July/August 2009 issue of PieceWork

On Sale July 7, 2009!

• Inside this issue!
• Textile Travels: Part V - Michoacán, Mexico
• 2009 Excellence in Needle Arts Winners: Brooches

Textile Travels: Part V - Michoacán, Mexico
by Gwen Blakley Kinsler

In Part 5 of our online travel series, Gwen discusses her recent return visit to the state of Michoacán, Mexico. In Part 1, Gwen told how she began her textile collection with treasures bought in Honduras and Guatemala; Parts 2 and 3 are accounts of her stay in Ecuador; Part 4 includes her favorite shopping spots in Mexico City and Oaxaca (to access Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4, click on Free Projects & Articles, then on Articles). All of the countries visited in the series continue to draw textile lovers.

2009 Excellence in Needle Arts Awards Brooch Winners

To all who entered our 2009 brooch contest, thank you! The technical expertise and brilliant creativity wowed all of us. After several rounds of blind judging (in which the names of the makers are not revealed until judging is complete), we selected our grand-prize winner, four first-place category winners, four honorable mentions (one for each category), and an additional forty-four entries to be included in the brooch display. Without further ado, we are very pleased to present the winners of PieceWork’s 2009 brooch contests.

Excellence in
Needle Arts Awards

See 2008 Pincushion Winners