Tag: handmade
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Knit for Victory (over the cold)
Ok, so this site combines several of my favorite things: Museum archives, old patterns, and the “new” knitting craze. I can’t resist sharing it: http://www.vam.ac.uk/b/blog/tales-archives/national-knitting-week-knit-victory And interesting that what on our side of the pond is called a “ski mask” on the Brit side is called a “Balaclava”, after the war in the Crimea, when…
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Needles in the Stacks: Fancy Machine Work and Sergers
Welcome back to another episode of Beth & Denise’s reviews of needle-oriented books in our stacks! With the holidays ahead, it seems a good time to continue our series reviewing the how-to manuals collected in the library. What’s on your Christmas list? Encyclopedia of Sewing Machine Techniques, by Nancy Bednar and JoAnn Pugh-Gannon 5th Floor…
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Flowery Encouragement
Here in New York City, spring has been slow to appear. Bryant Park finally has pansies and daffodils, but it’s still been cold and blustery most of the month. We thought some embroidered spring flowers would help coax the real ones from their warm ground. The English have a history of being passionate gardeners. Gardening…