Church Dolls: Seen but Not Heard
Simple items that created an entertaining toy and sometimes a lasting memento in the 1800’s.
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Simple items that created an entertaining toy and sometimes a lasting memento in the 1800’s.
Submit your proposals for the Fall 2023 issue of PieceWork and help us explore textile traditions that use metallic threads and fibers.
Learn how versatile the running stitch can be, a stitch that dates back to the beginning of sewing itself.
The two-sided Italian cross-stitch is a square, densely textured stitch and is another member of the large cross-stitch family.
Your treasured textiles may be susceptible to deterioration. But how do you determine what should be sent to a professional for preservation?
The buttonhole stitch was historically used to strengthen the cut edges of buttonholes but developed into a decorative surface-embroidery stitch with numerous variations.
The exquisite art of painting with silk
A series of three knitted panels, using embroidery for details, are fiber windows onto landscapes important to the author and her family.
An extremely versatile stitch from the cross-stitch family.
The French named this soft and fluffy yarn and fabric and are believed to have invented it, as well, sometime during the eighteenth century.
A glimpse into a unique item from the days of door-to-door sales.
The Palestrina knot stitch is a highly textured, beadlike stitch belonging to the family of knotted stitches.