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Knit a Pair of Medieval Mittens!
A sixteenth-century child’s mitten now in the collection of the Museum of London inspired Susan Strawn’s contemporary mitten design in two sizes.
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SUBA sixteenth-century child’s mitten now in the collection of the Museum of London inspired Susan Strawn’s contemporary mitten design in two sizes.
High stakes crafting with cashmere—for you and the planet.
Even after the fall of the Taliban, as Afghanistan has remained in turmoil, Afghan women have continued to knit to earn money to support their families.
Spin Off Winter 2019 included an article chronicling Sarah Wroot’s adventures in weaving handspun singles, fulling cloth with a wooden mallet, and more as she re-created an eighteenth-century textile.
These party socks were inspired by a number of historic socks Nancy Bush has been fortunate to see in various museums over the last ten years.
A polushawl (polushalok in Russian) is a smaller version of a traditional Orenburg warm shawl.
We were part of a large family (my grandmother had 9 brothers and sisters; all but 2 had children), so Mom knitted a lot of baby booties over the years.
This lace stole is of the Orenburg tradition with gossamer construction using Diagonal, Strawberry, and Mouse Print patterns.
PieceWork’s electronic pattern book Weldon’s Practical Bead-Work, First Series, opens a window on another time and another place. The time is the turn of the twentieth century and the place is London, England.
Barbara Morrison says, Cross-knit looping is an adaptable and easily learned technique; it’s also easy to transport and a good way to use short bits and pieces of yarn or thread.
In the special issue Folk Knitting, the hidden stories of knitting and fabric from around the world come to light.
The Russian Triangular Butterfly Shawl kit includes the pattern and beautiful merino/cashmere yarn to knit this glorious shawl.
