PieceWork

PieceWork is the only magazine for those who love all things made by hand and the history behind them. Every issue explores the life and work of traditional needleworkers, takes an in-depth look at historical needlework techniques, and gives instructions for making heirloom-quality projects of your own.

Needlework, all buttoned up .

Picework

By Post

Necessities • LIZ GOOD

The Long Thread • Voices from Our Community

The Art of Self-Dress • Closures and Independence

Bookmarks • Learn more about the rich and ongoing tradition of various forms of needlework.

Moroccan Buttons and Trims • A Textile Traveler Searches

Specialties of the House • Elizabeth Laird Mathieson, J & P Coats, and The Spool Cotton Company

A Pair of Mathieson’s Mats

George Washington Carver

Carver’s Original Doily

Cotton Field Doily

Who Invented the Zipper?

Obi: Tied Up in Beautiful Knots

Virtual Visit to Nishijin Workshops

A Basic Obi Knot

Mark Twain and the Bra Strap

Crocheted Closure Craze of the Early Twentieth Century • Crochet buttons, olives, and balls are prominent. . . . Designers are at work to reproduce in crochet ornaments certain of the vivid colorings and startling motifs that have come to us on the wave of popularity attending the Ballet Russe, the Spanish movement sweeping around Goyescas, the Chinese influence . . . [and] the militaire with its combinings of national colors of the Allies.

Brandenburg Button Boudoir Jacket with Frog Closure

Crochet Frog Fastener with Buttons

Special Stitches

A Flood of Buttons

Retail Shop Directory

An Embroidery Travel Diary