Handwork reflects people’s history, daily lives, and cultures. In this issue’s stories, handwork means physical survival, personal hope, and cultural identity. It represents a change in women’s education and, as depicted in richly colored fourteenth-century paintings, a change in religious views. The importance of handwork lies as much in the process as in the finished item. Indulge in traditional techniques!
Inside PieceWork March/April 1993 you’ll find: Irish Crochet: When Famine Ravaged in Ireland And I Continue: The Embroidered Life of Anna Kuczma What’s at Hand: Using Cotton Sacks in Quilt Making Celebrating the Pine: Pine Needle Basketry’s Diverse Roots A Mother’s Care: The Knitting Madonna’s A Virtuous Sweat-Shop: The Deer field Embroidery Story