Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSchool Subjects Through Stitch: History, Math, and Geography Samplers
Season 1 Episode 20
In this episode, Isabella discusses 18th- and 19th-century English and American history, math, and geography samplers. These objects allowed those wh…
5 years, 9 months ago
A Collage of Ideas: An Interview with Dr Freya Gowrley
Season 1 Episode 19
In this episode, Isabella interviews Dr Freya Gowrley, historian of material and visual culture focusing on the home, the body, and collage. The two …
5 years, 9 months ago
To Bead or Not to Bead: Historic Beadwork of England and the Americas
Season 1 Episode 18
This episode is all about beadwork. Isabella begins the episode discussing 17th-century English beadwork before moving on to discuss Native American …
5 years, 9 months ago
Fashion in 18th-Century Colonial Spanish America: An Interview with Laura Beltrán-Rubio
Season 1 Episode 17
In this episode, Isabella interviews Laura Beltrán-Rubio, a PhD student who focuses on the consumption, dissemination, and representation of dress an…
5 years, 9 months ago
Stitching While Imprisoned, Part 2
Season 1 Episode 16
In this episode, Isabella discusses needlework created by suffragettes and a woman with an alias of "Myrllen," as well as the British charity Fine Ce…
5 years, 10 months ago
Stitching While Imprisoned, Part 1
Season 1 Episode 15
In this episode, Isabella discusses needlework created by imprisoned women, focusing specifically on the embroidery of Mary Queen of Scots, Agnes Ric…
5 years, 10 months ago
Making and Consuming in the 18th Century: An Interview with Dr Serena Dyer
Season 1 Episode 14
In this episode, Isabella interviews Dr Serena Dyer, historian of dress, consumption, and material culture. The two discuss Serena's two upcoming boo…
5 years, 10 months ago
Needlecraft and Wellbeing: An Interview with Dr Alison Mayne
In this episode, Isabella interviews Dr Alison Mayne, a textile researcher and practitioner who wrote her PhD about knitting and crocheting Facebook …
5 years, 10 months ago
Opening the Doors to 17th-Century Embroidered Cabinets and Caskets
In this episode, Isabella discusses one of her greatest loves, embroidered cabinets and caskets made in the 17th century. She explains the difference…
5 years, 10 months ago
Black Love, Black Family: An Interview With Kelli Coles
Season 1 Episode 11
In this episode, Isabella talks with Kelli Coles, a PhD student who researches Black American schoolgirl samplers. The two discuss Black samplers mad…
5 years, 11 months ago