PieceWork September/October 1993

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In this issue

1. NOTIONS From the editorp.2
2. BY POST Letters from readersp.3
3. DEPARTMENTS
4. CRAZY QUILT Events, news, and thingsp.20
5. LEGACY Identifying keepsakes Hand- and machine-made lace, and nanny pinsp.86
6. BOOK MARKS Books in review Lace knitting, Kwakiutl string figuresp.89
7. WHERE SAND FALLS LIKE RAIN: Needleknitting from ancient Peru, produced 2,000 years ago, stuns us today.p.28
8. FINGER PUPPETS TO NEEDLEKNIT Create sprightly needleknitted fingerpuppets with an ancient technique.p.39
9. THE TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST COMPANY FIRE, 1911 This tragic fire spurred needed changes in safety and work laws.p.42
10. TOUCHED BY THE FLAMES: SARAH SORENSON, 1888—1992 Sarah Sorenson's life as a 'troublemaker' was dedicated to change.p.46
11. SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLISH BAND SAMPLER Samplers of linear motifs were once essential references for embroiderers.p.49
12. HAND TOWELS TO EMBROIDER Reversibly stitch designs from a centuries old band sampler.p.52
13. TURKISH KNITTED STOCKINGS The socks of Sivas province are part of a vivid but fading tradition.p.54
14. TURKISH SOCKS TO KNIT Knit traditional Turkish socks Eastern style and similar socks using Western techniques.p.59
15. TWISTING UP A RUG Twined rag rugs survive through love for the technique and the rugs themselves.p.64
16. A TWINED RAG RUG TO MAKE A sturdy twined welcome mat will brighten your home.p.69
17. 'FINERY AND BRIGHT COLORS' Beadwork has long embellished the lives of northern Athapaskans.p.72
18. PORTRAIT OF AN ATHAPASKAN BEADWORKER Bonnie Greife's beadwork connects her to her distant Alaskan home and roots.p.76
19. BUTTON COVERS TO BEAD Motifs from Athapaskan beadwork embellish these button covers.p.78
20. PRODIGAL QUILTS What prompted these quilters to use thousands of tiny pieces?p.80
21. A TINY-PIECED QUILT TO MAKE Explore working with tiny pieces—without the insanity.p.84
22. A PLACE TO COME TO Where to see skilled handwork The Canadian Museum of Civilizationp.8
23. LINEN CLOSET Caring for fine handwork Your Family Quilt Is a Textile Artifactp.12
24. WORDSPINNING Letters, journals, literature 'Plain Anne Ellis'p.15
25. PATTERNS Tracing motifs through time The Rare Art of Birch Bark Bitingp.96

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