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PieceWork, May/June 2009
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Love lace? The May/June 2009 issue of PieceWork is devoted to amazing lace! Explore exquisite needlelace that originated in Bologna, Italy, with a step-by-step tutorial for making your own delicate needlelace insert; tat an elegant Chantilly Border; learn about a master bobbin-lacemaker; and delve into the world of Orenburg lace knitting, complete with instructions for knitting a sumptuous cashmere Orenburg warm shawl. And then there's our new Crocheted-Lace Challenge; we are eagerly awaiting contributions and comments from this! All of this and more are in PieceWork's annual tribute to lace.
- A Needlelace Legacy: Italy???s Aemilia Ars Society (Jeanine Robertson).
Trace the history of this traditional Italian needlelace from the lacework and embroidery branch of the Aemilia Ars Society, started in 1899.
- A Rose Needlelace Insert to Stitch by the Associazione Culturale (???I merletti di Antonilla Cantelli??? and Jeanine Robertson).
Although the traditional designs of Aemilia Ars needlelace are many, only a few stitches are used to execute the lace; each of those stitches is used in this project.
- PieceWork???s Crocheted-Lace Challenge (Linda Ligon).
We invite you to send your version of Link Pattern Lace or Pointed Lace in Crochet Tatting from early-twentieth-century English pattern books to us for publication.
- Knots and Loops: Untangling the Structure of Lace (Nancy Nehring).
Explore the differences among knotted and looped laces.
- A Tribute to a Lace-Knitting Legend: Olga Alexandrovna Fedorova (Galina Khmeleva).
The author looks back at the life of her friend, adviser, confidante, and mentor.
- Olga???s Indiski [Indian] Shawl to Knit (Galina Khmeleva).
Step-by-step instructions for creating a captivating cashmere lace-knitted shawl inspired by one of Olga Alexandrovna Fedorova???s designs.
- Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth???s Working Collection of Lace and Needlework (Dianne Derbyshire).
As a young girl, Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth was interested in all arts and crafts, but embroidery and lace were of special interest; she taught embroidery and lacemaking to others and became a collector to show people ???how it was done??? in the past.
- America Nieves-Morales: Master Bobbin-Lacemaker (Mary Stewart Sale).
America Nieves-Morales???s mother taught her how to make bobbin lace when America was a child in Puerto Rico; she continues to make bobbin lace and shares her knowledge in western Montana.