PieceWork · No. 2

PieceWork November-December 2009

Want to learn how to make broomstick lace? Need ideas for quick-to-make holiday gifts? Intrigued by beautiful, well-crafted needlework tools and supplies? Want to knit a luscious angora scarf for someone special?

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Patterns, stories, and extras printed in PieceWork November-December 2009.

Tat Two Holiday Ornaments Inspired by Vintage Needlework Patterns
Dress up your holidays with delicate charm: use these free tatting patterns to create a tree full of ornaments or a cheerful, color-filled window display.
Jane Moody

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Indexed from PieceWork November-December 2009, in page order.

Knitalong: Celebrating the Tradition of Knitting Togetherp. 10
ColorSense: Creative Color Combinations for Craftersp. 10
Art of the Needle: 100 Masterpiece Quilts from the Shelburne Museump. 10
Tatted Lace for Centerpiecep. 12
No. 515p. 12
Cross Village Rug Works Project, Thep. 14
Fair Trade Productsp. 14
Evening Stockings for a Young Lady to Knitp. 16
Not So Humble Crochet (PieceWork ’s Crocheted-Lace Challenge Results)p. 19

Crocheted-Lace Challenge II

p. 22

Hepburnp. 24

Henrietta McGuffey Hepburnp. 24

Perforated-Paper Lamp Mat to Cross-Stitch, Ap. 28

Bewitched by Broomstickp. 30

Christening Bag to Knit and Crochet with Broomstick Lace, Ap. 32

Broomstick Lace Workshopp. 34

Three-Rib Beret, Thep. 36

Three Centuries at Sajou, Purveyors of French Needlework Suppliesp. 38

Heart-Shaped Ornaments to Knitp. 42

Chinese Dragons: Embroidered Symbols of Power and Protectionp. 44

Dragon Slippers to Stitch for a Childp. 46

Meteliza Scarf to Knitp. 48

PieceWork November-December 2009

Tat Two Holiday Ornaments Inspired by Vintage Needlework Patterns