AAMy Year of Weldon's
Two counterpane squares from Weldon's Practical Needlework were the beginning of a year-long knitting journey.
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AATwo counterpane squares from Weldon's Practical Needlework were the beginning of a year-long knitting journey.
Sara Lamb doesn't know when great-aunt Gladys knitted this cloth, but she's used it for more than twenty years, ever since she found it in the case.
Knit this charming set from the Spring 2020 issue of PieceWork. The yarn features fiber from a historic sheep breed.
Deborah has lived in Guatemala for more than 20 years, working with local makers. But in November 2020, Guatemala was hit by two powerful hurricanes, and now she finds herself in the role of relief worker.
Laurann Gilbertson, Chief Curator, Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum
The Spring 2021 issue of PieceWork sets out across the globe, illuminating the stores of needleworkers from the past.
Influenced by a character named Emma from Margaret Oliphant’s book Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Carol decided to revise an original Weldon's sock pattern.
In gratitude for our PieceWork community, we're sharing some of their lovely needlework from 2020.
Even though the books were written in a time of scarcity, they encouraged creativity, and there is an enduring sense of the enjoyment of knitting despite the difficult times.
From Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 10, Twenty-eighth Series, we offer a charming citrus-shaped pincushion perfect for holiday giving. The instructions are presented here as they were originally published during the nineteenth century.
This charming tam o’shanter from the January/February 2017 issue of PieceWork makes a special gift. The body is worked in a Fair Isle pattern, and the tam gets its distinctive shape when it is washed and blocked.
Joan Sheridan shares her lifelong passion for textiles as a volunteer conservator at The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.