Living Room Lecture: Textile Production in Historic California
As an archaeologist and fiber craftsperson, Susan Hector decided to research historic period textiles in California and then create fabrics for use...
As an archaeologist and fiber craftsperson, Susan Hector decided to research historic period textiles in California and then create fabrics for use in Old Town San Diego State Historic Park as interpretive and museum objects. Starting in the early 1820s, retired soldiers and their families moved from the nearby Presidio to what is now Old Town San Diego. As the town grew, the women combined Native, Spanish, and American lifeways to make this period of American history one of our most diverse and culturally significant.