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Make a Pieced Pillow Cover for Mother’s Day

Sew an easy “quilt” project that requires no actual quilting!

American Girlhood: Needlework, Memory, and the Making of a Nation

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.

A Shop, a Journey, a Life Reimagined: Phoebe Henning Rugh’s Folk Art Legacy

Loss tested artist and entrepreneur Phoebe Henning Rugh early, but in the colors and traditions of folk textiles she discovered not just solace, but a lifelong practice of reinvention and wonder.

Infinite Blue: Exploring Indigo as Art and Process

Indigo has long been valued for both its technical precision and expressive depth. An exhibition at the Indigo Art Museum traces how artists turn a traditional dyeing process into a powerful visual language.

Why Blue and White? The Changing Threads of Medical Uniforms

Today’s medical uniforms are more than dress codes in blue and white. As tools for safety, comfort, and identity, they tell a story of how healthcare workers have reshaped what it means to dress for care.

From Our Readers’ Hands: A Showcase of Your Finished Projects

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.

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Echoes in Indigo: From Twelfth-Century Socks to Modern Mitts

Discover the pattern for a striking new design, knitted in natural indigo yarn and inspired by ancient motifs.

A Brief and Fanciful History of Leg-of-Mutton Sleeves

Join us in a fun romp through historical costume collections and learn a bit about fashion history.

Discover a World of Blue and White

Our fascination with blue and white spans cultures, generations, and craft traditions. Explore this classic color pairing in our new Summer 2026 issue.

Shibori Inspiration and Japanese Textile Resources to Get You Started

A resource supplement for PieceWork's Summer 2026 issue: The World in Blue and White.