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PieceWork

International Needlework Museum Directory

From intricate embroidery and colorwork knitting to folk dress and fashion, our global museum list makes it easy to find where needlework is preserved and celebrated worldwide.

Discover collections near home or wherever your travels may take you. Many museums offer digitized holdings, inviting you to explore, learn, and spark new inspiration for your own handwork. Search by museum name, city, country, or specialty. Please contact us with questions, museums to add, and updates.

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United States138
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37 museums found

Allhallows Museum
Honiton, UK
lace
devonmuseums.net ↗
American Museum in Britain
Bath, UK
Americana
americanmuseum.org ↗
British Red Cross Museum and Archives
London, UK

Denmark

1

Northern Ireland1

Florida

2

Massachusetts13

North Carolina4

South Carolina1

humanitarian

redcross.org.uk ↗

Bucks Museum

Aylesbury, UK

British clothing and textiles

discoverbucksmuseum.org ↗

Fairlynch Museum

Devon, UK

costumes; lace

fairlynchmuseum.uk ↗

Fashion Museum Bath

Bath, UK

fashion

fashionmuseum.co.uk ↗

Fitzwilliam Museum

Cambridge, UK

embroidery, samplers

fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk ↗

Forge Mill Needle Museum

Redditch, UK

needles

forgemill.org.uk ↗

Foundling Museum

London, UK

foundlingmuseum.org.uk ↗

Framework Knitters Museum

Nottingham, UK

knitting

frameworkknittersmuseum.org.uk ↗

Gawthorpe Textile Collection

Brierfield, UK

comprehensive collection

gawthorpetextiles.org.uk ↗

Haslemere Educational Museum

Haslemere, UK

haslemeremuseum.co.uk ↗

Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum

Lisburn, UK

linen

lisburnmuseum.com ↗

Knitting and Crocheting Guild

Slaithwaite, UK

knitting, crochet

kcguild.org.uk ↗

Lace Guild Museum

Stourbridge, UK

lace

laceguild.org ↗

Museum of English Rural Life

Reading, UK

English

merl.reading.ac.uk ↗

Museum of London

London, UK

comprehensive collection

museumoflondon.org.uk ↗

National Museum Scotland

Edinburgh, UK

Scottish

nms.ac.uk ↗

National Museums Liverpool

Liverpool, UK

global

liverpoolmuseums.org.uk ↗

National Needlework Archive

Newbury, UK

comprehensive collection

nationalneedleworkarchive.org.uk ↗

National Trust of Guernsey Folk and Costume Museum

Gurensey, UK

British

nationaltrust.gg ↗

National Wool Museum

Dre-fach Felindre, UK

wool

museum.wales ↗

Norfolk Museum Collections

Norfolk, UK

comprehensive collection

museumscollections.norfolk.gov.uk ↗

Orkney Museum

Kirkwall, UK

archaelogy

orkneymuseums.co.uk ↗

Paisley Thread Mill Museum

Paisley, UK

thread

paisleythreadmill.co.uk ↗

Pitt Rivers Museum

Oxford, UK

ethnographic textiles

prm.ox.ac.uk ↗

Quilt Museum

York, UK

quilt

quiltmuseum.org.uk ↗

Royal Cornwall Museum

Truro, UK

costumes

royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk ↗

Sheringham Museum

Sheringham, UK

knitting, gansey

sheringhammuseum.co.uk ↗

Shetland Museum and Archives

Lerwick, UK

Scottish

shetlandmuseumandarchives.org.uk ↗

Shetland Textile Museum

Lerwick, UK

Shetland

shetlandtextilemuseum.com ↗

Silk Museum (UK)

Macclesfield, UK

silk

thesilkmuseum.co.uk ↗

The Bowes Museum

Barnard Castle, UK

fashion

thebowesmuseum.org.uk ↗

The British Museum

London, UK

comprehensive collection

britishmuseum.org ↗

The Wilson: Cheltenham Museum

Cheltenham, UK

cheltenhammuseum.org.uk ↗

Victoria and Albert Museum

London, UK

comprehensive collection

vam.ac.uk ↗

York Museum Trust

York, UK

archaeology

yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk ↗