Ever notice stumpwork in an antiques auction or shop? It is a type of early embroidery that makes raised designs on a flat textile to make a three-dimensional design. It uses wire or padding to stuff ...

“I'm always taken in by handmade items, including old quilts, hooked rugs, needlepoint items, Indian bead work and whimsies,” Sandy McCarroll admitted to expert Bob DuMouchelle at a recent appraisal ...