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On the Cover:
Susan Sternlieb’s embroidered ceremonial cloth from Uzbekistan
with our ring bearer’s pillow project.
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Celebrating Anniversaries
Lullaby
By Veronica Patterson
Heirloom Piece
By Deborah Cannarella
A Christening Gown from a Wedding Dress
By Marilyn Murphy
A Wedding Suzani
By Susan Sternlieb
A Cross-Stitched Birthday Cloth
By Anette Dinnendahl
A Birthday Fan Quilt
By Prudence Traut
A Birthday Bobbin-Lace Fan
By Helen Bell
An Anniversary Wedding-Ring Quilt
By Pat Cookson
A Crocheted Wedding Dress
By Jayna Marrinan
A Confirmation Handkerchief
By Shirley Hansen
A Birthday Celtic Knot
By Jane MacNamara
A Fiftieth-Anniversary Sweater
By Jo Critchlow
The Leopold Wimpel
By Judy Goldberg
A Hardanger Tablecloth to Celebrate a Wedding
By Cynthia Kaye Hardesty
Lady Curzon’s Peacock Ball Gown
Things
to Make
Anniversary Socks to Knit
Designed and knitted by Nancy Bush, these party socks commemorate
PieceWork’s tenth anniversary.
A Ring Bearer’s Pillow to Embroider
Designed by Melinda Barta and stitched by Deanna Hall West,
this project was inspired by A Wedding Suzani.
A Handkerchief Edging to Tat
Trish Faubion adapted the tatted edging from A Confirmation
Handkerchief for this easy but elegant project.
A Whitework Sachet to Embroider
Designed and stitched by Mary Polityka Bush, this sachet would
make a welcome gift for an engagement or wedding.
Stitching a Tribute and a Memory
Linda Ligon, Interweave Press’s founder and CEO, preserves
her mother’s words of advice on her mother’s handkerchiefs.
An Arts and Crafts Purse to Embroider
This satin-stitched silk purse in the Arts and Crafts style
was designed by Melinda Barta, stitched by Deanna Hall West, and
beaded by Dustin Wedekind.
A Red-and-White Sampler to Stitch
Richard W. Fulghum designed and stitched this sampler inspired
by his collection.
Red-and-White Sampler Motifs to Cross-Stitch
Deanna Hall West adapted these motifs from Richard Fulghum’s
red-and-white sampler and stitched them on a white linen shirt.
Articles
Hanky Panky: An Intimate History of the
Handkerchief
A glimpse into the origin, symbolism, and use of the handkerchief
through time.
By Helen Gustafson
Ernest Gimson’s Arts and Crafts Embroidery Designs
Although best-known for his architecture and furniture designs,
Ernest Gimson also designed embroidery patterns.
By Mary Greensted
Germanic Red-and-White Samplers: Notes on My Collection
Examples from the author’s collection illustrate the beauty
and variety of these distinctive samplers.
By Richard Fulghum
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