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The Hidden History of Pockets in Women’s Fashion

Pockets—practical, convenient, and sometimes, so mysterious. Find them hidden inside or boldly stitched to the front of a garment.

Honoring America’s Needlework Legacy: Inside Our Spring 2026 Issue

Our Spring 2026 issue commemorates 250 years of needlework in America, tracing the stitches, stories, and traditions that have shaped the nation.

Not Just Eye “Candy” Keepsake Box Charts

All the companion charts to cross-stitch the Whitman’s Sampler-inspired keepsake box by Elisabeth Jenkins Baty.

DMC Color Substitutions for An Abigail Adams Pin Pillow

Alternate thread options and colors for Sandie Cormaci-Boles’ silk embroidered pin pillow.

Stitching Stories: The Cultural Legacy of Hmong Story Cloths

How an estate sale purchase revealed a story sewn across continents.

Long Thread Podcast: Elena Kanagy-Loux, Lacemaker & Historian (classic)

Season 13, Episode 9: Ethereal, durable, ornamental, powerful—what does lace mean to you? Through academic study and the work of her hands, Elena Kanagy-Loux teaches that lace is all of these things and more.

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More than White Gloves: Three First Ladies and the Power of Needlework

Even in the White House, needle and thread offered moments of creativity and comfort for three extraordinary women.

From the Quirky Corners of Needlework History—Our Top 10 Stories of 2025

Discover which 2025 web articles featuring fun and fascinating details of needlework history rose to the top as our readers’ favorites.

Honoring a Knitting Legend: Barbara G. Walker, in Her Own Words

Join us as we pay tribute to one of the needlework community’s guiding lights.

To Have and to Hold: Mending in a Material World

Mending is an act of care, memory, and resistance in a world built on disposability. Harikleia Sirmans reflects on growing up in a Greek village where clothes were repaired, remade, and cherished.