PieceWork · Magazine
| Type | Magazine |
|---|---|
| From | PieceWork |
| Author | Piecework Editorial Staff |
| Published | January 16, 2025 |
| Format |
Be swept away by the wonderful world of Regency needlework from Jane Austen’s era!
This magazine is part of the PieceWork subscription. Sign in to check your access.
Or buy it outright: Buy just this magazine ↗
Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen with this collector’s edition of PieceWork magazine! Delve into the beautiful needlework that surrounded Austen and her characters. Get insight into the costumes and customs of Regency dances and the delicate patchwork and embroidery of society ladies. Explore handmade traditions as you embroider a magnificent needle-painted camellia and tat a handkerchief edging worthy of a storybook heroine. Plus, learn about what the knitters of the early nineteenth century had on their needles and more.
PieceWork Spring 2025 is full of beautiful projects and stories that will transport you back to a time when needlework was done for pleasure and as a creative outlet by some fortunate stitchers.
Enjoy the enduring elegance of 250-year-old needlework and craft a little romance in your own life, all with this collector’s edition issue of PieceWork.
Contents
Learn the History and techniques of two English bobbin lace techniques.
Pattern · PieceWork
Open our cabinet of wonders to uncover textile stories, needlework collections, and projects inspired by these treasures.
This airy scarf will add a touch of elegance to any ensemble.
Pattern · PieceWork
Needle cases are a practical necessity for stitchers, and a small-scale bargello pattern offers a great opportunity to learn the technique.
Pattern · PieceWork
This scarf translates traditional motifs for Finnish headdress into a stunning contemporary design.
Pattern · PieceWork · A Scarf with Traditional Motifs to Stitch
Pattern · PieceWork
A cozy sampler throw showcasing 10 classic gansey stitch motifs—rich in texture, steeped in British seaside history.
Pattern · PieceWork · A Gansey Sampler Throw
Inspired by a 19th-century original from the Folk Life Museum in Graz, Austria, these wool-silk lace stockings feature a cross-stitched monogram in classic red.
Magazine · PieceWork
Pattern · PieceWork · Lace Stockings to Knit
