Chester was an engineer. You might be wondering, how did an engineer become interested in tatting?
Here’s a tatted edging originally published in Needlecraft Magazine’s October 1928 issue.
Making an elegant pair of accessories for a bride’s special day only requires a few materials—a spool of cord, some thread, delicate beads, and a tatting needle.
Enjoy a free tatted square medallion pattern from PieceWork’s “Trimmings.”
One of the most fascinating structural elements of the Turkish socks featured in Lynne Hershberger’s article is the heel construction.
A Victorian Knitted Stocking Challenge: this design is based on an interpretation of original instructions for “A Knitted Stocking” in an 1845 book.
Over the years, we have had a variety of PieceWork contests for our readers to showcase their stellar needlework skills. The inaugural contest featuring pincushions was among the most popular—a testament to the importance of this needlework necessity.
PieceWork’s electronic pattern book Weldon’s Practical Bead-Work, First Series, opens a window on another time and another place. The time is the turn of the twentieth century and the place is London, England.
