Before published patterns, sample books provided a way for stitch patterns to be collected and shared.
Season 9, Episode 7: If you couldn’t finish your needlework or craft project, what would become of it? A volunteer organization founded by two knitters wants to make sure it gets into the hands of your loved ones.
Doilies are regaining popularity—no longer your great-aunt’s dust collectors, they’re now cool vintage décor.
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For the 11th-annual Lace Issue of PieceWork, May/June 2018, Pat Olski shares her adaptation of two timeless Irish crochet buttons to make.
Ah, knitting books . . . being an avid knitter and book lover, I have quite a few. Victorian knitters could relate—I am sure.
Mid-century homemakers decorated their household linens and handkerchiefs with embroidery, crochet, tatting, hairpin lace, and more—a discreet way to show off their needlework skills.