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Knit, Embroider, and Felt a "Scribble" Pillow

This decorative Scribble Pillow will brighten up any decor. Leigh Radford shares her inspired experimentation with knitting, embroidering, and then felting.

Postcard from Scotland: Threads of Life, Telling Stories Stitch by Stitch

Threads of Life by Clare Hunter explores the stories told through textiles.

Postcard from Scotland: Threads of Thought with Ali Ferguson

Ali Ferguson is a textile artist fascinated by people and who has a passion for the past; each piece she creates captures a great deal of humanity.

Discover Timeless Crocheted Edgings in Weldon’s Practical Needlework

Crocheted edgings are a legacy born from the desire to beautify one’s home environment and the pleasure of creating with one’s own hands.

A Stitch in Time: Sorbello Stitch

The Sorbello or Sorbello knot stitch is a textured Italian embroidery stitch, originating in the small village of Sorbello, near Naples.

PieceWork Summer 2019: Serendipitous Knitting

The Summer 2019 issue of PieceWork focuses on knitting. The history behind each article and project is truly captivating and illustrates the serendipitous nature of knitting around the globe and across time.

A Stitch in Time: Marking Stitch

The marking stitch is yet another member in the large cross-stitch family. It's a reversible stitch that forms cross-stitches on the front of the fabric and neat open squares of straight stitches or four-sided stitches on the back.

Victorian Tatting the Weldon’s Way: How to Commence a Circle

Here’s our ninth installment in this series from Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 4: instructions for how to commence a circle.

Victorian Tatting the Weldon’s Way: Square for a D'oyley, or for a Pincushion Cover

Weldon’s Practical Needlework houses a wealth of information on Victorian tatting. Here’s our 18th installment in this series.