River, Tennessee and the Ohio River, Ohio rivers, halfway between St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, to the northwest and Nashville, Tennessee, to the southeast. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 27,137, up from 25,024 in 2010. Twenty blocks of the city's downtown have been designated as a historic district and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Paducah is the principal city of the Paducah micropolitan area, Paducah metropolitan area, which includes McCracken, Ballard County, Kentucky, Ballard, Carlisle County, Kentucky, Carlisle and Livingston County, Kentucky, Livingston list of counties in Kentucky, counties in Kentucky and Massac County, Illin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Quilt Museum
The National Quilt Museum, located in Paducah, Kentucky, is an art museum that exhibits fiber art and quilting from around the world. The museum is recognized by ''USA Today'' as one of the world's top quilt displays. This textile museum supports local and expert quilters by providing workshops and other educational activities. The National Quilt Museum was established by Bill and Meredith Schroeder of Paducah and opened to the public on April 25, 1991. It is the only museum dedicated to contemporary quilts and quiltmakers. The main gallery is devoted to a rotating selection from the museum's collection of over 600 quilts. Its two other galleries exhibit rotating fiber art exhibits throughout the year. Its founding executive director was Victoria Faoro. The museum also features a traveling exhibit that is made up of quilts and fiber art. In addition, the museum also offers educational opportunities for adults and kids at all skill levels. In 1993 the museum hosted the first A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Occupational Therapy Association
The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) is the national professional association established in 1917 to represent the interests and concerns of occupational therapy practitioners and students and improve the quality of occupational therapy services. AOTA membership is approximately 63,000 occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, and students. The National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy was the founding name of the AOTA. Occupational therapy was launched as a new profession at the first meeting of the National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy at Consolation House, Clifton Springs, New York in March 1917. The Society was founded by a small group of people from diverse backgrounds. There was George Edward Barton (1871–1923) an architect, William Rush Dunton (1865–1966) a psychiatrist, Eleanor Clarke Slagle (1870–1942) a social worker and occupational therapist, Thomas B Kidner (1866–1932) a vocational ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Rush Dunton
William Rush Dunton Jr (24 July 1868 - 23 December 1966) was a founder and early president of the American Occupational Therapy Association. He is also recognized for his collection of, and scholarship about, American quilts. Early life William Rush Dunton was born in 1868 in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania to Jacob and Annie Gordon Gemmill Dunton. He was named for his uncle, a prominent Philadelphia physician. Dunton received his early education at Germantown Academy and in 1889 received his B.A. and M.A. from Haverford College. In 1893, he graduated from University of Pennsylvania Medical School. He trained at a variety of hospitals in Philadelphia and spent six weeks training with Howard Atwood Kelly at Johns Hopkins Hospital.The Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives of The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions "William Dunto/ref> Professional life In 1901, Dunton was appointed clinical assistant in the department of Clinical Neurology and in 1903 became an assistant professor in psyc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museum Of The Southern Jewish Experience
The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, or MSJE, is a private, non-profit museum in New Orleans, Louisiana. The museum explores the many ways that Jews in the American South influenced and were influenced by the distinct cultural heritage of their communities. Through exhibits, collections, and programs focused on the history of Southern Jews, the museum encourages new understanding and appreciation for identity, diversity, and acceptance. The museum presents the history of Jews in thirteen states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. The museum opened to the public on May 27, 2021. It is a member of the Council of American Jewish Museums. History The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience in New Orleans traces its origins to 1986 when it opened at URJ Henry S. Jacobs Camp, a summer camp for Jewish children in Utica, Mississippi. The museum served as a clear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
