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Season 15, Episode 3: Exploring collections of early American cloth, Emily Whitted finds stories of creativity, virtue, and the intimate lives of people from many backgrounds.
Season 15, Episode 2: A fifth-generation quilter from the legendary community of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, Loretta Pettway Bennett turns well used cloth into her own expressions of color and community.
Stitch and sew a charming embroidered-ticking bag based on an 1863 pattern.
Season 14, Episode 5: Best known for his work with peanuts, renowned agricultural scientist George Washington Carver had a lifelong passion for needlework. Park Ranger Curtis Gregory shares stories about Carver’s interests in handwork and natural dyeing.
While the core of the craft has remained the same, the language of patterns has evolved over time.
We're seeking articles and projects that illuminate the role of needlework in ceremonies and celebrations, from wedding finery to ritual textiles.
Learn the story of a determined dressmaker and her daughters and their precious Irish lace wedding jacket from 1881.
Discover Mark Twain's contributions not only to the literary world, but also to fashion history.
A pair of hand-embroidered mittens from a World War II relocation camp serve as a testament to resilience and the sustaining power of craft. And you can make them, too.
Season 13, Episode 9: Ethereal, durable, ornamental, powerful—what does lace mean to you? Through academic study and the work of her hands, Elena Kanagy-Loux teaches that lace is all of these things and more.
Join us as we pay tribute to one of the needlework community’s guiding lights.
Season 13, Episode 7: If you couldn’t finish your needlework or craft project, what would become of it? A volunteer organization founded by two knitters wants to make sure it gets into the hands of your loved ones.
Quilting has always been a conversation, across generations, across techniques, across makers. Add your voice to our Winter 2026 issue by submitting the quilts, ideas, and stories that speak most powerfully to you.
