There had to be influence from the art nouveau style by craftsmen that was popular at this time. Also, the Adler planetarium just opened. Mr. Adler was involved with Sears. And the planetarium had information on comets, and celestial influences are seen in these quilts. I really enjoyed this interview.

Thank you for sharing this rich history and look into our past history. It gives me deeper appreciation and understanding on written documentation I have from my ancestor's and the process they went through just to make fabric to sew their garments, bed linens and other household items. We need to preserve any and all of this historical information and pass it on.

Excellent tip. I don’t know why more people don’t explain this in instructional videos. I guess they just don’t know.

Love this exhibit and your “story.”

Does conservation repair damage and prevent further deterioration? What is involved in the process?

Love the explanation of the term “fancy work”. Also love seeing the undergarments display.

YES! The makers are there!

Absolutely fascinating and beautifully described, thank you so much for allowing me to see these treasures.

Absolutely fascinating, informative and knowledgeable descriptions of historical garments and sewing. Really enjoyable Many thanks

"Get your grubby hands off of it ! " lol........

Those quilts are amazing! Thank you for sharing those with us, Tara. You give the best commentary when showing us quilts. I can always feel your excitement (Even when you have to whisper!).

Thank you for sharing this lovely exhibit! I am no longer able to travel and really enjoy both the virtual tour, along with your commentary.

The amount of time consuming hand stitching is mind blowing!

I stumbled across this channel. Wow! Such an interesting and informative talk. Well done to DAR for this exhibition.

Such an engaging, informative interview!! Love to hear from a curator who clearly really knows her dress history, and understands and appreciate the skills involved. So often dress exhibits are just about the fashion (which is also interesting), it's refreshing to see such a deep look at the changing roles of sewing & dress in women's lives. Kudos!

My mom’s maiden name is Tucker… which branch of the Tucker family did the Tucker sunburst come from???

I would love to see the individual blocks... So many details... the elephant and the angels with the trumpets are gorgeous.

If you can not go to see an exhibition in person your channel offers a unique opportunity to see exhibits in detail through the eyes and with the knowlegde of the scholars who put years of their research in making them. Thank you so much for sharing these. Incidentally I am watching these while working on my own quilt. Re the time it took to make a bed rugg. From my own experience with weaving, spinning and embroidery, I think spinning the strands of wool needed would take more time than the actual embroidery. People these days often forget how much time yarn preparation took. The embroidery would be relatively quick, beacuse the stitches are big. If you embroidered several hours every day it can probably be done in between a month and 2 months.

Totally missed the opportunity to discuss how the Rational Dress movement had a large part in the evolution to less rigid, less fitted garments in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The direct predecessor of 1920s tubular look as everything was hung from the shoulders instead of the waist.

As a quilter I loved this. ❤

The work that went into those beautiful items is amazing. No electric lighting, no posh sewing threads or needles, working with the fabrics they had. Such skill.

Omg, this was amazing! That quilted petticoat is stunning! I love learning about fashion history and that is the most gorgeous example of a quilted petticoat I’ve ever seen!

I love the stories involved in the underground quilts....

Sewing was the space between the words in the life of women until very recent times.

So beautiful!

"Nothing happens in a vacuum"? Dust Bunnies procreate!

Surprised this channel has not been discovered by many yet - this is high quality content - thank you so much!

Fascinating!!! Thank you! I'm surprised y'all aren't wearing gloves. I guess I've been to too many quilt shows.

I enjoyed this so much and learned a great deal from it. Thank you for sharing your expertise and the exhibit.I particularly liked seeing the inside of the dresses. I didn't know they were made like that with the extra fabric still there.

at 6:25: Sheets with center seams. My mom had such a sheet handed down from either her mother or her mother-in-law - my grannies. This was a heavy linen (or matis) sheet that had a felled seam down the center sewn edge to edge (not the right-side-together we all know from home sewing patterns). I would describe that seam as a "baseball" seam. If the center of the sheet became worn or stained, the seam was easily taken apart and then the other (outer) edges could be stitched together to give the linen a longer life as a sheet. When that also became worn, the fabric would become pillow cases, eventually aprons or diapers as the usable bits became smaller. I will FOREVER regret that I had no idea of its value either as a family artifact or just as fabric no longer woven. CONFESSION: I cut holes in it and made a ghost costume one Halloween.

Very interesting thank you for sharing this. I love your coat/jacket and dress, really pretty. I had to smile when you said way back when the women recycled, restitched, repurposed, the youngsters of today think they “invented” this as a part of the whole “eco-warrior “ /“Greta Thunberg” fad. Whereas women , out of necessity most often did this from the beginning of us wearing clothes really. It’s only really in the post Second World War years that we became such a throw away society. Not all progress in life is a good thing!

I remember my granny in 1960 doing fancy stuff and teaching me embroidery when her guests come. Wonderful video thanks ❤

Fabulous … I enjoyed the history behind each item presented.

In the quilt with the embroidered fish I think the traditional quilt block is “Storm At Sea”.

As a quilter, and admirer of vintage and to modern quilt making as well as the history of the craft, thank you for sharing this exhibit.I do not come from a background of quiltmakers but my one grandmother was milliner who taught me to hand sew and work with needle and thread.

Just amazing thank you

I am a retired seamstress, designer , pattern drafter and very much appreciate all your research. My history (immediate) includes 1 grandmother who taught me the finer ladies ‘ needle arts- the knitting, crocheting, needle point, embroidery that her mother and aunts taught her . My other grandmother, the daughter of generations of farmers, taught me the utilitarian daily sewing skills. Patchwork, darning and dressmaking/shirt making were her weekly chores.

I went to this exhibit in early April and it was wonderful. Thanks for spreading the word about it.

Very interesting but I have to run the volume way up to be able to hear.

LOVE that you show the inside!!!

My heart is pounding, all of these quilts are outstanding.

Absolutely fascinating, thank you.

I now am planning trip - I must see this!!! Thank you for doing this.

Ty Tara and Carolyn .

Interview with Margie please 😊 while she is still here!!

Just wonderful. I restored a Cajun themed quilt I found in the trash. Looked like a pack of dogs had been at it. Over the space of three months....I lovingly cut it down, re configured it in a smaller size, imitated the original hand stitching and cannibalized all the pieces to create the same quilt, but winnowed down. Textile art and hand made garments have a place in our cultural history. I am always drawn to these...what a story they could tell......

Seeing the inside of garments is on point in our day and age! 👍💗 The curator mentioned the many diaries listing information is wonderful. When she mentioned putting away the basics when company came for the fancier stitching made me laugh . You dont want to be visiting while the husband's drawers are being repaired 😂. Looking forward to part 2 tyfs🩷🍁

Absolutely fascinating. Thank you.

The Sykes quilt was probably made in Sykesville, Burlington County, New Jersey. The county was heavily Quaker, who had great wealth.

Just fabulous! I'll be heading down to see it in person!