The Seams, an occasional NPR series on clothing as culture, has been reporting a series about Florida Seminole Indian patchwork and its heritage and use in tribal life. Read the first installment in ...

Maddie Ballard's book "Patchwork: A Sewist’s Diary" chronicles their journey of learning to sew starting in 2020. The book uses seventeen handmade garments to frame essays about significant life ...

Crafting garments that speak to history and what we can learn from it is at the heart of textile artist and designer Sarah Nsikak’s practice. Nsikak is a first-generation Nigerian American “dedicated ...

While it’s still too early to determine which dress will go viral and acquire a precursory ‘the’ this season – becoming The Dress of summer 2021, if you will – in a corner of the internet there’s ...

"Patchwork" involves sewing together pieces of fabric into a larger design. The larger design is usually based on repeat patterns built up with different fabrics. It was our grandmas’ pastime, since ...

As dusk settles over Mbacke Kadior, a village in central Senegal, the rhythmic chants of the Muslim worshippers dressed in patchwork garments fill the air. Gathered in a tight circle outside a mosque, ...

Tammy Billie works on a personal garment using her two favorite colors in the Art and Culture Center on July, 24, 2015 at Seminole Tribe of Florida headquarters in Hollywood. There are many patchwork ...

The Miss Florida Seminole Princess Pageant features intricate outfits that combine traditional Seminole patchwork techniques with modern twists,... A Princess In Patchwork: Sewing For The Miss Florida ...