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The Push-Pull of Doilies: Revered, Reviled, and Reconceived
Once thought of as only something a grandmother could love, doilies are experiencing a renaissance.
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Once thought of as only something a grandmother could love, doilies are experiencing a renaissance.
Exploring the hands-to-brain connections
Victorian and Edwardian women, those with the leisure to make things by hand, had a different view of what textiles were necessary in their daily lives or what was worth their creative effort. . . .
This gloriously illustrated coffee-table book by Chantal Trubert-Tollu, Françoise Tétart-Vittu, Jean-Marie Martin-Hattemberg, and Fabrice Olivieri tells the story of the House of Worth.
Scotland has a long and colorful history—143 meters (469.2 ft) long, to be precise! That’s the overall length of the 160 embroidered panels of The Great Tapestry of Scotland.
One hook. One yarn. Two hands. Add a creative mind to encourage the adventure, and you can be off into the wide world of crochet.
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.
Discover how inspiration for French fashion merchants made its way to Paris in the form of three ambassadors dispatched by Tippoo-Saïb.
here is nothing old-fashioned about Erna Jansons. She is passionate and sharp, with the enthusiasm of a young woman yet with the wisdom of one who has lived a long life well.
