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F E A T U R E S / P R O J E C T S

Volume XIV Number 4

8On the Web: Cross-Stitch Red-and-White Allegoric Motifs

and Cross-Stitch a Heart with Quaker MotifsDominique Hoel-Colin used the Flemish tapestries at Versailles as inspiration for her

allegoric motifs while Janice Wood designed her small heart pillow using traditional

Quaker sampler motifs.

1421THE ARNOTT-ROGERS BLUE-AND-WHITEEMBROIDERIES OF SICHUANGeorge Rogers and his wife, Robina Arnott, brought their collection of exquisite

traditional blue-and-white embroideries made by Chinese village women home

to Australia.

P e g F r a s e r

Stitch Double Running Motifs for a ScarfPeg Fraser selected a design used a hundred years ago on the cuffs of a Sichuan,

China, farmers cotton shirt to embellish a stunning silk scarf.

Double Running Stitch (Two-Sided Embroidery)

Learn how to work this easy-to-learn but hard-to-execute stitch used by Chineseembroiderers and known in China as er mien ti(stitch with two faces).

2227MAUVE: A Beautiful Discovery That Revolutionized

Textile ScienceEighteen-year-old William Henry Perkins discovery of the dye color that became

known as mauveine changed the developing field of organic chemistry and united

science and business.

Su s an J . J e r o m e

ON THECOVER

ONE OFMARILYNMURPHYS DOWRY

CLOTHS(SUZANI). PAGE34.

Photograph by Joe Coca.

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VOLUME XIV NUMBER 4

July/August 2006

D E P A R T M E N T S

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Notions

Editors letter

8By Post

Letters from readers

10

Book Marks

Books of interest

56

Calendar

Upcoming events

C O L U M N

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Tapestry

The new and noteworthy

2833MOUNTMELLICK AND DEERFIELD

EMBROIDERYThe similarities in both the histories of the two styles of needlework

and the techniques themselves are noteworthy.

Y v e t t e S t a n t o n

A MOUNTMELLICK SUITA three-piece suit embellished with Mountmellick embroidery.

Co n n i e McEv o y

Cretan StitchLinda Moore describes how to work the Cretan stitch, a stitch found

in both Mountmellick and Deerfield embroideries.

Embroider and Sew Napkin Rings in the

Mountmellick and Deerfield StylesYvette Stanton interprets the pomegranate motif in Mountmellick

and Deerfield embroidery.

3439SUZANIS: The Flower Cloths of UzbekistanThe authors purchase of several suzanis sent her on a quest to learn

more about these dowry pieces originally from the region of Central

Asia now known as Uzbekistan.

Pame l a D. To l e r

4045UGLY AND VERY EXPENSIVE:

The Cashmere Shawls of Empress JosephineEmpress Josephines disdain for the paisley-motif wraps didnt last: soon,

she was spending as much as 20,000 gold francs for a single shawl.

I s a b e l l a C a m p a g n o l F a b r e t t i

Embroider a Fr inged Paisley ThrowFollow Kristin Nicholass instructions to embroider the paisley motif

on a purchased cashmere throw.

4653THE SILK EMBROIDERIES MADE

AT SAINT JOSEPHS ACADEMY,

EMMITSBURG, MARYLANDSilk pictorial embroideries made by students at Saint Josephs

Academy between 1822 and 1841 form the largest group of surviving

needlework examples associated with a Maryland school.

G l o r i a S e a m a n A l l e n

5456Decorative Knitting, Part III: Knit Paistu MittensNancy Bush adapted these traditional Estonian mittens from Aino

Praaklis Kirikindad II [Patterned Mittens II].

ON THE WEB

SEE PAGE8 FOR INFORMATION ON

OBTAINING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS ISSUES

TWO BONUS CROSS-STITCH PROJECTS.