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Knitting Spools

Rediscover a tool used to create a tubular or flat fabric by repeatedly interlocking loops of yarn.

Celebrate International Lace Day!

Whether you recognize the day in February, June, or September there is always time for lace!

Banjara Dowry Purse

The Banjara embroidery design on a small dowry purse comprises simple squares, rectangles, and line work. But oh! The colors!

Vietnamese Silk Embroidery

The exquisite art of painting with silk

Myth and Mystery—Call for Submissions PieceWork Summer 2023

Needlework is imbued with narratives that might range from the everyday to larger than life, and sometimes there are a few loose ends that leave us guessing. Do you have a great story to share?

Family Textiles Inspired by Maine Lakes

A series of three knitted panels, using embroidery for details, are fiber windows onto landscapes important to the author and her family.

Herbert Niebling: Grand Master of Lace Knitting

Niebling’s designs are not for the faint of heart or the impatient knitter. Some of his larger table covers contain as many as 300 rounds, with the outer rounds comprising hundreds of stitches, all to be worked in fine thread from pages of complex charts.

What Is a Fichu?

Though varied in style and material, the fichu was an important fashion accessory during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Timeless Tools: Thimbles

Thimbles are highly prized by collectors and stitchers alike and loved for their practicality, beauty, and infinite variety.

Giving Rickrack a Second Chance

Discover the original use for this misunderstood trim.