material world

Visible mending on a pair of <n>Levi's</n> jeans using the <n>Sashiko</n> technique by artist <n>Erin Eggenburg</n>.

A detail of <n>Sashiko visible mending</n> on denim.

<n>Bread Cloth</n>, a cotton textile from c. 1940, held in the <n>McCord Stewart Museum</n> collection.

<n>Quilt, Presentation Album pattern</n>, c. 1850. Designs attributed to <n>Mary Hergenroder Simon</n>.

A 19th-century <n>Bayton Kantha</n> from the collection of the <n>Gurusaday Museum</n> in Kolkata.

An <n>English Stumpwork Picture</n> from circa 1660 depicts the <n>Tree of Life</n>.

<n>Lace</n>, a salted paper print by <n>William Henry Fox Talbot</n>, c. 1845.

<n>Pillow lace</n> (ca. 1917) designed by <n>Dagobert Peche</n> for the <n>Wiener Werkstätte</n>.

Cover illustration for the book <n>Love Is Enough: Poetry Threaded with Love</n> by <n>Andrea Zanatelli</n>.

The <n>Lion of Saint Mark</n> from the <n>Echternach Gospels</n>, an example of <n>Insular art</n> from c. 690.

An <n>Irish crochet lace</n> <n>accessory set</n>, ca. 1850. From the collection of the <n>Metropolitan Museum of Art</n>.

<n>The Unicorn Defends Himself</n> (1495-1505), from <n>The Hunt of the Unicorn</n> tapestry series.

<n>Taking Flight</n>, a crochet tapestry designed and made by <n>naomi kim</n>.

<n>Star of Bethlehem with Flying Geese Border</n>, a cotton quilt made in Pennsylvania c. 1850.

<n>Fragment of a Tapestry or Wall Hanging</n>, an Upper Rhenish wool and linen tapestry, c. 1450-1475.

Netherlandish <n>Embroidery with the Annunciation</n>, mid-15th century.

The <n>Lyk-Torna</n> flat-woven rug, designed by <n>Judith Johansson</n>.

A 17th century Italian <n>Chalice Cover</n>.

<n>English needlework lace</n>, c. 1640-70. Photo by the <n>Victoria and Albert Museum, London</n>.

A <n>First Empire</n> style curtain from the bed of <n>Empress Josephine</n>, ca. 1805–10.

Detail from a tapestry depicting the legend of <n>The Swan Knight</n>.

An <n>Antique Chinese Art Deco Accent Rug</n> from China, circa 1920.

<n>Tapestry with Hare</n>, a 6th-7th century Coptic textile from Egypt, held at <n>The Metropolitan Museum of Art</n>.