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Seminole patchwork, referred to by Seminole and Miccosukee women as Taweekaache (design in the Mikasuki language),cite-ref-1[1] is a patchwork style made from piecing colorful strips of fabric in horizontal bands.cite-ref-2[2] Seminole patchwork garments are often trimmed with a rickrack border. Early examples of this technique are known from photographs in the 1910s, and its use by Seminole women in garment construction began to flourish in the 1920s.cite-ref-0-3-0[3] Seminole patchwork has historically been an important source of income for many Seminole women, and today remains a source of cultural pride.cite-ref-0-3-1[3] Fashion designers, including Donna Karan, have been criticized for their appropriation of this patchwork style.cite-ref-4[4]

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cite-note-11. ↑ "Patchwork". Florida Museum. 2017-04-10. Archived from the original on 2024-07-19. Retrieved 2021-03-10.

cite-note-22. ↑ citerefdowns1995Downs, Dorothy (1995). Art of the Florida Seminole and Miccosukee Indians. University Press of Florida. Gainesville: University Press of Florida. ISBN 0-8130-1536-7. OCLC 912815230.

cite-note-0-33. ↑ "Seminole Clothing". Semtribe. Archived from the original on 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2021-03-10.

cite-note-44. ↑ "Seminole Patchwork: Admiration And Appropriation". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-03-10.