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Tat a Lucky Charm!

Carry your shuttles with you to fill the in-between times and create this simple motif.

Postcard from Scotland: A Knitting Cabaret at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Enjoy a dazzling display of color and craft that happens every August.

The Indispensable Bodkin

Looking for a tool to pull a ribbon through stitching? The bodkin is your answer.

A Modern Take on Vintage Knitted Gloves: The Magpie Gloves

Gloves that draw inspiration from all over Europe.

Student Sample Books from Early-Twentieth-Century Colorado

The student sample books provide a glimpse into some of the skills that women in the early part of the twentieth century were expected to acquire.

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An Endlessly Versatile Medieval Vine to Embroider

Celebrate World Embroidery Day, July 30, with this elegant pattern.

Twice-Turned Clothing

The practice of making garments new again

Visible and Invisible Mending: Darning, Kantha, Boro

Patched and mended fabrics can have a reputation as shabby, but stitchers around the world have developed a variety of mending methods to turn holes into badges.

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Learn a New Craft—Kanzashi Flowers!

Create beautiful folded fabric flowers with this Japanese craft.

How Would You Fill a Mending Kit?

The PieceWork team weighs in on the tools they rely on for simple repairs