PRESERVING THE LEGACY OF Editorial Calendar 2020

There are stories to be told, and PieceWork readers want to read them. Whether it’s a personal account of a master knitter (“Bertha Mae Shipley: A Navajo Knitter”) or a well-researched article on the that adorned alms purses (“Charitably Chic: The Eighteenth-Century Alms Purse”), PieceWork is the place to share these stories.

People who care about handwork and who value its past and present role in the ongoing human story are PieceWork magazine’s core audience. PieceWork explores the personal stories of traditional makers and what they made and investigates how specific objects were crafted and the stories behind them. In-depth how-to techniques and step-by-step projects make the traditions come alive for today’s knitters, embroiderers, lacemakers, and crocheters. Beginning with the magazine’s inception in 1993, we have explored numerous needlework traditions and needleworkers. We’ve covered the prosaic—mending samplers—and the esoteric—the Pearly Kings and Queens of London. The stories have been poignant—the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire; inspiring—Safe Return Mittens; and entertaining—Rattlesnake Kate.

Beginning with the Fall 2018 issue, PieceWork changed frequency from a bimonthly publication to a quarterly. The biggest bonus with this change was the addition of more editorial pages, allowing us to continue and expand upon PieceWork’s unusual blend of the elements behind a handwork tradition—who did it, how it was done, and why.

Future issues will include core sections for techniques, including , , embroidery, and . Beyond these sections, there will be a wide variety of other needlework techniques. Issues will no longer be tied to individual themes—topics/techniques/places can include those listed on page 2 as well as new ones that we learn about from you. For each issue, we are looking for compelling, well-researched, visually appealing, evocative content with in-depth needlework historical connections.

Knowing the historical context unites us with generations of past needleworkers and carries the traditions forward.

Due dates are: Summer 2020 Submissions 2 September 2019; all material to be received on or before 13 November 2019 Fall 2020 Submissions 4 December 2019; all material to be received on or before 5 February 2020 Winter 2020 Submissions 5 March 2020; all material to be received on or before 13 May 2020

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