Heather tells us about her brother-in-law’s family tradition of knitting booties for each new baby that comes into the family.
Margaretha Franziska Lobkowitz’s stockings are among the most beautiful period stockings I have seen. No wonder they elicit a lot of admiration.
Anna Zilboorg’s Firework socks, featured on the cover of January/February 2011, are a particular PieceWork favorite.
Join knitwear designer Vicki Square on an excursion through knitting Weldon's socks and stockings.
Victorian women knitted their stockings with yarn finer than our contemporary sock yarn.
Slip a copy of 50 Tips from Shetland Knitters, and sit back with your knitting, as you enjoy an active exchange between two expert knitters.
Making felt is an ancient art, possibly the oldest method of creating fabric on record.
Weldon’s-era Victorian knitters had some interesting ideas and innovations for sock heels particular to various countries from the United Kingdom to the continent.
Enjoy this excerpt from “Ladies Useful Stockings to Knit,” an adaptation from Weldon’s Practical Needlework featured in PieceWork March/April 2010.
PieceWork invited Spin Off editor Anne Merrow to give us an inside perspective about Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez's video workshop, Andean Knitting.