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PieceWorkNeedlework history, projects, and makers.Visit PieceWork →

A Bookmark à la Matisse to Embroider

Stitch a fun bookmark, inspired by art.

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A Regency-Era Doll Dress to Sew and Embroider

Craft an heirloom for a beloved doll.

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A Perforated-Paper Needle Book to Cross-Stitch Pattern

Enjoy Mary Polityka Bush's instruction for tea dying and embellishment choices and make this cross-stitched piece reminiscent of the twentieth century embroidery.

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A Moorish Motif to Embroider in Double Running Stitch Pattern

A classic Moorish motif with gorgeous filling patterns that are composed of long, thin, rectangle-framed segments, with diagonal lines of tiny squares.

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