What is the German 'Flickwerk' in English?

Answer 1

"Patchwork" is an English equivalent of "Flickwerk."

The English equivalent actually is also an English loan word with the same meaning and spelling in German.

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, patchwork was a way to recycle otherwise unusable shapes and sizes of smaller pieces of material. The predominant patterns tended to draw upon European and North American cultures for their designs. But since the middle and later 20th century, the references points may be worldwide. For that reason, patchwork materials such as costlier fabrics and books for instruction, information and coffee tables have become lucrative businesses for stores and for the internet.