Piecework Editorial Staff

PieceWork’s July/August 1994 issue featured an article and project by Debra L. Ballard on the history of Hawaiian quilts.

Thomas Abbe's (1731–1811) long drum roll interrupted the mid-week church meeting to announce the fight at Lexington, Massachusetts, the day before, the first battle of the American Revolution.

Dawn Cook Ronningen, Historian, Needleworker, and Needlework Tool Collector

Join us as we celebrate the historic needlework created to adorn and enliven daily life. Send PieceWork your article and project proposals for the Summer 2022 issue.

Susan J. Jerome, Collections Manager, University of Rhode Island Historic Textile and Costume Collection

Help us rediscover the textile stories lost to time. Send PieceWork your article and project proposals for the Spring 2022 issue.

Knit a sweet lace edging adapted from a vintage pattern.

Stitch a special gift for your Valentine.

Laurann Gilbertson, Chief Curator, Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum

A visual primer of common embroidery stitches.