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Cashmere Wrist Warmers to Knit
by Inna Voltchkova, page 37.
Photograph by Joe Coca.

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PieceWork’s 2009 Brooch Contest
View the outstanding winners from PieceWork Magazine Presents the Excellence in Needle Arts Awards 2009 contest!

Exquisite Embroidered Symbolism: Norwegian Ceremonial Cloths
by Mary B. Kelly
For centuries on important occasions, Norwegians displayed ceremonial cloths elaborately embroidered with Viking-era motifs.

Tree-of-Life and Bold Flower Mittens to Knit and Tree-of-Life Motif to Cross-Stitch
by Susan Kolstad
Inspired by Norwegian ceremonial cloths, Susan Kolstad incorporated motifs from the cloths in her knitted mittens. Use the tree-of-life chart to cross-stitch the motif.

A Transitional Work: An Early-Nineteenth-Century
Embroidered Quilt
by Christina Inge
This exceptional pieced and embroidered quilt from New England displays elements of eighteenthand nineteenth-century styles of bedcovers.

A Sunglasses Case to Embroider with Motifs from a Nineteenth-Century Quilt
by Christina Inge
Step-by-step instructions for creating a captivating cashmere lace-knitted shawl inspired by one of Olga Alexandrovna Fedorova's designs.

Gifts of the Sultan: The Fashion Influence of Tippoo-Saïb
by Kimberly Chrisman - Campbelle
The mission of the ambassadors dispatched by Tippoo-Saïb, sultan of Mysore, to France to meet with King Louis XVI ultimately was a diplomatic failure, but it would be remembered as a fashion phenomenon.

Take-Along Projects: Dee’s Diamond Scarf to Knit by Nancy Bush,
A Pulled-Work Bookmark to Embroider by Mary Polityka Bush, and
Cashmere Wrist Warmers to Knit by Inna Voltchkova
Try our three special projects designed with portability in mind for summer travels. Beginning lace knitters will find Dee’s Diamond Scarf within their capabilities. The finished bookmark can serve either as a place marker in your travel journal or as a gift for the hostess awaiting your arrival. The wrist warmers are fun to knit and will help to take off the chill.

Linen and Lace at Pebble Hill Plantation
by Andi Reynolds
Started as a working farm in 1825, this southwest Georgia plantation acquired a trove of fine linen and lace through the efforts of its two twentieth-century owners.

ON THE WEB: Textile Travels: Part V- Michoacán, Mexico by Gwen Blakley Kinsler In Part 5 of our online travel series, Gwen discusses her recent return visit to the state of Michoacán, Mexico. In Part 1, Gwen told how she began her textile collection with treasures bought in Honduras and Guatemala; Parts 2 and 3 are accounts of her stay in Ecuador; Part 4 includes her favorite shopping spots in Mexico City and Oaxaca (to access Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4, click on Free Projects & Articles, then on Articles). All of the countries visited in the series continue to draw textile lovers.

2009 Excellence in Needle Arts Awards Brooch Winners To all who entered our 2009 brooch contest, thank you! The technical expertise and brilliant creativity wowed all of us. After several rounds of blind judging (in which the names of the makers are not revealed until judging is complete), we selected our grand-prize winner, four first-place category winners, four honorable mentions (one for each category), and an additional forty-four entries to be included in the brooch display. Without further ado, we are very pleased to present the winners of PieceWork’s 2009 brooch contests.

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