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Love knitting lacy stockings? Look no further than the PieceWork special issue Knitting Traditions Fall 2011 for a stunning pair designed by contributor Lauren A. Ramsey.
Crocheted edgings are a legacy born from the desire to beautify one’s home environment and the pleasure of creating with one’s own hands.
The Sorbello or Sorbello knot stitch is a textured Italian embroidery stitch, originating in the small village of Sorbello, near Naples.
The marking stitch is yet another member in the large cross-stitch family. It's a reversible stitch that forms cross-stitches on the front of the fabric and neat open squares of straight stitches or four-sided stitches on the back.
Here’s our ninth installment in this series from Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 4: instructions for how to commence a circle.
Weldon’s Practical Needlework houses a wealth of information on Victorian tatting. Here’s our 18th installment in this series.
In the United Kingdom during the Victorian era, it’s commonly called a pilch; in the United States, it’s called a diaper soaker. Either term is applicable for the small wool handknitted, or hand-crocheted, cloth diaper cover.
The Winter 2018 issue of PieceWork dives into the rich history of needlework and includes projects inspired by literature, vintage craft magazines, and more.
Weldon’s Practical Needlework houses a wealth of information on Victorian tatting.The following are instructions for how to tat a “Scalloped Edging.”
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 socks based on a Victorian-era pattern from Weldon’s Practical Needlework.
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 instructions for how to tat a “Chantilly Border.”
