Eloise Kruger and Her Miniatures (Suzanne Smith Arney) - Eloise Andrews Kruger amassed a collection of nearly 20,000 pieces of furniture and accessories in 1:12 scale, including upholstery for a chair worked in flamestitch and a needlepointed pillow only 1 inch (2.5 cm) square
Eloise Kruger’s Flamestitch Pattern to Embroider - Deanna Hall West used Eloise Kruger’s hand-drawn chart to stitch the pattern as a seat cushion for a miniature wicker chair
The Ubiquitous Loop (Linda Ligon). Explore the amazing technique of simple looping, which has been used to create fabrics in virtually all cultures and times; many textile scholars call it universal
Tokens of Love: Quaker Pinballs (Erica Uten). As early as 1790, girls at Ackworth School, a Quaker boarding school in England, made knitted pinballs, many of which they presented as gifts to fellow students
A Quaker Pinball to Knit and the Pinball Motif to Cross-Stitch (Erica Uten). Use the chart to create a silk knitted pinball or to cross-stitch the motif on fabric
A Miniature Rug to Needlepoint (Frank M. Cooper). Stitch this miniature Oriental carpet for your favorite dollhouse owner
A Miniature Lace Tablecloth to Knit for Titania’s Tea Table (Mary Frances Wogec). This gossamer tablecloth, worked in fine silk thread on tiny needles, could grace a doll’s table, or frame it as a tribute to your own fine needle skills
Crewel or Jacobean? A Confusion of Terminology (Meryl A. Friedberg Ambrose). Are the terms “Jacobean embroidery” and “crewelwork” synonymous? Confusion arises because much Jacobean embroidery originally was worked in the tightly twisted two-ply worsted wool known as crewel yarn
A Jacobean Floral Design in Miniature Punchneedle Embroidery (Robert R. Ambrose). Use these step-by-step instructions to create a Jacobean design in the small-scale technique of punchneedle embroidery
PieceWork’s Brooch Contest 2009 Grand-Prize Winner: The Butter“scotch” Brooch and Earrings to Needlepoint (Sharlotte A. DeVere). Re-create the grand-prize winner from our recent brooch contest. As a bonus, the designer has added instructions for matching earrings
Baby Booties from a Vintage Pattern to Knit (Nancie M. Wiseman). The designer adapted the pattern for these tiny booties from Flora Campbell Chandler’s booklet of treasured patterns for knitting booties, quilt patterns, and knitted and crocheted laces