Piecework magazine, September/October 2000, 72 pages. There is general edgewear, and shallow creases across the front cover, but it is still in Good used condition.
There are articles on India's glorious painted cloth, chintz, and it's influence on trade, fashion and needlework; embroidery and the Ottoman Empire; an Egyptian sampler in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts that is one of the oldest existing examples of a sampler; Chinese lotus shoes, things of beauty that came out of the horrific practice of foot-binding; Orenburg gossamer and warm shawls from Russia; and embellished clothing from the Arab world, some of the most elaborate in the world.
Projects include:
Silk and Gold Scarf to Embroider
Pattern-Darning Table Runner
An Orenburg Warm Shawl to Knit
Plus book reviews, letters and more!
