Two centuries later, a number of women in Oakland are recreating the Underground Railroad quilt. It’s one of the annual ...

Originating from Ghana, Kente cloth is perhaps one of the most recognizable African textile. Traditionally, it is woven with ...

Passing on traditions constructs a special sense of community along with a quilt. Through the lens of African American quilts, explore layers of creativity, diversity, and family history that enrich ...

Celebrities love its comfort and sustainability, often choosing organic cotton for their everyday wear. Hemp fabric is also ...

She layers electric colored kente cloth and other African fabrics on top of one another to remake old black-and-white photos into technicolor mosaics. Butler describes her work as sewing the Black ...

Through the club, she met Laura Casmore. They found they were picking different subject matter and using African American fabrics. Looking to show the work and have a broad audience for their work ...

Deborah Harrison is a founding member of the African American Quilt Circle of San Antonio. "I've been sewing since my grandmother gave me a needle and a piece of fabric to keep me busy, so we don't ...

Bubu Ogisi travels around Africa, resurrecting artisanal skills that have been in existence for years to explore sustainability and identity. “The idea of my work is to decolonize,” Ms. Ogisi ...

The Paul Family Quilt (1830-35), on display in "Fabric of a Nation ... including masterpieces by African American artisans in the rural South, tributes to Civil War soldiers and the ...

Joan Hodges, 81, who works with fabric to make quilts and dolls, also incorporates African motifs and patterns in her creations. Her latest quilt, which she started piecing together in December ...