Inspiration for a pair of knitted socks can be found just about anywhere, including in the pages of a popular book. Designer Heatherly Walker found the creative…

PieceWork is a magazine for those who love and do handwork, and who value its past and present role in the ongoing human story. PieceWork‘s unique purpose…

These offering mitts, also known as “mitts with tongues,” “church mitts,” or “stubby mitts,” were a traditional hand covering in rural Norway. They are a variation of…

We hear intarsia and we think color knitting. But intarsia is also an ancient technique of inlaying pictorial mosaics into wood—a technique that was highly developed during…

In Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, on the south side of Princes Street, you’ll find a classically designed building that is home to the Scottish National Gallery.…

Whenever I think of lace traditions, I go back to what I consider my roots: Orenburg. My first lace-knitting class was with Galina Khmeleva in 2010. She…

Included in Donna Druchunas’s “The Delights and Perplexities of Victorian Knitting Books” in the January/February 2012 issue was PieceWork’s “Victorian Knitting Challenge.” We offered complete instructions for…

Embroidery—it all begins with a design, fabric, a hoop, and a needle threaded with floss. From there, the possibilities are only limited by your creativity! Below are…

Punchneedle embroidery has been around for many years, but miniature punchneedle embroidery recently has become popular. With a unique needle and only one simple stitch, anyone can…

Weldon’s Practical Needlework houses a wealth of information on Victorian tatting. Here’s our eleventh installment in this series from Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 4. The following are…

The story of Maison Sajou spans three centuries. In the 1830s, Jacques-Simon Sajou founded Maison Sajou in Paris and sold embroidery designs; he hired women who produced…

Many of us have a collection of vintage knitting patterns stored away that once belonged to our mothers, grandmothers, or even our great-grandmothers. Knitwear designer Nancie M.…

We are believers in making things with our hands and the positive mental outcomes that result from doing so. This season, we would like to challenge you…

A handful of leaves have begun their change from a rich palette of greens to soft yellow, soon to be a brilliant dark marigold on the honey…

In Russia, you will not find anyone who has not heard of an Orenburg “downy” shawl—the warm, heavy shawl with the light, delicate lace-patterning called “cobweb.” Downy…

Weldon’s Practical Needlework houses a wealth of information on Victorian tatting. Here’s our tenth installment in this series from Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 4. The following are…

Last month, we announced the launch of online learning from the Royal School of Needlework (RSN) with Jacobean Crewelwork and Blackwork courses available to learn from home…

The split stitch is one of the oldest and simplest of the basic embroidery stitches, visually resembling a small compact chain stitch, but with a much narrower…

Quilts have a long and storied history and remain one of the most popular textile arts and needlecrafts. Below are three reviews of books on quilts. First,…

Published in 1992, Jan Brett’s story Trouble with Trolls (New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers) remains a favorite among her readers. The skillfully illustrated…