PieceWork September/October 2013

Celebrate PieceWork Magazine’s 20th Anniversary with the September/October 2013 Issue!

This issue of PieceWork features a variety of needlework patterns and stories focused on bags. From time-honored treasure bags to Turkish purses, there is a rich and wide history that surrounds these accessories.

The feature articles of this issue explore a variety of cultures and times, taking you on a historical journey through needlework:

• Veronica Patterson shares some of her treasured bags from around the world, such as a Hmong bag, a Japanese Indigo-Dyed bag, a Chirimen bag, and more.
• Learn about the origins of the alms purse in eighteenth-century France.
• Discover the beauty of Nordic waist purses incorporating intricate embroidery and learn about their practicality for women.
• Sleuth your way through the mystery of the Iklé fragment, a piece of cloth that was thought to be the first piece of knitting but is now known as nålbinding.
• Learn about the charity fairs that were held during the American Civil War to help support the troops and included plenty of fancywork from the local women.
• Donna Druchunas dives into the world of Turkish purses while discussing a little golden coin purse she found at a local antique store.
• Discover the Gawthorpe Textiles Collection, amassed by Miss Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth who turned her ancestral home into a craft house to keep textile skills and techniques alive and the redisplay of the original collection in 2012.
• Experience the traditions and the art of the aboriginal peoples in Canada who call themselves People of the First Nations and learn about the traditional button bag.

Re-create history and keep the traditions alive with 9 needlework projects based on the feature articles!