Through the years, the Aran sweater has developed quite the romantic backstory involving ancient family knitting patterns and shipwrecks.
Refooting is a fascinating approach to knitting a sock in such a way that it can be easily resoled and reheeled after those areas give out to wear.
Learn about knitting two socks at once. Seriously, what could be more practical than this? Practical, yes; easy, maybe not!
The first known mention of Lithuania is in the historical records of the monastery of Quedlinburg, Germany. Handwork in Lithuania also has deep roots.
Read about Victorian tourists who embraced all things Scottish after reading Sir Walter Scott’s Waverley novels.
Activists for women’s voting rights raised money for their cause by selling their handmade items, among other things, at the National Suffrage Fair in New York City. Knitting, crochet, and the movement’s own history played prominent roles at this event.
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.
Nancy Bush designed a special knit for a very special occasion—wedding gloves.
Seeking freedom of religion, Ann Lee, left England to establish the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing in the United States, a religious group founded in the eighteenth century.