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On the Cover:
Hardanger placemats inspired by Yvette Stanton’s article
Hardangersøm. See instructions on page 46.
Antique embroidery scissors courtesy of Loene McIntyre, Fort
Collins, Colorado.
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The
Quilts of Gee’s Bend, Alabama
These once utilitarian quilts, made from discarded clothing and
other textiles between the l930s and l990s in the impoverished
area of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, capture the imagination. The
bold, vibrant quilts are traveling to several museums throughout
the eastern and central United States through February 2006.
By Beatrice Levin
The Randolph Counterpane
Knitted in l850 by Ann Bryant on a grueling l00-day voyage aboard
the ship Randolph, this bed coverlet is a tangible reminder of
one of the earliest planned English settlements in New Zealand.
By Margaret Stove
The Language of Clothing
Colonial Williamsburg’s exhibition
“The Language of Clothing” showcases a collection
of nearly a thousand garments, textiles, and accessories to reveal
the uses, construction and reconstruction, and myths of eighteenth-
and early-nineteenth-century clothing.
By Deborah Pulliam
Hardangersøm Norway’s Whitework
Embroidery
Hardangersøm, a type of Norwegian counted whitework with
geometric areas of cutwork, has origins in the sixteenth century.
Brought to America by Norwegian immigrants, beginning about l840,
hardangersøm is increasingly popular both
here and abroad.
By Yvette Stanton
Sweetheart Pincushions of World War I
Created by servicemen in military hospitals during World War I,
these elaborately decorated and personalized pincushions were
a way for the men to show their patriotism, devotion, and love.
By Deborah Dwyer
Things
to Make
Randolph Pillow to Knit
Cleaning and repairing the Randolph Counterpane inspired Margaret
Stove to design and knit this commemorative pillow to showcase
the pattern of the original counterpane.
Hardanger Placemats to Embroider
Yvette Stanton designed and stitched these elegant tea-sized placemats
in white cotton on crisp white linen using traditional Norwegian
hardangersøm.
A Placemat and Napkin to Cross-Stitch
Mary Polityka Bush continues her adaptation of projects from Weldon’s
Practical Needlework. Here she has selected several cross-stitch
motifs from Volume 2 to create a meandering ivy border to stitch
on linen.
A Quaker Sampler to Cross-Stitch
Designed by Kandace Thomas and stitched by Deanna Hall West, this
silk-on-linen sampler uses traditional Quaker motifs and alphabets.
A Silk Chiffon Scarf to Embroider
Designer Ann Caswell used three simple stitches—twisted
chain, stem, and fly—to create this graceful and flowing
summer scarf.
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