Embellish—Call for Submissions PieceWork Summer 2022
Join us as we celebrate the historic needlework created to adorn and enliven daily life. Send PieceWork your article and project proposals for the Summer 2022 issue.
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Join us as we celebrate the historic needlework created to adorn and enliven daily life. Send PieceWork your article and project proposals for the Summer 2022 issue.
SUBMonederos for Your Money
Ann Budd adapted the hat, a hand, a leg, and the cape from a male figure purse, or monedero.
Even after the fall of the Taliban, as Afghanistan has remained in turmoil, Afghan women have continued to knit to earn money to support their families.
Joseph Sheldon Long fell ill during World War I, and his occupational therapy of choice was knitting.
A textile conservationist makes a passionate case for using natural fibers for treasured knitted and crocheted projects.
Season 2, Episode 9: In the back rooms of Yorkshire's archives and museums, textile treasures await an understanding historian.
Delight in the vintage charm of Weldon's Practical Needlework and this re-creation from Franklin Habit.
Knit a counterpane from the January/February 2011 issue based on the one made by First Lady Grace Coolidge.
Enjoy knitting projects that explore techniques and designs from different cultures.
Knit a sweater from the January/February 2015 issue that was inspired by one worn by Crown Prince Harald of Norway when his family fled the Nazis in 1940.
Explore the preservation of needlework by learning about past makers, considering how we care for our collections today, and supporting future makers carrying needlework into the future.