Who Was Miss Money? A Victorian Mystery
Loose pages found within a different book have their own story.
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Loose pages found within a different book have their own story.
His firm turned the Industrial Revolution on its head, returning focus to and respect for handwork. Explore the origins of his design influence.
Discover the history of crocheted buttons and crochet your own Irish Rose button from Nancy Nehring’s wonderful article and project featured in the March/April 1994 issue of PieceWork.
Discover the colorful origins of the venerable Maison Sajou--a French design and needlework workshop, with a legacy that continues to intrigue stitchers today.
Reweavers today are a rare breed. But my mother, Cora Wetter, was a professional reweaver for thirty-two years.
A wonderful collection of vintage tools from across the centuries.
Nancy Bush uses two heel types frequently in her ebook Vintage Socks to Knit: the French heel and the Dutch heel.
Though varied in style and material, the fichu was an important fashion accessory during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
The French named this soft and fluffy yarn and fabric and are believed to have invented it, as well, sometime during the eighteenth century.
Before you begin a collection of your own, whether it be of handbags, lace, linens, quilts, or garments, Christen Brown suggest that you first research the periods and styles that interest you the most.
In their ceaseless quest for novelty, the fashion merchants of eighteenth-century Paris had been raiding the globe.
Peel back the layers of needlework history and uncover more about historical textiles from around the globe in the Spring 2020 issue of PieceWork.