PieceWork is the only magazine for those who love all things made by hand and the history behind them. Every issue explores the life and work of traditional needleworkers, takes an in-depth look at historical needlework techniques, and gives instructions for making heirloom-quality projects of your own.
PieceWork
Notions • Safekeeping.
By Post
Bookmarks • Learn more about the rich and ongoing tradition of various forms of needlework.
Necessities
The Long Thread • Voices From Our Community
Conservation at Work • William Gray’s Purse
Safe Storage • Protecting Historic Needlework at Home
Sashiko • Reflecting Our Diversity in Handstitching
Study with Atsushi Online
Handstitched History • Sixteenth-Century Tailoring and the Modern Maker
The Anatomy of a Collection • Pattern Pieces
The Anatomy of a Collection
Enid’s Miniature Counterpane
Eleven Generations of Makers • A Norwegian Sewing Box
A Nineteenth-Century Education
Charlotte Brontë’s Love Letters • Stitched for Safekeeping
Hannah Ku umililani Cummings Baker • A Hawaiian Quilt Legacy
Mid-Century Argyles • Connections to the Past
Epilogue
August Argyles
Kate’s Argyle Notes
Sweet Bags • Sarcenet, Sylke, and Odorous Flowers
A Potpourri of Meaning?
Sweet Bag
Early American Embroidery Motifs and Influences • A Short History in Seven Objects
Retail Shop Directory
Time Travel with WELDON’S PRACTICAL NEEDLEWORK