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Handicrafts - Needle Arts, Other Crafts

Arts and crafts: traditional women's art included pottery, weaving, needlework, spinning and sewing, as women expressed their creativity within everyday activities necessary for a household.
Magdalena Abakanowicz
A profile of the sculptor Magdalena Abakanowicz, from your Women's History Guide.
Books on Women and Textiles in World History
Weaving and decorating cloth, carpets and other fabric has traditionally been women's work in many cultures, ancient and modern. Embroidery, weaving and other textile arts have become today's women's art. Read about some of the long history of women's work and craft.
Women and Weaving - from Ancient to Modern Times
A review of weaving in many cultures and times, with illustrations of women weavers from around the world today.
Memory or Signature Quilts
Create a quilt to celebrate tomorrow's history. From Susan Druding, About's Guide to Quilting.
America's Quilting History
A history of quilting in America from colonial times through the Depression, and including specialized traditions in Native American, African American and Amish culture. Includes many articles on specific topics in quilting history.
Stitch a Quilt
Grade school level online learning project about quilts and quilt history.
Women and Weaving in the Greater Southwest
With essays on rug and blanket weaving, basket weaving, clothing and the women of the Tohono O'Odham Tribe, this site looks for insight into women's historical and present role in the craft of weaving.

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