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PieceWork, September/October 2008
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P0809
Projects
- Elizabeth Zimmermann, Meg Swansen, and the Schoolhouse Press Family: Joyfully Opinionated Knitters, The Etymology of the I-Cord, and An I-Cord P otholder to Knit- Lizbeth Upitiscelebrates the fiftieth anniversary of Schoolhouse Press, and Meg Swansen provides insight into the versatile knitted I-cord.
- The Delineator Leaf Lace Edging to Knit- Nancie M. Wiseman offers a pattern from Miss Blanche Beau's notebook of lace and knitting instructions.
- Traveling Stitches- Susan M. Strawn explores the knitting knowledge and traditions that pioneer and immigrant women took with them as they made their way across the continent during the nineteenth century.
- Knitting in Estonia and Setu Socks to Knit- Nancy Bush examines the history of Estonian knitted socks and incorporates the openwork diamond patterns found on traditional women's stockings from Estonia in these stylish socks.
- Special Section: Quilts: Jane Austen's Patchwork Coverlet- Pamela D. Toler delves into Jane Austen's life and the patchwork coverlet that she made in 1811.
- The Floral Roots of Winnebago Star Quilts- Suzanne Smith Arney discusses the traditional ribbonwork incorporated into contemporary Winnebago quilts that reveal the makers' deep roots in a different soil.
- Mary Eliza Battle: Her Life and Her Quilts- Carol Williams Gebel shares research on this Civil War?????????era woman and her surviving quilts.
- Lillie Elizabeth Parsons Neuman's Irish Chain Quilt- Marcia Kaylakie discovered this 1886 Texas quilt with its touching story.
- A Quilt-Inspired Pillow Cover to Knit- Amanda Berka used two motifs in a circa-1800 whitework quilt as inspiration for her decorative pillow cover.