In this episode Isabella interviews Dr Emelie Gevalt and Dr Caroline Culp, co-curators of the upcoming exhibition Locating Girlhood: Place and Identity in Early American “Schoolgirl” Art at the American Folk Art Museum. The three talk about the exhibition, the pieces within it, and how themes of identity, belonging, and place emerge in schoolgirl needlework and other art forms. The exhibition opens on 9 October 2026.You can find out more about the exhibition here: https://folkartmuseum.org/exhibitions/locating-girlhood/. You can buy the accompanying book here: https://shop.folkartmuseum.org/locating-girlhood-place-and-identity-in-early-amer.html. Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.

In this episode Isabella interviews Dr Emelie Gevalt and Dr Caroline Culp, co-curators of the upcoming exhibition Locating Girlhood: Place and Identity in Early American “Schoolgirl” Art at the American Folk Art Museum. The three talk about the exhibition, the pieces within it, and how themes of identity, belonging, and place emerge in schoolgirl needlework and other art forms. The exhibition opens on 9 October 2026. You can find out more about the exhibition here: https://folkartmuseum.org/exhibitions/locating-girlhood/. You can buy the accompanying book here: https://shop.folkartmuseum.org/locating-girlhood-place-and-identity-in-early-amer.html. Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.

In this episode Isabella interviews Dr Emelie Gevalt and Dr Caroline Culp, co-curators of the upcoming exhibition Locating Girlhood: Place and Identity in Early American “Schoolgirl” Art at the American Folk Art Museum. The three talk about the exhibition, the pieces within it, and how themes of identity, belonging, and place emerge in schoolgirl needlework and other art forms. The exhibition opens on 9 October 2026.You can find out more about the exhibition here: https://folkartmuseum.org/exhibitions/locating-girlhood/. You can buy the accompanying book here: https://shop.folkartmuseum.org/locating-girlhood-place-and-identity-in-early-amer.html.&nbsp;Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.

The American Folk Art Museum's New Schoolgirl Art Exhibition!: An Interview with Dr Emelie Gevalt and Dr Caroline Culp

In this episode, Isabella explores one of her favourite needlework trends, 17th-century frog pouches. These cuties were teeny tiny bags, made of thread, wire, beads, and silk, that probably held sweet fragrances. They were made and worn in early modern England, but scholars disagree on when and why they were made. "Sew What?" attempts to answer these questions. Listen to find out all about these lil embroidered treasures!

In this episode, Isabella explores one of her favourite needlework trends, 17th-century frog pouches. These cuties were teeny tiny bags, made of thread, wire, beads, and silk, that probably held sweet fragrances. They were made and worn in early modern England, but scholars disagree on when and why they were made. "Sew What?" attempts to answer these questions. Listen to find out all about these lil embroidered treasures!

In this episode, Isabella explores one of her favourite needlework trends, 17th-century frog pouches. These cuties were teeny tiny bags, made of thread, wire, beads, and silk, that probably held sweet fragrances. They were made and worn in early modern England, but scholars disagree on when and why they were made. "Sew What?" attempts to answer these questions. Listen to find out all about these lil embroidered treasures!&nbsp;

Hopping Into Early Modern Frog Pouches

In this episode, Isabella discusses two 19th-century pieces of needlework from opposite sides of the Atlantic, bound together by their tales of woe. The makers are Hannah Powell and Elizabeth Parker and they illustrate that needlework has always been personal and political.

In this episode, Isabella discusses two 19th-century pieces of needlework from opposite sides of the Atlantic, bound together by their tales of woe. The makers are Hannah Powell and Elizabeth Parker and they illustrate that needlework has always been personal and political.

In this episode, Isabella discusses two 19th-century pieces of needlework from opposite sides of the Atlantic, bound together by their tales of woe. The makers are Hannah Powell and Elizabeth Parker and they illustrate that needlework has always been personal and political.&nbsp;

Text and Protest

Welcome to "Sew What?" In this episode, Isabella introduces herself and what this podcast will be about. Woohoo! Music is Kevin MacLeod's "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys."

Welcome to "Sew What?" In this episode, Isabella introduces herself and what this podcast will be about. Woohoo! Music is Kevin MacLeod's "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys."

Welcome to "Sew What?" In this episode, Isabella introduces herself and what this podcast will be about. Woohoo! Music is Kevin MacLeod's "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys."

Welcome to "Sew What?"!

A podcast all about historic needlework and those who stitched it, hosted by your local historic needlework expert, Isabella Rosner.

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