Crochet Traditions

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Stories, Projects & Techniques

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8 Collecting CrochetGwen Blakley Kinsler

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12 T ussah Silk MittsDixie Falls
Produce What You Consume: The Silk Industry in UtahJude Daurelle
19 Crocheted Buttons: Providing Embellishment and Function
& Embellish with ButtonsNancy Nehring
24 A Shimmering Silk PurseKristin Spurkland
26 A Civil War PurseToni Rexroat
28 Crochet Sample Books & A Medallion
30 Playful, Practical Pot HoldersSusan Strawn
The Folded Star Pot HolderJane Fournier
33 Preacher Lewiss Mission of Crochet & Baby Caps Inspired
by Preacher LewisDonna Druchunas
37 A Granny-Square PillowJudy Kettner

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 illy Monday: Lace Maker, His Life StoryClara Wells
A Billy Monday Doily
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 oint DEglantier Collar & Nineteenth-Century Fashion: Lace Collars
Nicole H. Scalessa

48 A Shell-Pattern Bonnet for BabyMaggie Petsch

51 A Scalloped Curtain Edging
Memories of Anna Rasmus HolstenFlorence Holsten Grimm
54 Picture-Perfect LaceJackie Chambers
57 Ann Scotts LaceMaggie Petsch

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60  The Crocheted Lace of Koniakw, Poland

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Sophie Hodorowicz Knab

A Delicate Lace RosetteToni Rexroat

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 n Insertion for a PillowcaseMaggie Petsch
65 Make Plain Things Beautiful with RickrackLinda Ligon
Rickrack EdgingsJane Fournier
70 Repairing a Treasured Crocheted Tablecloth
& Wheel MotifsMaggie Petsch

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75 Ellis Island Treasures: What They Carried

Deborah Cannarella

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Hairpin-Lace RosettesSylvia Landman

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80  T he Riddle of Tunisian CrochetElizabeth Kurr

A Purse in Tunisian CrochetKathleen Power Johnson

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83  T he Ingenious Misers PurseGwen Blakley Kinsler

A Beaded Misers Purse
88 An Elegant Beaded PurseJane Fournier
90 Plum Tomato PincushionBonnie Brooks

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94 E asy, Elegant Filet Crochet & A Sample Edging

97  Mary Card: Early-Nineteenth-Century Crochet DesignerBarbara Ballantyne
Mary Cards Lovebird Tea Cozy
102  Lace-Edged Pillowcases in Pioneer UtahJude Daurelle
Embellished PillowcasesJane Fournier
106 The Needlework of First Lady Grace CoolidgeLynne Zacek Bassett
Liberty Bell PillowMeg Grossman

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112 T apestry Crochet Around the World & Tapestry

Crochet a Cat PillowCarol Ventura
116 Tapestry Crochet a Whimsical BagCarol Ventura

Irish

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Irish Crochet Lace of ClonesGaler Britton Barnes
Handkerchiefs with Clones Lace DesignsGaler Britton Barnes with
Mire Treanor

125 A Delicate Pincushion in Irish CrochetLinda Ligon

128 Trimmings: A Sampling of Vintage Patterns

Departments
4 From the Editor

133 Techniques

138 Abbreviations

140 Sources for Supplies

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