We own a number of 19th-century needlework books and pamphlets, and let me tell you—they are FASCINATING. And sometimes comical, sometimes puzzling, to the modern crafter.
To make any type of lace, one has to make connections. It all comes down to this—connecting threads, connecting people, connecting the past to the present.
Download free instructions to make these exquisite Vietnamese embroidery slippers.
This lace knitting project allows you to explore nupps, with the end result being an absolutely drop-dead gorgeous rectangular shawl.
Thanks to your enthusiastic reception of the first edition of PieceWork’s Crochet Traditions published last fall, we’re publishing a second.
Each design is as appropriate today as it would have been in the early twentieth century.
For knitters, the films inspired by her books are the perfect companions as we snuggle into blankets on the couch with a cup of steaming tea as the snow piles up outside, adding stitches to the garments that hold our dreams and wishes.
It is the personal connections to the stories that give these knitted garments depth—each one tells a story with yarn.
As a lover of textiles, I’m really intrigued at how Jane Austen uses some of the details of dress to paint a portrait of her characters.
If one looks no further than the surface, any one of Jane Austen’s novels is nothing more than a well-written and engaging romance— enjoyable and entertaining.