PieceWork 1995 Collection Download

January/February 1995

Learn about Peruvian knitting and the unique handknitted sleeves, called maquitos, which they create. Use the step-by-step instructions knit your own maquito. Discover the beauty of traditional Japanese silk braids. Plus, learn the history behind Spanish stitch embroidery and create your own.

March/April 1995

Discover the delicate art form of needle tatting and create a beautiful lace edging. Admire Ayrshire whitework embroidery as well as nineteenth-century Berlin-work embroidery. Also explore the history of silk-ribbon embroidery.

May/June 1995

Travel the world with this issue of PieceWork. Discover the patchwork of the Seminoles, Russian lace-knitted shawls, Swedish Näversöme embroidery, and the art of Japanese embroidery.

July/August 1995

Explore wartime needlework with a special embroidered purse, stories about knitting during wartime, the patterns that women used, and more. There is also a unique story on the 1933 World’s Fair quilt contest.

September/October 1995

Find a wide-variety of needlework in this issue. Explore Battenberg lace, Guatemalan tapestry crochet, Jacobean embroidery, Scottish kilt hose to knit, and yo-yo quilts. 

November/December 1995

Discover Norwegian Hardanger needlework and a motif to stitch in Hardanger. Admire the sequined and gold-thread embroidered wall hangings of Burma, plus learn about their religious and cultural significance. Learn about Irma Ciganovich, a Latvian knitter, and make a pair of her Christmas stockings.