PieceWork · No. 1050
PieceWork Fall 2020
Makers from the past often had to mend and make do with available materials to stretch the life span of treasured textiles.
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PieceWork · No. 1050
Makers from the past often had to mend and make do with available materials to stretch the life span of treasured textiles.
Patterns, stories, and extras printed in PieceWork Fall 2020.
Peel back the layers of recycled sarees to uncover the history of ledra quilts in India. Find out how the handstitched motifs rejuvenate reused textiles into striking works of needle art.
Celia Sanderson learned to “make do” in Yorkshire, England, during World War II. Her creative thrift remains today in the stitches of a nightgown made from parachute silk, a suit made from cast-off curtains, and more.
In the early twentieth century, staples, such as flour and livestock feed, were sold in cloth bags. As American families entered the 1930s, reusing these fabrics became more popular, and bags became more colorful.
Joan Sheridan shares her lifelong passion for textiles as a volunteer conservator at The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.
Weave-along project downloads from PieceWork Fall 2020, ready in the Library.
Indexed from PieceWork Fall 2020, in page order.
