The ancient art of felt rugs in Iran

Scroll down on the youtube site for translations!

Making Medieval Embroidery

The Victoria and Albert Museum is hosting an great exhibit:

Opus Anglicanum: Masterpieces of English Medieval Embroidery
1 October 2016 – 5 February 2017

to celebrate that, there are a number of videos on youtube.  Here is one, celebrating the skill of the present-day embroiderer

The Secret LIfe of the Sewing Machine

Tim Hunkin was unknown to me until I saw this video. He is, according to Wikipedia, an "engineer, cartoonist, artist and writer" from Suffolk, England. Between 1998 and 1993 he and Rex Garrod aired a series on Channel 4 of the BBC entitled "The Secret Life of Machines." The following fascinating video is entitled "The Secret Life of the Sewing Machine."   It is fascinating, and shows early sewing machine inventors that  predate Howe and Singer.

Big Knitting from Brazil

Big knitting is big right now...here is a video from Ann Galante who does giant knitting in Brazil

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich on "The Age of Homespun"

Shetland oo (wool)

This photo montage video is by Felicity Ford (sound) and Tom Barr (photos).  "Oo" is the Shetland word for wool. I have been lucky to go to Shetland with JoyceJamesTours and saw Oliver Henry, the wool sorter featured here, in action. 

Maio: Tin Embroidery from Guizhou Province in China