From Our Readers' Hands 2020
In gratitude for our PieceWork community, we're sharing some of their lovely needlework from 2020.
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In gratitude for our PieceWork community, we're sharing some of their lovely needlework from 2020.
Help us end the calendar year by exploring the meaning of closure in textiles. Send PieceWork your article and project proposals for the Winter 2021 issue.
Mary Nicolaides shares the story of her family's connection to tatting and the handmade shuttles made by her grandfather for her grandmother.
A 1930s knitted-lace edging provides the springboard for an exploration of knitting vintage patterns at a larger gauge. Cast on and knit along.
On August 26, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment became law, and American women received universal suffrage. British women would not receive universal suffrage until July 2, 1928, when the Equal Franchise Act became law.
For its age, the shawl was in remarkably good condition, but it had a number of noticeable holes and discolored areas. Galina Khmeleva was well aware of the difficulties inherent in working with such a delicate fabric.
Send PieceWork your article and project proposals for the Summer 2021 issue, and help us share the stories of treasured textile traditions for future makers.
Friends back home had suggested that I purchase lace while in Russia.
This shawl with Orenburg construction features a fleur-de-lis pattern, to which the nupps add a three-dimensional effect.
Help us uncover the untold stories behind the makers of the past in the Spring 2021 issue of PieceWork.
If staying home gives you the blues, and you don’t know what to do, learn something new.
This is a sad story. It’s the story of young love, transatlantic voyages, early demise, heartbreak, a family wrenched apart, and a bit of handmade lace that survived.