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Table of Contents
Front Cover
The Topiary by Gail Sirna is an exquisite piece of silk and metal embroidery worked on canvas. Experienced stitchers will enjoy working with precious metal threads. Article and complete instructions are in this issue and begin on page 7.		 Back Cover
From the Heart is a series of beautiful, stitched boxes for family members designed by Ro Pace. Our newest one, Kimber, invites you to have fun working the intriguing stitches. The project and instructions begin on page 13.
Jennifer Ashley Taylor, our talented staff photographer, created and photographed our beautiful covers.
The canvasback adventure
19
Read about this complete and interesting shop in the Chicago area.

Black Tie
21
Enjoy the second installment of Marnie Ritter's sophisticated evening handbag. In this issue we continue with the lovely patterns for side 1 and start work on side 2.
Meet designer kathy paterson
29
Read about this talented artist who has a way with stitch painting needlepoint designs on canvas.

Peacock Bracelet from bongo designs
29
Elizabeth Bozievitch stitched, beaded and wrote the instructions for this charming bracelet from Kathy Paterson's Bongo Designs.
historic needlework
34
In this series of medieval and renaissance needlework,  Robin Berry educates us on the medieval love of brick stitch.
medieval german pattern needle Folder
34
Robin Berry designs a lovely example of medieval brick stitch with her Needle Holder.

WHAT'S

 INSIDE

adventures in embellishment
24

Tony Minieri leaves the garden and starts to concentrate on architecture and the stitches that best show architectural line and form for various areas.

jody's needlepoint excitement
31

Jody Valentine has a new and exciting idea for this issue's column. She is working with photographs and methods of copying your favorite to canvas.

From the bookshelf
33

Suzanne Howren reviews The Beaded Garden by Diane Fitzgerald and A-Z of Stumpwork: Everything You Need to Know About Stumpwork by Country Bumpkins Publications.
"Amy"able Advice for the Stitcher
36

Amy Bunger goes back to basics in her popular column and asks about the path you take and the order in which you make your individual stitches.

The Stitching Fool
38

Ann Blalock tells us about more escapades from the stitching fool...
in this issue we learn about "the nesting instinct."

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