Young People’s Civil War Charity Knitting: The Alcott Connection
In the vein of “no idle hands,” children took up needles, knitting everything from simple projects to socks, to aid soldiers during the Civil War.
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In the vein of “no idle hands,” children took up needles, knitting everything from simple projects to socks, to aid soldiers during the Civil War.
Season 7, Episode 4: In honor of the magazine's pearl anniversary, we reached out to PieceWork's first and most recent editors for some pearls of wisdom about legacy, connection, craftsmanship, and what it means to tell needlework stories.
During the mid- to late-eighteenth century, drizzling became quite the fashion in France to carefully remove gold and silver threads from other textiles so they could be sold.
The doily has been at the center of home décor fashion for more than a century.
Books Written in Nineteenth-Century England for Those Teaching Others to Knit Stockings
The seventh edition of PieceWork’s Knitting Traditions, Fall 2013, is all about lace—its magic and mystery and its ethereal quality—as expressed in knitting.
Join Karen as she re-creates a lost pattern
The Orenburg knitting technique makes this delicate knit wrap lighter than air.
Looking for a flower that will never wilt? Try your hand at this knitted rose.
Celebrate the coronation with the story behind a shawl for Prince William.
Not just a tool for the knitting community
Loose pages found within a different book have their own story.