Volume XIX

Number 6

F e at u r e s / P r o j e c t s

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Berlin Wool: Fine Fiber from an Innovative Age

by Ir i na S tep a nova

In Berlin, embroidery patterns printed on finely ruled grids and then colored by hand
appeared for the first time in the early 1800s.

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A Berlin-Work Needle Book to Stitch

by Ir i na S tep a nova

Re-Creating Ancient Egyptian Socks

by C ha rl otte B oo th

Explore a recent project that reproduced two-toed wool Coptic (Egyptian) socks dated
circa A.D. 400 to 500 and now in the Petrie Collection.

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A Coptic Sock to Re-Create

Icelandic Wool

by C ha rl otte B o oth

by Evely n A. Cl a rk

Sheep have been important to Icelands economy since the Vikings introduced them
in the ninth and tenth centuries.

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ON THE COVER
AN ICELANDIC BERET TO KNIT,

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An Icelandic Beret to Knit by E vely n A. Cl a rk

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Rieine s: Lithuanian Wrist Warmers Lovingly Crafted
from Fine Wool and Beads by Donna Druc huna s
In nineteenth-century Lithuania, homespun yarn was used for everyday knitting, but special,
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high-quality wool yarn was purchased to use for the showy rieines (wrist warmers).

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Rieines from Lithuania to Knit

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The Ushki Wool Hat to Knit

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On the Edge: How a Handful of People Have Preserved

Some Rare, Valuable Sheep and Their Wools by Deb orah R ob s on

by Do nna Dr uc huna s

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Photograph by Joe Coca.

BERLIN WOOL WORK, page 12

COPTIC SOCKS, page 18
TUNISIAN CROCHET A PILLOW,

by Inna Vol tc hkova

Meet four rare breeds of sheep and their delightful wools and explore how the action of a
single person can save an entire breed from extinction.

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Depar tments/C OLUMNS

2 Notions

Letter from the editor

4 By Post

Letters to the editor

6 Calendar

Upcoming events

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Manx Loaghtan Boot Socks to Knit by Ann B udd

Leicester Longwool Pillow Cover to Tunisian Crochet
by C a rol Hueb s c her Rhoa des

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Navajo-Churro Mittens to Knit by Al ex i s M a nza na res

American Tunis Hat to Knit by Kr i s ti S c hueler

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Eliza Andrews Patriotic Wool Shawl

by Ly nne Z a cek B a s s ett

8 Book Marks

Books and videos of interest

10 TAPESTRY

New and noteworthy

56 Abbreviations and
Techniques

A patriotic wool shawl made for Eliza Jane Hersey Andrew, the wife
of Massachusetts governor John Albion Andrew, was presented to
her by employees of the R. H. Stearns department store in Boston
at the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861.

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