"PIECEWORK" CATALOG OF ISSUES
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1993: 3 ISSUES
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Mar/Apr. 1993: Vol. 1, Issue #1
Page Count: 72
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Deerfield Embroidery Story
adapted from Margery Burnham Howe's Deerfield Embroidery
- PATTERN:
An Embroidered Vest to Sew
by Jean Scorgie
- HISTORY:
The Knitting Madonnas
by Richard Rutt
- PATTERN:
A Silk Reticule to Knit
by Liza Prior Lucy
- PROFILE:
The Embroidered Life of Anna Kuczma
by Marilyn Murphy
- HISTORY:
When Famine Ravaged in Ireland(Irish crocheted lace)
by Kax Wilson
- PATTERN:
Pincushion Cover to Crochet
by Linda Ligon
- HISTORY:
Using Cotton Sacks in Quilt Making
by Pat Nickols
- HISTORY:
Pine Needle Basketry's Diverse Roots
by Marilyn Moore
- PATTERN:
A Pine Needle Basket to Make
by Robin Taylor Daugherty
- POEM:
Patchwork
by Eavan Boland
- DEPARTMENTS
- Notions(from the editor)
Of the Maker's Self A Part
by Veronica Patterson
- A Place to Come To(where to see skilled handwork):
The Litchfield Historical Society(Sarah Pierce)
by Deborah Cannarella
- Linen Closet(caring for fine handwork):
From the Armoire: Edwardian Whites
by Linda Carlson
- Wordspinning(letters,journals,literature):
"Patchwork"
by Eavan Boland
- Legacy(identifying keepsakes):
Calico Buttons,
Small Delights: The Stanhope Viewer
by Veronica Patterson
- Patterns(tracing motifs through time):
The Ram's Horn Motif in Slovakia
by Sigrid Piroch
- Such Good Friends:
Dolls Worth Knowing
by Addie Jane, Miriam Dolloff Chesley
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- CALENDAR
- CRAZY QUILT(events, news, and things)-
Margery Howe and Deerfield Embroidery
Things
Books Noted
- MARKETPLACE
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Sept/Oct. 1993: Vol. 1, Issue #2
Page Count: 96
Notes: You'll notice there is a large skip in months between the first and second issue - I'm not missing any issues here. There was simply a delay after the premiere issue before the began regular bymonthly publication...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- CULTURAL LEGACY:
Where Sand Falls Like Rain- Needleknitting from Ancient Peru
by Kax Wilson
- PATTERN:
Finger Puppets to Needleknit
by Jean Scorgie
- HISTORY:
The Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire, 1911
by Deborah Cannarella
- PROFILE:
Touched by the Flames: Sarah Sorenson, 1888-1992
by Deborah Cannarella
- HISTORY:
17th-Century English Band Sampler
by Marsha Van Valin
- PATTERN:
Hand Towels to Embroider
by Jean Scorgie
- HISTORY:
Turkish Knitted Stockings, Sivas Province
by Anna Zilboorg
- PATTERN:
Turkish Socks to Knit
by Anna Zilboorg
- HISTORY:
Twisting Up a Rug(Twined rag rugs)
by Bobbie Irwin
- PATTERN:
A Twined Rag Rug to Make
by Bobbie Irwin
- CULTURAL LEGACY:
"Finery and Bright Colors"(Beadwork of northern Athapaskans)
by Galer Britton Barnes
- PROFILE:
Portrait of an Athapaskan Beadworker- Bonnie Greife, Alaska
by Sue Lenthe
- PATTERN:
Button Covers to Bead- motifs from Athapaskan beadwork
by Deborah Robson
- HISTORY:
Prodigal Quilts- What prompted these quilters to use thousands of tiny pieces?
by Veronica Patterson
- PATTERN:
A Tiny-Pieced Quilt to Make
by Susan Haynes Opdahl
- POEM:
Survivor's Cento
by Chris Llewellyn(excerpt from "Steam Dummy & Fragments from the Fire")
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
All Hand Worked Cloth is Story Cloth
by Veronica Patterson
- A PLACE TO COME TO(where to see skilled handwork):
The Canadian Museum of Civilization
by Susan Lightstone
- LINEN CLOSET(caring for fine handwork):
Your Family Quilt Is a Textile Artifact
by Susan Haynes Opdahl
Ancient Laundry: Cleaning Pre-Columbian Textiles
by Lou Hegedus
- WORDSPINNING(letters,journals,literature):
"Plain Anne Ellis"
by Anne Ellis
- PATTERNS(tracing motifs through time):
The Rare Art of Birch Bark Biting
by John Norris
- LEGACY(identifying keepsakes):
Hand- and Machine-made Lace(Brussels,Torchon), and Nanny Pins
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- CRAZY QUILT(events, news, and things)
The Dairy Barn: Not Cows but Quilts
An Early Needlework Memory
The Quaker Tapestry Project
Books Noted
- MARKETPLACE
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Nov/Dec. 1993: Issue #3
Page Count: 96
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- CULTURAL LEGACY:
The Amish and the Hmong-
Needleworks meet through appliqued quilts
by Trish Faubion
- HISTORY:
Unique story of Amish roots and work with Hmong refugees
by Jan Folsom
- PATTERN:
Hmong-Amish Reverse-Applique Square to Make-
Combine Amish colors with Hmong motifs...
by Suzanne DeAtley and Chue Lao
- HISTORY:
Temari: Graceful Globes- Traditional Japanese thread balls
by Mary Black
- PATTERN:
A Chrysanthemum Temari to Make
by Mary Black
- CULTURAL LEGACY:
The Eloquent Colcha- One versatile stitch continues a Hispanic embroidery tradition
by Suzanne MacAulay
- PROFILE:
Josephine Lobato: Embroidering a Story- With the colcha stitch, she portrays her culture
by Suzanne MacAulay
- PROFILE:
Colcha: Tradition and Spontaneity
by Maria Vergara Wilson
- PATTERN:
A Colcha Embroidered Wool Baby Blanket to Make
by Marie Risbeck
- PROFILE:
Hilda A Erickson, Utah Pioneer-
Portrait of a rancher, doctor, and lace knitter
by Jude Daurelle
- PATTERN:
A Lace Edging to Knit
by Jude Daurelle
- PROFILE:
Sybil Carter's Legacy: Native American Lace
by Mary Dwyer
- PROFILE:
Angeline Crichlow: A Challenging Tatter
by Sue Lenthe
- LESSON:
All you need to know to start tatting
by Lisa Trumble
- PATTERN:
Three Snowflakes to Tat
by Georgia Seitz
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Nectar in a Sieve: Writing About Cultures
by Veronica Patterson
- A PLACE TO COME TO(where to see skilled handwork):
Museum of International Folk Art
by Linda Lynton
- LINEN CLOSET(caring for fine handwork):
Caring for Old Samplers
by Frances Faile
- WORDSPINNING(letters,journals,literature):
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
by Kate Douglas Wiggin
- LEGACY(Identifying keepsakes):
Universal Scissors, Mystery Object
- PATTERNS(tracing motifs through time):
Navajo Ceremonial Baskets- The Center Holds
by Linda G Lugenbill
- SUCH GOOD FRIENDS(dolls worth knowing):
Bangwell Putt- At Her Age(oldest surviving ragdoll in the USA)
by Veronica Patterson
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- CRAZY QUILT(events, news, and things)-
Rocky Mountain Conservation Center
A Rose-start in Her Hem
Mourning Slippers and Chestnut Crushers
Eighty-Year Embroidery
9,000-Year-Old Textile Found
Books Noted
- MARKETPLACE
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1994: 6 ISSUES
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Jan/Feb. 1994: Vol. 2, Issue #1
Page Count: 88
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- CULTURAL LEGACY:
Kanthas: The Embroidered Quilts of Bengal
by Linda Lynton
- PATTERN:
Kantha Cushion Cover to Make
by Linda Lynton
- HISTORY:
A Woman's Cap, The Glory of Slovakia- Densely embroidered, turn-of-the-century
by Sigrid Piroch
- PATTERN:
Slovakian Table Centerpiece to Embroidery
by Sigrid Piroch
- CULTURAL LEGACY:
The Needles' Music: Hand Knitters of the Dales- In Yorkshire Dales, hand knitting involved swaving with sheath, thropple and top-crook
by Sue Leighton-White
- PATTERN:
Pair of Mary Allen's Gloves to Knit
by Sue Leighton-White
- HISTORY:
The Ubiquitous Loop: Simple looping crosses continents and centuries
by Linda C Ligon
- PATTERN:
A Treasure Pouch to Make: Loop waxed linen thread into this unusual necklace
by Robin Taylor Daugherty
- HISTORY:
Restoring a 19th-Century Yoruba Headdress
by Mary Jo Meade
- PROFILE:
Molly Nye Tobey's Hooked Rugs: A Garden of Delights
by Celia Y Oliver
- PATTERN:
Footstool Cover to Hook- Two sprightly chicken based on design by Molly Nye Tobey
by Pat Hornafius
- PROFILE:
Susan Elizabeth Daggett's Old Maid Quilt
by Shelly Zegart
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Grandmothers
by Veronica Patterson
- LEGACY(Identifying keepsakes):
Map Handkerchiefs
- LINEN CLOSET(caring for fine handwork):
Velvets, Plushes and Velveteens
by Linda Carlson
- PATTERNS(tracing motifs through time):
Paisley Motif: the Princely Flower
by Galer Britton Barnes
- A PLACE TO COME TO(where to see skilled handwork):
Augusta Kohrs's Victorian Ranch
by Lyndel Meikle
- WORDSPINNING(letters,journals,literature):
"Loss," from Quilting Lessons
by Janet C Berlo
- SUCH GOOD FRIENDS(dolls worth knowing):
Doll Lily, Changeling
by Helen D Holmes
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- CRAZY QUILT(events, news, and things)-
The Quilt Journal
Crochet Conference: Forging New Links
Country Flannel
Pattern Transfers and Cleaning Recipes
Illinois Quilt Exhibit
Oldest Thimble
Portable Pockets
Ren and Zheng
Prairie to Peaks
Book Mentions
- MARKETPLACE
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March/April 1994: Vol. 2, Issue #2
Page Count: 96
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
19th Century Embroidery on Net
by Kax Wilson
- PATTERN:
Net Embroidery Scarf to Make
designed by Jean Scorgie
- PROFILE:
Art, Science, Needlework: The Work of Maria Sibylla Merian, 17th Century Naturalist
by Sharon D Valiant
- PATTERN:
Blossom and Butterfly to Cross-stitch
designed by Marie Risbeck
- HISTORY:
Lithuanian Straw Sodas: Ornaments of Celebration
by M Kati Meek
- PATTERN:
A Sodas Bird to Make
designed by Vida Belkytè, M Kati Meek
- HISTORY:
Mourning Quilts: That Distress, By Industry, May Be Removed
by Gail Andrews Trechsel
- HISTORY:
Roses to Rata Blossoms: Shetland Lace Knitting in New Zealand
by Margaret Stove
- PATTERN:
Shetland Style Lace Bonnet to Knit
designed by Margaret Stove
- HISTORY:
Victorian Crocheted Buttons
by Nancy Nebring
- PATTERN:
Crocheted Buttons to Make
designed by Nancy Nebring
- HISTORY:
In the Village that Always Blooms(Zalipie, Poland)
by Grazyna J Kozaczka
- PATTERN:
A Zalipie-Style Bread Cloth to Make
designed by Grazyna Kozaczka
- PROFILE:
Yamano Fumiko, Up to Her Ears in Cloth(Kyoto, Japan)
by Jacqueline Ruyak
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
How to Tell a Story
by Veronica Patterson
- LEGACY(Identifying keepsakes):
Fitted Needlework Boxes, Bead Stitch
- PATTERNS(tracing motifs through time):
Everywhere- God's Eye
by Pat Rhys
- A PLACE TO COME TO(where to see skilled handwork):
The Witte Museum: San Antonio's Royal Robes
by Frances A Kenneley
- STITCHES
by Linda C Ligon
- WORDSPINNING(letters,journals,literature):
The Darning Needle Story
- WORDSPINNING(letters,journals,literature):
A Beautiful, Cruel Country
by Eva Antonia Wilbur-Cruce
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- CRAZY QUILT(events, news, and things)-
A Stitch In Time
I Love Needlework Fair
500 Mile Fiber Arts Exhibit
The NAMESS Project AIDS Memorial Quilt
Chemical Bank's Warm Up American Project
Chinese Applique
Beauty in the Corn Chamber
To Make the Useful Beautiful
The Quillwork Girl
Home Industry
Tools and Tales
Social Needlework
Books Noted
- MARKETPLACE
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May/June 1994: Vol. 2, Issue #3
Page Count: 96
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
A Matter of Fashion- Beaded Bags from the Civil War Era
by Galer Britton Barnes
- PATTERN:
A Beaded Bag to Knit
designed by Jane Fournier
- HISTORY:
Flowers of Flanders- 17th Century Flemish Bobbin Tape Lace
by Marni Harang
- PATTERN:
Floral Motif in Flemish Bobbin Tape Lace
designed by Marni Harang
- PROFILE:
Harriet Clark in Her 100th Year(rug hookings)
by Olga Rothschild
- HISTORY:
RICKRACK- "Make Plain Things Beautiful"
by Linda Ligon
- PATTERN:
Rickrack Edgings to Make
designed by Jane Fournier
- HISTORY:
A Hitch in Time- The Prison Tradition of Horsehair Hitching
by Lyndel Meikle
- PATTERN:
Horsehair Key Cahin to Hitch
designed by Gary Stark
- PROFILE:
Mother Severyna's Mission: Ukrainian Embroidery
by Tatjana Krynytzky
- PATTERN:
Girl's Jumper with Ukrainian Embroidery
designed by Beverly Rush, Kathy Schaefer
- PROFILE:
To Tell a Story- Harriet Powers and the Religious-Narrative Tradition in African-American Quilts
by Trish Faubion
- PROFILE:
Maginel Wright Barney and the Gift of Embroidery
by Mary Jane Hamilton
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Song of the Potholder
by Veronica Patterson
- LEGACY(Identifying keepsakes):
Glass Spools and Commemorative Pincushions
- A STITCH:
Sewing Lies
by Linda Ligon
- PATTERNS(tracing motifs through time):
Embroidery Transfer- The Pattern Artist
by Marnie Ritter
- A PLACE TO COME TO(where to see skilled handwork):
Gathering in Utah: Pioneer Memorial Museum, Int. Society, Daughters of Utah Pioneers
by Jude Daurelle
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- CRAZY QUILT(events, news, and things)-
Needlework in Li Ullmann's Film Sofie
The Colorado Grange Quilt
Ancient Knitting
Embroidery Research Fellowship Awards
Design Migration
Cloth of Many Colors, an African Legend
Early Knitting and Needles
Susan Rowson Academy
Clothing for Soldiers
Nigerian Embroidery
Forged Needlework
Books Noted
- MARKETPLACE
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July/August 1994: Vol. 2, Issue #4
Page Count: 96
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Produce What You Consume: the Silk Industry in Utah
by Jude Daurelle
- PATTERN:
Fingerless Silk Mitts to Crochet
designed by Dixie Falls
- HISTORY:
Smoc, Smicket, Smock Frock, and Fancy Gathering
by Kax Wilson
- PATTERN:
A Blouse to Smock
designed by Lynnae Dunham, Jodi Welliver
- HISTORY:
The Elusive Braided Straw Hat
by Veronica Patterson
- PATTERN:
A Straw Hat to Make
designed by Jane Fournier
- HISTORY:
Chinese Imperial Rank Badges: A Language in Thread
by Robert A Portnoy
- PATTERN:
A Rank Badge Pin to Embroider
designed by Marie Risbeck
- HISTORY:
A Thoroughly Feminine Costume
by Marie Denise Smith
- CULTURAL LEGACY:
Where Art Follows Nature- Hawaiian Quilts
Kaniu Hapai Ryan's Hawaiian Quilts
by Debra l Ballard
- PATTERN:
Hawaiian-Style Centerpiece to Applique
designed by Debra L Ballard
- PROFILE:
Story of Gertrude Rapp- Piety, Prosperity, and Loely Silk Ribbons
by Deborah Cannarella
- CORRECTION:
Shetland Style Lace Bonnet to Knit
Mar/Apr. 1994
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Button, Button
by Veronica Patterson
- LEGACY(Identifying keepsakes):
Trade Cards
- LINEN CLOSET(caring for fine handwork):
How to Hang a Quilt
by Susan Haynes Opdahl
- A PLACE TO COME TO(where to see skilled handwork):
The Boston Women's Educational and Idustrial Union
by Sue Lenthe
- A STITCH:
Bosnian Crochet
by Linda Ligon
- WORDSPINNING(letters,journals,literature):
The Rose and the Lily Quilt
by Elsie Singmaster
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- CRAZY QUILT(events, news, and things)-
1994 Golden Swan Needlework Exhibition
Bread and Roses- Today's Sweatshops
Humanitarian Aid: Yarn Was What They Asked For
Bits and Pieces
Books Notes
- MARKETPLACE
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Sept/Oct. 1994: Vol. 2, Issue #5
Page Count: 112
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Story of Not-Quite-Blue Jeans
by Dorothy Miller
- HISTORY:
Sashiko Embroidery of Aomori, Japan
by Lynne Milgram
- PATTERN:
Sashiko Hanten(short jacket) To Stitch
designed by Lucy Arai
- CULTURAL LEGACY:
Innovation in Sashiko
by Lucy Arai
- CULTURAL LEGACY:
Out of the Blue- Japanese Indigo Craft: Sukumo Production and Indigo Dyeing
by Junco Sato Pollack
- HISTORY:
Nui-Shibori- the Folk Shibori of Japan
by Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada
- PATTERN:
Ginkgo-Inspired Nui-Shibori Scarf to Make
designed by Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada, Katherine Westphal, Jane Fournier
- HISTORY:
Blue Printing, Plain and Fancy: Slovak Folk Cloth
by Sigrid-Piroch
- HISTORY:
In Search of Cornish Guernsways and Knit-Frocks
by Mary Wright
- PATTERN:
A Child's Gansey to Knit
designed by Beth Brown-Reinsel
- HISTORY:
Impressions of the Thing Itself
by Veronica Patterson
- PATTERN:
Lace Quilt Blocks to Sunprint
designed by Jane Fournier
- CULTURAL LEGACY:
Adire: The Blue-and-White Cloth of Nigeria
by Christopher Spring
- PROFILE:
Miklos Kovacs and Family: Hungarian Kekfestos
by Docey Lewis
- HISTORY:
An Embroidered Blanket from Vermont
by Celia Oliver
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
After the Flood
by Veronica Patterson
- IMAGES(More than a thousand words):
Indigo Resist Dyeing in India
by Lena Nessle
- PATTERNS(tracing motifs through time):
The Beaded Leopard of Cameroon
by Mary Jo Meade
- A STITCH:
Washday Blues
by Linda Ligon
- WORDSPINNING(letters,journals,literature):
Introduction
by Galer Britton Barnes
- WORDSPINNING(letters,journals,literature):
The Invention of Truth
by Marta Morazzoni
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- CRAZY QUILT(events, news, and things)-
Pacific International Quilt Festival III
New York Beauties: The Exhibit
Passing it On: Free knit and crochet lessons
The New World Tapestry
I Love Needlwork Fair
Fabric Reproductions will Tie Quilters to Their Ancestors
Silver Threads Promotes Health Through Quilting
Books Noted
- MARKETPLACE
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Nov/Dec. 1994: Vol. 2, Issue #6
Page Count: 96
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Shisha Embroidery- the Mirror Work of Gujarat(India)
by Lynda Lynton
- PATTERN:
Shisha Ornaments to Stitch
designed by Susan Haynes Opdahl
- HISTORY:
Scraps of Silk, Bags of Whimsy: Japanese Chirimen Bags
by Jacqueline Ruyak
- PATTERN:
Chirimen Bags to Sew
designed by Jacqueline Ruyak
- HISTORY:
In the Land of Sun and Sea- Molas and Their Makers
by Willow Ann Soltow
- PATTERN:
Mola Sewing Kit to Stitch
designed by Jane Fournier, Willow Ann Soltow
- HISTORY:
Gift of Bulgarian Stockings
by Priscilla A Gibson-Roberts
- PATTERN:
Bulgarian Sampler Pouch and Socks to Knit
designed by Priscilla A Gibson-Roberts
- HISTORY:
Sweetgrass Basketry- A Cultural Tradition Struggling for Survival
by Jacqueline Tobin
- PROFILE:
Melvin Losh: Reviving a Tradition(Ojibwe Quillwork)
by Monica Lundquist
- PROFILE:
The Ojibwe- brief introduction to the woodland tribe
by Mary Jo Meade
- PATTERN:
A Birch-Bark Bracelet to Quill
designed by Jane Fournier
- PROFILE:
The Needle Must Dance: Madeleine Colaco's Brilliant Tapestries
by Kathi Wheater
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Cloth and the Universe
by Veronica Patterson
- PATTERNS(tracing motifs through time):
Intricacies of Celtic Knotwork
by Galer Britton Barnes
- A PLACE TO COME TO(where to see skilled handwork):
Peabody Essex Museum
From the Land of the Thunder Dragon: Textile Arts of Bhutan
by Linda Lynton
- A STITCH:
First You Catch a Carp...
by Linda Ligon
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- CRAZY QUILT(events, news, and things)-
Blue and White(store)
Computer Designs Meld Math and Navajo Tradition
Textiles in Motion: The Dynamics of Composition
Alliance for American Quilts Seeks Guild Support
Books Noted
- MARKETPLACE
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1995: 6 ISSUES
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Jan/Feb. 1995: Vol. 3, Issue #1
Page Count: 96
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Traditional Silk Braids of Japan(armor to obijime)
by Masako Kinoshita
- PATTERN:
Japanese Silk Braids to make
designed by Masako Knoshita
- HISTORY:
Peruvian Maquitos: Colorful Sleeves Knit Traditions Together
by Carol Rasmussen Noble
- PATTERN:
Colorful Maquitos to Knit
designed by Priscilla A Gibson-Roberts
- CULTURAL LEGACY:
A New Eloquence: Northwest Coast Indians' Button Blankets
by Janet Catherine Berlo
- HISTORY:
Trapunto: A Gift of Light and Shadow
by Martha Baker
- PATTERN:
Trapunto Tea Cozy to Quilt
designed by Marilyn Robinson
- HISTORY:
A History of Costume in Miniature: Betty Kingsbury's Figurines(dolls)
by Ruth Flanders
- POEM:
The Very Stuff(Ode to the DMC Color Palette)
by Stephen Beal
- HISTORY:
Concernynge the Excellency of the Nedle Worcke Spanisshe Stitche(travelling double running stitch)
by Kathleen Epstein
- PATTERN:
Spanish Stitch Table Linens to Embroider
designed by Kathleen Epstein
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Clothed In Possibility
by Veronica Patterson
- PATTERNS(tracing motifs through time):
The Ladies' Art Company
by Martha Baker
- A PLACE TO COME TO(where to see skilled handwork):
Portsmouth D-Day Museum The Overlord Embroidery
by Sue Lenthe
- A STITCH:
Idiot Work
by Linda Ligon
- WORDSPINNING(letters,journals,literature):
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
by Allan Gurganus
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- CRAZY QUILT(events, news, and things)-
Burmese Crafts Lecture at the Asian Institute
Mexican Jenny's Quilt
American Quilt Study Group: In the Company of Quilt Historians
Antick Virgins and Stale Maids
One Earth, One People: Cultural Exchange Joings and American and Japanese Quilters
French Patchwork Reference Delights Quilt Researcher
Prison Escapee Plies His Craft
Memories
Dating with Burlap
Fairy Quilt
Thimbles
Early Rug Kits
Creelaghs
Books Noted
- MARKETPLACE
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March/April 1995: Vol. 3, Issue #2
Page Count: 96
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Bands of Time: The History of Silk-Ribbon Embroidery
by Judith Baker Montaño
- PATTERN:
A Ribbon-embroidered Frame to Make
designed by Judith Baker Montaño
- HISTORY:
The Flowers of Poverty: Ayrshire Whitework
by Lydian Green
- PATTERN:
Ayrshire Flower to Embroider
designed by Suzanne Cowden Shearman
- HISTORY:
Needle Tatting: An Almost Hidden Art
by Barbara Foster
- TUTORIAL:
Learning to Needle-Tat
by Jane Fournier
- PATTERN:
Needle-Tatted Lace Edging and Corner to Make
designed by Barbara Foster, Leisa ReFalo
- HISTORY:
Knitted Carpet Masterpieces of the Holy Roman Empire
by Janet Johnson Stephens
- TUTORIAL:
Peg-Frame Knitting: Experimenting with Historical Techniques
by Jane Fournier
- HISTORY:
Reflections on Nineteenth-Century Embroidery
by Maria Carmignani, translated by Laura Dini
- PATTERN:
Berlin-Work Slippers to Stitch
design based on 19th-Century Chart
- HISTORY:
Something To Hang: Textile Art of the Baker Lake Inuit
by Susan Lightstone
- HISTORY:
The Baker Lake Story
by Marie Bouchard
- PROFILE:
In Search of Inuit Textiles
by Candy Meacham
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Left Over Right, Under and Up
by Veronica Patterson
- LEGACY(Identifying keepsakes):
The Florian Pinker
by Grace Jenkins Goss
- LINEN CLOSET(Caring for fine handwork):
Blocking Antique Needlepoint
by Maury L Bynum
- A PLACE TO COME TO(where to see skilled handwork):
Victoria and Albert Museum
by Galer Britton Barnes
- A STITCH:
A Raft of Troubles
by Harriet Clark
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- CRAZY QUILT(events, news, and things)-
Threads of the Land
All That Glory Stuff
Hearts and Hands Project
Native American Art from Oklahoma
Embroidery Most Popular Needlecraft
Books Noted
- MARKETPLACE
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May/June 1995:Vol. 3, Issue #3
Page Count: 96
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Endurance and Invention: The Seminole and their Patchwork
by Dorothy Downs, Beverly Ruth
- PATTERN:
Seminole Patchwork Vest to Sew
designed by Lassie Wittman
- HISTORY:
Cobwebs From the Steppes: Russian Lace-Knitted Shawls
by Melanie Falick
- CONTEMPORARY HISTORY:
The (Orengurg)Knitting Goes On
by Ingrid Bengis
- PROFILE:
Olga Alexandrovna Fedorova
- PATTERN:
Russian Lace Scarf to Knit
designed by Dixie Falls, Jane Fournier
- HISTORY:
The (lace)Stamps that Celebrate Lace Making
by Mary McPeek
- HISTORY:
Bamboo, Pine, Serenity: the Liing Tradition of Japanese Embroidery
by Frances A Kenneley
- CONTEMPORARY HISTORY:
Kurenai-Kai in Japan,
Japan to Georgia: The Ten-Phase Apprenticeship Program
by Shay Pendray
- PATTERN:
Japanese-Embroidered Tie to Stitch
designed by Shay Pendray
- PROFILE:
Maia Gilmore and the Nearly Lost Art of Swedish Näversöm
by Gretchen Finley
- PATTERN:
A Näversöm Centerpiece to Embroider
designed by Maia Gilmore
- PROFILE:
Sister Mary Hiltrudis: At the Helm of Ecclesiastical Arts
by Martha Baker
- PROFILE:
Billy Monday: Lace Maker, His Life Story
by Clara Wells
- PATTERN:
A Doily to Crochet
designed by Sylvia Landman
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
A Place to Put Things
by Veronica Patterson
- LEGACY(Identifying Keepsakes):
Knitting Frames
- A PLACE TO COME TO(where to see skilled handwork):
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum
by Sue Lenthe
- A STITCH:
Linguistic Counterparts
by Linda Ligon
- SUCH GOOD FRIENDS(Dolls worth knowing):
The Polly Heckewelder Doll
by Jacqueline Ruyak
- WORDSPINNING(letters,journals,literature):
What Grandma Taught(Poem)
by Josephine L Ingham
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- CRAZY QUILT(events, news, and things)-
Victorian Vernacular: The American Show Quilt
Map Quilt
Precious Pets: To Comfort and Aid
Playing with a Full Deck
Quiltin' at the Creek
Crochet Guild of America Conference
Dream Machine
Ancient Peruvian Needlework
Books Noted
- MARKETPLACE
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July/August 1995: Vol. 3, Issue #4
Page Count: 96
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Yarn as a Lifeline(Balkan refugee camps)
by Deborah Pulliam
- PROFILE:
Peter Hagerty & Peace Fleece
- HISTORY:
The Waiting Working Women of Nantucket Island
by Elisabeth Shure
- STORY:
The Nantucket Tree(Sally Stubbs sampler)
by Elisabeth Shure
- PATTERN:
A Pinkeep to Embroider
designed by Elisabeth Shure
- HISTORY:
Husbands Came First and Then We Knitted For the Red Cross(WWII)
by Robin Hansen
- HISTORY:
Needle in, Wool Round, Needle Out- Readers remember knitting in times of war
by Sue Lenthe
- PATTERN:
Washcloth to Knit and Crochet
Reprint of Old Pattern
- PROFILE:
Don't Give Up the Flags- Amelia Bold Fowler, Katherine Fowler Richey Preserve Historic Flags
by Sue Lenthe
- HISTORY:
Making a Case for the Abolitionist Quilt(1840s)
by Rucky Clark
- HISTORY:
1933 World's Fair Quilt Contest
by Merikay Waldvogel, Barbara Brackman
- PATTERN:
A Baby's Bib to Quilt(piecing,applique)
designed by Trish Faubion, Jane Fournier
- HISTORY:
Wartime Story in an Embroidered Purse
by Judith MacKenzie
- PROFILE:
Writing Her Life in Thread- Machine-Embroidery of Pearl Allen
by Jude Daurelle
- PATTERN:
Pearl's Tatted Cluny Lace
designed by Allison Addicks
- PATTERN:
Recipe Potholder to Machine Embroider
designed by Susan Haynes Opdahl
- POEM:
The Hosiery
Unattributed from Gertrude Whiting's "Old-Time Tools & Toys of Needlework"
- POEM:
My Job
by Author Unknown
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
An Eye for Textiles
by Veronica Patterson
- LEGACY(Identifying Keepsakes):
Darners
- PATTERNS(tracing motifs through time):
Mourning and Quilts: The AIDS Memorial Quilt
by Coleman Cornelius
- A PLACE TO COME TO(where to see skilled handwork):
Lit from Within: Amish Quilts of Lancaster County
by Frances A Kenneley
- A STITCH:
The Needle's Eye
by Linda Ligon
- WORDSPINNING(letters,journals,literature):
A Tale of Two Cities
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- CRAZY QUILT(events, news, and things)-
Preserving (flour)Sacks and Memories
Cathedral Stitchery Becomes an Ecumenical Effort
The Hero is a Knitter(Gromit)
The LoveQuilt Connection
From (American Thread)Mill to (Windham Textile & Historic)Museum
Hats On!
A Tribute to John Ruskin
Books Noted
- MARKETPLACE
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Sept/Oct. 1995: Vol. 3, Issue #5
Page Count: 80
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Flower Blossom, Powder Puff, Bonbon, Yo-Yo: the Roots Run Deep
by Virginia Gunn
- HISTORY:
Striking Tapestry Crochet of Guatemala- Mayan men of highland Quatemala crochet shoulder bags
by Carol Norton Ventura
- PATTERN:
A Purse to Tapestry-Crochet
designed by Carol Norton Ventura
- HISTORY:
Jacobean Embroidery: Stitching Together East and West
by Margaret Horton
- CONTEMPORARY:
Stitching Together Old World and New
by Deborah Cannarella
- PATTERN:
A Jacobean Motif to Embroider
designed by Donna Friebertshauser
- HISTORY:
A Tale of Scottish Kilt Hose
by Galer Britton Barnes
- PATTERN:
Borreraig Park Kilt Hose to Knit
designed by Audrey Manwaring-Spencer
- TRIMMINGS:
A Sampling of Old Patterns-
Tatted Edgings, Bead Embroidery on Canvas, Designs for Filet Crochet and Cross-stitch(peacock,stork, elephant, frog, bunny, lion)
- PROFILE:
Sara Hadley and Royal Battenberg Lace
by Jane Viking Swanson
- PATTERN:
Battenberg Lace Collar to Stitch
designed by Jane Viking Swanson
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Widening the Circle of Friends
by Veronica Patterson
- PATTERNS(tracing motifs through time):
Will the Real Kensington Stitch Please Stand Up?
by Margaret W Jenkel
- A PLACE TO COME TO(where to see skilled handwork):
The Ukrainian Museum
by Mary B Kelly
- A STITCH:
And Call It Macaroni
by Linda Ligon
- WORDSPINNING(letters,journals,literature):
How to Make an American Quilt
by Whitney Otto
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- CRAZY QUILT(events, news, and things)-
Lieve Jerger's Bobbin Lace in Copper Wire
Preserving a Threatened Culture in Guatemala
The Nature's Dyes Forum
Sash with a Thousand Stitches(Japanese-Amercian)
Mysterious Voids at the Heart of Historic Textiles: a Search for Meaning" on display at The Textile Museum, Washington, DC
Books Noted
- MARKETPLACE
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Nov/Dec. 1995: Vol. 3, Issue #6
Page Count: 80
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- PROFILE:
Pólya Zsuzsa(now Susi Lanyi): Hungarian Embroiderer
by Ricky Clark
- HISTORY:
Messages in Mittens: Story of a Latvian Knitter(Irma Ciganovich)
by Sandra Messinger De Master
- PATTERN:
Irma's Christmas Stocking to Knit
by Mary Germain
- HISTORY:
Kalagas: The Golden Tapestries of Burma(Myanmar)
by Sara Drower
- PATTERN:
Sequined Horse Ornament to Embroider
designed by Marie Risbeck
- HISTORY:
Unraveling Poetry Mittens
by Veronica Patterson
- PATTERN:
Poetry Mittens to Knit
designed by Veronica Patterson, Jane Fournier
- HISTORY:
Arpilleras: Pictures from the Land of the Sun
by Willow Ann Sirch
- PATTERN:
A Garden Pin to Applique
designed by Willow Ann Sirch
- HISTORY:
Norwegian Hardanger: Tradition and Transformation
by Nancy Nehring
- PATTERN:
Hardanger Motif to Stitch
designed by Mary Ann Geiger
- TRIMMINGS(sampling old patterns):
Crocheted Squares for a Bedspread,
Six-Petal Flower(crochet)
by Lis Paludan
Crown Tassel and Cord
by Clark's ONT Design for Tasses, Cords and Fringes, Book No. 21(1924)
Doll-Sized Tatted Edgings
from Tatting Designs with Instructions, Book No. Five, by Adeline Cordet(Valley Supply Co.,1916)
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
A Small Hair Piece
by Veronica Patterson
- LINEN CLOSET(Caring for fine Handwork):
Wet-Cleaning Antique Lacework
by Amy Z Rowland
- A STITCH:
Where Does She Get Her Clothes?
by Harriet Clark
- SUCH GOOD FRIENDS(Dolls worth knowing):
My Name is Rosie May
by Helen D Holmes
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- CRAZY QUILT(events, news, and things)-
Exhibition Showcases Norwegian Textiles
Quilting Myself
A Macrame Tale
Celebration of Mediterranean Embroidery in Jerusalem
It's Official: Sewing Relieves Stress
Old Story, New Ending
The Art (or Not) of Quilting
Books Noted
- MARKETPLACE
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1996: 6 ISSUES
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Jan/Feb. 1996: Vol. 4, Issue #1
Page Count: 80
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
A Kaleidoscope of Cloth- NGO Forum in China
by Mary Frost Steen
- HISTORY:
Old Swedish Quilts,
Anna Boëthius's Patchwork Quilt
by Asa Wettre
- STORY:
The Quilt
by Sigge Stark
- HISTORY:
Two-Color Knitting of Norway,
West Country Wool
by Nancy Bush
- PATTERN:
Norwegian Gloves to Knit
designed by Nancy Bush
- HISTORY:
Kindling the Flames- Bargello's History,
Bargello at Winterthur Museum
by Hollis Greer Minor
- PATTERN:
Bargello Brick Cover to Stitch
designed by Hollis Greer Minor
- HISTORY:
Oomingmak: Knitting Vision into Reality(Yupik families, Alaska)
by Janet Catherine Berlo
- PATTERN:
Qiviut Cap to Knit
designed by Wendy Chambers
- HISTORY:
"So Much More Comfort Than Luxury": The Queen's Jeweled Tatting(Queen Elizabeth of Romania(Carmen Sylva))
by Lisa Trumble
- PATTERN:
Beaded Scarf Edging to Tat
designed by Lisa Trumble
- HISTORY:
Glasgow Girls: Story of Jessie Newberry and Ann MacBeth
by Lydian Green
- TRIMMINGS(sampling old patterns):
Ribbon Embroidery
from the Dictionary of Needlework: An Encyclopedia of Artistic, Plain, and Fancy Needlework, by SFA Caulfield, Blanche C Saward(1887)
Knitted Lace(Fluted Design with Eyelets) Edging
by Mrs Mae Young
Beaded Ropes(crochet)
from The Priscilla Bead Work Book, by Belle Robinson(1912),
Old and New Designs in Beadwork, by Sophie T La Croix(1924)
Czechoslovakian Embroidery
given to Dr Louis J Gogela's mother
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
To a New World
by Veronica Patterson
- A PLACE TO COME TO(where to see skilled handwork):
Cleveland Museum of Art: Greek Island Embroideries
by Frances A Kenneley
- A STITCH:
My Patience Quotient
by Linda Ligon
- WORDSPINNING(letters,journals,literature):
Forgiveness(Poem)
by Susan Terris
Handwork(Poem)
by Kathleen Principe
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- CRAZY QUILT(events, news, and things)-
Quilt Restoration Society Celebrates Ancient Skills
Lace Artisans of India Crochet for a Better Life
Aid to Artisans(ATA) is Twenty
Rocky Mountain Rendezvous
Clotilde Wins Golden Needle Award
Books Noted
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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March/April 1996: Vol. 4, Issue #2
Page Count: 80
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
The Murder Quilt(1915)
by Gayle Neyman
- PATTERN:
Making a Crazy Quilt Block
designed by Jane Fournier
- HISTORY:
Remember Me When Far Away: Victorian Hairwork(mourning and remembering)
by Ruth Gordon
- HISTORY:
Needlework Mourning Pictures: More Than a Tribute To the Dead
by Susan Deaver Olberding
- HISTORY:
The Blue-and-White Embroidery of Western China
by Sue Lenthe
- PATTERN:
Chinese Blue-and-White Motifs to Embroider
designed by Marie Risbeck
- PROFILE:
"Onward! Not So Small": Emma Jacobsson and Bohus Knitting
by Wendy Keele
- PATTERN:
A Bohus Sweater to Knit
designed by Kerstin Olsson, Wendy Keele
- TRIMMINGS(sampling old patterns):
Tatted Edging No. 524
from Tatting Designs with Instructions, Book No. 5, by Adeline Cordet(1916)
Crocheted Cover for Pincushions
by MSE(Modern Priscilla, Nov. 1900)
Silk Embroidered Rose
from Ladies Fancywork Magazine(Jul/Aug/Sept 1904)
Hair Braiding
by Mark Campbell
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Trouble with Whirlaway
by Veronica Patterson
- LEGACY(Identifying Keepsakes):
Dressed Prints(Godey's Lady's Book, Peterson's)
by Francine Kirsch
- A PLACE TO COME TO(where to see skilled handwork):
A Collection of Collections: The Shelburne Museum
by Sue Lenthe
- A STITCH:
A Quilt of Childhood
by Betsy Hall Hutchinson
- WORDSPINNING(letters,journals,literature):
Trifles(one-act play,Susan Glaspell)
by Susan Glaspell
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- CRAZY QUILT(events, news, and things)-
Warm up America(again)! Benefits the Red Cross
Quilt Alliance Meets to Plan Center for the Quilt
Quilts, Inc., Offers Tours
Marketing Molas for a Better Life
Quilters Help Celebrate the United Nations' Anniversary
The Love of Beauty
Display Features Judaic Textiles
A Stitch Takes Time...
She Didn't Know What She Had
Books Noted
- MARKETPLACE
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May/June 1996:Vol. 4, Issue #3
Page Count: 80
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Knitted Cotton Coverlets
by Veronica Patterson
- PATTERN:
Cotton Coverlet Squares and Edging to Knit
by Mary Walker Phillips
- HISTORY:
Waste Not, Want Not: Sock-Top Quilts
by Doris Lyons Hoover
- PATTERN:
Red-Heel Sock Monkey and Hobby Horse
- HISTORY:
Hooray America: Embroidered Flour Sacks
by Heather J Urquhart
- PATTERN:
Flour-sack Towels to Embroider
by Jane Fournier
- HISTORY:
Stump-work: Small Worlds of Sculptural Embroidery(17th-century England)
by Hollis Greer Minor
- PATTERN:
A Stumpwork Butterfly to Stitch
by Hollis Greer Minor
- HISTORY:
Sash of the Voyageur
by Jessie Clemans
- PATTERN:
Finger-Woven Book Marks
by Jane Fournier
- PROFILE:
Dorothy Burnham: Seeking the Essence of the Thing
by Susan Lightstone
- TRIMMINGS(sampling old patterns):
Pearl Allen's Tatted Butterfly
by Jaquie Teal
Butterfly Corner in Filet Crochet
by Carol Cox
Small Tatted Butterfly for Applique on Net
adapted from The Priscilla Tatting Book No. 2(1915)
Crocheted Butterfly Motif
by Anna Wuerfel Brown(The Modern Priscilla, July, 1911)
- TECHNIQUES
- Achieving Stumpwork's Three-Dimensional Effects
by Hollis Greer Minor
- Finger-weaving the Voyageurs' Sash
by Jane Fournier
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Come Saturday Morning
by Veronica Patterson
- A PLACE TO COME TO(where to see skilled handwork):
Canadian Museum of Civilization
by Susan Lightstone
- A STITCH:
A Friendship Bracelet
by Linda Ligon
- TEXTILES IN THE WORLD:
Far Village- Miao, Buyi, Gejia, Bai Tribes(Southwest China)
by Hanah Exley
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
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July/August 1996: Vol. 4, Issue #4
Page Count: 80
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Needle-Knotted Miniature Laces(Bebilla and Oya)
by Kax Wilson
- PATTERN:
Needle-Lace Bebilla and Edging to Make
by Gretchen Allgeier
- HISTORY:
Lace and the Midnight Sun(Iceland)
by Carol Rasmussen Noble
- PATTERN:
Icelandic Lace Shawl to Knit
by Carol Rasmussen Noble
- HISTORY:
Net Making in Vinalhaven, Maine
by Jacqueline Davidson
- PATTERN:
A Tote Bag to Net
by Barbara M Morton
- HISTORY:
Tahitian Quilts
by Jean Marshall
- PATTERN:
Tifaifai-Style Table Runner to Applique
by Jane Fournier, Trish Faubion
- HISTORY:
The American Quilt Study Group
by Sue Lenthe
- HISTORY:
AQSG's Quiltmaking in America: Beyond the Myths
by Sue Lenthe
- TRIMMINGS(sampling old patterns):
Rick Rack and Tatting
from Nufashond Rick Rack Book
Simple But Attractive Crocheted Border,
Star Design(crochet)
by Mrs WT Hayworth(Needlecraft Magazine, July 1916)
Crocheted Edging V
from Nufashond Rick Rack Book
Needlepoint Horseshoe
by Mrs WM Burrow(Needlecraft Magazine, July 1916)
- TECHNIQUES
- Working the Needle-Lace Knot
- Knotted Netting
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Of Shoes and Shores
by Veronica Patterson
- LEGACY(Identifying Keepsakes):
Coronation Cord
by Shirley McElderry
- A PLACE TO COME TO(where to see skilled handwork):
The Museum of London
by Deborah Pulliam
- A STITCH:
My Grandmother's Thimble
by Linda Ligon
- TEXTILES IN THE WORLD:
Pueblo to People
by Bobbie Irwin
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
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Sept/Oct. 1996: Vol. 4, Issue #5
Page Count: 96
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- COMING TO AMERICA: THE STORIES:
Ellis Island: Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears
Nell Znamierowski
Theresa A Thomas
Mimi Vang Olsen
Lousia Hayter Gordon
Jeanne D'Arc Chenard
Alba Stramesi Fiorentino
Juan Loren Zerimar
Anna Popkin
Betty Berger Taubman
Gisela Evitt
Ingrid Mumma, Valerie Cedergren
- TRIMMINGS(sampling old patterns):
Five-Petaled Rosette,
Three-Petaled Rosette,
Small Eight-Petalled Rosette
Three-Part Leaf
Small Oval Leaf
Shamrock
Ground
Scallop and Picot Edging
Triple Scallop Edging
from Irish Crochet Lace(DMC), and Designs and Instructions for Irish Crochet Lace(T Buettner & Co)
- THINGS TO MAKE
From the Trunk- Projects Inspired by What They Brought
- Embroidered Velvet Vest
by Marsha Michler
- Knitted and Crocheted Socks
by Dixie Falls
- Crocheted Beaded Purse
by Jane Fournier
- Intricate Cross-stitch Monograms
by Jane Fournier
- Bead Embroidered Scarf
by Jane Fournier
- Delicate Hairpin Crochet Rosettes
by Sylvia Landman
- Drawnwork and Eyelet Patterns
by Susan Cowden Shearman
- Filet Net Darning
by Jacqueline Cadovius
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
The Way to Ellis Island(poem by George Perec)
by Veronica Patterson
- PATTERNS(tracing motifs through time):
Welcome to America
by Carol Hamoy
- A PLACE TO COME TO(where to see skilled handwork):
Ellis Island Immigration Museum
- A STITCH:
Julia's Feathers
by Janet Carija Brandt
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
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Nov/Dec. 1996: Vol. 4, Issue #6
Page Count: 80
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Fancy Dress for Hands- The Rosesaum Mittens of Norway
by Veronica Patterson
- PATTERN:
Rosesaum Mittens to Knit and Embroider
by Nancy Bush, Jane Fournier
- HISTORY:
The Colorful Tracery of Cathedral Window Quilts*
by Veronica Patterson
- PATTERN:
Cathedral Window Trivet to Make
by Trish Faubion
- HISTORY:
Embroidered Chinese Purses of the Qing Era
by Sue Lenthe
- PATTERN:
Chinese Purse to Embroider
by Marie Risbeck
- HISTORY:
Name Ribbons of Marken, Netherlands
by Elly Smith
- PATTERN:
Name-Ribbon Bands to Cross-stitch
by Elly Smith
- HISTORY:
The Ingenious Miser's Purse
by Gwen Blakley Kinsler
- PATTERN:
A Beaded Miser's Purse to Crochet
by Florence Home Needle-Work
- HISTORY:
A Dress For Two Worlds- The Story of Eliza Lucas Pinckney
by Mary Frost Steen
- HISTORY:
Hooked Mats of the Grenfell Mission(Labrador and Newfoundland)
by Paula Laverty
- TRIMMINGS(sampling old patterns):
Tatted Star
by Mrs AS Schroeder(Needlecraft Magazine, Nov 1917)
(Tatted)Medallion Snowflake,
Two (tatted)Medallions
from The Priscilla Tatting Book No. 2(1915)
(crochet)Star-Wheel
from The Delineator, Aug. 1893
Crocheted Star
from The Delineator, July 1893
Picot Snowflake(crochet),
Shell Star(crochet)
from Needlecraft Magazine, Nov. 1923
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
On Second Thought
by Veronica Patterson
- A STITCH:
On the Button
by Linda Ligon
- SUCH GOOD FRIENDS(Dolls worth knowing):
Meet Some Special Holiday Dolls-
Minding Eleanor
by Evelyn Lopes
Sabina
by Jude Daurelle
Santa and Rosie
by Carolyn Cecelia Davis
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
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1997: 6 ISSUES
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Jan/Feb. 1997: Vol. 5, Issue #1
Page Count: 80
Notes: There's a correction for the pattern "A Lace Centerpiece to Knit" in the May/June 1997 issue...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Castle to Cottage- the Story of Slovakian Cutwork
by Joe Armata
- PATTERN:
Slovakian Cutwork Cloth to Embroider
by Joe Armata
- HISTORY:
Broderie Perse Quilts- Where Beauty and Ingenuity Meet
by Sue Lenthe
- PATTERN:
Broderie Perse Technique
by Bonnie Kaster, Trish Faubion
- PROFILE:
Christine Duchrow and Art Pattern Knitting
by Charlene Tompkins Schurch
- PATTERN:
A Lace Centerpiece to Knit
by Charlene Tompkins Schurch
- HISTORY:
Bead Weaving- A Personal Reflection
by Lydian Green
- PATTERN:
Beaded Amulet Bag to Weave
by R Mercedes Lindenoak
- HISTORY:
Lace-Edged(crochet) Pillowcases in Pioneer Utah
by Jude Daurelle
- PATTERN:
Embellished Pillowcases to Make(crochet)
by Jane Fournier
- PROFILE:
Philena Moxley's Wooden Stamps- A Massachusetts Entrepreneur Leaves Her Mark
by Sue Lenthe
- HISTORY:
Lost and Found- The Ancient Art of Tsujigahana(Itchiku kimono)
by Beth Wheeler
- TRIMMINGS(sampling old patterns):
(knit)Oak-Leaf Edging
from Knitting and Crochet, an Ill. Manual of Home Industry...(1883)
(knit)Rule 58 Lace Edging
from Florence Home Needle-work(Nonotuck Silk Co,1887)
(knit)Lace Mod. 8
from Knitting IIIrd Series(Dollfus-Mieg & Cie, Societe)
Knitted Lace
from The Delineator(April 1894)
Wide Edging No. 1
from Needlecraft Magazine(1920s)
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
And the Story Endures
by Veronica Patterson
- A PLACE TO COME TO(where to see skilled handwork):
The Textile Museum, Washington DC
by Melanie Falick
- A STITCH:
Remembering Jacqueline Enthoven
by Linda Ligon
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
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March/April 1997: Vol. 5, Issue #2
Page Count: 80
Notes: Deborah Cannarella takes over the editorial reins; A new book service(Sage Books) was introduced, and "Pearl Allen's Tatted Butterfly" by Jacquie Teal was reprinted as a premium on the last page of the catalog that came with this issue...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Take Joy! Tasha Tudor's Costume Collection
by Beth Wheeler
- HISTORY:
Amish Schuhbutzer- Rugs and Remnants of the Past
by Ricky Clark
- TECHNIQUE:
Rag Rug Stitching and Assembly Techniques
- HISTORY:
A Glimpse of Color- Amish Wedding Stockings of the 19th Century
by Galer Britton Barnes
- PATTERN:
Amish Stockings and Socks to Knit
by Nancy Bush
- HISTORY:
The Quilting Scraps and Stories of Erlinda Gonzales
by Aurelia C Scott
- HISTORY:
Flowers Under Foot- Simple, Sensible Scrap Rugs of the Depression Era
by Sheila Seifert
- PATTERN:
Flower Rug to Make
by Sheila Seifert
- PATTERN:
"Scrap-Bag Rugs"
from The Ladies' Home Journal, Oct. 1921
- HISTORY:
Playful, Practical Potholders(crochet)
by Susan Strawn
- PATTERN:
Pot Holders to Crochet
- HISTORY:
Making Do: Memories of Mending
by Kax Wilson
- TECHNIQUE:
Seven Darning and Patching Techniques
- PROFILES:
Reweavers- A Rare and Endangered, but Essential, Breed-
Vera Krstich, Cora Wetter
by Helen Hart
- TECHNIQUE:
Reweavers' Repairs
- HISTORY:
Scraps by Mail- Quilter's Remnant Bundles from the 1930s
by Shirley McElderry
- PATTERN:
Patchwork Dog to Make
by Susan Opdahl
- TRIMMINGS(sampling old patterns):
Cross-stitch Motifs
from Star Needlework Journal, Vol. 6, No. 3(1921)
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
The Maker's Way
by Deborah Cannarella
- A PLACE TO COME TO(where to see skilled handwork):
Colonial Williamsburg
by Mary Jo Meade
- A STITCH:
We Sew
by Linda Ligon
- WORDSPINNING(letters,journals,literature):
Plain and Simple(excerpt)
by Sue Bender
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- CRAZY QUILT(events, news, and things)-
Coming Out of the Closet
by Gloria Gibbs Marullod
- MARKETPLACE
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May/June 1997:Vol. 5, Issue #3
Page Count: 80
Notes: There's a death notice in this issue for Angeline Crichlow and Harriet Clark;
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Mexican Embroidery Samplers- Stitching Together Four Centuries, Three Traditions
by Kathy Epstein
- PATTERN:
Embroidered Mexican Sampler to Stitch
by Jane Fournier
- HISTORY:
Knitting Lace- 3 Patterns from a 19th-century Sampler
by Susanna E Lewis
- PATTERN:
(3)Lace Patterns to Knit
- HISTORY:
(cross-stitch)Samplers of Portsmouth, New Hampshire
by John F LaBranche
- PATTERN:
Bookmarks to Cross-stitch
adapted by Trish Faubion, Jane Fournier
- HISTORY:
A Sampling of Sampler Quilts- 1840's Genesis of multi-patterned block-style samplers
by Robert Shaw
- PATTERN:
Block-style Crib Quilt to Make
by Trish Faubion
- HISTORY:
Prized Practice Pieces- Dutch and English Darning Samplers
by Joyce Hanes
- HISTORY:
Very Special Editions- Crochet Sample Books
by Sue Lenthe
- PATTERN:
A Crocheted Medallion
from Gustafson Gallery collection, Colorado State U.
- HISTORY:
Stealing With Her Eyes- Memories of Anna Rasmus Holsten
by Florence Holsten Grimm
- PATTERN:
Curtain Edging to Crochet
by Anna Margaretha Rasmus
- HISTORY:
Moravian Samplers
from Moravian schools, Lititz, Penn., and Salem, NC
- HISTORY:
Schoolgirls' Samplers from Linden Hall
by Patricia T Herr
- HISTORY:
Samplers from the Moravian Girls' School of Salem
by Laura McGee
- PATTERN:
Moravian Sampler Motifs to Stitch
by Gloria Buchanan
- HISTORY:
Patterns Between Pages- Miss (Eugenia)Pruden's (knit)Lace Diary
by Janet Johnson Stephens
- PATTERN:
Mrs Hasting's Fan Edge(knit)
from Eugenia Pruden's Diary
- CORRECTION:
A Lace Centerpiece to Knit
Jan/Feb. 1997
- TRIMMINGS(sampling old patterns):
Flowing Cursive Alphabet(cross-stitch)
adapted from sampler by Mary J Henzell(1883)
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
To Sample
by Deborah Cannarella
- A STITCH:
Sleuthing for Samplers
by Elisabeth Haggerty
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
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July/August 1997: Vol. 5, Issue #4
Page Count: 80
Notes: There's a correction for the "Stumpwork Flower to Make" pattern in the Sept/Oct 1997 issue...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Ribbons All the Rage
by Madelyn Shaw
- PATTERNS:
Treasures From the Attic: A 1920s Hat-
Silk-Flower Summer Bonnet to Make,
Scented Silk Ribbon Sachets to Make
by Candace King
- HISTORY:
The Pearly Kings and Queens of London-
Costuming covered entirely in pearl buttons
by Deborah Pulliam
- HISTORY:
Patterned Kuba Cloth of Zaire(Africa)
by Elisabeth L Cameron, Ann Svenson Perlman
- HISTORY:
Models in the Mind: African Influences on American Quilts
- HISTORY:
Southern Quilt Traditions in New York City
by Seàn Galvin
- HISTORY:
Irish Crochet Lace of Clones(Clones Lace Guild)
by Galer Britton Barnes
- PATTERN:
Handkerchief Edging and Wild Rose Corner to Crochet
by Galer Britton Barnes, Maire Treanor
- HISTORY:
Stumpwork: What's In a Name?
by Kathy Epstein
- PATTERN:
Stumpwork Flower to Make
by Sharon Coben
- HISTORY:
A Designer's Notebook: Vintage Inspiration for Beaded Knitting
by Deborah Newton
- HISTORY:
Charm Quilts,
Two Makers and Their Quilts- Mary Alley Worth, Jennie Laura Forvor Neville
by Pat L Nickols
- PATTERN:
Miniature Charm Quilt to Stitch
by Pat L Nickols
- TRIMMINGS(sampling old patterns):
(9) Ribbon Flowers
from The Art and Craft of Ribbonwork, vol. I, No. II(Ribbon Art Publishing Co., 1920s)
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Skimming the Surfaces
by Deborah Cannarella
- A PLACE TO COME TO(where to see skilled handwork):
The Folk Art Center, Asheville, N. Carolina
by Lynda McDaniel
- A STITCH:
A Meandering Thread
by Linda Ligon
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
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Sept/Oct. 1997: Vol. 5, Issue #5
Page Count: 80
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Knitting in the Amanas(Iowa)
by Susan Strawn Bailey
- HISTORY:
Safe Return- Clues to Gotland(Sweden) Knitting Motifs in a Child's Novel
by Catherine Dexter
- PATTERN:
Safe Return Mittens to Knit
by Robin Hansen
- HISTORY:
Where the Tailor Got His Clothes- Beatrice Potter's The Tailor of Gloucester
by Deborah Pulliam
- HISTORY:
Threads of (county)Clare Embroidery,
Clare Embroidery Techniques
by Galer Britton Barnes
- PATTERN:
Cornflower and Borders to Stitch(embroidery)
- HISTORY:
Treasures from the Attic-
A 1930s Baby's Day Gown
by Allyne Holland
- PATTERN:
Baby's Gown to Smock
by Allyne Holland
- HISTORY:
The Story Book Quilts of Marion Cheever Whiteside Newton
by Naida T Patterson
- PATTERN:
Jungle Book Banner to Make(applique)
- HISTORY:
Keeping the Faith on Tar Beach
by Faith Ringgold
- HISTORY:
Lucy Jane's Letters Home- Working in the Mills of Harrisville, New Hampshire
by Deborah L Youngs
- HISTORY:
Teaching Kids Kumihimo(Japanese)
by Linda Kelso
- PATTERN:
Braided Bracelets to Make
adapted from designs by Rodrick Owen
- PROFILE:
Baby Socks and Two Utah Pioneers- Phidelia and Tamsen(sisters)
by Jude Daurelle
- PATTERN:
Tamsen Dame McBride's Baby Socks(knit)
by Jude Daurelle
- HISTORY:
Chinese Tigers
by Theresa M Reilly
- CORRECTION:
Stumpwork Flower Petal
July/August 1997
- PATTERN:
"Samantha's Sampler"
by Barbara Carlson, Stuhr Museum education dept.
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
"I don't remember much about my grandfather..."
by Deborah Cannarella
- A PLACE TO COME TO(where to see skilled handwork):
Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood, London, England
by Deborah Pulliam, Galer Britton Barnes
- A STITCH:
"I'm almost four years old..."
by Linda Ligon
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
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Nov/Dec. 1997: Vol. 5, Issue #6
Page Count: 80
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Schwalm Embroidery(West-Central Germany)
by Donna Strader
- PATTERN:
Schwalm-Embroidered Guest Towel to Stitch
by Donna Strader
- HISTORY:
Candlewicking
by Yolanda Van der Krol
- TUTORIAL:
3 Candlewicking Techniques
- PROFILE:
The Love of Lace - Marian Powys
by Elizabeth M Kurella
- HISTORY:
Padded, Stuffed, and Corded
by Kathy Epstein
- HISTORY:
Treasures From the Attic- Whitework Bonnets
by Elizabeth M Kurella
- TUTORIAL:
Tambour Embroidery
by J Marsha Michler
- PATTERN:
Tambour-Stitched Scarf to make
by J Marsha Michler
- HISTORY:
The Warner House Bedspread Project- Betsey Penhallow's 19th-century (knit)bedspread
by Joyce Volk
- PATTERN:
Betsey Penhallow's Bedspread(knit)
by Anne Gaffney, Teresa McAlhany
- HISTORY:
Feltwork with Flair- Traditional Hungarian Reverse Applique(cover)
by Deborah Cannarella
- PATTERN:
Hungarian Felt Ornaments to make
by Leve and Carole Karvazy
- HISTORY:
(16th,17th-century)Samplers Worked in White- Lacis, Reticella, Punto in Aria, openwork and whitework stitches
by Margriet Hogue
- PATTERN:
Sampler Patterns to Stitch
by Margriet Hogue
- PROFILE:
Jennie's(Jennie Clarissa Galer, Sherman) Whitework, Jennie's Ways
by Galer Britton Barnes
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Provocations
by Deborah Cannarella
- A PLACE TO COME TO(where to see skilled handwork):
The Poldi Pezzoli Museum, Milan, Italy
by Galer Britton Barnes
- A STITCH:
"When my Great-aunt Laura died..."
by Linda Ligon
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- CRAZY QUILT(events, news, and things)-
In Praise of a Stitch
by Dorothy G Fischer
- MARKETPLACE
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1998: 6 ISSUES
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Jan/Feb. 1998: Vol. 6, Issue #1
Page Count: 80
Notes: There is a correction for the instructions of "Faroe Island Shawl" in the May/June 1998 issue...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Sequined Flags of Haiti
by Susan Strawn Bailey
- TUTORIAL:
Stitching Sequins
- HISTORY:
A Tale of Two Champions- Elsie Wright, Mary Dwyer(Australia)
by Frances A Kenneley
- PATTERN:
Shadow Embroidery to Stitch
by J Marsha Michler
- HISTORY:
Textile Lover's Travels in Greece
by Nell Znamierowski
- HISTORY:
Weavers of Leaves and Palm(Chamorro Traditions of Guam)-
Elena Cruz Benavente
by Christine Jackson
- HISTORY:
The Quilts of Wales
by Martha Waterman
- PATTERN:
Traditional-Style Welsh Whole-Cloth Quilt to Make
by Martha Waterman
- PROFILE:
Nothing by Halves-
Quilt Maker Katy Lewis(Caerphilly, Wales)
- HISTORY:
Knitted Shawls of the Faroe Islands
by Elsa Maria Bærentsen
- PATTERN:
Faroe Island Shawl to Knit
by Elsa Maria Bærentsen
- HISTORY:
Knitting as Industry(Faroe Islands)
by Bunnvør Bærentsen
- PROFILE:
Elsa Maria Bærentsen
by Marilyn van Keppel
- HISTORY:
Kites(washi) of Japan
by Tal Streeter
- HOOKED MATS OF CANADA"S ATLANTIC PROVINCES:
Nova Scotia
by Scott Robson
Newfoundland and Labrador
by Cynthia Boyd
Hooking Traditions Together
by Deanne Fitzpatrick
A Wool Hooked Rug to Make(pattern)
by Deanne Fitzpatrick
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
The Mysterious Islands
by Deborah Cannarella
- A STITCH:
Handkerchiefs
by Linda Ligon
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
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March/April 1998: Vol. 6, Issue #2
Page Count: 80
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- PROFILE:
Bands of Beauty: The Estonian Handwork of Rita Tubalkain
by Ricky Clark
- PATTERNS:
Gifts of Knitting: Estonian Mittens, Gloves
by Nancy Bush
- PATTERN:
Estonian Belt Pattern in Cross-stitch, Needlepoint or Knitting
by Ricky Clark
- PROFILE:
Recollections of Mary Catherine Severance Winchester
by Celia Y Oliver
- PATTERN:
Crazy Quilt Motif to Paint
by Susan Strawn Bailey
- HISTORY:
A Fragment of Sicilian Cross-stitch
by Vima deMarchi Micheli
- PATTERN:
Whimsical Figures from 17th-century fragment of Sicilian Cross-stitch Embroidery
by Vima deMarchi Micheli
- HISTORY:
The Ladies Aid of Hope Lutheran Church(1940 Rhodes, Michigan)
POEM: The Ladies Aid(Author Unknown)
by Debra L Ballard
- RICHES OF ROMANIA:
A Melting Pot of Traditions
by Kate kerr
PROFILE: Meeting Lucia Todoran
by Gay Ellis
PATTERN: Romanian Beaded Motif to Stitch
by Gay Ellis
Romanian Motifs
by Poppy Gall
Romanian Point Lace
by Sylvia Murariu
PATTERN: Romanian Point Lace Centerpiece to Make
by Sylvia Murariu
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Crazy, They Call Me
by Deborah Cannarella
- PATTERNS(tracing motifs through time):
Messages in Thread
by Sandra Scarpa
- A PLACE TO COME TO(where to see skilled handwork):
John C Campbell Folk School(Brasstown, N. Carolina)
by Galer Britton Barnes
- A STITCH:
Sewing: The Next Generation
by Barbara T Roessner
- SUCH GOOD FRIENDS(Dolls worth knowing):
The Travels of Columbia(owner Elizabeth Richards Horton)
by Sue Lenthe
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
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May/June 1998:Vol. 6, Issue #3
Page Count: 72
Notes: There's mention of a "Powys Society Newsletter"(Somerset, England) in the letters column, in response to the article in the Nov/Dec 1997 issue...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- PROFILE:
Narcissa Thorne's Miniature Career
by Deborah Pulliam
- HISTORY:
Northern Comfort- New England's Early Quilts 1780-1850
by Galer Britton Barnes
- PATTERN:
Miniature Embroidered Quilt to Stitch
by Galer Britton Barnes
- HISTORY:
A Gift for Ingrid's Wedding(knit veil)
by Bridget Rorem
- PATTERN:
Lace Alphabet to Knit
by Bridget Rorem
- HISTORY:
Tiny Treasures of Twin Manors
by Jan Marsh
- MUSEUM:
The Toy and Miniature Museum, Kansas City, MO
- PATTERN:
Miniature Needlepoint Sampler to Stitch
by Annelle Ferguson
- PATTERN:
Miniature Needlepoint Rug to Stitch
by Frank M Cooper
- PROFILE:
Helen Bruce, Electra Webb, and Their Miniature Vitrines(Shelburne Museum)
by Celia Y Oliver
- PATTERN CORRECTION:
Faroe Island Shawl
from Jan/Feb 1998
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Little Things Matter
by Deborah Cannarella
- A STITCH:
Seeing Red
by Stephen Beal
- SUCH GOOD FRIENDS(Dolls worth knowing):
Classic American Dolls Commemorative Stamps
by Deborah Pulliam
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
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July/August 1998: Vol. 6, Issue #4
Page Count: 72
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Beadworkers of the Southern Plains(Mary Armstrong, Catherine Hoffman, Martin Weryackwe Jr, Frank and Harvetta Sheridan,
Joseph W Rice)
by Charles J Lohrmann, Jeri Ab Be Hill
- PROFILE:
Lakota Quillworker Alice New Holy Blue Legs
by Tim Giago, Jr
- PROFILE:
The Neptune Family- Passamaquoddy Basket Makers
by Lizbeth Carr Carroll
- HISTORY:
The People of the Dawn and Their Baskets
- HISTORY:
Cowichan (knit)Sweaters of the Coast Salish People(Hilda Henry, Madeline Modeste, Monica Joe, Charlotte Joe)
by Galer Britton Barnes
- HISTORY:
Moose-Hair Embroidery of the Huron
by Nancy Prince
- HISTORY:
Native American Quilting
by Tanya Thrasher
- PROFILE:
Margaret Wood: Navajo/Seminole Quilter
by Tanya Thrasher
- TUTORIAL:
Beadwork Techniques
- TUTORIAL:
Quillwork Techniques
- TUTORIAL:
Knitting Techniques
- PATTERN:
Cowichan Pullover Sweater with a Shawl Collar
by Priscilla A Gibson-Roberts
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
From Hand to Hand
by Deborah Cannarella
- A PLACE TO COME TO(where to see skilled handwork):
The Plains Indian Museum(Cody, Wyoming)
by Sue Lenthe
- A STITCH:
From Hand to Hand
by Carolline Marotta
- SUCH GOOD FRIENDS(Dolls worth knowing):
Doll Maker Mary Ellen Frank(Alaska)
by Doree Pitkin
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
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Sept/Oct. 1998: Vol. 6, Issue #5
Page Count: 72
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
The Enduring Legacy of (embroidery)Charts
by Lilo Markrich
- PATTERN:
Cross-stitch from a 19th-century Chart
- HISTORY:
In Search of Elizabeth: Sarah Elizabeth Minford and Her Quilt
by Carol Williams Gebel
- PATTERN:
Evening Star Quilt Block(pieced)
- PROFILE:
Thérèse de Dillmont and Her Gift to Needleworkers
The Needle and Bobbin Club(organized by Gertrude Whiting)
by Kax Wilson
- PATTERNS:
Lacy Knitting: (3)Patterns From Mary Schiffmann's Collection
by Mary Schiffmann
- PATTERN:
Knitted Lace Doily, and Two Edgings
by Mary Schiffmann
- HISTORY:
Stilettos: Beauty and Utility
by Bobbie Irwin
- HISTORY:
Easy, Elegant Filet Crochet
- TUTORIAL:
Filet Crochet General Instructions
by Lis Paludan
- PATTERNS:
Filet Crochet Sailor Collar
Wide Edge and Insertion
by GM and GM Dresser
- HISTORY:
A Traditional American Teddy Bear
by Kathy Williams
- PATTERN:
Traditional American Teddy Bear(fur)
by Kathy Williams
- PATTERN:
Crocheted Teddy Bear Collar
by Kathy Williams
- Teddy Collecting Tips
- HISTORY:
Milkweed Embellishment(Sturbridge, Mass): A Little-known Decorative Art(1820s,'30s)
by Sue Lenthe
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Echoes From the Past
by Jeane Hutchins
- FAVORITE THINGS(glorious stuff):
Glorious Stuff
by Linda Ligon
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
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Nov/Dec. 1998: Vol. 6, Issue #6
Page Count: 72
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Embroidered Postcards: Patriotism and Best Wishes from World War I
by Deborah Dwyer
- HISTORY:
A Brief History of Postcard Collecting
by Susan Strawn Bailey
- PATTERN:
Embroidered Postcard for Holiday
by Gayle Ford
- HISTORY:
Gossamer Hairpin Crochet: A Vanishing Art
by Mary Lamb Becker
- PATTERN:
Hairpin Crochet Christmas Tree Skirt
by Kathy Williams
- HISTORY:
The Rich Tradition of Andean Knitting
by Cynthia Gravelle LeCount
- PATTERN:
Andean Cap(knit) for a Child
- HISTORY:
The Justice of Knitting(Judge Henry Edwards)
by Margaret Jane Edward Norman
- PATTERN:
Tatted Baby Cap
by Barb Woods
- HISTORY:
Log Cabin Quilts: Versatile & Appealing
by Trish Faubion
- PATTERN:
Log Cabin Table Runner(Light-and-Dark pattern)
by Cheryl Powell
- HISTORY:
The Unequaled Beauty of Paisley Shawls
by Linda Carlson
- PATTERN:
Gold Cross-stitch Needle Case
by Kathy Williams
- MYSTERY:
(3)Printed (cotton)Fabric Panels, circa 1903,1908
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
"Two floors. And who knows how many stories..."
by Jeane Hutchins
- FAVORITE THINGS(glorious stuff):
My Totems
by Stephen Beal
- WOW!(world's finest needlepoint):
2 7/8"x3"(7.3x7.5cm) canvaswork(Textile Conservators in Chicago, IL)
courtesy of Muary Bynum
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
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1999: 6 ISSUES
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Jan/Feb. 1999: Vol. 7, Issue #1
Page Count: 72
Notes: There is a correction for the instructions to "Fancy Red Silk Mittens to Knit" in the May/June 1999 issue...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
William Morris- Victorian England's Medieval Artisan
by Margaret Horton
- HISTORY:
Stitching on Perforated Paper
by Heather Palmer
- HISTORY:
Fids, Bodkins, and Drizzlers
by Marge Mintz
- HISTORY:
Sleuthing the Past in Early American Silk Patchwork Quilts
by Deborah E Kraak
- HISTORY:
The Silk Industry of Florence... Massachusetts
by Peter Weis, Ann Feitelson
- HISTORY:
Tassels: Universal Decoration
by Nancy Welch
- THINGS TO MAKE:
Morris Impressions: Counted-Thread Embroidery
by Ann Caswell
Perforated Paper Valentine
by Kathy Williams
Quilted Silk Jewelry Roll
by Kathy Williams
Fancy Red Silk Mittens to Knit
adapted by Ann Feitelson
Beaded Bag to Crochet
by Torri Hanna
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- FAVORITE THINGS(glorious stuff):
Essay
by Mona Pompili
- WOW!:
Van Gogh Comes to Needlework
by Naomi Doyle
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- TAPESTRY(new and noteworthy)-
Beadwork 1: Up Close(juried exhibition)
Quilt Video Reveals Messages and Makers
Bringing Home Bolivian Treasures
Textile Heaven
Shay Pendray's Needle Arts Studio
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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March/April 1999: Vol. 7, Issue #2
Page Count: 72
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
The Claim Life of Jennie Mae Olsen- Fine Needlework on a Homestead in N. Dakota
by Jude Daurelle
- HISTORY:
Through the Eye of the Needle- The U.S. Women's Suffrage Movement
by Susan Goodier-Kalaf
- HISTORY:
Elizabeth Zimmermann and Her Impact on Knitting
by Meg Swansen(daughter)
- HISTORY:
Candace Wheeler- Champion of Decorative Arts
by Mary Sue Hannan
- HISTORY:
The Milkmaid Motif
by Elly Smith
- HISTORY:
Mayan Culture Lives On in Friendship Bracelets
by John A Brett
- HISTORY:
Virtuous Habits of Perseverance Quilting and the Education of Girls in 19th-century America
by Lynne Zacek Bassett
- THINGS TO MAKE:
Jennie Mae Olsen's Fancy Bag(tatting,crochet)
adapted by Jude Daurelle
Heart Hat for Baby(knit)
by Elizabeth Zimmermann
Crewel Book Cover
by Kathy Williams, inspired by Candace Wheeler's Design
Cross-stitched Milkmaid Samplers
by Elly Smith
Mayan-Style Knotted Friendship Bracelet
adapted by Kathy Williams
Hexagon Cradle Quilt
by Meg Grossman
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- FAVORITE THINGS(glorious stuff):
Kansas Women and Dolls
by Jan Hogestad
- WOW!:
Bamboo Undershirt
from Museum of International Folk Art
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- TAPESTRY(new and noteworthy)-
Mark Twain House
Teaching Children to Sew
Curious Works
Georgia Quilts
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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May/June 1999:Vol. 7, Issue #3
Page Count: 72
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Recapturing the Garden: Prevalence of Floral Motifs in Needlework in the Mid-19th Century
by Heather Palmer
- HISTORY:
From a Medieval Italian Town- Assisi Embroidery
by Elly Smith
- HISTORY:
Gilding the Lily: Embellishment on Knitting
by Theresa Gaffey
- HISTORY:
Lovabel(Martin)'s Quilt
by Laurene Sinema
- HISTORY:
Napoleon Bonaparte, Bees, and Embroidery
by Julianna Mahley
- HISTORY:
And She Survived: The Story of Myrtle Mitchell Wagers(filet crochet)
by Jude Daurelle
- CORRECTION:
Fancy Red Silk Mittens to Knit
Jan/Feb 1999
- THINGS TO MAKE:
Bead Embroidered Eyeglasses Case
by Judith Durant
Four Assisi Projects to Stitch
by Elly Smith
Cameo Floral Baby Afghan(knit)
by Nicky Epstein
Basket of Primroses Pillow(embroidery,applique)
by Laurene Sinema
Metallic Embroidered Bee
by Tonie Evans
Vine and Flower Edging in Filet Crochet
by Jude Daurelle
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Nature Motifs Transcend Ages and Cultures
by Jeane Hutchins
- FAVORITE THINGS(glorious stuff):
Essay
by Nancy Arndt
- GUEST COLUMN:
Nature and Embroidery
by Shay Pendray
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Student Quilt Winners
Alliance for American Quilts
Embroidery on View at the Renwick
Cambodian Training Program
- WOW!:
Lord Chancellor's Purse
courtesy of Textile Conservators, Inc., Chicago, IL
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- PRODUCT NEWS
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July/August 1999: Vol. 7, Issue #4
Page Count: 72
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Needlework of First Lady Grace Coolidge
by Lynne Zacek Bassett
- HISTORY:
War Lace: Commemorating Victory and Determination(Belgium)
by Elaine Merritt
- HISTORY:
Warm Socks from Warm Hearts(New Zealand)
by Heather Nicholson
- HISTORY:
Patriotic Airplane Quilts
by Susan Strawn Bailey
- HISTORY:
Embroidered Handkerchiefs and Handkerchief Cases: For Those Left Behind
by Francine Kirsch
- HISTORY:
The Flag Ladies of Philadelphia
by Christina DiMemmo
- THINGS TO MAKE:
Liberty Bell Pillow(filet crochet)
by Meg Grossman
Stars and Stripes Sampler(cross-stitch)
by Nan Heldenbrand Morrissette
WWI-Era Socks(knit)
by Dorothy T Ratigan
Airplane Motif on a Quilted Placemat(applique,pieced)
by Doree Pitkin
Patriotic Handkerchief(embroidery)
by Margie Notess
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Message
by Jeane Hutchins
- FAVORITE THINGS(glorious stuff)
Essay
by Judy Kettner
- PERSONAL PASSION:
Of Patriotism and a Family Quilt
by Lynne Zacek Bassett
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Gift of the Renwick
Needlepoint Auction
Textiles of Ecaudor
New Fiberarts Design Book
- WOW!:
A George Washington Mourning Badge
courtesy of Gerald Kahler
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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Sept/Oct. 1999: Vol. 7, Issue #5
Page Count: 72
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
The Humble Laundry Mark
by Deborah Pulliam
- HISTORY:
Flowered and Feathered Fantasies: New England's Early Wool Whole-Cloth Quilts
by Lynne Zacek Bassett
- HISTORY:
Stitching Across Centuries: The Carpets of Arraiolos, Portugal
by Charlotte Overby
- HISTORY:
Memories Link the Past- Grandma Dee's Stockings
by Patsy Moreland
- HISTORY:
The Pincushion
by Dorothy Panaceck
- HISTORY:
The Legend of Tea Cozies
by Jennifer Hermes Nastu
- HISTORY:
Weldon's Practical Needlework
by Not Given
- THINGS TO MAKE:
Embroidered Monograms
by Not Given
Doll's Wool Whole-Cloth Quilt
by Meg Grossman
Arraiolos Stitch(tutorial)
by Not Given
Granny-Square Pillow to Crochet
by Judy Kettner
Victorian Tea Cozy to Knit
by Dorothy T Ratigan
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- FAVORITE THINGS(glorious stuff):
Essay
by Susan Strawn Bailey
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Men of the Cloth
Aid to Refugees
Diamond Decade
- WOW!:
Small-Scale Needlepoint
by Nan Heldenbrand Morrissette
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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Nov/Dec. 1999: Vol. 7, Issue #6
Page Count: 72
Notes: My copy of this issue is missing pages 5/6; A correction for Nancie Wiseman's name was printed in the Jul/Aug. 2000 issue...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Knitting as Symbolism and Superstition In Estonia
by Nancy Bush
- HISTORY:
Spirit Warmers: Traditional Vests of the Doukhobors(Russian Canadians)
by Susan Lightstone
- HISTORY:
Juliette Hamelecourt: Medieval Artist in a Modern World
by Ricky Clark
- HISTORY:
Lenten Veils: Curtains of the Sanctuary
by Elly Smith
- HISTORY:
2,000 Years of Jewish Head Coverings
by Susan Tornheim
- HISTORY:
The Buddha Robe
by Jiho Sargent
- HISTORY:
Westminster Abbey's Effigies
by Deborah Pulliam
- THINGS TO MAKE:
Kaley's Mittens(knit)- Estonian Bean Blossom Motif
by Nancy Bush
An Evening Purse to Quilt
by Jan Tracy
Juliette's Medieval Vine(embroidery)
adapted by Judy Kettner
Bread Cloth to Cross-stitch
by Elly Smith
Crocheted Yarmulke
by Meg Grossman
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- FAVORITE THINGS(glorious stuff):
Essay
by Suzanne DeAtley
- PERSONAL PASSION:
For my Grandma, Bessie Mello
by Nancie M Wiseman
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
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- WOW!:
The 23rd Psalm
by Mary Cummings Seymour
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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2000: 6 ISSUES
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Jan/Feb. 2000: Vol. 8, Issue #1
Page Count: 72
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Bess of Hardwich Hall and Her Household Stuffe
by Santina M Levey
- HISTORY:
Expanding Horizons: Map and Globe Embroideries
by Susan Goodier-Kalaf
- HISTORY/PATTERN:
A Mariner's Compass Quilt: Recapturing a Venerable Motif
by Linda Carlson
- HISTORY:
Plain-Sewing Samplers
by Deborah Dwyer
- HISTORY:
Redesigning the Past- Designers' use of dolls and small mannequins to present scale models of their creations to patrons
by John R Burbidge
- HISTORY:
Victorian Hair Receivers
by Gwen Blakley Kinsler
- THINGS TO MAKE:
Bess's Butterfly and Snail to Cross-stitch and Needlepoint
by Dorothy T Ratigan
Mariner's Compass Quilt
by Linda Carlson
Button Cover to Embroider
by Susan Strawn Bailey
Hair Receiver Cover to Crochet
by Gwen Blakely
Diamond Normandy Lace(knit)
by Judith Durant
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Essay
by Jeane Hutchins
- FAVORITE THINGS(glorious stuff):
Essay
by Jennifer Hermes Nastu
- PERSONAL PASSION:
A Life of Lace: Norma Benporath's Contributions to Tatting
by Judith Connors
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
1999 Crazy Quilt Series
Sampler Helps Launch Company
Historic Quilts and Fabrics
A World of Quilts
Quilt Mysteries
- WOW!:
Bead Knitted Baby Socks
courtesy of the Ellen Lawther Pierce collection
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
- WEBSITES TO VISIT
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March/April 2000: Vol. 8, Issue #2
Page Count: 72
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Amanda's Journal(paper doll)
by Betty J Mills
- HISTORY:
One Family's History Lives On in a Hooked Stair Runner(Marguerite Gordon Brady)
by Sandy Morgan
- HISTORY:
The Story of Rattlesnake Kate(Katherine McHale Slaughterback)
by Peggy A Ford
- HISTORY:
Homesteading Big Owl(Katherine Garetson)
by Katherine G Garetson
- HISTORY:
Mary and John Lilley's Journey West
by Mary Lilley
- HISTORY:
Inspiration from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House Books
by Lynne Zacek Bassett
- THINGS TO MAKE:
Linen Collar to Embroider
adapted by Judy Kettner
Feathered Star Quilt Block
adapted by Jan Meyer
Wall Hanging to Hook
adapted by Colleen Lynch
Shawl from the American Heartland(knit)
by Cheryl Oberle
Lacy Edging to Crochet
adapted by Dorothy Ratigan
Baby Sampler to Cross-stitch
adapted by Elly Smith
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Essay
by Jeane Hutchins
- FAVORITE THINGS(glorious stuff):
Essay
by Jenny Fish
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Artisanship in Cuba
Covered Wagon Women
Internet Market for Artisans
- WOW!:
Tipi Bag
courtesy of Frank and Anna Dudeck Memorial Collection of Art
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
- WEBSITES TO VISIT
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May/June 2000:Vol. 8, Issue #3
Page Count: 72
Notes: Anne Dyer sent in instructions for making your own coronation cord to the letters column...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
The Symbolism of Gloves
by Nancy Bush
- HISTORY:
Remembering the Past: Friendship Quilts
by Paul Nastu
- HISTORY:
Guard Thy Hours: Bead Watch Chains of the 1830s
by Lynne Zacek Bassett
- HISTORY:
Tufor Rose Motif in History and Needlework
by Elly Smith
- HISTORY:
Crocheted Heirloom Twenty-Six Years in the Making
by Sue Cannella
- THINGS TO MAKE:
Romantic Gloves to Knit
by Nancy Bush
Friendship Quilt Block
by Cheryl Powell
A Watch Chain to Bead
by Meg Grossman
Wedding Sampler to Cross-stitch
by Elly Smith
Greeting Card with Huck Embroidery
by Mary Polityka Bush
Crocheted Tablecloth Motifs
by Sue Cannella
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Essay
by Jeane Hutchins
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Revealing Fashions
Girlhood Embroidery Available Again
Grants Support Conservation Efforts
Bestof the Century
Quilting for Peace
- WOW!:
Epimanikia
courtesy of Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
- WEBSITES TO VISIT
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July/August 2000: Vol. 8, Issue #4
Page Count: 72
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Hutterite Sweetheart Handkerchiefs
by Jim McLeod
- HISTORY:
Schwester Christina's Afghan
by Susan Levin
- HISTORY/PATTERN:
Beaded Needlepoint for a Journal Cover
by Judith Durant
- PINCUSHION CONTEST(Patterns):
1st- Pincushion in Time(embroidered)
by Jeri Amundson
2nd- Plum Tomato Pincushion(bead-crocheted)
by Bonnie Brooks
3rd- Tatted Pincushion
by Kathryn Zaiss
- CORRECTION:
Nancie Wiseman's name was misspelled
Nov/Dec. 1999
- THINGS TO MAKE:
Hutterite Motif to Stitch
by Nan Heldenbrand Morrissette
Stained-Glass Lap Robe and Baby Afghan to Knit and Crochet
by Susan Levin
Garden Band Sampler
by Ann Caswell
Laid-Fillings Ornament
by Suzanne Howren, Beth Robertson
Mitten Sampler to Cross-stitch
by Nan Heldenbrand Morrissette
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Essay
by Jeane Hutchins
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Textile Museum's 75th Anniversary
The Quiltmaker's Gift
Save the Sheep
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
- WEBSITES TO VISIT
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Sept/Oct. 2000: Vol. 8, Issue #5
Page Count: 72
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Chintz Comes to the West: Influence of India's Painted Cloths on Trade, Fashion, and Needlework
by Ricky Clark
- HISTORY:
Embroidery and the Ottoman Empire
by Sumru Belger Krody
- HISTORY:
Origins- Egyptian Sampler circa 1300-1420
by Pamela Parmal
- HISTORY:
Chinese Lotus Shoes: Embroidered Coverings for Bound Feet
by Susan Clotfelter
- HISTORY:
Orenburg Gossamer and Warm Shawls From Russia
by Carol R Noble and Galina A Khmeleva
- HISTORY:
Embellished Clothing from the Arab World
by Amber R Clifford
- ANNOUNCEMENT:
2001 PIECEWORK Sampler Contest
- THINGS TO MAKE:
Silk and Gold Scarf to Embroidery
by Judy Kettner
Pattern-Darning Table Runner
by Mary Polityka Bush
Orenburg Warm Shawl to Knit
by Galina A Khmeleva
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Essay
by Jeane Hutchins
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Quilting Scholarships
Curious Exhibition
Quilt Recalls Japanese American Internment
- WOW!:
Chaogua
courtesy of Asian Art Museum, San Francisco
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
- WEBSITES TO VISIT
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Nov/Dec. 2000: Vol. 8, Issue #6
Page Count: 72
Notes: There is a pattern correction in the Sept/Oct. 2001 issue for "Amana Star-Pattern Baby Bonnet to Knit"...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Queen Mary's Dolls' House
by Deborah Pulliam
- HISTORY:
Samplers from Mistress Sarah Stivours School, Salem, Mass.
by Paula Bradstreet Richter
- HISTORY:
Clothing for Babes in Arms: 18th- and 19th-Century Childbed Linen
by Jean Daly Randazzo
- HISTORY:
Especially for the Baby: Amana Star-Pattern Knitted Bonnets
by Susan Strawn Bailey
- HISTORY:
Phulkari and Bagh, Labor of Love
by Brinda Gill
- HISTORY:
Teaching Embroidery to Children
by Barbara Alexander Herring
- THINGS TO MAKE:
Miniature Oriental Carpet to Needlepoint
by Frank M Cooper
Lamb Purse to Crochet
by Salley Mavor
Hollie-Point Medallion to Stitch for Baby
by Mary Polityka Bush
Amana Star-Pattern Baby Bonnet to Knit
by Susan Strawn Bailey
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Essay
by Jeane Hutchins
- PERSONAL PASSION:
Grandmother Pfister's Yarn Dolls
by Jacqueline Davidson
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
The Mary Frances Adventures
Youth Embroidery in Canada
Young Quilters win National Recognition
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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2001: 6 ISSUES
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Jan/Feb. 2001: Vol. 9, Issue #1
Page Count: 72
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Painted With Thread: The Art of American Embroidery- The Anne Gower Sampler
by Paula Bradstreet Richter
- HISTORY:
Bobbin Lace: Intrique and Hard Work
by Susan Terune Grob
- HISTORY:
Precious Metals, Precious Lace
by Elaine Merritt
- HISTORY:
Halas Lace
by Georgia Seitz
- HISTORY:
Ioana Bodrojan's Romanian Point Lace
by Bart Elwell
- HISTORY:
The Sun Laces
by Margaret Horton
- HISTORY:
Mary Card, Australian Crochet Designer
by Barbara Ballantyne
- THINGS TO MAKE:
Silver and Gold Bobbin-Lace Pendant to Make
by Lenka Suchanek
Picture-Perfect Lace to Crochet
by Jackie Chambers
A Jabot to Tat
adapted from Harper's Bazar, 1873
Romanian Point-Lace Butterfly to Make
by Bart Elwell
Teneriffe Lace Wheel to Make
by Margaret Horton
Lovebird Cozy in Filet Crochet
by Mary Card
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Essay
by Jeane Hutchins
- GUEST EDITORIAL:
The Enigma of Lace
by Jules Kliot
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Lace Science
CSU Acquires Significant Lace Collection
Changing the World with Craft
International Old Lacers, Inc.
25 Years of Glorafilia
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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March/April 2001: Vol. 9, Issue #2
Page Count: 72
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Sailors' Yarns: 19th-century Shipboard Needlework
by Michelle Tolini
- HISTORY:
San Giovanni Embroideries: Jewels of the Quattrocento
by Eniko Farkas
- HISTORY:
The Crafts of Jack Tar(excerpt)
by J Welles Henderson, Rodney P Carlisle
- HISTORY:
Zardozi, India's Metal Thread Embroidery
by Brinda Gill
- HISTORY:
Embroidered Coats and Vests of Slovakia
by Helene Baine Cincebeaux
- HISTORY:
Medieval Manuscript Sampler
by Jade Starmore
- HISTORY:
Uncle Charlie's Apron
by Mary Polityka Bush
- HISTORY:
A Collection of Rug-Hooking Tools
by Barbara A Benner
- THINGS TO MAKE:
Coral Clouds of Needlepoint
by Stephen Beal
Star Design to Embroider
by Dorothy T Ratigan
Eyeglass Case to Applique and Embroider
by Mary B Kelly
Medieval Manuscript (cross-stitch)Sampler
by Jade Starmore
Portrait Frame to Cross-stitch
by Mary Polityka Bush
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Essay
by Jeane Hutchins
- GUEST EDITORIAL:
Growing Up with Needles and Thread
by Douglas Kreinik
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
New Home for Byzantine Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
New Name for the National Museum of Art
Quilting for Breast Cancer Awareness
Grant Provides Funds to Train New Knitters
Novica.com Markets Artisans Worldwide
- WOW!:
Samuel Steinberger Log Cabin Quilt, Courthouse Steps Variation
courtesy of Museum of American Folk Art, NY
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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May/June 2001:Vol. 9, Issue #3
Page Count: 64
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Painted With Thread: The Art of American Embroidery- Embroidered Dog Portrait
by Paula Bradstreet Richter
- HISTORY:
Mary Card in America and England
by Barbara Ballantyne
- HISTORY:
Nålbinding- From the Iron Age to Today
by Nancy Bush
- HISTORY:
Two Tales from One Box of Needlework
by Martha Skeen Schmidt
- HISTORY:
Angelina's Treasure Chest
by Deborah Dwyer
- HISTORY:
Embroidery of The Russian Old Believers
by kathe Todd-Hooker
- THINGS TO MAKE:
Arabesque Tablecloth to Crochet
adapted by Barbara Ballantyne
Möbius Scarf to Nålbind
by Rudy Amann
Padded Mat in Mountmellick Embroidery
by Martha Skeen Schmidt
Wessex Stitchery: 10th Wedding Anniv. Memory Pocket
by Gay Eaton
Floral Motif in Russian Punch Needle Embroidery
adapted by Gail Bird
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Qing Dynasty Artifacts on Display
Exhibition Explores 19th-century Crochet, Knitting
Triangle Shirtwaist Survivor Featured in Documentary
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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July/August 2001: Vol. 9, Issue #4
Page Count: 64
Notes: There is a correction for the pattern "A Knitted Lace Sampler" in the Nov/Dec. 2001 issue...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Samplers From the Victoria and Albert Museum
by Clare Browne
- HISTORY:
Painted with Thread: The Art of American Embroidery- Two Samplers
by Paula Bradstreet Richter
- HISTORY:
A Surprise From a Chest of Drawers
by Gwen Blakley Kinsler
- HISTORY:
19th Century's Stamping Blocks for Embroidery
by Sheryl De Jong
- HISTORY:
The National Museum of Scotland
by Deborah Pulliam
- THINGS TO MAKE:
1st Place Winner- Tribute Sampler
by Kay Hanson Cavnar
2nd Place Winner- Tree of Life and Knowledge
by Karla Caldwell
3rd Place Winner- Come Into My Garden
by Sherry Del Rizzo
Knitted Lace Sampler
by Linda Pratt
Needle Case to Embroider
by Sheryl De Jong
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Auction- Five Samplers
Needlepoint Commemorates Manned Space Flight
Collecting Samplers
Hispanic Society of America's Samplers
Samplers from A to Z
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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Sept/Oct. 2001: Vol. 9, Issue #5
Page Count: 64
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
The Coq D'Or of Eleanor Butler Alexander Roosevelt
by Marjorie Littlejohn
- HISTORY:
The Dutch Maiden of Liberty Motif
by Elly Smith
- HISTORY:
Crazy Crazy-Quilt Motifs
by Betty Pillsbury
- HISTORY:
Message in Tent Stitch and a Reply: The Politics of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Elizabeth I of England
by Joanne Gaudio
- HISTORY:
Waistcoat for a Fahion Plate
courtesy of Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Mass.
- HISTORY:
The Paisley Motif
by Brinda Gill
- CORRECTION:
Amana Star-Pattern Baby Bonnet to Knit
Nov/Dec. 2000
- THINGS TO MAKE:
Pincushion to Tat
by Marion T Leyds
Wheat-Ear Border to Knit
by Ann Budd
Pair of Covered Buttons to Embroider
courtesy of Peabody Essex Museum
Paisley Motif to Bead in Brick Stitch
by Diane Fitzgerald
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Pears at the Renwick Gallery
Fiber Art from Children's Book on Display
Quilts and Paintings
Preservation Tips from the Costume Society of America
Exhibition at Kew Gardens
- WOW!:
2001 a Capitol Expedition
by ANG members Mary Duckworth, Marilyn Owen, Suzanne Howren, Sue Jennings
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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Nov/Dec. 2001: Vol. 9, Issue #6
Page Count: 72
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Needleworker of the Year 2000
Contest Winners
- HISTORY:
Shop Profile- Ginger's Needlearts and Framing(Austin, TX)
Carol Spurlock's Petitpoint Piece, Grand Prize Winner
- HISTORY:
Application Lace at the Great Exhibition of 1851
by Kathleen Rotella
- HISTORY:
Cavalier Couple in Beads
courtesy Salem's Peabody Essex Museum
- HISTORY:
Needlework in the Festival of Britain
by Polly Leonard
- HISTORY:
Two Innovative Chinese Embroideries(Shen Shou, Yang Shouyu)
by Elizabeth LaFleur
- CORRECTION:
A Knitted Lace Sampler
Jul/Aug 2001
- TECHNIQUE:
Random-Stitch Technique(Yang Shouyu,early 20th century)
by Elizabeth LaFleur
- THINGS TO MAKE:
Victorian Lace Square to Applique and Embroider
by Kathleen Rotella
Evening Purse to Needlepoint and Bead
courtesy Peabody Essex Museum
Scissors Sheath to Embroider in Crewelwork
by Judy Jeroy
Beaded Butterfly to Embroider
by Sandie Abel
Sampler to Cross-stitch
by Erica Luty
Baby's Bootikins to Knit
by Dee Lockwood
Crazy Pattern Scarf to Crochet
by Suzanne DeAtley
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter,cross-stitch pattern
by Jeane Hutchins
- SHARING STITCHES:
Essay
by Catherine Amoroso Leslie
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Threads of Hope
Participants Needed for Study of Erica Wilson
Documentary to Celebrate 20th-century Quilts
Needle Arts Studio with Shay Pendray
Auction Results
The "Lincoln" Flag on Exhibition
Life of the American Flag
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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2002: 6 ISSUES
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Jan/Feb. 2002: Vol. 10, Issue #1
Page Count: 76
Notes: A periodical called "The Needleworker" merges with "Piecework" in this issue, but keeps it's separate editor, Deanna Hall West, and is published as a discrete section of the issue...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
The Earliest Thread Work
by Dolores B Bausum
- HISTORY:
An Elne of Lynnyn Cloth for a Samplar- A Sampler Timeline
by Eileen J Bennett
- HISTORY:
Wedding Dress Quilt
by Reynola Pakusich
- HISTORY:
Women's Work, Women's Rights: Needlework From the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904
by Jackie Chambers
- HISTORY:
Some Arizona Outlaws and Their Knitting
by Nancy Nehring, Mary Seubold Cahill
- Letter From Deanna Hall West
- THINGS TO MAKE:
A Cipher of Cross-stitch
by Judie Lalanne
Yuma Lace Edging to Knit
by Pat Shannon
Ann Scott's Lace to Crochet
by Maggie Petsch
- THE NEEDLEWORKER:
Letter From Deanna Hall West(editor)
A STITCH IN TIME(tutorial):
The Tête de Boeuf Stitch
by Deanna Hall West, editor
Scottish Sampler, Parts One and Two
by Rachel Reid
Pillow with Teneriffe Lace Motifs to Stitch
by Betty M Scott
CATS Scissors Fob
by Liz Turner Diehl
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- SHARING STITCHES:
Essay
by Catherine Amoroso Leslie
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Exhibition of Baskets and Pottery
Costume Society Calendar
Community Creates Textile Center
Banner Honors Rescue Workers
A New Workbook of Historic Swatches
Clothes Made the Man
- WOW!:
Martha Edlin's Beaded Jewel Case(1673)
courtesy of The Victoria and Albert Museum
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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March/April 2002: Vol. 10, Issue #2
Page Count: 76
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Madeira's Marghab House of Embroidery
by Lisa Scholten
- HISTORY:
An Obsession with Excellence: The Needlework of Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray
by Sylvia Robertson
- HISTORY:
A Passion for Strawberries- A Profile of Anne Wood Murray, Collector Extraordinaire
by Melodie Sweeney
- HISTORY:
The Art of Flowering- 19th-century Iroquois Beadwork in the Collection of Old Sturbridge Village
by Aimee E Newell
- HISTORY:
Kate Fowler Merle-Smith- Visionary Textile Collector
by Ruta T Saliklis
- HISTORY:
Discovering Threadwork
by Dolores B Bausum
- THINGS TO MAKE:
Lily of the Valley Napkins to Embroidery
by Lisa Scholten
Elegant Socks to Knit
by Nancy Bush
Native American-Style Bag to Bead
by Meg Grossman
- THE NEEDLEWORKER:
STITCH IN TIME(tutorial):
The Knitting Stitch
by Deanna Hall West, editor
Lid for a Crystal Jar to Embroider
by Ellen Moore Johnson
Scottish Sampler, Part Three
by Donna Yuen, Shirley Wilson
Music Box Top to Embroider
by Janet F Noble
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- SHARING STITCHES:
Essay
by Catherine Amoroso Leslie
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Native American Beadwork On Display
New Fund Aids Textile Preservation
Invitational Fiber Arts Exhibition
Auction Houses Merge
Needlework Mystery
Exhibition Records Family History in Fiber
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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May/June 2002:Vol. 10, Issue #3
Page Count: 76
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Threadwork From the East
by Dolores B Bausum
- HISTORY:
The Liturgical Textiles of the Order of The Golden Fleece
by Ricky Clark
- HISTORY:
The Hairworkers of Sweden
by Nancy Bush
- HISTORY:
Jerusha Pitkin's Embroidered Coat of Arms
by Lynne Zacek Bassett
- HISTORY:
Parsi Trade and Chinese Cara Embroidery
by Brinda Gill
- HISTORY:
19th-Century American Women's Collars and Cuffs- Beautiful and Necessary
by Nicole H Scalessa
- THINGS TO MAKE:
A Goldwork Pattern to Stitch
by Linn Skinner
Point D'Eglanteir Collar to Crochet
by Nicole H Scalessa
- THE NEEDLEWORKER:
STITCH IN TIME(tutorial):
The VanDyke Stitch
by Deanna Hall West, Editor
Celtic Knot Band Sampler
by Kandace Thomas, Deanna Hall West
Purse to Bead or Cross-stitch
by Donna Yuen, Anita Forfang
A Flower Basket Brooch to Embroider with Silk Ribbon
by Marie Alton
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- SHARING STITCHES:
Essay
by Catherine Amoroso Leslie
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Annemieke Mein's Web of Life
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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July/August 2002: Vol. 10, Issue #4
Page Count: 76
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Queen Victoria's Shawl- A Chinese Export Embroidered Silk Masterpiece
by Karina H Corrigan
- HISTORY:
All That Is Lovely In Fabrics and In Lace: the Collections of Mary Perkins Quincy
by Jean Daly Randazzo
- HISTORY:
Chamba Rumals: Miniature Painting in Thread
by Brinda Gill
- HISTORY:
The Timeless Tree of Life
by Kax Wilson
- HISTORY:
Poetic Needlework
by Jebane Flint Taylor
- HISTORY:
Beaded Glory of Czech and Slovak Folk Dress
by Helene Baine Cincebeaux
- THINGS TO MAKE:
A Lace Edging to Macramé
by Meg Grossman
Choker with a Slovak Motif to Bead Embroider
by Juliana Van Meter
- THE NEEDLEWORKER:
STITCH IN TIME(tutorial):
The Sienese Stitch
by Deanna Hall West, Editor
Adam and Eve Sampler
by Donna Yuen, Deanna Hall West
Silken Stars Pillow to Needlepoint
by Kandace Thomas, Shirley Wilson
Tudor Garden Tray to Cross-stitch
by Deanna Hall West
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- SHARING STITCHES:
Essay
by Catherine Amoroso Leslie
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Textile History Books
New Wisconsin Quilt Museum in the Works
Youth Embroidery Exhibition
Textile Conservation Centre Receives Funding
Stitches of Faith
ABC Quilts for Children
Textile Mills Designated as World Heritage Sites
- THREADING WORDS:
How We Fashion Our Everyday Language
by Dolores B Bausum
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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Sept/Oct. 2002: Vol. 10, Issue #5
Page Count: 76
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- PATTERN:
Løyesaum on Velevotter- Fishtail Mittens to Knit and Embroider
by Annemor Sundbø, Nancy Bush
- HISTORY:
Gunnister Man's Knitted Possessions
by Deborah Pulliam
- PATTERN:
A Bag with Medieval Islamic Motifs to Knit
by Chris Laning
- HISTORY:
Knit, Knit, Knit, Sister Sue: Wartime Songs About Knitting
by Joanna Daneman
- PATTERN:
A (Russian)Triangular Warm Shawl to Knit
by Galina Khmeleva
- HISTORY:
The Lord Grey Banners
by Susan Lightstone
- PATTERN:
A Lace Border To Tat
adapted from "Tatting from Burda", translated by Etha Schuette
- PATTERN:
FREE BONUS PULLOUT CHART- A Victorian Santa(embroidery)
by Ursula Michael, Deanna Hall West
- THE NEEDLEWORKER:
STITCH IN TIME(tutorial):
The Velvet Stitch
by Deanna Hall West, Editor
Hardanger Bookmarks to Embroider
by Darlene Polachic
Eyeglasses Case to Embroider in Wessex Stitchery
by Gay Eaton
Elizabethan-Inspired Band Sampler to Stitch
by Jill Cater Nixon
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- SHARING STITCHES:
Essay
by Catherine Amoroso Leslie
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Shakespeare's Globe Costume Shop
Art Institute Acquires Zegart Quilt Collection
Exhibition Explores Communication Through Clothing
Warm Clothing for Children in Need
Third Neutrogena Collection Exhibition
Zweigart Celebrates 125th Anniversary
Needlework Exhibition and Converence at Winterthur
The Dinner Party Finds Permanent Home
- THREADING WORDS:
How We Fashion Our Everyday Language
by Dolores B Bausum
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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Nov/Dec. 2002: Vol. 10, Issue #6
Page Count: 80
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Animals from the Nowotny Collection(embroidery)
by Raffaella Serena
- HISTORY:
Plush-stitch Animals(embroidery)
by Sheryl De Jong
- HISTORY:
The Cattley Animals(stuffed animal collection)
by Deborah Pulliam
- HISTORY:
Lacy Griffins, Tigers, Bears, and Peacocks(bobbin lace)
by Elaine Merritt
- HISTORY:
Enchanting Half Dolls(porcelain)
by Mary Polityka Bush
- HISTORY:
Reflections on Fashion, Dolls, and the Art of Growing Up
by Deborah E Kraak, Barbara C Abrams
- HISTORY:
Victorian Life and Knitting
by Carol Huebscher Rhoades
- THINGS TO MAKE:
A Perforated Paper Box to Cross-stitch
by Ann Caswell
Pretty cuffs to Knit
adapted by Carol Huebscher Rhoades
- THE NEEDLEWORKER:
STITCH IN TIME(tutorial):
The Upright Cross-stitch
by Deanna Hall West, Editor
Elizabethan-Inspired Band Sampler to Stitch, part two
by Jill Cater Nixon
Silk Ribbon Frame to Embroider
by Deanna Hall West, Marie Alton
Pincushion Doll to Stitch
by Mary Polityka Bush
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
The Game of Chaupad
Civil War-Era History on a Quilt
Quilts of California on Display
Fire Threatens Knitting and Crochet Collection
For Families of Firefighters
Scholarship Fund Contribution
Les Petites Dames' Website
- IN MEMORIAM:
Kaethe Kliot(??? - Aug. 17, 2002)
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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2003: 6 ISSUES
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Jan/Feb. 2003: Vol. 11, Issue #1
Page Count: 80
Notes: The editor, Jeane Hutchins, uses her letter to talk about a lecture she gave to a museum on the role that books and magazines have had on recording our needlework history...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Sarah Halsey's Mermaid Petticoat
by Lynne Zacek Bassett
- HISTORY:
Norway's Embroidered Bunader
by Ann Schmiesing
- HISTORY:
Taste, Art, and Design in Great Britain From 1500 to 1900
by Deborah Pulliam
- HISTORY:
A Wedding Dress From a Parachute
by David Bly
- HISTORY:
Reflections on Little Girls and Their Sewing For Dolls
by Deborah F Kraak, Barbara C Abrams
- THINGS TO MAKE:
Lion Motif to Quilt
adapted by Meg Grossman
Gentleman's Waistcoat to Crochet
by Bart Elwell
Swiss Collar to Knit
adapted by Cheryl Oberle
- THE NEEDLEWORKER:
STITCH IN TIME(tutorial):
The Feather Stitch
by Deanna Hall West, Editor
Quaker Motif Needle Holder to Cross-stitch
by Deanna Hall West
Button Brooch to Bead
by Mary Polityka Bush
Floral Band Sampler to Stitch
by Kandace Thomas, Deanna Hall West
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- SHARING STITCHES:
Essay
by Catherine Amoroso Leslie
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Art and Culture of the Khan Empire
Eterna Silk's 2002 Amateur Design Contest Winners
Costumes and Workshops at the Stratford Festival of Canada
CD-Rom American Dress Reference
Crafting Ledras
Swatch Book of Victorian Fabrics
American Coverlet Exhibition
- THREADING WORDS:
How We Fashion Our Everyday Language
by Dolores B Bausum
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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March/April 2003: Vol. 11, Issue #2
Page Count: 80
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
An Exquisitely Embroidered Hawking Set
by Deborah Pulliam
- HISTORY:
Mosaic Patchwork: An Elegant Geometry
by Laurel Horton
- HISTORY:
Embroidered Dreams from the House of Lesage
by Ingrid M Case
- HISTORY:
Fashions at Sea, Fashions at Home
by Aimee E Newell
- HISTORY:
Inspired by Tradition: Jody Haug's Creative Knitting
by Nancy Bush
- THINGS TO MAKE:
Ivory Embroidery to Stitch
by Mary Polityka Bush
Jody's Many-colored Vest to Knit
adapted by Nancy Bush, from original by Jody Haug
- THE NEEDLEWORKER:
STITCH IN TIME(tutorial):
The Cretan Stitch
by Deanna Hall West, Editor
Jacobean Crewel Design to Embroider
by Barbara Jackson
Elizabethan-inspired Sampler to Stitch, 2nd Series, part 1
by Jill Cater Nixon
Beaded Evening Bag to Stitch
by Christine Reilly
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- SHARING STITCHES:
Essay
by Catherine Amoroso Leslie
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Asian Art Museum Acquires Cotsen Basket Collection
Threads on the Edge
Anniversary Edition of Historic Needlework Reference
Exhibitions Examine Carpet Traditions
Northampton Silk Project
- THREADING WORDS:
How We Fashion Our Everyday Language
by Dolores B Bausum
- WOW!:
MicMac Quillwork Box(1840's birch bark)
courtesy of Lael and Ron Stegall
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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May/June 2003:Vol. 11, Issue #3
Page Count: 72
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Something From her Hands- Minerva Sêrbu Petrascu's Needlework
by Evelyn Jonescu
- HISTORY:
Documentation of Minerva Sêrbu Petrascu's Needlework
by Anna-Marie Winter
- HISTORY:
Chikankari: The Ethereal Embroidery of Lucknow
by Brinda Gill
- HISTORY:
Just a Housewife
by Lynne Zacek Bassett
- HISTORY:
The Fashionable Embroidered Casket
by Naomi Tarrant
- THINGS TO MAKE:
Gobelin-Stitch Project Inspired by "Something From Her Hands"
by Anna-Marie Winter
Bracelet to Knit with Wire
by Nancie M Wiseman
Unicorn Purse to Needlepoint
by Nicky Epstein
- THE NEEDLEWORKER:
STITCH IN TIME(tutorial):
Basque and Baskque Knot Stitches
by Deanna Hall West, Editor
Elizabethan-Inspired Band-Sampler to Stitch, 2nd Series, Part 2
by Jill Cater Nixon
Scissors Pocket to Embroider
by Mary Polityka Bush
Thimble Holder to Cross-stitch
by Deanna Hall West
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Quilts Reflect Ohio History
Rare Vatican Objects on Tour
Frog Tree Alpaca Wool
Sisal Handcrafts
New Needlework Mystery
- WOW!:
Bird Thimble Holder
courtesy of Burrell Collection, Glasgow Museum
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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July/August 2003: Vol. 11, Issue #4
Page Count: 72
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
The Quilts of Gee's Bend, Alabama
by Beatrice Levin
- HISTORY:
The Randolph Counterpane
by Margaret Stove
- HISTORY:
The Language of Clothing
by Deborah Pulliam
- HISTORY:
Hardangersøm- Norway's Whitework Embroidery
by Yvette Stanton
- HISTORY:
Sweetheart Pincushions of World War I
by Deborah Dwyer
- THINGS TO MAKE:
Randolph Pillow to Knit
by Margaret Stove
Hardanger Placemats to Embroider
by Yvette Stanton
- THE NEEDLEWORKER:
STITCH IN TIME(tutorial):
Portugese Stem Stitch
by Deanna Hall West, Editor
Placemat and Napkin to Cross-stitch(Ivy)
by Mary Polityka Bush
Quaker Sampler to Cross-stitch
by Kandace Thomas, Deanna Hall West
Silk Chiffon Scarf to Embroider
by Ann Caswell
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Hooked Rugs at the Wadsworth Atheneum
Masterpiece Quilts at the Shelburne Museum
Enchanting Felt Projects
Books for the Bibliotheca Alexandria
Celebrating 50 Years- Int. Old Lacers, Inc.
- WOW!:
Child's Embroidered Cap(1710-1730)
courtesy of Madam SE Rigaud, Mrs DeWitt Clinton Cohen
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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Sept/Oct. 2003: Vol. 11, Issue #5
Page Count: 80
Notes: There is a correction in the Jan/Feb 2004 issue for "Anniversary Socks to Knit"...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Lullaby
by Veronica Patterson
- HISTORY:
Heirloom Piece
by Deborah Cannarella
- HISTORY:
Christening Gown from a Wedding Dress
by Marilyn Murphy
- HISTORY:
Wedding Suzani
by Susan Sternlieb
- HISTORY:
Cross-stitched Birthday Cloth
by Anette Dinnendahl
- HISTORY:
Birthday Fan Quilt
by Prudence Traut
- HISTORY:
Birthday Bobbin-Lace Fan
by Helen Bell
- HISTORY:
Anniversary Wedding-Ring Quilt
by Pat Cookson
- HISTORY:
Crocheted Wedding Dress
by Jayna Marriman
- HISTORY:
Confirmation Handkerchief
by Shirley Hansen
- HISTORY:
Birthday Celtic Knot
by Jane MacNamara
- HISTORY:
Fiftieth-Anniversary Sweater
by Jo Critchlow
- HISTORY:
The Leopold Wimpel
by Judy Goldberg
- HISTORY:
Hardanger Tablecloth to Celebrate a Wedding
by Cynthia Kaye Hardesty
- HISTORY:
Lady Curzon's Peacock Ball Gown
courtesy of Kedleston Hall, Derby, England
- HISTORY:
Hanky Panky- An Intimate History of the Handkerchief
by Helen Gustafson
- HISTORY:
Ernest Gimson's Arts and Crafts Embroidery Designs
by Mary Greensted
- HISTORY:
Germanic Red-and-White Samplers- Notes on My Collection
by Richard Fulghum
- THINGS TO MAKE:
Anniversary Socks to Knit
by Nancy Bush
Ring Bearer's Pillow to Embroider
by Melinda Barta, Deanna Hall West
Handkerchief Edging to Tat
by Trish Faubion
Whitework Sachet to Embroider
by Mary Polityka Bush
Stitching a Tribute and a Memory
by Linda Ligon
Arts and Crafts Purse to Embroider
by Melinda Barta, Deanna Hall West, Dustin Wedekind
Red and White Sampler Motifs to Cross-stitch
by Deanna Hall West
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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Nov/Dec. 2003: Vol. 11, Issue #6
Page Count: 80
Notes: There are some pattern corrections for "Knit a Flock of Sheep" in Mar/Apr. 2004 issue...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- NEEDLEWORKER OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2003:
Grand Prize- Noshi(Ribbons), by Diane Horschak
1st(Embroidery)- Dog Portrait, by Maureen Reilly
1st(Crochet/tatting)- Doll Dress, by Nancy Nehring
1st(Quilting)- Crazy Quilt Bag, by Cheryl Marshall
1st(Knitting)- Aran Pullover, by Marion Leyds
1st(Needlepoint)- Mad Dog, Deb Bowker
1st(Cross-stitch)- Sampler, by Ellen Daniels
- NOMINATING SHOP:
Needle Arts, Inc., Dearborn, Michigan
- HISTORY:
My WWII Christmas Stocking
by Barbara Bentley
- PATTERN:
Crochet a Cat
by Meg Grossman
- PATTERN:
Make a Crazy-Quilt Ball
by Mary Polityka Bush
- HISTORY:
Delightful Concoctions: Crazy Quilts
by Betty Pillsbury
- PATTERN:
Needlepoint a Silk Carpet
by Phyllis Faust
- PATTERN:
Knit a Flock of Sheep
by Nancy Bush
- HISTORY:
Anu Raud's (Estonian knitted)Animals
by Nancy Bush
- HISTORY:
Hummel Bonnets: Symbol of Scots Pride
by Deborah Pulliam
- PATTERN:
Knit a Hummel Bonnet
by Deborah Pulliam
- HISTORY:
An Embroidered Purse Mystery
by Catherine Amoroso Leslie
- PATTERN:
Embroider a Hair Tie
by Melinda Barta
- HISTORY:
Connecting Centuries, Countries, and Cultures: Quilting and Patchwork in South Asia
by Linda L Beeman
- HISTORY:
Behind the Rainbow
by Mary Polityka Bush
- NEEDLWORK TOYS(personal anecdotes):
Curious George, Calico Cat
by Carol Pearsall
Monkey
by Ann Sabin Swanson
Baby Doll
by Kathie Karhowski
Baby's Dolls
by Shirley Hansen
My Crocheted Dog
by Christelle Schoening
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- FINDINGS:
(Preserving the legacy of needlework by finding ways to use and reuse new, old, or found objects
Toys from Great-Grandmother Cindy's Old Quilt*
by Shirley Hansen
Church Dolls: Seen but Not Heard*
by Mary Polityka Bush
Stitched Souvenir Handkerchief
by Anette Dinnendahl
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Going Once, Going Twice, Sold
Swedish Handicraft and History Hand in Hand
New Look for Peabody Essex Museum
Centennial of the Teddy Bear
- PORTRAIT(interview):
Erica Wilson, America's First Lady of Needlework
by Catherine Amoroso Leslie
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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2004: 6 ISSUES
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Jan/Feb. 2004: Vol. 12, Issue #1
Page Count: 80
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- PATTERN:
Embroider a Rose-Petal Heart
by Linda Moore
- HISTORY:
The Rose Tablecloth
by Linda Carlson
- POEM:
The Fisher Man's Lover
by Jane Galer
- PATTERN:
Knit our Polperro Gloves
by Nancy Bush
- HISTORY:
More Love Than Money: Gifts of the 1930s
by Jane Reid
- PATTERN:
Embroider a Tea Towel
by Mary Polityka Bush
- PATTERN:
Stitch a Blackwork Heart
courtesy of Embroiderers' Guild of America
- HISTORY:
What Is Blackwork?
by Ann Blalock
- HISTORY:
Korsnä's Sweaters:
Crocheted and Knitted Gifts of Love
by Carol Huebscher Rhoades
- PATTERN:
Crochet a Bag with Korsnäs Motifs(dancing girl)
by Carol Huebscher Rhoades
- HISTORY:
The Shawls of Cuenca
by Deborah Dwyer
- HISTORY:
Function Plus Fashion- Victorian Smoking Caps
by Diane Maglio
- PATTERN:
Bead a Tudor Rose on a Velvet Hat
by Sandie Abel
- PATTERN:
Make a Purse in Tunisian Crochet
by Kathleen Power Johnson
- HISTORY:
The Riddle of Tunisian Crochet
by Elizabeth Kurr
- HISTORY:
Stitch a Miniature Victorian Spot Sampler
by Page Dorsey
- CORRECTION:
"Anniversary Socks to Knit"
Sept/Oct. 2003
- NEEDLEWORK & LOVE(stories):
Anniversary Doily(knit)
by Diane Willett
Raggedy Ann
by Polly Havins
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- FINDINGS:
(Preserving the legacy of needlework by finding ways to use and reuse new, old, or found objects
Heart Lace on a Velvet Sachet
by Melinda Barta
Contemporary Heirloom Handbag
by Emily Gartner
Passing On Skills and Memories
by Jesie Ann Moser
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Sale of the Castle Howard Collection
The Fabric of Jazz
2003 Meredith Scholar
Preserving the Tradition of Soof Embroidery
Wedding Dress 2004 Calendar
Ceiling Unveiled at Blickling Hall
- PORTRAIT(interview):
Kaffe Fassett- Textile Designer par Excellence
by Catherine Amoroso Leslie
- SHAY PENDRAY'S TRIMMINGS:
Alphabet de la Brodeuse, A-D(embroidery)
Antique Crocheted Insertions(Maggie Petsch)
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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March/April 2004: Vol. 12, Issue #2
Page Count: 80
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Silken Birds and Plants from Southeast Asia
by Linda Moore
- PATTERN:
Embroider a Blue bird and Spring Blossoms
by Linda Moore
- PATTERN:
Knit (2)Nordic Flower Sachets
by Nancy Bush
- HISTORY:
Violets for Spring
by Deborah Dwyer
- PATTERN:
Embroider a Bib with Violets
by Mary Polityka Bush
- HISTORY:
Japanese Country Embroidery
by Dolores Bausum
- PATTERN:
Stitch a Pansy Magnet
by Teresa Iversen
- PATTERN:
Embroider a Counted-Thread Pincushion
by Susan Greening Davis
- HISTORY:
Shellwork Shadow-Box Grottoes from Colonial Philadelphia
by Laura Keim Stutman
- PATTERN:
Crochet a Shell-Pattern Bonnet
by Maggie Petsch
- HISTORY:
Wrapping Cloths(bojagi) in Korea
by Rita Rogers
- PATTERN:
Embroider a Wrapping Cloth
by Judy Kettner
- PATTERN:
Embroider a Sewing Case
by Consuelo Rockliff-Stein
- PROFILE:
Evdokia Sarecheff Yakovleff Gunn: Making a Life Wherever She Could
by Nancy Nehring, Ellen Becker
- PATTERN:
Crochet one of Evdokia's Edgings
by Nancy Nehring
- HISTORY:
The Transformation of Ornamentation- European Trade Goods and Native American Dress
by Kathy Staples
- CORRECTION:
"Knit a Flock of Sheep"
Nov/Dec. 2003
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- FINDINGS:
(Preserving the legacy of needlework by finding ways to use and reuse new, old, or found objects
Using Needlework to Label Storage Containers
Cocktail Napkins from Embroidered Handkerchiefs
Recycling the Spirit of a Family Tradition
by DA Johnstone
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Antique Costumes and Accessories Sold at Auction
Ground Zero Quilt
Husqvarna Viking Gallery of Quilt Art Winners
Serendipity Tours
National Park Artist-in-Residence Program
- PORTRAIT(interview):
Shay Pendray, host of PBS TV Series "Needle Arts Studio"
by Catherine Amoroso Leslie
- SHAY PENDRAY'S TRIMMINGS:
Alphabet de la Brodeuse- E-I
Tatted Square Medallion(Weldon's Practical Needlework, Vol. 4)
Stitch a Flower-Basket Motif(Armida Taylor)
Pearsall's Rooster(embroidery)
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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May/June 2004:Vol. 12, Issue #3
Page Count: 80
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Wedding Timeline: 1800-1974
- HISTORY:
Late 19th-century Wedding Boots
- PATTERN:
Embroider a Pair of Wedding Shoes
by Linda Moore
- PATTERN:
Stitch a Wedding Keepsake Envelope
by Melinda Barta, Linda Moore
- HISTORY:
Mary Marcella Mauck's Wedding Gown
by Jane Schade
- HISTORY:
Handkerchiefs from a Wedding Gown
by Anne Meyer Will, Dorothy Meyer Gerhardt, Jean Meyer Barta
- HISTORY:
Two Beaded Wedding Gowns
by Laura Levaas, Kathie Karbowski
- HISTORY:
Wedding Handkerchiefs to Cry On
by Nancy Disney, Deborah Dwyer, Carol Pearsall
- HISTORY:
A Family Legacy- Helen Ruth Marvin Colton's Wedding Gown, Shoes
by Liz Gipson
- PATTERN:
Bead a Bridal Headpiece
by Amy C Clarke-Moore, Liz Gipson
- HISTORY:
Blue, Green, Gold, and Brown: 18th- and 19th-century Wedding Dresses
by Aimee E Newell
- PATTERN:
Knit Socks for a Flower Girl
by Nancy Bush
- HISTORY:
Moravian Wedding Costume
by Linda Moore
- PATTERN:
Embroider and Bead a Wedding Stole
by Nancy Disney
- HISTORY:
Traditional Indian(India) Beadwork for Weddings
by Brinda Gill
- HISTORY:
Korean Bridal Robe
by Renee Renouf
- PATTERN:
Stitch a Monogram for a Wedding Photograph Album
by Linda Carlson
- PATTERN:
Needlepoint Cuff Links for the Groomsmen
by Judy Kettner
- HISTORY:
Folk Animal and Flowers Wedding Quilt
by Ellen Kort
- HISTORY:
Period Reproduction Wedding Gowns- Maggie Abbott Ward
by Joyce Faulkner
- PATTERN:
Stitch a 1797 Adam and Eve
courtesy of Embroiderers' Guild of America's collection
- HISTORY:
Adam and Eve in Samplers
by Ann Blalock
- SHAY PENDRAY'S TRIMMINGS:
Wedding Monograms- J-M
Tatted Trefoil Edging
excerpted from Weldon's Practical Needlework, Vol. 4
Crochet an Edging for a Ring-Bearer's Pillow
by Ivy Bigelow
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- FINDINGS:
(Preserving the legacy of needlework by finding ways to use and reuse new, old, or found objects
Knitted Lace and Silk Ribbon for a Bridal Bouquet
Antique Doily Handbag
Mending Lace
by Elizabeth Kurella
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Exhibition of Wedding Attire at Stephens College
Quaker Wedding Dress
Cherished Possessions: New England Legacy
Sheila's Shawls Promote Domestic Violence Awareness
Teaching Children to Embroider
- PORTRAIT(interview):
Judith Baker Montano- Crazy Quilter
by Catherine Amoroso Leslie
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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July/August 2004: Vol. 12, Issue #4
Page Count: 72
Notes: My current copy of this issue is badly water-damaged and needs to be replaced...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Red Fezzes and Yellow Slippers: Mark Twain and Charlie Langdon in the Holy Land
by Lynne Zacek Bassett
- PATTERN:
Knit a Traveler's Pocket
by Nancy Bush
- HISTORY:
The Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Cas-A Needlepoint Story
by John R Whitman
- PATTERN:
Needlepoint a Cas-A Clutch Purse
by Judy Kettner
- HISTORY:
Knitting with Pot Handles Isn't for Sissies- Australian Jim Simpson, WWII
by Donna Druchunas
- HISTORY:
Reading into History: Susan Boardman's Nantucket Embroidered Narratives
by Julia Fein Azoulay
- PATTERN:
Cross-stitch an Arctic Map Journal Cover
by Elly Smith
- HISTORY:
From China: Uncle Charlie's Dragons
by Mary Polityka Bush
- HISTORY:
Mexican Samplers from the Witte Museum
by Pat Rozendal
- PATTERN:
Stitch the Aztec Stitch on a Bookmark
by Pat Rozendal
- PATTERN:
Embroider a Postage Stamp
by Linda Moore
- HISTORY:
Miniature Works of Art: Collecting Textile and Needlework Stamps
by Diana Erbio
- HISTORY:
Royal Coach Processions in Early Modern Portugal
by Dolores Bausum
- PATTERN:
Knit These Sweet Baby Booties- Inspired by the work of Odette Anastasi
by Evelyn A Clark
- HISTORY:
Odette Anastasi's Knitted Italian Booties
by Mary Berghammer
- PATTERN:
Needlepoint a Luggage Tag(Eiffel Tower,"PARIS")
by Melinda Barta
- HISTORY:
Stitches from a Bygone time: A Mother and Son's Collaboration(Russel Thorp Kirby)
by Emily B Kirby
- PATTERN:
Stitch a Rose Pinwheel
from Royal School of Needlework's "Country Garden Collection"
- SHAY PENDRAY'S TRIMMINGS:
Monograms: N-R
Daffodils to Cross-stitch or Needlepoint
from Needlecraft, Dec. 1918
Armenian Embroidery
by Armida Taylor
Stitch an Aremenian Motif
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- FINDINGS:
(Preserving the legacy of needlework by finding ways to use and reuse new, old, or found objects
Travel Jewelry Case
Quilt from a 1950s Circle Skirt
by Dawn Popvitch
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Calico Museum of Textiles' Working Guide to Indian Embroidery Techniques
Travel-Inspired Hooked Rugs
Art of the American Indian
TNNA's Pearl Jubilee and Stitch to Win
- PORTRAIT(interview):
Stephen Beal- Fiber Artist and Poet
by Catherine Amoroso Leslie
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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Sept/Oct. 2004: Vol. 12, Issue #5
Page Count: 80
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Learning is an Ornament: Schoolgirl Art and Education, 1770-1850
by Olive Blair Graffam
- PATTERN:
Cross-stitch a Schoolgirl Sampler
from collection of Embroiderers' Guild of America
- HISTORY:
Stitching the World: Westtown School's Embroidered Globes
by Judith A Tyner
- HISTORY:
Working on the Spirit of the Child- Needlework in Classrooms
by Linda Moore
- PATTERN:
Embroider a Giraffe
inspired by Anne Bossert's handkerchief
- HISTORY:
Knitting the Town's History
by Jane Campbell
- PATTERN:
Knit a Girl's Cap
adapted by Nancy Bush
- PATTERN:
Stitch a Yarn-sewn Lion Cushion
by Meg Grossman
- HISTORY:
Home Is Where the Hearthrug Is: Yarn Sewing in Rural New England
by Aimee E Newell
- HISTORY:
Warding Off Evil: Chinese Children's Bootees and Shoes
by Valery Garrett
- PATTERN:
Embroider Back-to-School Shoes
- PATTERN:
Applique a Butterfly
inspired by family quilt of Warren Wright
- HISTORY:
Quilted Memories: Warren Wright, Mountains of Appalachia
by Ruth O'Neil
- HISTORY:
An Embroidered Icon From Russia
by Suzanne Howren
- PATTERN:
Embroider a Russian Angel
by Beth Robertson
- HISTORY:
Many Hands Make Light Work: Conserving a Brussels Tapestry
by Lynn McShane
- PATTERN:
Tapestry Crochet a Cat Pillow
by Carol Ventura
- HISTORY:
Tapestry Crochet Around the World
by Carol Ventura
- SHAY PENDRAY'S TRIMMINGS:
Monograms- S-V
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- FINDINGS:
(Preserving the legacy of needlework by finding ways to use and reuse new, old, or found objects
Outfit Baby with Hankies
by Christelle Schoening
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Pictorial Sampler at Auction
Brocading the Mayan Universe
Quilters' Paradise on the Open Plains
Accomplished Kantha Maker, Alima Khatun
Support by the Worshipful Company of Broderers
Back in Print- "The Needlework of Mary Queen of Scots"
- PORTRAIT(interview):
Candace King- Author, Designer, Teacher of Antique Ribbonwork
by Catherine Amoroso Leslie
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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Nov/Dec. 2004: Vol. 12, Issue #6
Page Count: 80
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Preacher Lewis's Mission of Crochet
by Donna Druchunas
- PATTERN:
Crochet Baby Caps
by Donna Druchunas
- HISTORY:
A Sioux Doll
by Deborah Pulliam
- HISTORY:
The Dolls of Peru
by Jane Reid
- HISTORY:
Father Christmas Doll(knit)
by Kate Buck
- PATTERN:
Knit Father Christmas(online pattern)
by Ann Budd
- HISTORY:
An Unfinished Cloth Doll
by Doris Wells Carbone
- HISTORY:
Skeezix: The Bear Who Has Delighted Four Generations
by Judith Davis Gulick
- HISTORY:
Aaron Friedman's Exquisite Miniature Houses with Sarah Friedman's Exceptional Needlework Accessories
by Diana Lambdin Meyer
- PATTERN:
Cross-stitch Pillows for a Miniature Dollhouse
by BJ Vieregg
- HISTORY:
Metrites and Graftes: Greek Embroideries
by Elizabeth A Mitchell, Sally J Thurston
- PATTERN:
Cross-stitch a Greek-Inspired Ornament
by Sally J Thurston
- PATTERN:
Stitch a Bargello Ornament
by Beth Robertson
- HISTORY:
Bargello: Cloaked in Legend
by Hollis Greer Minor
- HISTORY:
Julia Purnell's Museum: Keeping a Town in Stitches
by Jane Reid
- SHAY PENDRAY'S TRIMMINGS:
Monogram- W-Z
Chicks to Cross-stitch on Doll's Apron
by Anette Dinnendahl
Filet Crochet Holiday Bells
from Needlecraft Magazine, Nov. 1926
- ORNAMENTS TO MAKE:
Knit Tiny Holiday Stockings
by Sally Melville
Stitch a Christmas Wish Ornament
by Susan Greening Davis
Embroider a Swan for an Ornament
inspired by William Morris' Tiles
Tat a Snowflake
adapted by Trish Faubion from "A Tatter's Workbook"
Knit a Ball
by Deborah Pulliam
Embroider "Vegimals" on a Bib(catato,apricat)
by Renie Breskin Adams
Crochet Woodland Finger Puppets(bird,fox,bear)
by Ivy Bigelow
Embroider a Holly Tablecloth
by Linda Moore
Knit Socks for a Guy
by Nancy Bush
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- FINDINGS:
(Preserving the legacy of needlework by finding ways to use and reuse new, old, or found objects
Christmas Stocking and Tree Skirt
by Mary Polityka Bush
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Needleworker's Paradise in Central Iowa
The Spirit of Christmas
Royal School of Needlework Certification Course
Seventy-Five Years of Crafts
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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2005: 6 ISSUES
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Jan/Feb. 2005: Vol. 13, Issue #1
Page Count: 72
Notes: I love, love, love the Old Shale Shawl pattern in this issue, and the Bead Knit Tank Top is quite sexy...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- PATTERN:
Knit, Felt and Embroider a Backpack
by Leigh Radford
- HISTORY:
Frocks, Cloaks, and Pumpkin Hoods: Dressing for Winter in Early 19th-century New England
by Aimee E Newell
- PATTERN:
Knit and Old Shale Shawl
by Evelyn A Clark
- HISTORY:
Early 17th-Century English Embroidered Jackets
by Brenda Rosseau
- PATTERN:
Embroider a Peapod on a French Cuff
by Brenda Rosseau
- HISTORY:
Danish Knitted Vests
by Lita Rosing-Schow
- PATTERN:
Knit Danish Wristlets
by Nancy Bush
- PATTERN:
Bead-Knit a Tank Top with Trompe L'Oeil Cables
by Lily M Chin
- HISTORY:
Needleworkers of the North: the Inupiat and Yup'ik of Alaska
by Donna Druchunas
- HISTORY:
Baby Carriers of Hong Kong and Neighboring Mainland China
by Valery Garrett
- PATTERN:
Sew and Embroider a Baby Carrier
by Mel Persion
- HISTORY:
She Saw Flowers in Her Dreams: Hungarian Embroidery Designer Bori Kis Jankó
by Donna Fenton
- HISTORY:
Clothes from Colorful Sacks
by Rosalie Tennison
- PATTERN:
Knit and Embroider Selbu Mittens
inspired by Norwegian Folk Costumes
- HISTORY:
Dress Made For a Queen: Queen Woyzaro Terunesh, 2nd Wife of Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia
(circa 1818-1868)
- HISTORY:
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- HISTORY:
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- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- FINDINGS:
(Preserving the legacy of needlework by finding ways to use and reuse new, old, or found objects
Easy Needlework Jewelry
by Mary Polityka Bush
Pieced-Embroidery Blouse
by Bonnie Hanni
Recycled Booties for Baby
by Mary Polityka Bush
My Red Heart Sweater
by Dawn Popvitch
- ON THE WEB:
Embroider a Hungarian Doily
by Donna Fenton
- PORTRAIT(interview):
Edward F Maeder- Curator at Historic Deerfield
by Catherine Amoroso Leslie
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Royal Mardi Gras Attire
World's Longest Embroidery
Stephens(college) Students Create Wardrobe for New President
Knitting for the Homeless
The Haslemere Educational Museum Sampler Project
New Textile Magazines
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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March/April 2005: Vol. 13, Issue #2
Page Count: 72
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
May Morris and Her Embroidery Legacy
by Yvette Stanton
- PATTERN:
Embroider a Morris and Company Design
by Melinda A Barta
- PATTERN:
Embroider a Thistle Pillow
by Bobbie Ashley
- HISTORY:
Little Spirits on a Thread: Ojibwa Bead-Embroidered Bandolier Bags(Marcie McIntire)
by Diana Lambdin Meyer
- HISTORY:
Colorful Embroidered Animals Mark the Chinese Calendar
by Linda Moore
- PATTERN:
Stitch a Chinese Rooster
by Linda Moore
- HISTORY:
Amish Knitting and Crochet: Preserving Time-Honored Traditions
by Donna Druchunas
- PATTERN:
Knit Amish (oval)Placemats
by Donna Druchuna
- HISTORY:
George Washington's Masonic Apron
by Deborah Dwyer
- PATTERN:
Knit French Bath Mitts
by Nancy Bush
- HISTORY:
Fanning a Pashion: the Hand Fans of Kishor Gordhandas
by Brinda Gill
- HISTORY:
Slips for Sulgrave Manor
by Carolyn Barrani
- HISTORY:
Rainbow Textiles of the Guatemalan Highlands
by Deborah Dwyer
- HISTORY:
Embroider and Sew a Korean-Inspired Thimble
by Melinda A Barta
- HISTORY:
Korean Rank Badge
by Deborah Pulliam
- SHAY POENDRAY'S TRIMMINGS:
Armenian Embroidery
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- FINDINGS:
(Preserving the legacy of needlework by finding ways to use and reuse new, old, or found objects
An Embroidered Wreath
by Mary Polityka Bush
Coat-Hanger Covers
by Mary Polityka Bush
Bolster from Mom's Scraps
by Shirley Hansen
- ON THE WEB(patterns):
Applique and Embroider a Hand Fan
inspired by collection of Kishor Gordhandas of India
- PORTRAIT(interview):
Tricia Wilson Nguyen- Engineer/Embroidery Designer
by Catherine Amoroso Leslie
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Making a Difference: Nurturing the Grassroots
Stitch to WIN Against Breast Cancer at the Mall of America
Project Linus Make a Blanket Day
Hooked Rugs in Print and on View
Expansion of Online Quilt Database
Quilt Blocks Wanted
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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May/June 2005:Vol. 13, Issue #3
Page Count: 72
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- NEEDLEWORKER OF THE YEAR:
GRAND PRIZE WINNER- Santa Fe Christmas, by Beverly Grace
1st Place(embroidery)- Las Margarieta, by Beatrice Maestas
1st Place(quilting)- Crazy Quilt Handbag, by Shirley Hansen
1st Place(crochet)- Freeform Vest, Bonnie Pierce
1st Place(knitting)- Afghan in Diamond Piecework, by Marti Ranney
1st Place(needlepoint)- Petit Point Purse, by Barbara Bonner
1st Place(cross-stitch)- The Sanctuary(sampler), by Marguerite Rodgers
- HISTORY:
Wedding Cloak of Johann Georg I
by Susan M Strawn
- HISTORY:
The State Bed at Osterley Park House
by Deborah Pulliam
- HISTORY:
Tibee Finkelstein's Beaded Garden
by Deborah Dwyer
- HISTORY:
Symbol of Beauty, Symbol of Love- The Peacock Motif
by Brinda Gill
- PATTERN:
Embroider a Peacock for a Jewelry Case
by Mel Persion
- PATTERN:
Knit a Romantic Heart Scarf
by Nancy Bush
- HISTORY:
English Wedding Knives and Their Embroidered Sheaths
by Deborah Pulliam
- PATTERN:
Embroider a Wedding Cake Knife Sheath
by Melinda A Barta
- HISTORY:
German Mangle Cloths
by Bertha Smith-Sanders
- PATTERN:
Stitch Monograms and Birds on an Apron
by Elly Smith
- PATTERN:
Stitch a Pulled-Thread Basket
by Mary Polityka Bush
- PATTERN:
Embroider a Velvet Ribbon
by Melinda A Barta
- POEM:
DMC Time
by Stephen Beal
- FROM OUR READERS:
John's Anniversary Sampler
by Ann Blalock
Wedding Handkerchief
by Ann A Baird
Goldwork Wedding Album
by JoWynn Johns
Handkerchiefs for a Jewish Wedding
by Flora Rosefsky
Wedding Handkerchief and Doll
by Ruth H Clark
A Family Wedding Veil
by Sylvia Kochevar
Ukrainian Wedding Towel
by Sandra Ralston
Stardust(song) Hooked Rug
by Paulette Hackman
Crocheting for a Daughter's Wedding
by Gwen Blakley Kinsler
A Wedding Dress and Accessories
by mary Anne Palcich
A Wedding Canopy
by Lise Rosenthal
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- FINDINGS:
(Preserving the legacy of needlework by finding ways to use and reuse new, old, or found objects
Something Old, Something New
by Mary Polityka Bush
Uncle Floyde's Rugs
by Shirley Hansen
Gift Bags for a Wedding or Mother's Day
by Mary Polityka Bush
- ON THE WEB(patterns):
Cross-stitch a Token of Affection Sampler
by Merrily Beams
Embroider a Counted-Thread Pillow for the Ring Bearer
by Susan Greening Davis
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Wedding Canopy
Jerusalum Triptych
Needle Arts Mentoring Program
Brandywine Chapter's Oldest Member
Silver Anniversary of Friends of Counted Embroidery Chapter
Couture Council at FIT
Inspirations Bridal
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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July/August 2005: Vol. 13, Issue #4
Page Count: 72
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Salvation from Starvation: the Coming of Irish Crochet Lace to Brittany
by Maryvonne Wetsch
- HISTORY:
Mabel Foster Bainbridge's Legacy of Lace
by Susan J Jerome
- HISTORY:
Imperial Laces From the Napoleonic Museum in Rome
by Isabella Campagnol Fabretti
- HISTORY:
The Lace Knitting of Haapsalu(Estonia)
by Nancy Bush
- PATTERN:
Knit an Estonian Lace Scarf
by Nancy Bush
- PATTERN:
Make a Lace Patchwork Jewelry Roll
by Elizabeth M Kurella, Debbie Ambrose
- HISTORY:
Normandy Lace: Preserving Memories in Patchwork
by Elizabeth M Kurella
- HISTORY:
The Study Collection of Embroideries' Guild of America
by Ann Blalock
- HISTORY:
Finding Tina, The Little Lace Maker(19th-century novel)
by Penelope Boston
- HISTORY:
Dime Novels
by Vasna Zago
- HISTORY:
Bobbin Lace: Gossamer Webs
by Mary Stewart Sale
- PATTERN:
Make a Bobbin-Lace Bookmark
by Cynthia Tiger
- HISTORY:
A Brief History of Bookmarks
by Gretchen Allgeier
- HISTORY:
Lady Margaret's Laces(Canadiana Costume Museum and Archives of British Columbia)
by Andrea Nichol
- HISTORY:
Collection of Knitted Lace Edgings
by Nancie M Wiseman
- PATTERN:
Tat a Garden-Trellis Doily
by Mary H McCarthy
- HISTORY:
Free-Form Tatting
by Jules Kliot, Anne Rock
- HISTORY:
A Lace Afternoon Dress With a Story
by Deborah Pulliam
- SHAY PENDRAY'S TRIMMINGS:
Bohemian Lace
from Home Needlework Magazine, June 1914)
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- FINDINGS:
(Preserving the legacy of needlework by finding ways to use and reuse new, old, or found objects
Crocheted Tote Bag
Lace Into Roses
Mom's Picture-Perfect Handwork
by Mary Polityka Bush
- ON THE WEB(patterns):
Sitch a Drawn-Thread Handkerchief
by Donna LaVallee
Knit a Lace Bookmark
by Ava Coleman
Knit Hilton Lace Edging for Pillowcases
by Nancie M Wiseman
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
New Lace Panels for the Moss Mansion
New Silk Art Museum
Support for Fiber Art
New York City's Newest Museum
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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Sept/Oct. 2005: Vol. 13, Issue #5
Page Count: 72
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Fashionable 18th-century Clothing: a Quilted Gown
by Deborah Pulliam
- PATTERN:
Make Kaffe Fassett's Jockey's Cap Baby Quilt
by Kaffe Fassett, Liza Prior Lucy
- HISTORY:
An Unfinished Quilt Tells Its Story
by Carol Williams Gebel
- PATTERN:
Applique and Machine-Quilt a Table Runner
by Karla Menaugh
- HISTORY:
Investigating an Album Signature Quilt
by Susan Wildemuth
- HISTORY:
My Life in Featherstitching
by Barbara Anton
- HISTORY:
Inspiration from a Missouri Deutschheim Crazy Quilt(1905)
by Joyce Starr Johnson
- HISTORY:
Paper-Template Piecing in Early-19th-century America
by Aimee E Newell
- HISTORY:
Quilting Memories
by Maggie Gartner
- HISTORY:
The Quilt That Walked to Golden(book excerpt)
by Sandra Dallas, Nanette Simonds
- HISTORY:
One-Room Country School in Applique, Embroidery, and Crochet: Laura Nehring's Schoolyard Quilt
by Nancy Nehring
- PATTERN:
Make a Reverse-Applique Bag
by Karin Messier
- HISTORY:
Maia's Mother Goose Quilt
by Cheryl Reed
- HISTORY:
The Anniversary Quilt
by Aimee E Newell
- HISTORY:
Remembering Lorie
by Mary Polityka Bush
- PATTERN:
Make a Candlewick Quilt
by Janet Haigh
- TUTORIAL:
Caring for Modern Quilts
by Andi Milam Reynolds
- PATTERN:
Knit a Quilted-Check Pattern Potholder
by Nancy Bush
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- FINDINGS:
(Preserving the legacy of needlework by finding ways to use and reuse new, old, or found objects
An Estate Sale Quilt
by Diane Savona
Doll Quilt from Doll Clothes
by Mary Polityka Bush
Denim Quilt- Finished at Last
by Gilda V Bryant
- ON THE WEB(patterns):
Make a Quilted Journal Cover
by Susan Wildemuth
Make a Crazy-Quilt Block
by Kathleen Bennett
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Quilts in Daytona Beach
The Purple Martin House Project
Guatemalan Patchwork
Quilts Across Borders
Geraldine Keene's Prairietown Quilt
Pins and Needles: Old Sturbridge Village Textile Weekend 2005
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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Nov/Dec. 2005: Vol. 13, Issue #6
Page Count: 72
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- PATTERN:
Needlework Tools: Make a Bon Voyage Mending Case
by Liz Knudsen, Ann Pettit
- HISTORY:
Needlework Tools: Compendiums, A Fish Sewing Kit, A Thimble and Thimble Case, Miniature Sewing Set and Other Tools
by Kay Sullivan, Deborah Pulliam, Stephen Beal, Loene McIntyre
- HISTORY:
Early 19th-century African American Samplers from Baltimore Schools
by Gloria Seaman Allen
- HISTORY:
Garments From Dr. Norton Strange Townsend's Early Life
by Linda Moore
- PATTERN:
Embroider a Heart Motif for a Book Bag
by Linda Moore
- PATTERN:
Knit Winter Dolls
by Nancy Bush
- PATTERN:
Just for Kids to Make: Old-Fashioned Toys(embroidered and stuffed dog/cat)
by Kristin Nicholas
- HISTORY:
Clara Haluska Fodor's Wall Hangings: Appliqued, Embroidered, and Quilted
by Jennifer C Core
- PATTERN:
Embroider Winter Holly for a Holiday Card
by Connie McEvoy
- PATTERN:
Knit a Qiviut Lace Headband
by Donna Druchunas
- PATTERN:
Crochet a Pinwheel Beret
by Cynthia Preston
- HISTORY:
That Skills and Traditions May Endure
by Andrea Nichol
- PATTERN:
Embroider and Sew a Tooth Fairy Pillow
by Martha Demere
- PATTERN:
Make a Sweetheart Purse with Crazy-Quilt Stitches
by Sharon Mann
- SHAY PENDRAY'S TRIMMINGS:
Sewn-Skirt Tassel
by Frances Langenberg
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- FINDINGS:
(Preserving the legacy of needlework by finding ways to use and reuse new, old, or found objects
Toys from Recycled Knitwear
by Deborah Pulliam
Tooth Fairy Pillowcase
by Mary Polityka Bush
Gifts for Any Occasion
by Mary Polityka Bush
- ON THE WEB(patterns):
Embroider a Snutki(Polish) Doily
by Peta McMillan
Tat a Winter Star
by Susanne Schwenke, Trish Faubion
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Royal School of Needlework Returns to Iowa
Needlework Calendars
HGTV's Restore America Quilt
Cuesta Benberry Quilt Research and Reference Collection
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival
New Quilt Book(Ricky Clark)
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
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- BY POST(reader's letters)
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Evelina Grimes and Her Apron Style Shows
by Laurann Gilbertson
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by Diane Macleod Shink
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Aprons of Guatemala
by Deborah Dwyer
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An Embroidered Apron for a Child
by Mary Polityka Bush
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Learning Cross-stitch on Gingham Aprons
by Shirley Hansen
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Aprons: An Overview
by Keriann Gore
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A Meter Square: Headscarves Trimmed with Needle Lace
by Marge Krager
- TUTORIAL:
Needle Lace
by Gretchen Allgieir
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Weldon's: Knit Gentleman's Socks
adapted by Nancy Bush
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A Brief History of Weldon's Practical Needlework
by Nancy Bush
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adapted by Deborah Pulliam
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Shanghai Girl Gets All Dressed Up
by Beverley Jackson
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Couching Gold Thread
by Shay Pendray
- HISTORY:
Irish-Stitch Pocketbooks
by Karen W MacGregor
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Bead-Knitted Wrist Warmers: Beauty and Warmth(Northern European)
by Carol Huebscher Rhoades
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Bead-Knit Wrist Warmers
by Carol Huebscher Rhoades
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Hats Across the Sea: Kalpak, the Traditional Hat of Kyrgyzstan
by Mary Polityka Bush
- HISTORY:
Barbara J Hamrick's Legacy
by Barbara J hamrick
- TUTORIAL:
Home Care for Your heirloom Textiles
by Linda Moore
- SHAY PENDRAY'S TRIMMINGS:
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- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
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An Embellished Skirt
by Mary Polityka Bush
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Sew a Pocketbook
by Karen W MacGregor
Embroider and Sew a Felt Hat
by Mary Polityka Bush
Crochet a Costume for the Queen of the Nile(11 1/2" fashion doll)
by Nicky Epstein
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Samplers and Needlework from Historic Deerfield
Arts and Crafts Exhibition
Batsiranai Craft Project
German Sampler Museum
Museo Ixchel
Teenage Art Apprentices
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A Family Affair: Quilted Christening Gown and Cap
by Cheryl Reed
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Art Needlework of the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict(1867-1968)
by S Ruth Nierengarten
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Long-and-Short Silk Shading
by Diane Horschak
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Bobbin-Lace Veil
by Shirley K Egan
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Embroidered Suspenders: A Special Engagement Gift(Oline Hansen)
by Mary Polityka Bush
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Cross-stitch a Canvaswork Box Top
by Mary Polityka Bush
- HISTORY:
Journey of a Whitework Wedding Quilt
by Kimberly Wulfert
- HISTORY:
Cause for Celebration: Swedish Embroidered Cushion Covers(Skâne)
by Bobbie Sumberg
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Decorative Knitting, Part II: Knit Wedding Cuffs
by Nancy Bush
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Secrets From the Trunk(Rachel Sturgis)
by Brian Hamrick
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Flights of Fancy: the Dimensional Use of Perforated Paper in the Victorian Era
by Wendy White
- PATTERN:
Stitch a perforated-Paper Ring Basket
by Wendy White
- HISTORY:
The Marriage Cap of Poland
by Sophie Hodorowicz Knab
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
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A Purse For the Bride and a Sash for the Flower Girl
by Mary Polityka Bush
- ON THE WEB(patterns):
Three Classics from Weldon's To Knit-
Cuffs with a Cable Twist,
Ribbed Scarf with Crochet Edging,
Baby's First Sock
adapted by Ann Budd, Deborah Pulliam
Needle-Tat a Bridal Necklace and Bracelet with Beads
by Esther Trusler
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Museum to Reopen at Colonial Williamsburg
Textile Travels: Visit Southeast Pennsylvania
Twist + Shout
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Fireworks Socks: Inspired by Traditional Knitting and Embroidery
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Steeped in Orenburg Tradition: A Snowflake Scarf
by Galina A Khmeleva
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Two-End Knitting: a Living Tradition
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Cuffs in Two-End Knitting
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Center Blocks: Swedish Two-End Mittens
by Karin Kahnlund
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Not Just an (Bestway Knitting)Instruction Leaflet
by Ingrid Murnane
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The Bestway (knit)Gloves Today
by Ann Budd
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Practical Insanity: A Giddy Whirl Through the Pages of Weldon's Practical Needlework
by Franklin Habit
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Reins for Children
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Gordon Highlanders and Their Socks
by Anne Berk
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1846 Gordon Highlanders Regiment Tartan Socks
by Anne Berk
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Classic Highlander's Balmoral Bonnet(knit and full a post-WWII military bonnet)
by Anne Carroll Gilmore
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Re-creating the 17th-century (knit)Gunnister Stockings
by Jacqueline Fee
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First Lady Grace Coolidge and the Story of a Knitted Counterpane
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Grace Coolidgee's Great-Grandmother's Counterpane(knit)
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Letter
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A Treasure Trove: The Knitting Reference Library(Winchester School of Art)
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
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Notes: Here's a first one for me- a pattern correction for a different title put out by this publishers "Knitting Traditions"; There is a correction for the article "The Bilum: A Symbol of New Guinean Women's Craft and Toil" in the Jul/Aug issue...
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Seeing Red- Exploring Natural Dyes
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Redwork Garland to Embroider
by Mary Polityka Bush
- HISTORY:
Calm and Political Upheaval: The Textiles of Belarus
by Donna Druchunas
- PATTERN:
Belarusian Wrist Warmers to Knit
by Donna Druchunas
- HISTORY:
Anastazija and Antanas Tamosaitis: Champions of Lithuanian Folk Art
by Donna Druchunas
- PATTERN:
Lithuanian Socks to Knit
by Sonata Eidikiene
- HISTORY:
Embroidered Huipiles of Mexico's Isthmus of Tehuantepec
by Cynthia LeCount Samaké
- PATTERN:
Festival Flowers to Embroider
by Cynthia LeCount Samaké
- HISTORY:
The Bilum: A Symbol of New Guinean Women's Craft and Toil
by Jill Bolton, Andrew Fyfe
- PATTERN:
A Looped String Bag
by Jill Bolton
- HISTORY:
Sashiko: Practical and Beautiful
by Akiyo Murono
- PATTERN:
A Sashiko Bag to Stitch
by Akiyo Murono
- PATTERN:
Socks to Knit and Embellish with Sashiko
by Stephanie van der Linden
- HISTORY:
Berlin Work: An Exuberance of Color
by Irina Stepanova
- PATTERN:
Berlin-Work Fuchsia to Stitch
by Irina Stepanova
- PATTERN:
Men's Socks from a 1918 Pattern
by Ann Budd
- HISTORY:
Red, Purple, and Blue the Natural Way
by Cheryl Kolander
- CORRECTION:
Rich Tradition of Turkish Knitted Stockings
Winter 2010, Knitting Traditions
- ONLINE EXTRAS
Visit pieceworkmagazine.com for free projects and articles, the PieceWork index, back issues, and much more
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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May/June 2011:Vol. 19, Issue #3
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- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Flora Klickmann: Author, Editor, Needleworker
by Karen CK Ballard
- PATTERN:
Flora Klickmann Butterfly to Crochet
by Karen CK Ballard
- PATTERN:
Yokohama Mama Shawl to Crochet
by Doris Chan
- HISTORY:
The Queen's Lace: Anna Marie Jensen's royal connection
by Ava T Coleman
- PATTERN:
Queen's Lace Doily to Knit
by Ava T Coleman
- HISTORY:
Who Was Dorothy Reade?(lace-knitting pioneer, knitting archaeologist)
by Donna Druchunas
- PATTERN:
Christening Gown with Dorothy Reade Lace Patterns to Knit
by Debbie O'Neill
- PATTERN:
Dragon Scarf to Knit
by Inna Voltchkova
- HISTORY:
Labor of Love: Repairing an Orenburg Lace Shawl
by Galina A Khmeleva
- HISTORY:
Alençon: Queen of Lace, Lace of Queens(tracing its history from 1665)
by Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell
- PATTERN:
An Empire Bee in Alençon-Style Lace to Stitch
by Carolyn Wetzel
- HISTORY:
The Story of Carrickmacross Irish Lace- 1816 Italian Honeymoon Trip at its Roots
by Jo Ann Eurell and Mary Shields
- PATTERN:
Carrickmacross Lace Corner to Stitch
by Marion B Jones
- HISTORY:
Marian Anderson's Bobbin-Lace Coverlet- American Contralto's 19th-century coverlet in The Lace Museum Collection
by Anna Patra
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- ABBREVIATIONS/TECHNIQUES
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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July/August 2011: Vol. 19, Issue #4
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- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
The Allure of the Ribbon in Italian Fashion
by Jeanine Robertson
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Elisabetta's Bridal Bouquet Ribbons to Embroider
by Jeanine Robertson
- HISTORY:
Ribbon Roses(examples from Arlene Baker's vintage ribbon flowers collection)
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A Fortuny Ribbon Rose to Stitch
by Arlene Baker
- HISTORY:
Mariano Furtuny and His Pleats
- HISTORY:
OYA: A Traditional Needle-Lace Embellishment
by Carolyn Wetzel
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OYA: Needle-Knotted Lace to Stitch
by Carolyn Wetzel
- HISTORY:
Thousand Buttons from a Sunken Steamboat
by Suzanne Smith Arney
- HISTORY:
Creating Style for Utility: Aprons Embellished with Trims
by Julia Baratta
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A Trim for an Apron to Knit
by Margaret Sies
- HISTORY:
A Legacy of Crocheted, Tatted, and Knitted Edgings(Betty Baker)
- PATTERN:
Vintage Handkerchief Edgings to Crochet,
Vintage Edgings and a Medallion to Tat,
Vintage Edgings to Knit
- HISTORY:
Macrame Lace: A Very Victorian Trim
by Kris Byrnes
- PATTERN:
A Scarf to Knit with Macrame Trim
by Kris Byrnes
- HISTORY:
Home Work From Victorian Canada
by Rebecca Blair
- PATTERN:
The Vandyke Collar to Knit
by Rebecca Blair
- HISTORY:
Sew Fishy: the Use of Fish Scales in Victorian Embroidery
by Erin Gilday
- CORRECTION:
Grace Coolidge's Great-Grandmother's Counterpane
Jan/Feb. 2011
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- ABBREVIATIONS/TECHNIQUES
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Threads of Feeling, The Foundling Museum
Art of the Americas, Museum of Fine Arts
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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Sept/Oct. 2011: Vol. 19, Issue #5
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- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Cross-stitch Encryption
by Mary Polityka Bush
- PATTERN:
A Pouch with a Secret Message to Embroider
by Mary Polityka Bush
- PATTERN:
Venetian Needle Lace and the Waves Medallion to Stitch
by Silvia Gardiol
- HISTORY:
Needlework in Children's Literature
- HISTORY:
The Law of Crochet(spoof in "Punch", May 1852)
by Karen CK Ballard
- PATTERN:
Crotchet Castle Antimacassar to Filet Crochet
by Karen CK Ballard
- SHORT STORY:
Agnes and Her Silk Stockings
by Karen E Hooton
- PATTERN:
Agnes's Silk Stockings to Knit
by Karen E Hooton
- HISTORY:
Miss Silver: Detective, Knitter
by Ileana Grams-Moog
- PATTERN:
Baby Booties a la Miss Silver to Knit
by Ileana Grams-Moog
- HISTORY:
General Jinjur's Army of Knitters(L Frank Baum's The Land of Oz(1904))
by Joanna Johnson
- PATTERN:
General Jinjur's Jumper to Knit
by Joanna Johnson
- HISTORY:
Maggie Tulliver's Needlework(George Eliot's The Mill on the Floss(1860))
by Kristine Byrnes
- PATTERN:
Maggie's Muffatees to Knit
by Kristine Byrnes
- HISTORY:
Dutch Poem and Knitting in the Netherlands
by Donna Druchunas
- PATTERN:
Dutch Skating Mitten to Knit
by Donna Druchunas
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- ABBREVIATIONS/TECHNIQUES
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Splendor of Thread, Istanbul's Sacred Textiles
Symposium Proceedings Available
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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Nov/Dec. 2011: Vol. 19, Issue #6
Page Count: 56
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- FEATURES
- HISTORY:
Berlin Wool: Fine Fiber from an Innovative Age
by Irina Stepanova
- PATTERN:
Berlin-Work Needle Book to Stitch
by Irina Stepanova
- HISTORY:
Re-Creating Ancient Egyptian Socks
by Charlotte Booth
- PATTERN:
A Coptic Sock to Recreate
by Charlotte Booth
- HISTORY:
Icelandic Wool
by Evelyn A Clark
- PATTERN:
Icelandic Beret to Knit
by Evelyn A Clark
- HISTORY:
Riesines: Lithuanian Wrist Warmers Lovingly Crafted from Fine Wool and Beads
by Donna Druchunas
- PATTERN:
Riesines from Lithuania to Knit
by Donna Druchunas
- PATTERN:
Ushki Wool Hat to Knit
by Inna Voltchkova
- HISTORY:
On the Edge: How a Handful of People Have Preserved Some Rare, Valuable Sheep and Their Wools
by Deborah Robson
- PATTERN:
Manx Loaghtan Boot Socks to Knit
by Ann Budd
- PATTERN:
Leicester Longwool Pillow Cover to Tunisian Crochet
by Carol Huebscher Rhoades
- PATTERN:
Navajo-Churro Mittens to Knit
by Alexis Manzanares
- HISTORY:
Eliza Andrew's Patriotic Wool Shawl
by Lynne Zacek Bassett
- PATTERN:
American Tunis Hat to Knit
by Kristi Schueler
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- ABBREVIATIONS/TECHNIQUES
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Made With Wool Contest Winners
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
- CALENDAR
- MARKETPLACE
- PRODUCT NEWS
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March/April 2012: Vol. 20, Issue #2
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Tools From Our Readers(photo gallery)
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Scissors, Shears and Snips
by Grace Goss, Loveland Museum(Colorado)
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A Pinkeep to Stitch in Punch Needle
by Brenda Gervais
- HISTORY:
Hazy History of Knitting Needles
by Anne Berk
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Making Artificial Flowers with Flower Irons
by Arlene Baker
- PATTERN:
A Rose Bouquet Kit
by Arlene Baker
- HISTORY:
The Sewing Bird: Love Charm, Health Tonic, and Lady's Companion
by Erin Gilday
- PATTERN:
A Bag for Knitters to Knit
- HISTORY:
Bosnian Crochet: Rediscovering a Lost Craft
by Cat Stolzenbach
- PATTERN:
Hat With a Bosnian Twist to Crochet
by Cat Stolzenbach
- HISTORY:
Patriotic Knitting Bags and Tools of the World Wars
by Karen CK Ballard
- HISTORY:
Tambour: A Dance of the Hands
by Robert Haven
- PATTERN:
A Scarf to Tambour-Embroider
by Robert Haven
- HISTORY:
Geometric Knitted Motifs: Knitting Needles Can Help Track Them
by Ava T Coleman
- TUTORIAL:
Geometric Knitting Tutorial
by Ava T Coleman
- HISTORY:
Reweaving Damaged Fabric: Patience Is a Virtue(Fabricon Company of Chicago)
by Monette Satterfield
- HISTORY:
Looping, and Knitting, Along the Viking Trail
by Marge Thorell
- PATTERN:
Atle Beret to Knit: A Viking Cable Project
by Elsebeth Lavold
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- ABBREVIATIONS/TECHNIQUES
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
English Retreat and Scottish Tour
Annemor Sundbo Receives Norwegian State Grant
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
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Sept/Oct. 2012: Vol. 20, Issue #5
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- PIECEWORK Magazine Presents:
Excellence in Needle Arts Awards 2012 Pincushion Contest
- HISTORY:
Like Handwork for Love
by Karen Brock
- PATTERN:
Tita's Kaleidoscope Bedspread to Crochet
by Abbi Byrd
- HISTORY:
La Tela di Penelope
by Marilyn Serraino
- HISTORY:
Love, Needlework, and History in the Bayeux Tapestry
by Mary Polityka Bush
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A Camel To Embroider in Bayeux Stitch
by Mary Polityka Bush
- HISTORY:
Handwork in the Emigre Novel
by Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell
- PATTERN:
Fleur-de-Lis Needle Case to Embroider
by Barbara Jackson
- The Great Yarn Ball Contest
- PATTERN:
Miss Terwilliger's Skirt to Knit
by Joanna Johnson
- HISTORY:
Nursery Rhyme Buttons
by Kathy Augustine
- HISTORY:
Braids into Brushstrokes: An Artist Finds Her Medium
by Janice Horton
- HISTORY:
Victorian Social and Needlecraft Hierarchies in Jane Eyre
by Mariko Simon
- PATTERN:
A Victorian Short Purse to Crochet
by Mariko Simon
- HISTORY:
Handwork in The Flowering Thorn(Margery Sharp,1933)
by Ileana Grams-Moog
- PATTERN:
The Lesley Jacket to Knit
by Anna-Liza Armfield
- HISTORY:
Sonnet for Marie(1807 sampler)
by Mary McGivern
- PATTERN:
Bachelor's Tea Cozy to Knit
by Laurie Sundstrom
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- ABBREVIATIONS/TECHNIQUES
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
- BOOKMARKS(book reviews)
- BY POST(reader's letters)
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- BY POST(reader's letters)
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March/April 2013: Vol. 21, Issue #2
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History of Filet Crochet: Practical Pictorial Designs
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Dancing Couples: A Nordic Design for Knitting
by Susan Strawn
- PATTERN:
Dancing Couple Cardigan to Knit for Baby
by Susan Strawn
- HISTORY:
From Raised Embroidery to Stumpwork: Four Centuries of Dimensional Needlework
by Celeste Chalasani
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A Stumpwork Dragon to Make
by Celeste Chalasani
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Sweet Remembrance: The Language of Flowers in Needlework
by Irina Stepanova
- HISTORY:
One Knitted Motif, Many Names
by Donna Druchunas
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A Snowflake/Rose Ski Headband to Knit
by Donna Druchunas
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Exquisite Whitework: The Arbroath Robe
by Karen E Hooton
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A Baby Bonnet to Embroider in Whitework
by Mary Polityka Bush
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To Everything There Is a Season- A Pincushion to Knit
by June Hariprashad
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Or Nué: the Gold Standard in Pictorial Embroidery
by Mary Polityka Bush
- HISTORY:
An Or Nué Heart to Embroider
by Mary Polityka Bush
- HISTORY:
Pictorial Knitting Techniques
by Anne Berk
- CORRECTION:
Cottage Industry Mittens and Wristers
Jan/Feb. 2013
- ONLINE EXTRAS
- DEPARTMENTS
- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
by Jeane Hutchins
- ABBREVIATIONS/TECHNIQUES
- TAPESTRY(New and Noteworthy):
Adventures in Textiles at the Denver Art Museum
- ADVERTISER'S INDEX
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- BY POST(reader's letters)
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Peruvian Burial Doll
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Cousin Martha's Scarf to Knit
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Common Threads: A Story About Five Generations of Women Connected by Lace
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Leaf and Nupp Shawl to Knit
by Nancy Bush
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Valseseian Puncetto Needle Lace
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Puncetto Lace Necklace to Make
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Silken Fog Stole to Knit
by Inna Voltchkova
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Lace of the Arabia
by Bart Elwell
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Torchon Lace Edging to Crochet
by Bart Elwell
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A Lace Pillow a la Orenburg to Knit
by Galina A Khmeleva
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Thief, Theif!: Tales of Larceny and Old Lace
by Christopher John Brooke Phillips
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A Tribute Baby Sweater
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Letter
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Tatted Edging No. 524
by Adeline Cordet(Tatting Designs with Instructions, Book No. 5)
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Solving the Puzzles of Early Knitted Stockings: Clues from the Czech Republic
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Margaretha Franziska Lobkoweitz's Stockings
by Sylvie Odstrcilová
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Estonian Knitting
by Anu Pink, Siiri Reimann, Kristi Jöeste
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Skolt Sammi Socks from Inari
by Laura Ricketts
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Swedish-Influenced Raggsocks: Everyday Luxury
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Lugger: Norwegian Footwear for Inside and Outside
by Laurann Gilbertson
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Entranced by Turkish Socks
by Lynn DT Hershberger
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Turkish Heel
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Afghan Refugee Slipper Socks
by Mimi Seyferth
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Building on History: Ogee Lace Stockings
by Katrina King
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Darn Good Egg: Darning Tools for Holey Socks
by Erin Gilday
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Barron-Gibb Baby Booties and Toddler Socks
by Heather Vaughan Lee
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Green Sweater Project: A Holocaust Survival Story
by Lea Stern
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50 Tips from Shetland Knitters by Hazel Tindall, Elizabeth Johnston
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Nasca(Peru) Cross-Knit Looping
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Creations in Cross-Knit Looping
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The Kurdish Socks of Iraq
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Kurdish Socks to Knit
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The Richmond Glove and Its Creator, Henrietta Pulleine Ryder
by Lesley O'Connell Edwards
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Richmond Gloves to Knit
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Dorset Buttons to Make
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Twined-Knitted Gloves from Sweden
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Estonian Braid Cast-Ons: Variations on a Theme
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Sweet Mementos: Whitman Sampler Collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
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Eastern Orthodox Prayer Ropes
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How to Tie a Traditional Thirty-Three-Knot Eastern Orothodox Prayer Rope
by Laura Ricketts, Timothy Roe
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Pieceworks' 25th Anniversary
by Jeane Hutchins
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Mittens of Latvia by Maruta Grasmane
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Trimmings: Mary Elizabeth Greenwall Edie's Knitted-Lace Samples
by Frances H Rautenbach
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Subversive Lace(Louise Liénaux-Vergauwe)
by Evelyn McMillan
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Spanish Frisado de Valladolid-
Needle Lace: Treasures in Gold, Silver and Silk
by Carolyn Wetzel
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Medallion of Frisado de Valladolid-Style Lace to Stitch
by Carolyn Wetzel
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The Lace Mantilla: A Centuries-old Spanish Tradition
by Mary Polityka Bush
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Victorian Lace Square to Applique and Embroider
by Kathi Rotella
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Shawl Based on a Weldon's Veil Pattern to Knit
by Carolyn Wyborny
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Diamond Dust Wrap to Knit
by Andrea Jurgrau
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Irish Crochet Buttons to Make
by Pat Olski
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A Tatted Treasure
by Kathy Augustine
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A Handkerchief Edging to Tat
by Trish Faubion
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Lace Pichwai
by Chitra Balasubramaniam
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Impressions of the Thing Itself
by Veronica Patterson
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FALL 2018: Vol. 26, Issue #4
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An excerpt from "The Queen's Embroiderer: A True Story of Paris, Lovers, Swindlers, andthe First Stock Market Crash"
by Joan DeJean
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Miniature Petit-Point Tree-of-Life Carpet
by Natalie Frank
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Miniature Petit-Point Bird to Stitch
by Natalie Frank
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The Not-Forbidden Knot Stitch- the true meaning behind the name of this exacting stitch
by Mary Polityka Bush
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A Khamak Primer- intricate traditional embroidery of Kandahar, Afghanistan
by Rangina Hamidi, Mary Littrell
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Crowning Glory of Embroidery- for centuries, cultures have pursued the art of hair embroidery
by Mary Polityka Bush
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Hungarian Csetnek Crocheted Lace- the dedication of two sisters, along with inspirationg from Irish crochet, resulted in a new lace tradition
by Máire Treanor
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Csetnek Lace Bookmark to Crochet- Fruit and floral motifs
by Julianna Má
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Finding the Fitting Fleece for Fulling: The Knitting in Early Modern Europe Project-
Expanding knowledge of the origins and development of knitting from 1450 to 1750
by Jane Malcolm-Davies
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Christening Gown to Knit
by Ava T Coleman
- HISTORY:
Fine Knitting of Estonia
by Nancy Bush
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Muhu Gloves to Knit
by Anu Pink
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Knitted Ganseys- traditional sweaters from fishing villages on the coasts of Great Britain in the new Knitting Ganseys
by Beth Brown-Reinsel
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Baby's Fancy Socks to Knit- Fine Victorian style knitting from Weldon's Practical Needlework
by Carol Huebscher Rhoades
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Wandering Paths Stole to Knit- Ode to the Orenburg tradition with Diagonal, Strawberry, and Mouse Print Patterns
by Katrina King
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- NOTIONS(from the editor)
Letter
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- CALENDAR- Events of Interest
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Deep-Seated Associations- Textile Threads in Language, Myth, Fairy Tales, and Novels
by Beverly Gordon
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter- Portrait of a Seamstress
by Diane Kennedy
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter to Embroider
by Diane Kennedy
- HISTORY:
Secret Life of Mrs. Brown- Drawn from the Short Story "Art Work," in The Matisse Stories by AS Byatt
by Mary Polityka Bush
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A Bookmark a la Matisse to Embroider
by Mary Polityka Bush
- HISTORY:
On Lace's Trail- Bruges, History, Secrets- and Nancy Drew
by Suzanne Smith Arney
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Belgian Needle-lace Hearts to Make
by Kathi Rotella
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A Little Women Lace Fichu to Knit
by Eileen Lee
- HISTORY:
Children's Books- How Needlework Twists the Plot
by Julia Baratta
- HISTORY:
Women and Needlework Magazines- Opportunity, Recognition, Income!
by Susan Strawn
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Handsome Centerpiece for the Library Table- Embroidered Butterflies("Needlecraft",Oct. 1918)
by Marion Matthews
- HISTORY:
A Publishing Juggernaut- The Modern Priscilla
by Christopher John Brooke Phillips
- HISTORY:
Lustrous Life of Fancy Needlework Illustrated- 1906-1960
by Barbara Smith
- PROJECT:
Tea Rose Scarf to Knit
by Katrina King
- PROJECT:
Festival Lace Mitts to Knit
by Inna Voltchkova
- HISTORY:
Ann's Rag Book- With a Brief History of These Fabric Books
by Kathy Troup
- DEPARTMENTS
- Notions(editor's note)
by Jeane Hutchins
- Then and Now- 1780 to This Spring
- By Post(letters from readers)
- Calendar
- Necessities(new products)
- THE LAST WORD:
Book of Interest- The House of Worth: The Birth of Haute Couture
review by Jenna Fear
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