Embark on an excursion to the Balkan nation of Albania by knitting the Butrint (affiliate link) Beige Textured Socks, which were featured in the PieceWork eBook 5…

Time to get out that red yarn and crochet (and knit) away! I love crocheting hearts for Valentine’s Day and made this crochet heart a couple of years…

On this day, Morris Michtom (1870–1938) put a teddy bear made by his wife, Rose (1867–1937), in the window of their small candy and toy shop in…

Ayrshire, a county on the southwest coast of Scotland, is perhaps best known as the birthplace of the poet Robert Burns. Widely regarded as the national poet…

Crack open any volume of Weldon’s Practical Needlework, and you’ll be transported in time to the Victorian era. The projects within possess a special charm from the…

It is believed that Ida Saxton McKinley, wife of President William McKinley (affiliate links), made about 4,000 pairs of crocheted slippers. Impressive, indeed! In the November/December 2013…

Indulge your love of history and textiles; attend one (or all) of these fabulous exhibitions and events. For the Spring 2019 issue of PieceWork, we included many…

PieceWork is so fortunate to have Galina Khmeleva, doyenne of Orenburg lace knitting, as a frequent contributor. She has been beyond generous in sharing her passion for…

Weldon’s Practical Needlework houses a wealth of information on Victorian tatting. Here’s our 23rd installment in this series from Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 4. The following are…

Event Overview Interweave Escapes is a unique way for knitters to come together, learn from knitting experts and enjoy the camaraderie of fellow devotees in this intimate, retreat-style…

In the Fall 2018 issue of PieceWork, Carol Huebscher Rhoades offered up some fantastic tips for knitting at a fine gauge with her darling pair of baby…

|Sponsored| A lot of stuff is sent to us at the Interweave offices. Yarn samples, projects, knitterly artifacts, projects, and even more projects. It’s safe to say…

The illustrations in Weldon’s Practical Needlework are a great source of enjoyment and inspiration. I particularly like perusing the images because of the very fine detail and…

Basically, a fichu is a coverup. Here’s a definition from Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion (affiliate link): “In eighteenth-century Western fashions, bodices were cut revealingly low, requiring…

Weldon’s Practical Needlework houses a wealth of information on Victorian tatting. Here’s our 22nd installment in this series from Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 4. The following are…

The Rhodes stitch is a highly textured member of the cross-stitch family. Its appearance is a distinctive geometric shape, including the original square (Figure 1) and rectangle…

The exquisite Chinese textiles included in the three book reviews below are sure to fascinate and delight. From the scrumptious silk embroidery of the rank badges to…

Anyone traveling to Belgium will be awestruck by the lace they find there, as well as by the country’s cultural history. Belgium, a small country nestled in…

When you think of indexes, do you think of index fingers, or maybe the Dow Jones Industrial Index? Well, more useful information can be found in an…

Weldon’s Practical Needlework houses a wealth of information on Victorian tatting. Here’s our 21st installment in this series from Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 4. The following are…