PieceWork Magazine

Great!

I love reading about the history of needlework.

I have been a subscriber or intermittant buyer for at least 10 years. Piecework is a small publication that focuses on illuminating needle crafts from around the world. Each issue includes both historical and modern pieces. Opening the pages is like exploring a trunk in Grandmas attic. You never know what wonderful pieces of hand work you might find. The great thing about Piecework is that it explains what you see; giving history and techniques. Most articles include instructions for a modern interpretation of the spotlighted work. The photographs are lovely.

All in all this is just the most fabulous magazine for those of us interested in needlework of any kind. I so enjoy how thoroughly the articles are researched and how the writer's enjoyment of what they are writing about shines through the printed page. I have subscribed for about 3yrs and when this magazine comes I sit down with tea or soda and enjoy it cover to cover. Ishow it to my needleworking friends but, if they want a pattern I xerox it for the; won't take the chance of loosing a single issue. Especially now that I have decided to try the knitted lace samplers from the July/August 2010 issue!

When I read PieceWork magazine I always feel I am going back in time. Too many articles and not enough patterns.