PieceWork November December 2012 Shetland Stole/Banners of Africa/Lace/Estonia

Description

PieceWork November December 2012
CONDITION
Good, unmarked pages, reading wear
CONTENTS
Features—Projects
A Beloved Part Of A Life That Was Lost by Veronica Patterson – Katerina Marusha Kysil first came from the Ukraine to the United States through Ellis Island in 1910; she brought her passion for embroidery with her.
After Ellis Island by Nell Znamierowski – Helen Wojnar Znamierowski arrived in the United States in 1931. She loved all forms of needlework, but cutwork was her favorite.
Scuola d’Industrie Italiane of New York by Ivana Palomba
A Punto Antico Needle Case to Embroider by Jeanine Robertson
Established in 1905, this was both a school and an artistic workshop for Italian immigrants accept at embroidery and lacemaking.
Hazel Carter In Her Own Words
Essy Pattle: A Shetland Cinderella Stole To Knit by Hazel Carter
Meet his master lace knitter who was born in England, lived in Africa, and made her way to the United States in the 1980s.
The Family Store by Nicole H Scalessa – The author inherited a Clark’s Mile-End Spool Cotton writing desk and a Diamond Dyes display cabinet that were fixtures in the general store founded by her great-great-grandfather in Mountainville, New York.
Welsh Lace by Linda Ligon
Welsh Lace Trim To Crochet by Toni Rexroat
The Story of two pieces of crocheted lace that made their way from Wales to a tiny frontier town in Oklahoma.
Needlerwork To Do When Loneliness Comes: Anna Anderson’s Hardanger Tablecloth by Laurann Gilbertson
A Hardanger Coaster to Stitch by Joan Leuenberger
When Anna left Norway by herself in 1907 at the age of seventeen, she carried a needlework project with her to her new life in America
Triinu: A Connection For Estonians Living Abroad
A Lace Sampler from Triinu to Knit by Nancy Bush
Triinu was an Estonian-language magazine for Estonian women and families in exile; most issues included instructions for a craft project, many of which were knitted.
The Appliqued Banners Of The Kingdom Of Dahomey
A Benin Lion Banner To Stitch by Trish Faubion
Since the seventeenth century, artisans in Dahomey have recorded important events using two-dimensional figures appliquéd to a background.
All The World Is Needleworking: Florence Yoder Wilson and America’s Immigrant Needleworkers by Susan Strawn – During the 1930s, Needlecraft magazine and author Florence Yoder embraced “America’s Heritage” and welcomed needleworking immigrants from other nations.
Departments/Columns
Notations – Letter from the editor
By Post – Letters from readers
Calendar – Upcoming events
Abbreviations and Techniques - Definitions
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