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Contents
Needlework Tools: Make a Bon Voyage Mending Case
This case, created by Liz Knudsen and Ann Pettit and sized for travel, holds essential needlework tools.
NEEDLEWORK TOOLS: Compendiums, A Fish Sewing Kit, A Thimble and a Thimble Case, Miniature Sewing Set and Other Tools
Four authors take a look at a variety of needlework tools from different places and times.
Kay Sullivan, Deborah Pulliam, Stephen Beal, Loene McIntyre
EARLY-NINETEENTH-CENTURY AFRICAN AMERICAN SAMPLERS FROM BALTIMORE SCHOOLS
Signed and dated samplers illustrate the level of expertise reached in pre–Civil War Baltimore schools for African Americans.
Gloria Seaman Allen
GARMENTS FROM DR.NORTON STRANGE TOWNSHEND’S EARLY LIFE
An early-nineteenth-century smock and nightshirt, both marked in cross-stitch by Townshend’s mother, are two of the family’s numerous surviving textiles.
Linda Moore
Embroider a Heart Motif for a Book Bag
A motif on a book bag that belonged to Norton Strange Townshend’s daughter, Harriet, was Linda Moore’s inspiration for this small bag.
Knit Winter Dolls
Nancy Bush’s two wee dolls dressed in Scandinavian-inspired sweaters will delight any child lucky enough to receive them.
Just for Kids to Make: Old-Fashioned Toys
Any child aged ten or older will enjoy making Kristin Nicholas’s embroidered and stuffed cat or dog for him- or herself or to give as a gift.
CLARA HALUSKA FODOR’S WALL HANGINGS: APPLIQUÉD, EMBROIDERED, AND QUILTED
Self-taught needleworker Clara Haluska Fodor created a wall hanging for each of America’s fifty states.
Jennifer C. Core
Embroider Winter Holly for a Holiday Card
Connie McEvoy offers complete instructions for stitching her delicate sprig of holly.
Knit a Qiviut Lace Headband
Donna Druchunas designed this warm headband as a starter project for new lace knitters, using qiviut, the featherweight undercoat of the musk ox. She also includes information on Alaska’s Oomingmak Musk Ox Producers’ Co-operative knitters, who specialize in making lace-knitted qiviut scarves and caps.
Crochet a Pinwheel Beret
This oversize beret is fun and easy to crochet. The designer, Cynthia Preston, offers some historical context for the versatile head covering as well.
THAT SKILLS AND TRADITIONS MAY ENDURE
For more than four generations, members of the author’s family have passed their knitting and needlework skills and knowledge down to succeeding generations.
Andrea Nichol
Embroider and Sew a Tooth Fairy Pillow
Stumpwork and shadow work highlight the delicate stitchery of Martha Demere’s whimsical project.
Make a Sweetheart Purse with Crazy-Quilt Stitches
Help a child practice embroidery stitches while making Sharon Mann’s sweet purse.
On the Web: Embroider a Snutki Doily
Peta McMillan explains the technique of snutki, which originated in Poland, and provides step-by-step instructions for creating a delicate lacy doily.
On the Web: Tat a Winter Star
Written instructions and a chart guide you through this project designed by Susanne Schwenke and tatted by Trish Faubion. |
