Originally called punto in aria – literally, "stitching in air" – handmade needlepoint and bobbin lace evolved from the fine thread embroidery and passementerie techniques in 16th-century Europe and ...
EUGENE -- With his large, well-manicured hands working the tiny needles and even tinier cotton thread, Gene Beugler stands out from the rest of the regulars at the local yarn shop. Even if you know ...
The knitting frame had been invented by William Lee of Calverton, Nottinghamshire, in 1589, and by the mid-1700s there were about 1,800 frames in Britain, the majority located in the East Midland's ...