SUBStitches from Paintings Past: What Art Can Tell Us About Historical Knitting
This extended version of Carol J. Sulcoski’s article from PieceWork Fall 2025 includes even more fine and fascinating paintings.
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SUBThis extended version of Carol J. Sulcoski’s article from PieceWork Fall 2025 includes even more fine and fascinating paintings.
Find the Brooklyn Museum Sampler Throw pattern, 12 charts, and 12 sets of written instructions all in one place.
Knitting for royalty!
Get ready for wedding season with some lovely past projects.
These ten fun and travel-friendly projects showcase a range of stitching techniques and will keep you busy the whole year through.
Travel back in time with these inspiring samples! What would you make with the stitch patterns?
Look into this unique slip-stitch technique and see why it was the perfect choice for the Boardwalk Mosaic Shawl.
Try your hand at a sock inspired by the past.
Mary Elizabeth handcrafted this sample book of knitted-lace edgings and patterns. Patricia remembers that her mother often embellished linens and clothing.
Season 12, Episode 1: Connecting her passion for textiles, training in illustration, and love of research, Susan Strawn’s looping path always comes back to knitting.
Galina Khmeleva remembers the many months she spent under Olga Fedorova’s careful tutelage and watchful eyes while a guest in Olga’s home in Orenburg, Russia, perfecting her lace-knitting skills.
Explore 10 classic embroidery stitches.