crochet

Victorian needlework books remain a fragile connection to the past, reminding us that we are not so different from the stitchers who came before us.

Jabez learned to crochet granny squares as a part of his rehabilitation after he lost parts of several fingers to shrapnel in the Second Boer War (1899–1902).

Sarah re-creates a vintage sock with an unknown past.

The doily has been at the center of home décor fashion for more than a century.

The purse is faded, and the colors of the cotton motif are bright only on the inside, but this bag still conjures curiosity.

Fine thread and steel hooks make tiny crochet stitches. Here’s a handy tip to help make your stitching less challenging.

Recognizable anywhere and a staple in a crocheter’s repertoire, what do we know about its name?

Records from the distant past don’t say much about women, yet every now and then we get fleeting glimpses of the history of textiles.

Discover the history of crocheted buttons and crochet your own Irish Rose button from Nancy Nehring’s wonderful article and project featured in the March/April 1994 issue of PieceWork.

Then Athens and the city-state of Sparta got into a long conflict, the Peloponnesian War, and that’s where our latest story about women’s work comes in.