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Baby Booties from a Vintage Knitting Pattern

Nancie M. Wiseman shares her adaptation of a pair of knitted booties from a booklet that once belonged to Flora Campbell Chandler (1884–1965).

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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: Elena Kanagy-Loux, Lacemaker & Historian

Season 10, Episode 6: Ethereal, durable, ornamental, powerful—what does lace mean to you? Through academic study and the work of her hands, Elena Kanagy-Loux teaches that lace is all of these things and more.

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.