PieceWork July/August 2000

Now available for individual download!

See the winners of the PieceWork Pincushion Contest! First place went to Jeri Amundson's Pincushion in Time. Second place was awarded to Plum Tomato Pincushion by Bonnie Brooks. And Kathryn Zaiss won third place with Tatted Pincushion.

Learn about Hutterite sweetheart handkerchiefs, a custom that dates back to seventeenth-century Europe and was carried into Canada and the United States. Then, stitch a Hutterite motif on your own handkerchief. Learn about Schwester Christina's afghan. Knit and crochet a stained-glass lap robe and baby afghan. Make a beaded needlepoint for a journal cover. Practice three different laid-filling patterns for a laid-filling ornament. Make a garden band sampler. Cross-stitch a mitten sampler.

In every issue of PieceWork magazine, you will be amazed at the amount of information packed into these pages:

• Be inspired by needleworkers past and present. In each issue, you'll meet needleworkers with unique stories to tell and special projects to share.
• Explore traditional needlework throughout history. In addition to the people who did the work, you'll get an up-close look at what they created and how they did it.
• Test your needlework techniques with projects ranging from embroidery to knitting, quilting to beading, and crochet to cross-stitch.
• And so much more!

Author/Designer: Piecework Editors