![]() It reminds me of women SF writers, who had to adopt Nom de Plumes (usually by using their initials - CJ Cherryh, CL Moore) like Andre Norton or James Tiptree, Jr(and boy, was there a row when she was revealed!) because it was commonly believed women didn't have the brains to write science fiction! And I've got to wonder how many of these anonymous designers were men afraid of being ridiculed or thought their work would be less well received if it was known it was designed by a man. We lose something, and our crafts lose something, when we don't stand with our creations. I discovered from an exasperated comment made by the editor of another craft magazine that a lot of the patterns that had no attribution wasn't because his magazine didn't want to give credit where it was due, but because the designers refused to let him! I find that very sad. William Jones" (as an example - I'm not picking on any one designer) sends a powerful message on how strongly women's identities were consumed by their husband's. As I've gone through them, I haven't seen a lot of pattern corrections(there's always a few) though, so I'm guessing that they at least took care there.Ī small thing that has struck me strongly while doing these bibliography pages is the fact that the further back any of these needlecraft magazines go, the less likely a woman is to attribute her own name to her work. Her suggestions still hold up 40 years later! The whole magazine is rife with typos, sometimes hilariously so("Your eyes are playing trucks on you." - so I've wondered if English was a second language for the Editor. I collected this magazine primarily for the Myrtle Hamilton tatting patterns, but when Mary Feese with her clothing design and alterations tips joined the staff writers, I began searching in earnest. There are very few soft toy patterns in the earliest issues - the occasional Barbie(and Ken) clothing pattern - but by early 1968 you get a series of really amazing Barbie patterns by Joan Chiara. Picture quality is very poor, so if you're hoping to figure out details of a pattern from staring at the photo, you are out of luck. SUMMARY: This run of magazines has Tower Press' trademark black and white pix on cheap cheap newsprint. PUBLISHER, but are scanned from my private collection. NOTE: ALL COVER IMAGES THIS PAGE ARE PROPERTY OF Spring 1981 - Winter 1983?: Quarto(tabloid) ![]() Published by: Tower Press, Inc., Lynn, Mass. March 1971 - April 1971: Nena Cady(for 1 issue!) 1970 - March 1970: Lilyan Cady, Evelyn Schoolcraft Magazine Title: Popular Needlework and CraftsĮditor(s): Aug. ![]()
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