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PieceWork September-October 2010

Discover needlework in literature in the September/October issue of PieceWork! Here a few highlights: Embroidery, netting, and knitting feature prominently in Jane Austen's novels.

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Patterns, stories, and extras printed in PieceWork September-October 2010.

The Firebird: Magical Protagonist of Russian Fairy Tales
A quest in search of a mythical being
Inna Voltchkova
Three Bookmarks to Make: Knit, Stitch & Crochet
Inspiration for these three bookmarks to crochet, stitch, and knit came from some of the designers' favorite books.
Julia Baratta

What’s inside

Indexed from PieceWork September-October 2010, in page order.

Embroiderers of Ninhue: Stitching Chilean Rural Lifep. 8
Edith Wharton and the Making of Fashionp. 8
Beadwork: A World Guidep. 8
American Quilts: The Democratic Art, 1780–2007p. 8
Camp Sunshine Needs Quiltsp. 12
New Conservation Center for the United Kingdomp. 12
Jane Austen’s Women and Their Craftsp. 14
Miser’s Purse to Knit and A Netted Coin Purse to Make, Ap. 15
Deadly Yarns and Knitted Fictionsp. 20

What Would Miss Marple Knit?

p. 21

Lanep. 23

Activist: Rose Wilder Lanep. 23

Lace Edging to Knit, Ap. 27

Knitting Gloves in Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasap. 30

Ballybeg Homeworker’s Gloves to Knitp. 32

Firebird: Magical Protagonis in Russian Fairly Tales, Thep. 36

Firebird, The: Magical Protagonis in Russian Fairly Talesp. 36

Firebird Feather Scarf to Knit, Ap. 37

Emily Dickinson and the Labor of Clothingp. 40

Needlework Down Under with The Ladies of Missalonghip. 44

Tray Cloth to Hemstitch, Ap. 46

Needlework in Children’s Literaturep. 48

Show Wayp. 48

New Coat for Anna, Ap. 48

Sam Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Quiltp. 49

Joseph Had a Little Overcoatp. 49

Esperanza Risingp. 49

Abbie in Stitchesp. 49

Princess of the Midnight Ballp. 50

House of Tailors, Ap. 50

Homeless Birdp. 50

Ashes of Rosesp. 50

Three Bookmarks to Makep. 51

PieceWork September-October 2010

The Firebird: Magical Protagonist of Russian Fairy Tales

Three Bookmarks to Make: Knit, Stitch & Crochet