送料 180円 ３冊以上 エクスパック 500円5冊以上は一冊 600円 10冊以上は一冊 500円送料はなるべく安く送ります。Table of ContentsArticles Something from Her Hands: Minerva Petrascu's Needlework- At the turn of the twentieth century, Minerva studied knitting, crocheting, knotting (macram&eactue), weaving, hand sewing, and many types of decorative stitching in her native Romania before immigrating to Canada. The quantity, quality, and variety of her surviving needlework led Evelyn Jonescu, whose husband was Minerva's nephew, to preserve Minerva's needlework. (Evelyn Jonescu) Documentation of Minerva Petrascu's Needlework- Anna-Marie Winter began conservation and documentation of the Minerva Petrascu Collection in l996 and presents the intricacies of several of her samplers here. (Anna-Marie Winter) Chikankari: The Ethereal Embroidery of Lucknow- The anecdotal origins and airy presence of the fine white-on-white embroidery known as chikankari reflect the fairy-tale grandeur of the northern Indian city of Lucknow, where it originated. (Brinda Gill) Just a Housewife- The "housewife" was an indispensable accessory for keeping track of sewing tools and storing mementos during the nineteenth century. Lynne Zacek Bassett presents a gallery of examples used by homemakers, teachers, and even a Civil War soldier that are worked in techniques as diverse as the people who carried the housewives. (Lynne Zacek Bassett) The Fashionable Embroidered Casket- Full of secret compartments to keep adolescent treasures safe, caskets were popular among young girls of the seventeenth century. This uncommonly well-preserved example from the collection of the National Museums of Scotland displays colorful embroidery. (Naomi Tarrant)Projects A Gobelin-Stitch Project Inspired by Something from Her Hands- A purse carried by Aurelia and preserved in the Minerva Petrascu Collection served as a model for this project designed and stitched by Anna-Marie Winter. Worked in silk and metallic threads, the design is ideal for framing or decorating a needlework toolbox. A Bracelet to Knit with Wire- Knitters ready for a challenge will enjoy knitting this simple yet elegant bracelet from wire and seed beads. Adapted from Knitting with Wire by Nancie M. Wiseman. A Unicorn Purse to Needlepoint- Outlines stitched in gold and silver metallic threads add a shimmer to the mythological unicorn motif, here worked with fine wool yarn on this easy-to-assemble purse designed and stitched by Nicky Epstein.
