The Glamour of it All:
Collecting Vintage Handbags
and A Silk Handbag to Embroider
by Christen Brown
Explore the author's collection of handbags from France, Brazil, and Asia, and use her instructions to create your own handbag.

My Unbridled Passion:
Collecting Sewing Tools
by Lynne Zacek Bassett
Here are some of the author's favorite objects.

Small Treasures: My Needlework Collection
by Dorothy G. Fischer
Four examples from the author's collection.

Collecting Crochet
by Gwen Blakley Kinsler
Collecting crocheted objects is a passion that the author shares with many others.

Repairing Mama's Crocheted Tablecloth, How-to Make a Crochet Repair, and Wheel Motifs to Crochet
by Maggie Petsch
The restoration of a vintage tablecloth with step-by-step directions to make your own crochet repair and instructions to crochet a dresser scarf, table runner, or a re-creation of Mama's tablecloth.

Kate Harpham's Peacock Fire Screen
by Emily-Jane Orford
The fire screen is a treasured family possession, the only surviving work of a talented woman whose hands rarely were idle.

A Bridge of Thread For Scandinavian Women in American Homes
by Laurann Gilbertson and Karen J. Olsen
A magazine written in Dano-Norwegian and published in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, from 1888 to 1947 helped Scandinavian women in their new lives in America.

Is This Chanel an Original or a Fake?
by Claire Shaeffer
Learn the hallmarks of an original couture Chanel suit.

A Holiday Stocking to Knit
by Nancy Bush
This stocking with traditional Estonian motifs will hold lots of goodies.

Piecework's Excellence in Needle Arts Awards Pincushion Contest
Details on how you can win $500!

ON THE WEB:
Collecting Contemporary Mayan Textiles
by Gary McGregor

A Hardanger Napkin Ring to Make
by Karen J. Olsen

A Pincushion to Make in Irish Crochet

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