PieceWork March/April 2000

Now available for individual download!

Get a glimpse into the lives and needlework of the women who helped settle Texas with Amanda's Journal. Discover a family history on a hooked stair runner. Meet Rattlesnake Kate, learn her story, and admire her rattlesnake shoes, dress, and belt. Learn about homesteading from Katherine G. Gareston's Big Owl Tea Place. Read about Mary and John Lilley's journey west. Get inspiration from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books like Lynne Zacek Bassett, whose life and career were influenced by the textiles in Wilder's books. Embroider a linen collar. Make a feathered star quilt block. Hook a wall hanging. Knit a shawl from the American heartland. Crochet a lacy ending. Cross-stitch a baby 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