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ArticleLong Thread Podcast: Sheri BergerSeason 4, Episode 9: What do you do when it's time to step back from your industry-leading yarn store and make some space for yourself? If you're Sheri Berger, you might find yourself accidentally beginning a brand-new needlework business.
ArticleMyth and Mystery—Call for Submissions PieceWork Summer 2023 Needlework is imbued with narratives that might range from the everyday to larger than life, and sometimes there are a few loose ends that leave us guessing. Do you have a great story to share?

Pat Olski

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ArticleBack to BargelloBargello? Some of us of a certain age may faintly remember it from the sixties and seventies—on Auntie’s mod pillow covers or a funky needlepoint belt. In this new millennium, we look back at the history and evolution of this needlework technique.

ArticlePieceWork’s Top 10 Articles of 2022This year has been full of new articles, stories we’ve rediscovered, and unique needlework, and these are the ones that most captured your fancy.

ArticleFor subscribersThe Ancient Craft of Nålbinding Then and NowPick up a single needle and short pieces of yarn to try a fascinating fabric-making technique that has been around for thousands of years.

ArticleClothiers and Cottage IndustriesPlain sewers and fancy needleworkers in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries

ArticleThe Art of Needlework—Call for Submissions PieceWork Fall 2025Share with us how art and handicraft influence each other.

ArticleFor subscribersA Sweet Bodkin HolderStitch a small bolster pillow to store your tools in.

ArticleFrom Our Readers’ Hands: A Showcase of Your Finished ProjectsThese reader-submitted needlework projects show us that while a pattern begins on the page, it becomes something truly special when you make it your own.

ArticleStitching, Knitting, and Jane Austen?Six wonderful connections between Austen, her novels, and needlework!

ArticlePatterns of PerfectionNeedlework designs in the Lady’s Magazine (1770-1819) that are as appealing today as they were over 200 years ago.

ArticlePieceWork’s 30th Anniversary GiveawayCalling all needlework and yarn lovers for a chance to win one of 10 coveted prizes

ArticleIn Appreciation of Pot HoldersAfter I wrote a story about a set of crocheted pot holders I discovered, readers responded with a range of opinions about this needlework form.

ArticleA Handstitched Collection of Mid-Century Handkerchiefs and PillowcasesMid-century homemakers decorated their household linens and handkerchiefs with embroidery, crochet, tatting, hairpin lace, and more—a discreet way to show off their needlework skills.

ArticleFor subscribersExplore the Evolution of Norwegian Embroidered HandcoveringsNorwegian needlework beauty to warm your hands and your heart.

ArticleThe Magic of Seven: At What Age Did You Learn to Craft?Historically, and often out of necessity, children were taught to spin, knit, weave, and do other forms of needlework at a young age. How old were you when you first took needle and yarn in hand?

ArticleFor subscribersSpice Up a Basic Knitted Hand Covering with Norwegian Embroidery Inspired by Norwegian needlework, these handstitched gloves will warm your hands and your heart.

ArticleTurning My Grandmother’s Doilies into QuiltsTo preserve and honor the needlework skills of the women in her family, Christine used vintage doilies to create a quilt.

ArticleRepetition—Call for Submissions PieceWork Summer 2024Repeating, Recurring, and Retelling in Needlework Traditions Around the World

ArticleDiscover the Three-Dimensional Beauty of Casalguidi EmbroideryCasalguidi embroidery is a distinctive three-dimensional form of needlework, which is worked in neutral colors and mimics sculpted marble.

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