Old handkerchiefs can be surprisingly easy to find at thrift stores, especially shops with a wide selection of vintage items. These handkerchiefs often feature delicate embroidery, lace, and colorful ...
At first glance, Allison Manch’s work looks quaint, maybe a little fussy. Her delicate, hand-embroidered handkerchiefs recall a prettier era, before someone thought to invent Kleenex; back when no ...
Kate Hewitt created a small gift for John Reynolds. She wanted her beau to have a special keepsake to carry with him when he went to war. Maj. Gen. John Fulton Reynolds was shot and died on the ...
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Many couples want to find special ways to commemorate all the aspects of their wedding festivities. And it’s often the smallest details that make the biggest impact — like a set of resin bookends with ...
These handkerchiefs, known as “bordados” in Spanish, were embroidered by Utah Sisters of the Holy Cross and associates of their congregation to commemorate victims of the drug war with Mexico, those ...
From nuclear imagery stitched with human hair to embroidered bandanas, this Corrales exhibition transforms traditional ...