PieceWork’s 11th-annual Lace Issue, May/June 2018, explores lace techniques from around the world. Carolyn Wetzel’s stellar frisado de Valladolid-style lace medallion is the perfect introduction to a centuries-old Spanish technique.
In March 2018, I went home. Not to visit relatives, but to see my knitting family, the Madison Knitters’ Guild in Madison, Wisconsin.
As PieceWork celebrates twenty-five years, let’s take a look back at the beginning. When Veronica Patterson wrote her editorial letter for the first issue, March/April 1993, she set the tone of the magazine for years to come.
Wrap yourself in this stunning filet-crochet kimono made with Manos Del Uruguay Silk Blend and featured in the September/October 2017 issue of PieceWork.
In the play Dancing at Lughnasa, five sisters struggle to survive during the 1930s in rural Ireland. Knitted gloves play a key role in the plot of the story by providing much needed income for the women.
Katrina King’s elegant Ogee Lace Stockings draw their inspiration from the past. The lace stockings feature a knitted-stitch pattern based on a centuries-old Persian design.
In the past, most needleworkers learned this craft at their mother’s side, but today this is rare. In the March/April 1997 issue of PieceWork, contributor Kax Wilson recalled her mother’s time spent mending during the early twentieth century.
Unlike some unusual patterns sourced from the Victorian era, the Richmond Gloves are subtle and timeless enough in their design to fit perfectly into the modern age. Their unique design leans toward the functional rather than the flamboyant.
Designers find inspiration for knitted socks in all sorts of places. Read the story behind PieceWork contributor Mimi Seyferth’s “House of the Seven Gables Socks to Knit” project, which was featured in the September/October 2015 issue.
Discover cross-knit looping, which is a form of needlework native to the Nasca people, a pre-Incan culture who lived on the south coast of Peru.