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Sampler Research: Falling Down Rabbit Holes in My Pajamas Image

Sampler Research: Falling Down Rabbit Holes in My Pajamas

Gary Parks offers helpful suggestions for expanding your research on needlework samplers.

Hannah Ku´umililani Cummings Baker Image

Hannah Ku´umililani Cummings Baker

A Hawaiian Quilt Legacy

Handstitched History Image

Handstitched History

Sixteenth-Century Tailoring and the Modern Maker

The Anatomy of a Collection, Part 2: Pattern Pieces Image

The Anatomy of a Collection, Part 2: Pattern Pieces

Jill lovingly acts as caregiver for old paper sewing patterns.

Ulu: Pattern for a Hawaiian Quilted Pillow Image

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Ulu: Pattern for a Hawaiian Quilted Pillow

A quilted pillow is based on Eileen's grandmother’s old-style method of making Hawaiian quilts.

Developing a Character, Developing a Costume Image

Developing a Character, Developing a Costume

What do you wear for historical reenactment?

Long Thread Podcast: Mathew Gnagy Image

Long Thread Podcast: Mathew Gnagy

Season 3, Episode 1: As the Modern Maker, Mathew Gnagy brings the needlework techniques of Early Modern Europe to a contemporary audience.

The Story in a Dress Image

The Story in a Dress

What clues can we find in the handmade stitches of an 1850s dress?

Ticking: From Humble Origins to High Society Image

Ticking: From Humble Origins to High Society

How did ticking go from utilitarian fabric to desirable design element? Christina has the scoop.

Embellish—Call for Submissions PieceWork Summer 2022 Image

Embellish—Call for Submissions PieceWork Summer 2022

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.