Editors' Note: We invited Anne Merrow, editor of Yarn and Specialty Fiber eMags, to tell us what's new in the world of eMags. When it comes to historical textiles, socks usually get short shrift...
Since I began working at Interweave several years ago, I've been fascinated with the tools of the fiber trade. Just inside the front door is a warped inkle loom; shuttles and spools of various ages...
One of the best parts of my job is working with PieceWork 's exceptionally talented designers who in some cases are also its authors. In addition to creating beautiful designs, they research the historical...
Editors' note: We've invited Kathy Mallo, PieceWork's editorial assistant, to tell you about our newest CD collection . PieceWork magazine feeds my need for spending time contemplating and...
PieceWork's newest eBook contains 17 original patterns, poems, and more! I am truly passionate about history and an avid reader, so it won’t be a surprise that I combined both in researching...
Editors' note: We invited eMag Editor Anne Merrow to tell us about the debut of her newest eMag, ColorKnits , which focuses on the worldwide knitting tradition of colorwork. Janine Bajus shows how...
An actual-size photo and four different charts are included for each of the 200 motifs. I love knitting motif dictionaries in much the same way that I love my big fat Webster’s Third International...
Needleworkers are readers. We discovered this when we devoted the September/October 2010 issue of PieceWork to handwork in literature; the response was extraordinary. Readers loved learning how needlework...
I've been thinking a lot about traditions recently. In June, we launched our eNewsletter, Traditions Today; last week PieceWork's special issue, Crochet Traditions arrived hot off the press . And...
For the last four years, each May/June issue of PieceWork has been devoted to lace. It’s one of our most popular issues, and it’s one of our favorites to bring together. The meticulous detail...
I think of myself as a knitter who loves context . It's never enough for me to knit a sweater Just Because : I want to know about the regional traditions that inspired the stitch pattern, the strange...
Knitted Lace Shawls With a History When Nancy Bush showed up at Interweave a few years ago with a box full of knitting and a book proposal, we gathered around with anticipation. She had written Folk Socks...
In the late 1990s, we purchased 30 original volumes of Weldon’s Practical Needlework , English publications from the late 1880s. Since then we’ve published facsimile editions for the first...
What do Jane Eyre , Like Water for Chocolate , and the Bayeux Tapestry have in common with nursery-rhyme buttons and French émigrés? Quite a few things, actually. For one, they live at that...
In the 1880s, charts for knitting were unheard of, and written instructions made broad assumptions about the ability of the individual knitter. In the 1880s, the modern marvel was the telephone, which...
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