February / March 1987
- FEATURES
- The Poetry of Sleeves
by Rebecca Lanxner Nebesar - A Flourishing Art: China
by Gail Rossi - A Flourishing Art: USA
by Wendy Porter-Francis - Knitting with Cotton
by Linda Dyett - My Affair with King Cotton
by Sue Franklin - Shared Workspace May Be Just What You Need
by Julie Levy - Plain-Sewn Linen Shift
by Kathleen Smith - Computers and Weavers
by Janet A. Hoskins - Bobbin Lace on a Grand Scale
by Robin S. Lewis - Selling Handmade Fashions
by Victoria Leslie - Crocheting Wearable Fabric
by Mary McGoveran - Imagery Is Personal in Tapestry Today
by Valerie Clausen - Back Cover:
Safety-Pin Jacket
by Mark Mahall
- The Poetry of Sleeves
- DEPARTMENTS
- Letters
- ERRATA:
“Tongue in Chic”
No. 8, Dec/Jan 1987
“Techniques for Better Weaving”
No. 7, Oct/Nov 1986 - TIPS:
Wearing heirloom linens
by Jean Dickinson
No-snag elastic
by Lisa Weatherall
Smocking on machine knits
by D. Bird
Managing yarn end on knitting machine
by Enid Zucker
Marking and altering patterns
by Mary Bright, David Coffin
Cutting bias strips
by Mary E. Weaver
Shibori tip
by Yoshiko Iwamoto
The perfect spinner’s apron
by Carol Clivio
Untangling yarn bobbins
by Mrs. M. Harrison
Making sweater “muslins”
by Nan D. Carlson
Photocopying textiles
by Ruby Moore
Keeping track of the grain
by Diane J. Whipple
Pleated shoulder pads
by Pat Norman - QUESTIONS:
Q: Repairing pants pockets
A: Grace Callaway
Q: Lengthening a finished sweater
A: Maggie Righetti
Q: Age spots on quilt
A: Patricia Ewer - NOTES:
Kashmir East and West
by Elisabeth Mikosch
Surface designers meet in Nantucket
by Wendy Northup
Shirtmaker from a small planet
by David Page Coffin
Painted cloth gardens on wheels
by Don Willcox - Calendar
- Books
- COMMENT:
A New Look at Crochet
by Annette lep - Supplies
c. 1987
86 pages – good condition
