Alex Anderson LIVE - A Special Quilt Exhibit in Houston - w/ Lisa Erlandson

Lisa Erlandson is a quilt collector and historian and a member of the American Quilt Study Group. The AQSG has a special exhibit in Houston this year. Collectors were asked to loan quilts with special stories for the exhibit. Lisa takes us behind the scenes of this fun and exciting exhibit.
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[@debracattanach4944]

Hi Alex, What you do is very special. I have been quilting for 45 years now. Always learning. I had ovarian cancer 8 years ago now. I year of chemotherapy. I know about brain fog. Quilting is my therapy. Ha ha . And it is great therapy. I wish I could meet you but I live down under . Australia 🇦🇺 thank you so much for sharing .

[@jo-annefalconer6280]

wonderful inspiration thank you

[@veronicah6766]

So cute!

[@vickyerhind]

Just love your tutorials, videos etc. Wish I was able to go to Houston, but cost makes it hard to do plus age as well 😂 😂 😂 .... enjoy your time in Houston ❤❤️

[@suegraham4323]

Years ago I read an article that said most silks used in antique quilts (and are shattering) had been treated with arsenic to make the silk stiff and rustle. My friend has a very old family quilt that was made with tie silk. The maker worked in a tie factory. The quilt is very old, 120 Years? None of the silk is shattered because tie silk wasn’t treated with arsenic like dressmaker silk.

[@carolparrish9879]

Aaargh! You’re keeping me tooo busy. The BOM….Silk Tie…I want to do it all!!! Ps Thankyou, I love you.

[@DD-ek8qc]

So sorry about your Heidi. I lost my beloved Peanut at 17yrs. just before 2020 lockdown.

[@veronicah6766]

"Silk is the strongest natural fiber when it is produced, but it disintegrates more quickly than other natural fibers. Additionally, Victorian clothing and early vintage clothing (into the 1920s) often has chemicals added during the manufacturing process that were meant to create a special finish or beautiful drape. These chemicals (usually metallic salts) cause the silk to disintegrate regardless of storage quality, resulting in a “shattered” effect with a pattern similar to pieces of broken glass. In textile conservation the presence of these disintegrating chemicals (or any other problematic characteristic permanent to a garment) is called inherent vice." The question is will more current silks have this problem?

[@janetflint8202]

I'm so sorry to hear about your dear kitty, I suspected she got into something like that, not fair for her or you. How heart breaking.

[@paulinehulett6415]

So, so sorry about Heidi