Volume XX

Number 6

F eature s P roj e c t s

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A Beloved Part of a Life That Was Lost

by Veronica Patterson

Katerina Marusha Kysil first came from Ukraine to the United States through
Ellis Island in 1910; she brought her passion for embroidery with her.

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After Ellis Island

by Nell Znamierowski

Helen Wojnar Znamierowski arrived in the United States from Poland in 1931.
She loved all forms of needlework, but cutwork was her favorite.

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Scuola dIndustrie Italiane of New York

by Ivana Palomba

19 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
adept at embroidery and lacemaking.
Hazel Carter In Her Own Words 25 Essy Pattle:

A Shetland Cinderella Stole to Knit

by Hazel Carter

Meet this master lace knitter who was born in England, lived in Africa, and made her way
to the United States in the 1980s.

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The Family Store

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The author inherited a Clarks 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 36 Welsh Lace Trim

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ON THE COVER
A SHETLAND STOLE, page 25

to Crochet

page 10

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HARDANGER EMBROIDERY,
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APPLIQUD BANNERS,
ESTONIAN LACE SAMPLER,

Departments/C OLUMNS
2 Notions

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Letter from the editor

Triinu: A Connection for Estonians Living Abroad

47 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 Appliqud Banners of the Kingdom of Dahomey

54 A Benin Lion Banner to Stitch by Tr ish Faubion
Since the seventeenth century, artisans in Dahomey have recorded important events
using two-dimensional figures appliqud to a background.

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Letters from readers

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62 Calendar

Needlework to Do When Loneliness Comes: Anna

Andersons Hardanger Tablecloth by Laurann Gilbertson
40 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.

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by Toni Rexroat

The story of two pieces of crocheted lace that made their way from Wales to a tiny frontier
town in Oklahoma.

Photograph by Joe Coca.

AFTER ELLIS ISLAND,

by Nicole H. Scalessa

Upcoming events
63 Abbreviations and
Techniques

Definitions

All the World Is Needleworking!: Florence

Yoder Wilson and Americas Immigrant
Needleworkers by Susan Strawn
During the early 1930s, Needlecraft magazine and author
Florence Yoder Wilson embraced Americas Heritage and
welcomed needleworking immigrants from other nations.

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