For an example of knitting that would have been done in the last two decades of the nineteenth century, the Victorian era, we asked Carol Huebscher Rhoades to knit the Double Rose-Leaf pattern for us.
One hook. One yarn. Two hands. Add a creative mind to encourage the adventure, and you can be off into the wide world of crochet.
The November 1924 issue of Needlecraft magazine featured “Bags for Many Uses, Desirable and Different” by Addie M. Bodwell.
Carolyn Wyborny used a veil pattern from Volume 5 of Weldon’s as the bases for her crescent shawl featured in the May/June 2018 issue of PieceWork.
Here in the offices of PieceWork, we come across yarns made with a myriad of fibers. But even with our proximity to the Rocky Mountains, we’ve yet to come across yarn spun with bear fur!
Author and designer Karen C. K. Ballard recalls one time when she too struggled with a pattern’s instructions.
The ingenious construction of the Richmond Gloves features a double layer of fabric to keep out the chill. Here’s Lesley to tell you more about the original pattern.
To learn to spin, I tossed Jenna into the deep end and sat her down in front of a spinning wheel before teaching her on a spindle.
Heather tells us about her brother-in-law’s family tradition of knitting booties for each new baby that comes into the family.
Making felt is an ancient art, possibly the oldest method of creating fabric on record.