AANeedlecraft’s 1918 Tatted Medallion Made Modern
New instructions for a hundred-year-old tatting project, re-created for modern lacemakers.
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AANew instructions for a hundred-year-old tatting project, re-created for modern lacemakers.
Christen combined two great needlework techniques into one stunning button.
Sara Lamb doesn't know when great-aunt Gladys knitted this cloth, but she's used it for more than twenty years, ever since she found it in the case.
Enjoy this delightful tatting project from the November 1925 issue of Needlecraft Magazine.
Mary Nicolaides shares the story of her family's connection to tatting and the handmade shuttles made by her grandfather for her grandmother.
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.
In light of current events, I’ve found my mind turning to “Little House in the Big Woods” by Laura Ingalls Wilder. In the book, Laura and her family sewed and embroidered, alone in their home, carefully mending clothes and creating small items of beauty.
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.
These instructions are based on the information in Barbara Foster’s Learn Needle Tatting, Step by Step (Paxton, Illinois: Handy Hands, 1998), which provides complete step-by-step needle-tatting instructions accompanied by plentiful photographs.
Enjoy a free purse in tatting and beads pattern from PieceWork’s Trimmings. This column offers a collection of patterns, charts, and instructions that have been gleaned from old magazines and books that are no longer generally available.
Explore the story of needlework with PieceWork magazine. These stories remain embedded in the everyday textiles found in our linen closets and in the artifacts on display in a museum, and each account is cherished just the same.