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8 Tips for Knitting the Finer Projects from Weldon’s

In the Fall 2018 issue of PieceWork, Carol Huebscher Rhoades offered up some fantastic tips for knitting at a fine gauge with her darling pair of baby socks based on a Victorian-era pattern from Weldon’s Practical Needlework.

A Pair of Men’s Merino Socks from Weldon’s

This pattern for spiral-ribbed socks, from Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 30, dates from 1914.

Victorian Tatting the Weldon’s Way: Wheel Medallion

Weldon’s Practical Needlework houses a wealth of information on Victorian tatting. Here’s our 22nd installment in this series from Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 4.

Shoes and Handknitted Socks

Handknitted socks are the luxury of the wearer. They’re a private pleasure to enjoy inside one's boot, or they add a pop of color at the boundary of a shoe.

A Pair of Ethnic Stockings: Floral-Motif Bulgarian Socks

The glorious stockings of Bulgaria are easy to knit but include some techniques that may be unfamiliar to Western knitters.

Not So Everyday Objects from Weldon’s

Victorian and Edwardian women, those with the leisure to make things by hand, had a different view of what textiles were necessary in their daily lives or what was worth their creative effort. . . .

The House of Worth: The Birth of Haute Couture

This gloriously illustrated coffee-table book by Chantal Trubert-Tollu, Françoise Tétart-Vittu, Jean-Marie Martin-Hattemberg, and Fabrice Olivieri tells the story of the House of Worth.

Victorian Tatting the Weldon’s Way: Chantilly Border

The following are instructions for how to tat a “Chantilly Border.”

Festival Lace Mitts to Knit

The Festival Lace Mitts were inspired by a pair from a photograph.

Victorian Tatting the Weldon’s Way: Square Medallion

Here’s our 17th installment in this series from Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 4, instructions for how to tat a “Square Medallion."