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InterweaveVolume XIV Number 2
F E A T U R E S / P R O J E C T S
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G ARDEN E MBROIDERY
Gardens have inspired embroiderers for centuries.
Yvonne Cuthbertson
Stumpwork from the Royal School of Needleworks Green
Country Garden Collection
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Learn how to create a stumpwork pansy.
Stitch a Miniature Garden Knotted Rug
Teresa Layman offers instructions for making a miniature rug using only French and
Colonial knots.
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N EEDLEWORKERS OF THE N ORTH , PART II: The Tlingit
and Haida of the Pacific Northwest and Their Button Blankets
This installment of an ongoing series focuses on colorful, symbolic, and traditional
capelike robes worn for dances and ceremonies.
Donna Druchunas
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Decorative Knitting, Part I: Knit Cuffs with Color
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Nancy Bush kicks off a new series with ideas for making cuffs for mittens, gloves, socks,
or as edgings for hats, vests, or sweaters, or even as stylish wrist warmers.
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P ENNY RUGS : Nineteenth-Century Recycling
Nineteenth-century needleworkers used teacups, plates, coins, and other round
household objects as templates for cutting uniform circles of fabric for use in making
quilts; the practice was easily extended to the appliqus that give penny rugs their name.
Aimee E. Newell
Appliqu and Sew a Penny-Rug Coaster
A penny, a dime, and a quarter were used to cut the circles for this coaster designed by
Mary Polityka Bush.
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LYDIA S COTT AND H ER H OUSEHOLD C OLUMN
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ON THE COVER
TERESA L AYMANS MINIATURE
GARDEN KNOTTED RUG.
PAGE 23.
Photograph by Joe Coca.
From 1881 to 1884, the authors great-great-grandmother edited a household column
in a daily newspaper published in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Barbara Clemens
On the Web: Knit a Lace Edging from The Fireside
Heres an edging sample based on instructions in Lydia Scotts June 5, 1884, column.
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M ISSIONARY T EXTILES : Made for Export
Embroidered household linens recently found in a Shanghai market
were made in the 1930s for the American market.
Va l e r y G a r r e t t
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Knit Teakettle Holders
Deborah Pulliam offers instructions for two versions of potholders
based on late-nineteenth-century patterns.
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C OLLECTING AND C ARING FOR
H OUSEHOLD T EXTILES
There are a number of ways of ensuring the survival of everyday
household objects that may be our only ties to family members from
earlier generations.
Darn a Hole
VOLUME XIV
NUMBER 2
March/April 2006
D E P A R T M E N T S
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Notions
Editors letter
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By Post
Clarice Taylors step-by-step instructions make darning
a cinch.
O NLINE Q UILT A DVICE
The Alliance for American Quilts offers projects and services for
collecting, caring for, and documenting quilts and related materials.
C ARING FOR M Y H OUSEHOLD L INENS
The author uses many of her handmade textiles daily.
Jan Meyer
M Y E MBROIDERED S HELF PANELS
Panels embroidered by Richard Scheeles grandmother in the early
1900s receive special care to prolong
their life.
Carol Scheele
S OFTWARE FOR D OCUMENTING
Collectify is a collection management software program.
S PECIALTY C LEANING P RODUCTS
These products are formulated for cleaning fine fabrics.
Letters from readers
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Book Marks
Books of interest
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Necessities
Needlework supplies
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Calendar
Upcoming events
C O L U M N S
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Tapestry
The new and noteworthy
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Findings
Preserving the legacy of needlework by
finding ways to remake and reuse
new, old, or found objects
Lampshade and Pincushion
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Shay Pendrays Trimmings
A sampling of patterns,
charts, and instructions
Filet Crochet Chart
ON THE WEB
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