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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • FEATURES
    • A Lady's Evening Bag:
      Embroidered nosegay, fringe, braid, tassels, vleveteen, a fine filigree chain
            by Carol Pladsen, Diane Brakefield
    • Pincushions Aplenty:
      History article on types and uses
            by Gay Ann Rogers
      Beaded Pincushion(pattern)
            by Laura Doyle
      Crazy-Quilt Pincushion(pattern)
            by Donna Yuen
      Shaker Box Pincushion(pattern)
    • Tatted Treasures:
      Floral Bouquet, Bookmark, 12" Doily, Sm & Large Semicircles, Circles(patterns)
            by Mary McCarthy
    • Herb-Lover's Kitchen:
      Adding flavor and flair to your kitchen
      Stitched Spice Cabinet, Recipe Box, Napkin Holder(
            by Barbara Sestok, Carlotta Tormey
    • Norwegian Doily:
      15" Ethnic masterpiece in crochet
            by Not Given
    • Hardanger Wedding:
      Keepsakes for a memorable day- Framed Piece(pattern)
            by Janice Love, Donna Yuen
    • Luxury in Crochet:
      Heirloom coverlet recalls a gracious era(pattern,tiling rnd motif)
            by Not Given
    • This Year's Tree:
      Depiction of Christmas in a Northern Forest(cross-stitch,on cover)
            by Pamela Johnson, Judith Ann Griffith
  • DEPARTMENTS
    • Meet the Artist:
      Linda Driskell's Passion for Preservation
            by Joetta Moulden
    • Material Things:
      Victorian Pincushions- the story of this essential stitcher's tool provided fascinating lore
            by Gay Ann Rogers
    • Connecting Threads:
      Granny gift- a reader's recollection of her first knitting lesson
            by Sheila Doering
    • Treasures in our Communities:
      Vesterheim- the Norwegian-American Museum's treasury of needlework from the Old Country and the New World
            by Joan Pavel Dardis
  • IN EVERY ISSUE
    • Stitcher's Gallery:
      Potpourri of Readers' Needlework
            by Kit Schlich
    • Dear Reader...
      by Joan Cravens(editor)
    • Treasured Guest:
      Sara Jane Treinen on crochet(basic lesson)
    • Ask Deanna
      Questiones answered on needlework
            by Deanna West
    • Reader Letters
    • Needlework Gazette(shows, events, books, new products)
      Cutting-Edge Quilts(Hilary Fletcher, Paula Morgan),
      The Allure of Antique Shops(Corrine Lee)
    • Crochet and Cross-stitch Basics
    • Supplies for This Issue:

Title: Better Homes and Gardens' Treasures in Needlework, Vol. II, No. 2
Editor: Joan Cravens
Format/Publication Date: MAG:Summer 1993
Publisher: Meredith Corp., Des Moines, IA
Page Count: 96
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 11" x 8 1/2"
ISBN: 1059-2466

SUMMARY- I love the BHG Special Interest issues because they always give you heirloom quality projects to try out in a very wide range of disciplines. You get more of Mary McCarthy's tatting in this issue.