by Kimberly Lerch | Published: June 29, 2020 I love to do needlework; in particular, I love to do what is called “fancy work.” What is Fancy Work? Needlework encompasses all work done with the needle, whether it is necessary work or not. Darning, patching, repairing ripped seams, hemming, sewing buttons back on […]
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Fancy Work (French and Eyelet/Cutwork Embroidery)
June 29, 2020
Five Weeks in October: Week Five
June 19, 2020
by Kimberly Lerch | Published: June 19, 2020 October of 1918, the fifth week.[1] Last week read like an endless list of friends, neighbors, and loved ones in the area dying from this damned flu. We (I say we because, after a month of reading about these folks, I feel I know them) are told […]
Five Weeks in October: Week Four
June 18, 2020
by Kimberly Lerch | Published: June 18, 2020 October of 1918, the fourth week.[1] At the beginning of last week, they closed the Urbana and, a day later, the Champaign public schools. The state stepped in and forced the closure of all non-essential businesses and any schools that did not have a nurse on-site. By […]
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