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.

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The Long Thread Voices from Our Community • Kelly Hartman, Curator, Gallatin History Museum in Bozeman, Montana; Creator of the Gallatin County Tapestry Project

Tatting Tools

Trimmings • “Pattern for an Antimacassar” from Weldon's Practical Tatting

Soulful Stitching, Social Action • Patchwork Quilts by African Indians (Siddis) of Northern Karnataka-India

Siddi Women's Quilting Cooperative

Fernando's Christening Gown • A Family's History in Mundillo Lace

The Making of Mundillo

The Wedding Apron • A Search for Macedonian Stitches

Colorwork Sleeves from Staravina, Macedonia

Necessities

Diaper Patterns

Rooted in Tradition • The Tree of Life in Slavic Needlework

The Embroidered Dress of Willard Asylum

The Hands Remember • Mantas on the Southern Border

Friends of Artisans Beyond Borders

The Settlers of Cape Breton • Nova Scotia's History Stitched in Stockings

Eighteenth-Century Cape Breton Kilt Stockings

How Were Kilt Stockings Spun?

Phebe A. Nelson, 1854 • Stitching Connections to the Past

A Schoolhouse Sampler • Phebe A. Nelson, 1854

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