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Story ID: Children's short fantasy about magical tapestry

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Joan Digney

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Jul 3, 2001, 1:18:04 PM7/3/01
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I'm trying to track down a story that once appeared in Children's Digest
magazine (70s?).

It was about a princess/lord's daughter who was being forced to marry
against her will. She was an expert needleworker and tried to drown her
sorrows while waiting for the inevitable marriage by working on an
enormous tapestry.

Upon stitching a likeness of her dog into the tapestry, her dog
disappeared, the likeness being so perfect he couldn't exist in two
places at once. Upon realizing this is what had happened, the girl
stitched herself into the tapestry to escape the unwanted marriage.

Does anyone know the name and author of this story, and if it ever
appeared anywhere else?

Thanks in advance,

Joan Digney

Henry Churchyard

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Jul 5, 2001, 5:15:39 PM7/5/01
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In article <3B41FEB5...@monarch.net>,
Joan Digney <jdi...@cs.cmu.edu> wrote:

> I'm trying to track down a story that once appeared in Children's
> Digest magazine (70s?). It was about a princess/lord's daughter who
> was being forced to marry against her will. She was an expert
> needleworker and tried to drown her sorrows while waiting for the
> inevitable marriage by working on an enormous tapestry. Upon
> stitching a likeness of her dog into the tapestry, her dog
> disappeared, the likeness being so perfect he couldn't exist in two
> places at once. Upon realizing this is what had happened, the girl
> stitched herself into the tapestry to escape the unwanted marriage.
> Does anyone know the name and author of this story,


There are several Andre Norton stories that have rather similar plot
elements, but I don't remember reading exactly this story...

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Ethan Merritt

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Jul 5, 2001, 5:59:27 PM7/5/01
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In article <3B41FEB5...@monarch.net>,
Joan Digney <jdi...@cs.cmu.edu> wrote:
>I'm trying to track down a story that once appeared in Children's Digest
>magazine (70s?).
>
>It was about a princess/lord's daughter who was being forced to marry
>against her will. She was an expert needleworker and tried to drown her
>sorrows while waiting for the inevitable marriage by working on an
>enormous tapestry.
>
>Upon stitching a likeness of her dog into the tapestry, her dog
>disappeared, the likeness being so perfect he couldn't exist in two
>places at once. Upon realizing this is what had happened, the girl
>stitched herself into the tapestry to escape the unwanted marriage.

quite possibly:

Andre Norton "Through the Needle's Eye", reprinted in
_High Sorcery_ Ace 1970

Ethan A Merritt
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Oct 4, 2012, 6:28:58 PM10/4/12
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Dear Joan:

I've been looking for this story for 40 years! Thank you for your post! This story captured my imagination and led me to a life-long love of reading. I've always wanted to thank the author.

Elaine T

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Oct 5, 2012, 11:02:59 PM10/5/12
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Andre Norton had a couple (I think) shorts about people stitching
living things into needlework, I may have copies in anthologies
somewhere, but can't put my hands on them right now. Still, maybe
checking out her stuff will turn it up. I don't remember any
princesses in the stories, though.

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Brenda Clough

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Oct 6, 2012, 8:03:59 PM10/6/12
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It is not the work described by the OP, but SPELLCOATS by Diana Wynn
Jones is similar in theme.

Brenda


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