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and Seventeenth-Century Textiles from Hardwick Hall
Santina M. Levey
At the end of the sixteenth century, Bess, countess of Shrewsbury,
dedicated much of her time to the construction and furnishing of Hardwick Hall
in Derbyshire, England. The story of this remarkable woman and her textile collection
was adapted from <I>Elizabethan Treasures, The Hardwick Hall Textiles,<P>
published by the National Trust.
Plain-Sewing Samplers from 1880 through 1920
Deborah Dwyer
Often an odd combination of sleeves, pockets, and patches,
plain-sewing samplers were used to display a young woman's practical hand-sewing
skills.
Mariner's Compass Quilt Motif
Linda Carlson
The Mariner's Compass is a traditional quilt motif dating back
at least to 1726. Linda Carlson designed and made a quilt in the manner of traditional
early-nineteenth-century Mariner’s Compass quilts.
Expanding Horizons: Map and Globe Embroideries
Susan Goodier-Kalaf
In the late 1700s and early 1800s, stitching maps and globes
educated young girls about their world and provided valuable needlework training.
Redesigning the Past
John R. Burbidge
Designers used dolls and mannequins to present scale models
of their creations to patrons as early as the sixteenth century. Twentieth-century
revivals of the tradition bring new life to historic fashions.
Victorian Hair Receivers
Gwen Blakley Kinsler
Once an essential accessory on the Victorian dressing table,
hair receivers disappeared as the popularity of hairwork faded in the early twentieth
century.
A Button Cover to Embroider
Practice a sampling of embroidery stitches while making
this lovely button cover adapted by Susan Strawn Bailey from a floral-patterned
plain-sewing sampler.
In the March/April 2000 PieceWork
A Prairie Shawl to Knit
Homesteading Big Owl
Cross-Stitch a Family Sampler
Amanda Goes West
Family History in a Hooked Wool Stair Runner
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