The Feet of A Divided Nation
I have worn out three pairs of shoes . . . and a part of the time my feet have had nothing between them and the rough stones.
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I have worn out three pairs of shoes . . . and a part of the time my feet have had nothing between them and the rough stones.
Allow me to introduce four rare, valuable sheep breeds and their delightful wools. For each breed, both spun yarns and fleeces are available, at the very least through Internet sources.
The next stop on our tour of needlework from the seven continents is North America. Cynthia Lecount Samaké introduces us to the red huipiles (traditional square-cut blouses) worn by the women of Patzún in Guatemala.
PieceWork had a big year in 2016. Issues including the 10th annual Historical Knitting Issue and 9th annual Lace Issue hold within them many great stories, and you can now experience them all at once with the PieceWork 2016 Collection Download.
Imagine how the knitted Gentlemen’s Silk Wristers, or Pulse Warmers from Volume 1 must feel.
Julie Turjoman designed the stunning Peace Silk Beret and Cowl to Knit.
The Silky Camel Cowl Kit features a glorious camel/silk blend laceweight yarn, Treenway Silk’s Camelot Chameau.
As a self-proclaimed knitting nerd, I was delighted to review Mimi Seyferth’s new eBook, 5 Traditional Albanian Socks to Knit: A Travel Memoir in Stitches.
Silk is one of the marvels of the natural world, and making silk for embroidery is one of the wonders of human ingenuity.
The November/December issue of PieceWork is all about silk; Chitra’s article is just one of seven articles on this magnificent fiber. And there are seven projects included--each using various forms of silk. This issue really is a silk lover’s dream.
In the special issue Folk Knitting, the hidden stories of knitting and fabric from around the world come to light.
