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 • Celebrate our 30th!

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Necessities

Bookmarks • Needlework for you, from classic textile traditions to modern stitch interpretations

Unearthed • Colonial Metallic Trimmings

The Charlotte Capelet and a Time for Dancing

The Vanderbilt Pillow • The Lure of Old Lace

Gilded Age Rose and Poms in Blackwork

Louisa May Alcott and Her Needlework • "I Will Do Something…"

The Orchard House

Lerook • A Shetland Topper

Nineteenth-Century Folk Embroidery • from Viana do Castelo, Portugal

Roman Fever and Intertwined • A Crimson Insertion

Intertwined • A Crimson Insertion

Cherry Blossom and Ladybird • The following excerpt is shared with kind per- mission from Japanese Motifs in Stumpwork & Goldwork. The book includes many helpful stitch tutorials, and here, we hope you enjoy learning more about this fabulous dimensional embroidery technique. -Editor

The Long Thread • Voices from Our Community

A Motif to Tat for a Greeting Card

Zari • Opulent Embroidery from India

Gold Rush • A History of Metallic Yarns

A Meiji Mystery • Identifying a Piece of Transnational Embroidery

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