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Long Thread Podcast: Susan Strawn, Knitting Historian

Season 12, Episode 1: Connecting her passion for textiles, training in illustration, and love of research, Susan Strawn’s looping path always comes back to knitting.

Long Thread Podcast: Shay Pendray, Stitcher, Entrepreneur, Cowgirl

Season 11, Episode 9: After five years of the Long Thread Podcast, we look back at this delightful conversation with a legendary needle artist.

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Thoughts of Spring Mitts

Keep your hands warm as the seasons turn from winter to spring with a crochet project.

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A History of Hungarian Csetnek Lace

Learn the story of this delicate crochet style.

Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House

It’s amazing how the change in scale of a dolls’ house leads to a vastly different perspective when looking at everyday objects.

Diminutive Adornments

Ladies’ Handkerchiefs in the Early to Mid-Twentieth Century

Long Thread Podcast: Julia Gomez, Colcha Embroidery

Season 11, Episode 1: Inspired by the history of her hometown of Santa Fe, teacher Julia Gomez preserves and celebrates the rustic homespun, handwoven fiber art known as colcha embroidery.

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Welsh Lace Trim to Crochet

Toni Rexroat re-created the pattern from one of the pieces of lace brought to Oklahoma from Wales by Linda Ligon’s mother’s stepmother. Here is the lovely result.

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

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