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Bobbie Ashley's Embroidered Thistle Pillow.
Photograph by Joe Coca.
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Contents
May
Morris and Her Embroidery Legacy
Although her work was always compared to that of her famous father,
William, May Morris left her own mark on the world of embroidery.
by Yvette Stanton
Embroider
a Morris and Company Design
Melinda A. Barta re-created a portion of a Morris and Company design
attributed to May Morris on an elegant velveteen table runner.
Embroider
a Thistle Pillow
Scotland's national flower, the thistle, is the focal point of Bobbie
Victorian-inspired pillow.
Little Spirits on a Thread: Ojibwa
Bead-Embroidered Bandolier Bags
Bandolier bags are an important element of the traditional Ojibwa
costume. Marcie McIntire, a member of the Grand Portage band of
Ojibwa, is an expert in their design.
by Diana
Lambdin Meyer
Colorful Embroidered Animals Mark the Chinese Calendar
Embroidered zodiac animal hangings may be seen throughout the northwestern
Chinese provinces of Gansu and Shaanxi, an area long renowned for
its embroidery, paper cutting, and shadow puppetry.
by Linda Moore
Stitch
a Chinese Rooster
Linda Moore designed this embroidered and stuffed rooster in celebration
of 2005, which, according to the ancient Chinese lunar calendar,
is the Year of the Rooster.
Amish
Knitting and Crochet: Preserving Time-Honored Traditions
With their deliberate, conscious way of life, Amish women have produced
a treasury of knitted and crocheted articles.
by Donna Druchunas
Knit
Amish Placemats
Amish "hit-or-miss" knitted and crocheted placemats inspired
Donna Druchunas's oval design.
George
Washington's Masonic Apron
Lavishly embroidered aprons play a prominent role in Masonic tradition.
George Washington's was a gift from the Marquis de Lafayette.
by Deborah Dwyer
Knit French Bath Mitts
Nancy Bush based these bath mitts on the mittenlike washcloths used
in France.
Fanning
a Passion: The Hand Fans of Kishor Gordhandas
Kishor Gordhandas's collection of about 325 hand fans testifies
to the diversity and beauty of these functional objects. To make
your own hand fan, see "Web Projects" above.
by Brinda Gill
Slips
for Sulgrave Manor
Volunteers stitched petit-point slips as part of a refurbishment
plan for Sulgrave Manor in England, George Washington's ancestral
home.
by Carolyn Barrani
The
Rainbow Textiles of the Guatemalan Highlands
Heavy embroidery, imaginative designs, and vibrant colors are hallmarks
of the traditional fabrics of the Guatemalan Highlands.
by Deborah Dwyer
Embroider and Sew a Korean-Inspired Thimble
The traditional silk-embroidered cloth thimbles of Korea inspired
this floral thimble designed by Melinda A. Barta.
Korean
Rank Badge
An embroidered hyungbae (rank badge) identified the wearer's social
rank in seventeenth-century Korea.
by Deborah Pulliam
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