Piecework Perfection? A Review of Piecework Puzzles

Ready to break away from ordinary puzzles?

Piecework Puzzles is a brand known for its modern twist on the classic jigsaw puzzle. They offer a variety of puzzles featuring eclectic photography, from eye-catching food spreads and whimsical animals to iconic cityscapes and abstract art.

Let’s get into it!

In this article I’ll review the features and benefits of the Piecework Puzzles.

Just The Details for Piecework Puzzles:

Piece Count

Piecework Puzzles offers 45 piece snack puzzles, 70 piece mini puzzles, 100 piece kids puzzles, and 500, 750, and 1000 piece puzzles for adults.

Cut Style

Piecework puzzles are grid cut which means the pieces are cut in a more systematic grid pattern. The pieces typically have straight edges and pieces will meet at all four corners.

Material

Piecework puzzles are made with 1.7mm thick 100% recycled board with a velvety finished art paper.

Images & Themes

Image Quality and Resolution

Image quality is super important when selecting a puzzle. Who wants to do a blurry puzzle picture? Piecework puzzles have crisp images with loads of detail.

Theme Variety and Originality

Piecework has eye-catching designs. Forget the traditional landscapes and still lifes. Piecework puzzles focus on fun and unexpected imagery that will pique your curiosity.

Here are just a few of their beautiful puzzles. *If you purchase a puzzle via these links I will receive a small commission.

Benefits of Doing Jigsaw Puzzles

There are so many benefits to doing jigsaw puzzles. Doing puzzles is similar to meditation; it helps you focus your mind. When concentrating solely on the puzzle, every day stresses and anxieties have no room to run rampant.

Memory improvement is another major benefit of puzzling; one must recognize patterns and shapes and remember where they belong in the wider picture. Studies show they are especially helpful for Alzheimer and dementia patients; the mental stimulation has been shown to delay a worsening of symptoms.

In addition to those skills, they help teach pattern recognition, shape sorting, color recognition, problem solving, and even patience.

Does Jen Recommend & The Nitty Gritty

Piecework puzzles have modern imagery ranging from playful food spreads to vibrant cityscapes. If you’re looking for something different and visually engaging, this would be a great fit for you.

My Piecework puzzle has fantastic texture. The pieces have a matte velvet-y finish with no reflection. The feel is similar to Art & Fable, but not quite as heavily velveted.

Piecework puzzles tend to be slightly more expensive than some mainstream brands and tend to be more of an experience. Each puzzle comes with a playlist on Spotify to listen to while you do your puzzle. Piecework also offers home goods and gifts as well as puzzle related items to round out your experience.

If you like doing puzzles in sections, I recommend having some flat trays to move sections around. The interlock is ok but pieces don’t hold well when being moved. I was not able to get pick-up at all with this puzzle.

Piecework does manufacture a selection of puzzles in the United States.

Here are the titles made in USA:

If you like purchasing puzzles made in the US, check out my list of companies manufacturing jigsaw puzzles here in the US!

Overall I enjoyed the feel of the pieces. The matte velvet finish lends itself to luxury.

I tackled the words first as they were quite obvious in the box. After that I picked out all the textures; the straw hat and the towel especially. I longed for In N’ Out the entire time I was working on those burgers and saved the orange pool floaty for last.

This was such a fun puzzle.. so much nostalgia of my time living in Southern California. I miss living so close to the ocean and definitely do not miss the earthquakes.

I’m looking forward to my next Piecework puzzle (Meta Puzzle, which I want to frame and hang) and of course the companion to this, the I ♥ NY puzzle. Keep the nostalgia coming!

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