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Weldon’s Mystery Project: Square Shawl Worked in Crazy Stitch

We offer up another mystery project to engage your hooks. What does this shawl look like?

PieceWork 2016 Digital Collection

PieceWork had a big year in 2016. Issues including the 10th annual Historical Knitting Issue and 9th annual Lace Issue hold within them many great stories, and you can now experience them all at once with the PieceWork 2016 Collection Download.

Weldon’s Mystery Project: Bicycle Cap

Crochet caps are chic no matter what the era. The Bicycle Cap pattern from Weldon's Volume 1 is a mystery to us. Help shed some light on what this crocheted cap sans illustration looks like.

Weldon’s Mystery Project: Petticoat for Child of Two

The “Petticoat for Child of Two” from Weldon’s Practical Crochet, Third Series (in Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 1) would make a perfect gift for the upcoming holidays or a birthday.

Weldon’s Mystery Project: Gentlemen’s Silk Wristers

Imagine how the knitted Gentlemen’s Silk Wristers, or Pulse Warmers from Volume 1 must feel.

India’s Influence on French Fashion

Discover how inspiration for French fashion merchants made its way to Paris in the form of three ambassadors dispatched by Tippoo-Saïb.

Crochet One of Evdokia's Edgings

This edging, taken from one of the swatches Evdokia created for the Chinese textile company, is worked in lacet crochet, a technique popular in the 1920s and 1930s that is closely related to filet crochet.

Ethically Harvested: A Muga Silk Beret and Cowl to Knit

Julie Turjoman designed the stunning Peace Silk Beret and Cowl to Knit.

Victorian Hairpin Crochet

In 1895, Weldon’s, the paper pattern producer, devoted the 27th series of its Weldon’s Practical Crocheter to “the furtherance of this pretty industry.