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A belt from ca 1680, symbolizing a treaty between the north American Turtle Clan and William Penn, who said “We meet on the broad pathway of good faith and good-will; no advantage shall be taken on either side”.

Not sure how well that worked out… Also, seems like the belt was copyrighted in 1905.

Taliesin. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Schumacher, USA 1954, via.

Sampler by E. Philips (1761) from the book “”Samplers and Tapestry Embroideries” by Marcus Bourne Huish (The Project Gutenberg)

 Nümph BETZY, cardigan multicolor.

Crocheted bags (aka mochilas) by the Wayuu people in Colombia & Venezuela.

Wild Geese Quilts by Rita Dijkstra of Hengelo (NL)
The Wild (or Flying) Geese pattern is a special case of the triangle family of quilt patterns.

Quilt by Lureca Outland ((Robert & Helen Cargo Collection).)

Ceremonial Mantle Sihuas Valley, Nasca region, Peru 200 B.C. – 400 A.D.?

“Internet Killed the Teletext” T-shirt by thomashy2000

By Robert Davidovitz (2012) for the World of Threads Festival (Ontario, Canada)