Piecework Vol.15 #6 Nov/Dec 2007

• The Glamour of it All: Collecting Vintage Handbags and A Silk Handbag to Embroider by Christen Brown - Explore the author’s collection of handbags from France, Brazil, and Asia, and use her instructions to create your own handbag.
• My Unbridled Passion: Collecting Sewing Tools by Lynne Zacek Bassett - Here are some of the author’s favorite objects.
• Small Treasures: My Needlework Collection by Dorothy G. Fischer - Four examples from the author’s collection.
• Collecting Crochet by Gwen Blakley Kinsler - Collecting crocheted objects is a passion that the author shares with many others.
• Repairing Mama's Crocheted Tablecloth, How-to Make a Crochet Repair, and Wheel Motifs to Crochet by Maggie Petsch - The restoration of a vintage tablecloth with step-by-step directions to make your own crochet repair and instructions to crochet a dresser scarf, table runner, or a re-creation of Mama’s tablecloth.
• Kate Harpham's Peacock Fire Screen by Emily-Jane Orford - The fire screen is a treasured family possession, the only surviving work of a talented woman whose hands rarely were idle.
• A Bridge of Thread For Scandinavian Women in American Homes by Laurann Gilbertson and Karen J. Olsen - A magazine written in Dano-Norwegian and published in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, from 1888 to 1947 helped Scandinavian women in their new lives in America.
• Is This Chanel an Original or a Fake? by Claire Shaeffer - Learn the hallmarks of an original couture Chanel suit.
• A Holiday Stocking to Knit by Nancy Bush - This stocking with traditional Estonian motifs will hold lots of goodies.

Pieceworks Magazine 15/05 - Sept/Oct 2007

Another excelllent issue featuring the following articles:

• Katy's Quilt A Nine Patch quilt tells its own story.
• A Miniature Bedcover to Embroider and Quilt Silk threads add elegance and glimmer to this diminutive project.
• Civil War–Era Quilts by Kelly Ann Butterbaugh During the war, women used quilts to convey their feelings and fears, sold quilts to raise money for their cause, and sent quilts to provide comfort to soldiers.
• Kappies: The Quilted Sunbonnets Of Nineteenth-Century South Africa by Lucille Chaveas Handworked designs in extremely fine cording and quilting were the only decoration on these exquisite bonnets.

Pieceworks Magazine 15/04 - July/Aug 2007

Articles are:

• Buying Lace on a Russian Train by Joyce Walker - A trip to Russia in search of information about her husband’s Volga German relatives also resulted in the purchase of several treasures.
  • A Russian Lace Scarf to Knit by Dixie Falls and Jane Fournier - Create your own Russian lace scarf with these complete instructions.
• The Carpet Slippers of Freetown, Sierra Leone by Lucille Chaveas - Distinctive clothing, including needlepoint carpet slippers, played development of Krio society in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
• Creating and Costuming a Persona by Pamela D. Toler - Dressing up and playing a character have become a passion for tens of thousands.
• The Largartera Embroidery of Spain by Linda Moore - A centuries-old tradition of embroidery endures in the village of Lagartera in the province of Toledo.
• A Lagartera Medallion to Embroider by Mary Polityka Bush - Use satin and double running stitches to create this colorful medallion.
• A Seventeenth-Century Lady’s Costume with a Blackwork Butterfly Waistcoat by Tina E. McCarty - The author created her waistcoat to wear at costume events.
• Kasuti Embroidery on Saris: Gossamer Stitches from India by Chitra Balasumbramaniam - As early as the eighth century, women in the Northern Karnataka region of southern India were using their embroidery skills to personalize sari fabrics.
• Swedish Anundsjösöm: The Landscape Embroidery of Brita Kajsa Karlsdotter by Ulrika Bos Kerttu
  • Brita Kajsa Karlsdotter’s motifs have been recognized as a unique form of needlework. A Hand Towel with a Brita Kajsa Karlsdotter Motif to Embroider By Ulrika Bos Kerttu This distinctive towel with its myrtle tree motif will add style to any kitchen.
• Redditch: England's Needle-Making Center by Valentine Wilber - Needle making has been practiced in Redditch and surrounding areas in England’s West Midlands for centuries; a museum serves as a reminder of the needle’s place in history.
• A Whitework Pincushion to Embroider - Designed by Mary Polityka Bush - Stitch this elegant white-on-white design.
• Traditional Japanese Obi by Diane Horschack - Explore the fabrics, colors, and symbols on these long sashes used to tie traditional Japanese kimono.
  • Stitching with Japanese Flat Silk by Diane Horschak - Here are two ways of securing flat silk thread to prevent fraying and snagging.
• Take-Along Knitting Projects - Keep your fingers occupied on your travels with these special projects:
  • Grand Tour Fingerless Mitts to Knit by Ann Budd
  • Traveler’s Stockings to Knit by Nancy Bush.

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