In the vein of “no idle hands,” children took up needles, knitting everything from simple projects to socks, to aid soldiers during the Civil War.
Season 7, Episode 4: In honor of the magazine's pearl anniversary, we reached out to PieceWork's first and most recent editors for some pearls of wisdom about legacy, connection, craftsmanship, and what it means to tell needlework stories.
During the mid- to late-eighteenth century, drizzling became quite the fashion in France to carefully remove gold and silver threads from other textiles so they could be sold.
The technique known variously as Dresden lace embroidery originated in Dresden, the capital of Saxony, which is located in the southeastern part of present-day Germany, in the seventeenth century.
Join us as we take a sneak peek into the series of articles by embroidery artist and teacher Natalie Dupuis.
Books Written in Nineteenth-Century England for Those Teaching Others to Knit Stockings
A charming, somewhat nonconforming, schoolgirl sampler makes the author smile.
I was interested in the traditional beaded, embroidered, and sequined ceremonial tapestries called kalagas (a Sanskrit term for Indian wall hangings), and we had begun our tour of their manufacture by watching the sequin makers.