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Long Thread Podcast: Dr. Susan Kay-Williams

Season 3, Episode 9: The venerable British needlework institution teaches its students to stitch selfies, coronation robes, and everything between.

20th-Century Embroidered Pincushions

Embroidered pincushions are further embellished with coordinating pins for a beautiful and practical sewing aid.

Trimmings: Chantilly Border to Tat

This border is useful for trimming underlinen, pinafores, and many other purposes.

The Long Thread: Stella Ruhe

Stella Ruhe, Knitwear Designer and Author

The Process of Being Creative

Exploring the hands-to-brain connections

Enraptured by the Stars

Author Barbara Morrison shares the inspiration behind her embroidered star objects

A Huck Towel to Embroider

With its vibrant, geometric designs, the huck towel is a colorful icon of mid-twentieth-century kitchens.

Lost in Translation

Vintage vs. Modern and Left vs. Right

PieceWork Winter 2021: Needlework, All Buttoned Up

Our closure issue takes a look at the subject both in a literal and cultural sense.