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.

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