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PieceWork, November/December 2006
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Projects
- Grandmother Jim's Magical Christmas Tree Skirt and Ornaments- The author's grandmother created colorful ornaments and a felt tree skirt with
three-dimensional scenes from "The Twelve Days of Christmas." (Betsy Barrett)
- Make a Dazzling Bird Ornament- Betsy Barrett offers a re-creation of one of the embellished ornaments made by her grandmother.
- Crocheted Buttons- Crocheted buttons, very fashionable from about 1860 until about 1915, were made in a wide variety of patterns, some very elaborate. (Nancy Nehring)
- Crochet a Button- Follow Nancy Nehring's instructions to crochet a Floribunda Arch button to use as a closure on Kristin Spurkland's diminutive silk purse (see below) or as a stylish pin.
- Crochet and Embellish an Elegant Silk Purse- Kristin Spurkland used silk yarn and ribbon details in this easy-to-make accessory.
- Made from Silk Ribbons: A Flag from the Civil War Era- According to family legend, this small flag was created in an internment camp established in South Carolina for Union sympathizers during the Civil War. (Donna LaVallee)
- Livery: Identifying Household Staff- Livery, originally a badge, evolved into complete outfits for household staff that have changed very little in the past two hundred years. (Deborah Pulliam)
- Needleworkers of the North, Part III Athapaskan Beadwork: Miniature Mosaics- This installment of an ongoing series focuses on the beautiful beadwork created by Athapaskan men and women of Alaska and northwestern Canada. (Donna Druchunas)
- Athapaskan Beadwork Technique- Learn the traditional method used by Athapaskan beadworkers to couch beads to a ground fabric.
- Safely Locked to Earth: Padlocks for Chinese Boys- Families in China traditionally protected their most valuable possessions - their young sons - with padlocks worn around the neck or with clothes embroidered with padlock motifs. (Valery Garrett)
- Cross-Stitch a Padlock Motif- Use this chart from Valery Garrett's collection to create your own padlock filled with auspicious symbolism.
- The Princess Lace Machine or Loom: Neither Machine nor Loom- Businessman Sylvester G. Lewis started his Torchon Lace Company in 1901 to sell his cylindrical bobbin-lace pillow, touted as a great improvement over the lace-making equipment then available in Europe. (Karen H . Thompson)
- A Celebration of Lace in Galicia- The coastal city of Camariñas in Galicia, a region bordering the Atlantic Ocean, is home to one of the largest centers of bobbin-lace making in Spain. (Alba Cid)
- Janya Sugannasil: Thailand's Lady of Lace- A profile of this lace maker who is working on a commission to make a fan with diminutive bobbin-lace motifs for an American fan collector. (Cindy Tilney)
- Grandma Moses, Needlewoman- In addition to her well-known folk art paintings, Grandma Moses also turned out numerous "yarn paintings," embroideries worked primarily in worsted-weight wool. (Jeanmarie Copeland)
- Decorative Knitting, Part V: Knit Cuffs with Squares and Stripes- Nancy Bush finishes up her series with ribbonlike techniques. As with the other installments in the series, she uses cuffs as her canvas.