Fiber Arts in New Orleans

In addition to a lovely fiber shop, I found a variety of cool fiber arts things on my trip to New Orleans!

When I did my Disney College Program, I had a fabulous roommate: Chelsey. She grew up near New Orleans, and found her way back after our program. She’s currently working at the fabulous Longue Vue House and Gardens, and we got to take her tour!

The woman of the house, Edith Rosenwald Stern, was an avid fiber artist. There’s pieces all over the house that she made or found, and they are all delightful. Most of her pieces were embroidery or needlepoint (including this gorgeous, LARGE rug in her husband’s office, pictured left), but there were also afghans and tapestry weavings!

She also included a couple of pieces by her mother! Love that it was something they both enjoyed.

My other amazing fiber arts find in New Orleans was in the World War II museum. They had a special exhibit on women who served in the armed forces. Some of these amazing women needed to be stealthy and found their dog tags would make noise as they moved around. Like a lot of fiber artists, they said “I could fix that!”

Check out these crocheted dog tag covers! I sent a picture to my dad (a WWII history buff), and he told me I would’ve come up with something like that. Again, it feels good to be connected to the badass women of the past.

Remember that fiber history is human history, so you can find it just about anywhere!