PieceWork Winter 2024

Tiny Treasures

Make it mini! Revel in pocket-sized textiles like the needleworkers of the past. Explore the unusual beauty of Quaker handsewn globes, handwoven Navajo Barbie outfits, and diminutive Mexican knitted beaded bags. Catch a glimpse inside a collector’s world of dollhouse textiles, and dive into the world of bazaar stitchery from New England and historical small replica shirts from Norway. PieceWork Winter 2024 is packed with small portable projects perfect for learning new techniques while enjoying the artistry of needlework on an approachable scale.

• Crochet a mini granny square placemat from Lily Chin—a trendy and timeless stash buster
• Sew Lavon Peters’ flying geese patchwork baby blanket for a cherished heirloom gift
• Stitch Sandie Cormaci-Boles’s delicate petit point posy to decorate a special spot in your home
• Knit a teddy bear-sized Aran sweater designed by Mary Anne Wandell
• Make a beautiful traditional needlework thread button and attach it to a petite needle case
• Knit Mary Jane Mucklestone’s delightful socklets covered with mini motifs from Maine
• Let Susan Strawn enchant you with a history of twentieth-century knitted mini-mittens from Europe and beyond

Savor the variety of small textiles of the past and try out heirloom techniques to craft your own little wonders, all with this issue of PieceWork.

CONTENTS

• A World of Learning: The Embroidered Globes of Westtown School by Mary Uhl Brooks
• Miniature Shirts from Norway: Detailed Nineteenth-Century Instructional Pieces by Laurann Gilbertson
• Mini Granny Square Placemat by Lily M. Chin
• Mini Maine Motifs Socklets by Mary Jane Mucklestone
• Smitten with Miniature Knitted Mittens by Susan Strawn
• Bags, Pincushions, and Other Smalls: The Useful Designs of Martha G. Stearns by Judith Copeland
• Petit Point Pansies and Rosebuds by Sandie Cormaci-Boles
• History at Hand: Mexican Beaded Bags in the Elizabeth Morrow Collection by Carol J. Sulcoski
• Victorian Needlework Button Needle Case by Gina Barrett
• Navajo Barbie: Walking in Beauty by Barbara Teller Ornelas
• Doll Maker, Teddy Bear Designer, and Fiber Artist: Mary Ann Wandell by Karin J. Bohleke
• Flying Geese Baby Quilt by Lavon Peters
• Textiles in Miniature: The Tiny Wonders of the Eloise Kruger Collection by Sophia Perdikaris and Linda Kohlstadt
• Revisited: Eloise Kruger’s Flamestitch Pattern to Embroider by Deanna Hall West