Making Margaretenspitze: A Tutorial
Learn a hand-knotted lace technique that only requires a few relatively inexpensive materials, which are easily found in most craft stores.
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Learn a hand-knotted lace technique that only requires a few relatively inexpensive materials, which are easily found in most craft stores.
In gratitude for our PieceWork community, we're sharing some of their lovely needlework from 2020.
Even though the books were written in a time of scarcity, they encouraged creativity, and there is an enduring sense of the enjoyment of knitting despite the difficult times.
When Dawn bought her first antique friend in need book, she was attracted to its sweet, sewing-themed pockets, which are finished with braid trim on the pocket flap edges and labeled for the various contents held inside.
Set off on a textile adventure with PieceWork Winter 2020 and read about the threads that connect our needlework traditions.
A 1930s knitted-lace edging provides the springboard for an exploration of knitting vintage patterns at a larger gauge. Cast on and knit along.
On August 26, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment became law, and American women received universal suffrage. British women would not receive universal suffrage until July 2, 1928, when the Equal Franchise Act became law.
Buttonhole samplers don’t contain the elegant scenes, alphabets, and pious poetry, but a young woman preparing for a job as a domestic servant or seamstress could use a buttonhole sampler to demonstrate her sewing abilities.
Submit your proposals for the Winter 2020 issue of PieceWork and see where your needlework explorations take you.
In the Victorian era, it is not entirely surprising that thick paper, or card, was attempted as a ground material for hand embroidery—an important skill for every Victorian lady.