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A FAMILY AFFAIR: A Quilted Christening Gown and Cap
The author used satin from the gown that her son-in-law’s grandmother wore at her 1942 wedding to make the quilted gown and cap embellished with pearl beads.
Cheryl Reed
On the Web: Needle-Tat a Bridal Necklace and Bracelet with Beads
These accessories for the modern bride, designed by Esther Trusler, also are made with pearl beads.
THE ART NEEDLEWORK OF THE SISTERS OF THE ORDER OF SAINT BENEDICT
From 1867 to 1968, Sisters in the Art Needlework Department at Saint Benedict’s Monastery designed, embroidered, and sewed stunning banners, vestments, and church accessories.
S. Ruth Nierengarten
Long-and-Short Silk Shading
Diane Horschak shows how to shade embroidery stitches, a technique mastered by the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict and one often found in Japanese embroidery, Diane Horschak’s passion.
A BOBBIN-LACE VEIL
It took the author eight years to make a bride’s veil of bobbin lace on silk net for her daughter’s wedding.
Shirley K. Egan
EMBROIDERED SUSPENDERS: A Special Engagement Gift
Oline Hansen cross-stitched a pair of suspenders for her .ancé, Karl Madsen, who added the leather accessories. More than 100 years later, the suspenders are a family heirloom.
Mary Polityka Bush
Cross-Stitch a Canvaswork Box Top
Mary Polityka Bush re-created the leaf design from Oline Hansen’s suspenders to .t in the top of a lacquered box.
THE JOURNEY OF A WHITEWORK
WEDDING QUILT
This whitework quilt was part of Mary Jane Baxter’s trousseau when
she married George Kellogg in 1839.
Kimberly Wulfert
CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION: Swedish Embroidered Cushion Covers
Each province in Sweden developed a distinctively different style of
embroidered cushion cover; the four discussed here are from Sweden’s southernmost province, Skåne.
Bobbie Sumberg
Decorative Knitting, Part II: Knit Wedding Cuffs
In this installment of an ongoing series, Nancy Bush offers instructions for making cuffs for the bride with an X and O pattern.
SECRETS FROM THE TRUNK
Are these two shawls and dress part of the 1850s trousseau of Rachel Sturgis, the author’s great-great-great-great aunt or not?
Brian Hamrick
FLIGHTS OF FANCY: The Dimensional Use of Perforated Paper in the Victorian Era
Perforated paper proved a suitable and fairly sturdy material for all manner of creativity during the Victorian era.
Wendy White
Stitch a Perforated-Paper Ring Basket Tapestry
Wendy White’s inspiration for this diminutive basket came from baskets often placed in the Victorian home to receive visitors’ calling cards.
THE MARRIAGE CAP OF POLAND
The donning of the marriage cap, often elaborately embellished with
embroidery, beads, and ribbons, which marked the bride’s transition from
maiden to matron, was a signi.cant tradition for young Polish women.
Sophie Hodorowicz Knab
On the Web: Three Classics from Weldon’s to Knit
Deborah Pulliam and Ann Budd adapted patterns from Victorian
England’s Weldon’s Practical Needlework for cuffs, a scarf, and socks for a baby.
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PROJECTS
Needle-Tat a Bridal Necklace and Bracelet with Beads
Three Classics from Weldons:
Knit Baby's First Sock
Knit Cuffs with a Cable Twist
Knit a Ribbed Scarf with Crocheted Edging
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