Karen Elting Brock is the editor of PieceWork magazine. Raised in a multi-generational household of makers, she learned to value handwork, creativity, and the wisdom of her crafting elders. While she has lived most of her life in Colorado, Karen loves to travel and has plied the back roads across six continents, studying traditional craft and traditional life.
From delicate embroidery and handwoven cloth to treasured artifacts, museums preserve the stories that connect us. Help us celebrate these important institutions and the people who keep history alive.
Drawing from knitting, beadwork, embroidery, and sashiko traditions, our new PieceWork eBook invites you to explore the creative possibilities stitched into every shade of blue.
For doctoral researcher Emily Whitted, repaired textiles are more than signs of wear. They are records of labor and ingenuity that connect museum collections to the lived experiences of early Americans.
A new exhibition at the Webb Deane Stevens Museum gathers early American needlework to show how girls used needle and thread to record their worlds, often in ways history has only just begun to recognize.
These 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.
Join us in a fun romp through historical costume collections and learn a bit about fashion history.
Our fascination with blue and white spans cultures, generations, and craft traditions. Explore this classic color pairing in our new Summer 2026 issue.
A resource supplement for PieceWork's Summer 2026 issue: The World in Blue and White.
A new exhibition reveals how Japanese makers extended the life of indigo textiles through the art of piecing and mending.
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