PieceWork Recommends: 50 Tips from Shetland Knitters
Slip a copy of 50 Tips from Shetland Knitters, and sit back with your knitting, as you enjoy an active exchange between two expert knitters.
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Slip a copy of 50 Tips from Shetland Knitters, and sit back with your knitting, as you enjoy an active exchange between two expert knitters.
In “Knitted Together Through Time” Jacqueline Blix revisits a family heirloom shawl knit by Joseph Sheldon Long, a World War I soldier.
Net embroidery was fairly simple to do but required patience. Catherine would have traced the design on paper or cloth, then basted cotton bobbinet over it, keeping the net straight and not too tight as she mounted it on a simple pasteboard frame.
Do you love vintage crochet patterns? Weldon's Practical Needlework includes not only knitting patterns but crochet patterns, too.
The next stop on our tour of needlework from the seven continents is Europe. Helene Baine Cincebeaux introduces us to the beautiful beadwork of Central Europe.
The next stop on our tour of needlework from the seven continents is South America. Follow tour guide for the Americas, Cynthia Lecount Samaké, and head south to the Andes.
Whip up a Fascinator from Weldon’s Practical Needlework for a special head covering, or make it larger, and wear it around your neck or shoulders.
Millions of readers adore Agatha Christie, prolific author and playwright; more than a billion copies of her books have sold. How lovely that knitting plays a role in her Miss Marple mysteries, which debuted in 1930 in Murder at the Vicarage.
The “Eis Wool Shawl” from Weldon’s Practical Crochet, Third Series (in Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 1) lacks an illustration.
We offer up another mystery project to engage your hooks. What does this shawl look like?
In 1895, Weldon’s, the paper pattern producer, devoted the 27th series of its Weldon’s Practical Crocheter to “the furtherance of this pretty industry.
The Silky Camel Cowl Kit features a glorious camel/silk blend laceweight yarn, Treenway Silk’s Camelot Chameau.