
From the Pages of Ladies’ Needlework
We offer up a poem, “The Needle,” to delight and amuse you. Share it with your stitching group, guild, or on social media.
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We offer up a poem, “The Needle,” to delight and amuse you. Share it with your stitching group, guild, or on social media.

It’s amazing how the change in scale of a dolls’ house leads to a vastly different perspective when looking at everyday objects.

With a dozen prizes valued at over $900 total, yarn and fiber lovers could win big this holiday season.

Learn the technique for tying a Cavandoli friendship bracelet. The pattern lines move diagonally and are so simple a child can work them.

The student sample books provide a glimpse into some of the skills that women in the early part of the twentieth century were expected to acquire.

Celebrate World Embroidery Day, July 30, with this elegant pattern.

Errata and corrections for the 2024 issues of PieceWork

Stitch a ring pillow for the lovely couple

Cast on Ann Budd’s adaptation of “Punchinello Caps for Knitting Needles” from Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 11.

Larger charts for an easier read

If you've admired the beaded dresses on Downton Abbey or Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, you're falling in love with tambour work too.

We’re thrilled to bring you the poem “The Origin of Knitting,” published in London in 1849.