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ArticleFor All Access membersA New Glove eBook of Classic Knitting and Crochet Patterns We’re thrilled to share our newest eBook release, In Good Hands: Five Historical Glove Patterns, a collection that celebrates the artistry and cultural history of handmade gloves.
ArticleLong Thread Podcast: Sarah Pedlow, ThreadWrittenSeason 13, Episode 1: Bewitched by embroidered pieces she saw in a museum, Sarah Pedlow followed the thread to a new culture and a new calling.

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ArticleDiscover the Remarkable Process of Turning Pineapple Leaves into Beautiful FabricFrom discarded leaves to delicate cloth, learn how Filipino makers turn pineapple fibers, piña, into stunning cloth ready to embroider.

ArticleHow Gurung Dress Traditions Are Evolving in the Heart of NepalTake a journey to the Himalayas of Nepal and discover the vibrant world of traditional and festival dress.

ArticleWhat Is Folk Wear—and What Do Your Clothes Say About You?Find out what Guatemalan aprons, Conquistadores helmets, black leggings, and burqas have in common.

ArticleLong Thread Podcast: Mary Anne Wise, MulticoloresSeason 13, Episode 4: In search of inspiration for her fiber art, Mary Anne Wise has inspired and educated women in Guatemala to transform their lives by hooking rugs.

ArticleTravel Across North America on an Icelandic Tapestry TourA Bayeux-style tapestry brings centuries of history to life and, for one of its makers, a deep sense of fellowship as she shares the tapestry and its story with audiences across Canada and the US.

ArticleFrom Engagement Gift to Heirloom: The Story of Oline Hansen’s Embroidered SuspendersStitched as a promise of marriage, worn through decades of daily life, and passed down from mother to daughter, Oline Hansen’s embroidered suspenders have carried a family’s history across continents and more than a hundred years.

ArticleHere We Go to Mexico: Embroidered Mexican Souvenir JacketsColorful embroidered Mexican souvenir jackets offered both real and imagined holidays to Mexico during the late 1940s and early 1950s.

ArticleCraft and Self-Discovery: Inside “The Art of Being” Exhibition For the second installment in our “A Place to Come To” series, we turn to Multicolores. This nonprofit association of Maya women in Guatemala offers programs that encourage artistic development, self-discovery, and economic empowerment.

ArticleThe Longest Night: Welcoming the Winter SolsticeAs the year’s shortest day arrives, winter solstice celebrations and Christmas markets light up towns and cities around the world, blending ancient seasonal rituals with festive traditions. Gather with us to welcome the return of the light.

ArticleStitching Stories: The Cultural Legacy of Hmong Story ClothsHow an estate sale purchase revealed a story sewn across continents.

ArticleMittens of Memory: Beauty and Resilience in Wartime AmericaA 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.

ArticleAmerica’s Tapestry: An Embroidered Revolution Blending historical research with masterful needlework, the America’s Tapestry project translates Revolutionary-era stories into vivid embroidered panels.

ArticleMapping America, One Stitch at a TimeIn the first decades after independence, American girls learned the contours of their country by stitching them. At boarding schools, girls transformed printed maps into vivid embroidered visions of a young and still-forming nation.

ArticleDiscover an Irish Crochet Masterpiece and One Woman's Journey from Hardship to LegacyLearn the story of a determined dressmaker and her daughters and their precious Irish lace wedding jacket from 1881.

ArticleThe Art of Rescuing Forgotten Samplers Drawn to the damaged and dismissed, one collector uncovers the stories stitched within these less-than-perfect antique samplers and shares a pattern for you to stitch yourself.

ArticleDiscover a World of Blue and WhiteOur fascination with blue and white spans cultures, generations, and craft traditions. Explore this classic color pairing in our new Summer 2026 issue.

ArticleFrom Our Readers’ Hands: A Showcase of Your Finished ProjectsThese reader-submitted needlework projects show us that while a pattern begins on the page, it becomes something truly special when you make it your own.

ArticleAmerican Girlhood: Needlework, Memory, and the Making of a NationA new exhibition at the Webb Deane Stevens Museum gathers early American needlework to show how girls used needle and thread to record their worlds, often in ways history has only just begun to recognize.

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