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Learning Domestic Skills in Changing Times

Early 20th-century sewing books reveal how home-taught domestic skills became technical classroom lessons.

Stitches for a Crazy Quilt

A merry assortment of embroidery stitches are used to cover the seams in crazy quilts. The only limits are a needleworker's imagination and materials on hand.

World Embroidery Day Is Coming

Make July 30 a day filled with creativity for the sake of peace, freedom, and equality.

Long Thread Podcast: Hazel Tindall, Shetlander & World’s Fastest Knitter

Season 12, Episode 7: Whether knitting for sale when she was a child or for joy as an adult, Hazel Tindall brings her creativity and her Shetland heritage into every speedy stitch.

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Tied in Tradition: Knotting History and How-to from PieceWork

From the Turks to the Celts, learn about knotted needlework and try your hand at two techniques.

Sharing Craft Patterns—the Original Social Network!

Knitting patterns weren’t just an instruction leaflet, they were a connection across generations.

This Week in History: The Seneca Falls Convention

Celebrate a woman's right to vote with a tribute collar pattern.

Cashmere, Glaciers, and You

High stakes crafting with cashmere—for you and the planet.

A Fusion of Canvas and Cloth

Discover the valuable connection of fine arts and needle arts in the Fall 2025 issue of PieceWork.

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Stitches from Paintings Past: What Art Can Tell Us About Historical Knitting

This extended version of Carol J. Sulcoski’s article from PieceWork Fall 2025 includes even more fine and fascinating paintings.