Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Typed Investigation of Women's Coding Subject The topic of the resource Coding, Encoded, Quilts, Craft, Folk Art Description An account of the resource An explanation and investigation of the ‘secret language’ of needle work, prescribing and defining methods of encoding, hidden messages and information conveyed through textile arts and craft work. Explaining the importance of cultural knowledge within the creation and readinding of these coded messages and themes, Hedges notes the often gendered separation of cultural knowledge, describing different readings of created material culture. The article demonstrates the ability for a quilt to hold encoded information, and the significance of cultural knowledge within the creation and examination of a Quilt. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elaine Hedges Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Elaine Hedges Papers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available John Hay Library