4m

Margaret Roach Wheeler Fashion Show

Margaret Roach Wheeler

• Arts & Music

Acclaimed Chickasaw fiber artist & fashion designer Margaret Roach Wheeler showed her new line of clothing at a multimedia fashion show.

1m 30s

Learning to "Paint with Threads"

Margaret Roach Wheeler

Margaret Roach Wheeler's weavings have been described as "paint with threads."

1m

Textiles of the Mound Builders

Margaret Roach Wheeler

Margaret Roach Wheeler describes her Smithsonian fellowship research on the textiles of the mound builders.

1m 30s

Threads from Mulberry Bark

Margaret Roach Wheeler

Chickasaw weaver Margaret Roach Wheeler describes the process of weaving with mulberry bark.

1m

Traditional Chickasaw Dresses

Lisa Billy

Lisa’s mother made all her dresses as she was growing up. Her mother taught her how to sew, and her sisters-in-law sew.