PieceWork

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.

Notions • Needlework and times of transformation.

PieceWork

By Post

Necessities

The Long Thread • Voices from Our Community

Mauchline Ware • A Needleworker’s Collection

Trimmings • “A Dainty Empire Gown with Cap to Match” by Addie May Bodwell

Stitching a Family Together • An American Crazy Quilt in Norway

Shifting Sands • Changing Textile Traditions in Egypt’s Western Desert

The Legacy of May Morris • Respect for the Work of Women’s Hands

May’s Decorative Needlework

New Lanark • Robert Owen’s Great Social Experiment

Corra Linn Shawl

Anatomy of a Collection • Good Clothes Made to Order

The Anatomy of a Collection

Period Tailoring Terms

Guatemalan Story Cloths • Women Finding Their Voices

Bookmarks • Learn more about the rich and ongoing tradition of various forms of needlework.

Victorian Ticking Embroidery • Sewing Along the Lines

An 1863 Embroidered-Ticking Notecase

Embroiderers’ Guild Transfers Collection • 90 Rediscovered Treasures to Transfer & Stitch

Retail Shop Directory

Enraptured by the Stars