Rennie Zulu, “Twelve Squares of Traditional Culture in South Africa” (1999) and Crossroad Quilters, “Sacred Animals II Quilt” (2000) (all images courtesy Collection of the Mississippi Museum of Art) ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jonathon Keats is a writer and artist who critiques museum exhibits. At the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, in a ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Tuesday Greenidge is a regular at North Kensington Library, where you’ll often find her sewing at its large ...

If you are new to weaving, making a rag rug is an excellent introduction to this rhythmic and methodical craft. Most likely, you have every thing you need at home: cardboard, string and fabric scraps.

Dear Amy: A few years ago, I offered to make a T-shirt quilt as a graduation gift for a co-worker’s oldest son. She purchased the materials, and I provided the skill and labor. She and her son were ...