PieceWork July/August 2003

PieceWork July/August 2003 issue is now available for individual download!

Discover the quilts of Gee's Bend, Alabama. Learn about the Randolph Counterpane and knit a set of Randolph pillows. Learn the language of clothing through eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century garments from Colonial Williamsburg. Enjoy Hardangersøm, the whitework embroidery of Norway, and then embroider a placemat worked in traditional hardangersøm. Enjoy the history and beauty of the sweetheart pincushions from World War I. Cross-stitch a placemat and napkin set. Cross-stitch a Quaker sampler. Embroider a silk chiffon scarf. Plus, discover the Portuguese stem stitch with The Needleworker.

In every issue, 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.
• Take your needlework to the next level with The Needleworker--an exploration of embroidery with Deanna Hall West.
• Test your needlework techniques with projects ranging from embroidery to knitting, quilting to beading, and crochet to cross-stitch.
• And so much more!