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On the Cover:
Our 1830s-style bead
watch chain designed by
Meg Grossman.
For information on how to
win this chain, see this
issue of PieceWork.
Watch courtesy of Andrea
Cummins.
Photograph by
Mary Staley Pridgen.
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The Symbolism of Gloves
Archaeological evidence from ancient Egypt shows that gloves were
being made as early as the fourteenth century b.c. Throughout history,
gloves have served as religious tokens, pledges of faith, and gifts
of love.
Nancy Bush
Remembering the Past: Friendship Quilts
In addition to commemorating friends and loved ones and recording
political views and historical events, these quilts often are the
only surviving record of the quilter's life.
Paul Nastu
Guard Thy Hours: Bead Watch Chains of the 1830s
Names, symbols, and mottoes worked into bead chains of the 1830s
capture the cultural values of the time.
Lynne Zacek Bassett
The Tudor Rose Motif in History and Needlework
Henry VII combined the heraldic emblems of York and Lancaster in
1485 to symbolize the union of the two families at the end of the
thirty-year-long Wars of the Roses. Since then, the Tudor rose has
been a popular motif in needlework and other arts and crafts.
Elly Smith
A Crocheted Heirloom Twenty-Six Years
in the Making
In 1968, Sue Cannella started crocheting a tablecloth for her family's
oversized dining-room table. The project became a part of her life
and took twenty-six years to complete.
Sue Cannella
Things
to Make
Romantic Gloves to Knit
Nancy Bush adapted this design from a glove presented as a token
of love from Princess Sofia of Sweden to Sten Svantesson Sture in
1565.
Friendship Quilt Block
Stitch this pieced friendship quilt block, designed by Cheryl Powell,
to commemorate the important people and events in your life.
A Watch Chain to Bead
Meg Grossman incorporates many symbols popular in the 1830s into
this loom-woven bead watch chain.
A Wedding Sampler to Cross-Stitch
The Tudor rose and other Renaissance motifs adorn this cross-stitched
wedding sampler designed by Elly Smith. Stitch yours with a personal
message.
A Greeting Card with Huck Embroidery
Surprise someone special with this hand-stitched card featuring
traditional and contemporary huck embroidery patterns. Designed
by Mary Polityka Bush.
Crocheted Tablecloth Motifs
Crochet the original Daisy Maze pattern, published by Coats &
Clark in 1958, that Sue Cannella used to create a family heirloom.
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