Berlin Wool: Fine Fiber from an Innovative Age
Learn about the effect of the Industrial Revolution on a stitching craft.
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Learn about the effect of the Industrial Revolution on a stitching craft.
A wonderful collection of vintage tools from across the centuries.
Many needleworkers follow in the footsteps of family members who stitched before them. PieceWork contributors are no exception.
There is confusion in the embroidery literature between these two similarly named stitches. Deanna helps explain the differences.
Learn about these colorful and elaborate one-of-a-kind dolls and the women who create them.
Stitching monograms onto household linens and clothing is a timeless way to personalize your life. It is no surprise: monograms are seeing a resurgence.
Learn about piña cloth, woven from fibers from the leaves of pineapple plants, and the delicate and intricate embroidery that embellishes it.
Simple items that created an entertaining toy and sometimes a lasting memento in the 1800’s.
Season 5, Episode 5: While living in Dharamshala, India, and volunteering for the Tibetan Central Administration, Leslie walked into a workshop and fell in love with a rare practice of pieced, stitched fiber art, the thangka.
The Algerian eye and eyelet stitches have a long European history, appearing on some of the earliest samplers and clothing.
During the Middle Ages, anchoresses and nuns were women who secluded themselves from the rest of society and, often, spent some of their time on handwork.
Learn how versatile the running stitch can be, a stitch that dates back to the beginning of sewing itself.