PieceWork Magazine “celebrates the rich history of needlework and makers from around the globe”.
There is a lot of content online. Articles include:
* Not Just an Instruction Leaflet: the “social life” of a knitting pattern, by Ingrid Murnane
* The Case of a Sodha Rajput Masala Bag, by Chitra Balasubramaniam
* The Goddess’s Seat: A Small Sujni Quilt, by Chitra Balasubramaniam
* The “Pin” Is Mightier than the Sword: Politics and Needlework Magazines in the Early Twentieth Century, by Mary Dickinson Bird
* Scottish Samplers, by Kathy Troup
* All the World Is Needleworking! Florence Yoder Wilson and America’s Immigrant Needleworkers, by Susan Strawn
* Treasured Bags from around the world, by Veronica Patterson
* A Most Valuable Fabric: Crepe Paper in the Early Twentieth Century, by Beverly Gordon
* Game of Kings: The Embroidered Caupar Game Board, by Chitra Balasubramaniam
* Carrying and Protecting Little Ones: Native American Cradleboards, by Beverly Gordon
* Let Us Keep Knitting and Crocheting for the Bazar, Sisters! (women’s suffrage), by Katherine Durack
* “You’ve Got to Really Like Your Job”: Department Stores as Purveyors of Yarn and Knitting Knowledge, 1930–1960, by Susan Strawn
* Going in Circles: A History of Knitting in the Round, by Eileen Lee
* Ledra Quilts: Giving New Life to My Mother’s Sarees, by Chitra Balasubramaniam
There is an associated podcast; this episode has an interview with textile historian Penelope Hemingway. There is also an email newsletter.