Description
Introduction
by Ava Coleman
« 1: SOJOURNER TRUTH »
Ain’t I a Woman? A Voice for Freedom
A Shawl for Sojourner Truth 8
Under Cap for a Lady 12
« 2: HARRIET TUBMAN »
Arlington’s First Lady 22
Lady Arlington’s Warm Shawl 26
« 4 : SPEAKING OUT FOR JUSTICE AND EQUALITY »
The Women of the Supreme Court 30
Collars: A Civil-War Era Tradition Continues 36
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Jabot 38
Sandra Day-O’Connor Cabled Collar 40
Sonia Sotomayor Grapevine Collar 44
Elena Kagan Blue Beaded Collar 46
« 5 : UNDERSTANDING PERIOD PATTERNS »
Secrets of Victorian Knitting 48
Easy Half-Square Shawl 56
« 6:TOOLSOFTHETRADE »
A History of Knitting Needles 58