Quilted bedcovers and clothing have kept cold at bay since medieval times and the method has scarcely changed since. A layer of padding, once wool, later cotton, was placed between two layers of fabric, then all three were stitched through to hold them together. By the 16th century quilted bedcovers were sufficiently valued to be mentioned in inventories and handed down in families. As for clothing, nowadays we
Quilting & Patchwork
Aug 25, 2022
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