Whether your style is elegant or rustic, thrifty or decadent, everyone gets cold feet in the winter months. Even though the days are getting longer, our coldest months may still be ahead of us. To chase away the last of the winter chills, there are five...

Vintage is a word that pops up a lot nowadays. It's all over the place in fabric, fashion, and home decor. I like bits and pieces of vintage design, especially when it's updated to reflect modern sensibilities. 1940s Fair Isle Sweater Our new...

PieceWork ’s eBook offerings include the first twelve series of knitting patterns from our collection of Weldon’s Practical Needlework . The original books were published between 1886 and 1890 in London. The antimacassar from the 11th series...

I live in a mid-century home, and I've tried to furnish it with pieces actually manufactured during the 40s, 50s, and 60s. We have a wonderful mid-century modern furniture store that's run on consignment, so the prices are fabulous. Cabled Footstool...

Save big this New Year with up to 80% off books, magazines, videos, seminars and more. Find great deals to help you learn a new technique, tackle your to-do lists and stick with your resolutions. You know I love cables, and I want to share some great...

A couple of weeks ago I introduced the book Knits of Tomorrow by Sue Culligan, which is one of my favorite new books. It's full of projects that evoke tech from the "olden-days" and space-themed knits of the future. I love it! There's...

Tay Tartan Cardigan Cromarty Coat Riding a train from Edinburgh, Scotland, to points farther north many years ago, it seems like I spent hours gazing out the window at nothing but vibrant yellow flower clusters lining the hillsides. It was May, and the...

Lady Eleanor by Kathleen Powers Johnson, from Scarf Style One of my Knitter's Resolutions this year is to work with different stitch patterns. Kathleen Power Johnson's Lady Eleanor, from the book Scarf Style , has been on my list for years, and...