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9 Knitting Apps All Knitters Should Have
There's an app for everything! These 9 knitting apps are the essentials for all knitters. Measure gauge, share knitting patterns,…
Colcha embroidery artist showcases work at China folk art market
She represents not only Santa Fe but is the only American at the market, which hosts artists from 20 nations.
A 20 Foot-Wide Tapestry by Vanessa Barragão Recreates the World in…
Colossal | Art, design, and visual culture
Knitting Heals: Interview with a Stroke Survivor
The first thing that Rebecca did post-stroke was ask for her knitting. It wasn't easy to work those stitches but she shares how…
Macramé Lace Revisited
European and American women in the late nineteenth century were mad for macramé, or macramé lace as it was known in instruction…
Trading the Noisy Gay Bar Scene for the Knitting Circle
Many gay men in New York are looking for alternative ways to socialize. A look at the surprising revival of the knitting circle.
‘Knitting Is Coding’ and Yarn Is Programmable in This Physics Lab
For Elisabetta Matsumoto, knot theory is knit theory.
Opinion | The Feminist Power of Embroidery
When I pick up needle and thread, I join a long line of women who have turned the domestic arts into political expression.
Ferguson's radical knitters: "If someone asks me what I’m doing, I…
One year after Ferguson protests sparked renewed focus on policing in the US, the women of The Yarn Mission continue dialogue…
Fisherman’s Rib vs. Brioche Stitch
After consulting stitch dictionaries and making swatches, it became clear that fisherman’s rib and brioche stitch made a similar…
This researcher studied 400,000 knitters and discovered what turns a…
An MIT Sloan Ph.D. candidate discovered what turned skilled hobbyists into entrepreneurs.
How to Start Knitting (and Learn to Love It)
You don’t even need that special crafting gene or superhuman dexterity.
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