How Did They Do That?
Step-by-step photographs and instructions for a technique from times past: Here we examine the double half hitch.

A Russian Lace Scarf to Knit
by Galina A. Khmeleva
Use the instructions and chart to create your own scarf with its charming bantik (Russian for “bow-tie”) motif.

A Doily to Filet-Crochet
A filet-crocheted doily based on a Mary Card pattern that Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the Little House books, made is re-created here.

The Nicolaides Shuttles & A Ruffled Edging to Tat
by Mary Nicolaides
The author’s account of using the tatting shuttles that her grandfather made for her grandmother, and step-by-step instructions for tatting an elegant edging.

Esther Oldham: Collector of Fans and Lace Extraordinaire
by Lynne Zacek Bassett
Discover the lace collection, now in the collection of the Wellesley (Massachusetts) Historical Society, that Esther Oldham amassed.

A Lace Fan to Knit & Knitted Lace Fans
by Deborah Robinson
Whitework has been a specialty of Ukrainian needleworkers for centuries. This intricate doily
provides a taste of the technique.

The Many Lives of Old Lace - by Elizabeth Kurella
& A Lace Bridal Purse to Make - by Suzanne Rosser
Lacemakers in the nineteenth century who turned to recycling when they could no longer find work making new lace advertised their services as "transferrers." Learn to "transfer" a corner motif from a damaged lace-edged handkerchief to embellish a purse.

Lace Socks to Knit
by Ann Budd
These fancy lace socks are worked in a combination of cables and lace-leaf motifs.

Lacemaking in Ipswich, Massachusetts: An Unlikely Enterprise
by Karen H. Thompson
Samples of bobbin lace made in eighteenth-century Ipswich are preserved among Alexander Hamilton’s papers at the Library of Congress; the pricking (pattern) for one and a lace sample made by a former resident of Ipswich are in the Smithsonian Institution.

ON THE WEB:
Buttons to Embroider and Needle-Tat
by Christen Brown
Complete instructions and patterns for making buttons to embellish clothing, napkin rings, gift bag ties, and more.

Textile Travels: Part 1
by Gwen Blakley Kinsler
In this first installment of a new series, the author describes the textile treasures that she collected in Honduras and Guatemala.

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