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Tips for Reading Victorian Knitting Patterns

Learn from an expert how to decode those tricky nineteenth-century knitting patterns.

Where Hands Remember: Visiting the Craft Museum in New Delhi, India

Take a tour of a living museum where India's craft traditions aren't relics of the past, but skills still practiced, today.

Long Thread Podcast: Karen Elting Brock, PieceWork

Season 15, Episode 5: A love of words, stories, and cloth led Karen Elting Brock around the world and back to PieceWork.

Join a National Parks Quilt-A-Long and Discover American History

Through weekly block releases, the Fabric of Appalachia celebration blends craft, culture, and the region’s confluence of traditions.

Rickrack: The Little Zigzag That Changed Everything

From hemlines to heirlooms, rickrack has always done more with less.

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Daisies for Her: A Sachet to Stitch

Enjoy the pattern for this sweet embroidered daisy sachet inspired by a young woman’s first steps into college life.

Heritage in the Hands of Children

At Heimtali Museum, Estonia’s material culture is passed joyfully from one small pair of hands to the next—and now to you, with our FREE pillow pattern featuring a traditional Estonian braid.

Casting On for the Coast: Linda Perry Brings the Gansey Home

With a talk, a sweater sale, and more than thirty handknit ganseys—PieceWork author Linda Perry brings the storied history of fishermen's sweaters to Halcyon Yarns through August 15.

Curtain Call: A Gown, a Graduation, and a Museum’s Embrace

One woman’s Scarlett O’Hara moment translates into a dream come true.

Happy World Embroidery Day

Join us on a journey around the world to celebrate the makers keeping this ancient craft alive.