This slight debut compendium from Maillard brings together hundreds of cross-stitch patterns she collected from old manuals. The majority of the designs are for alphabets, since the patterns are ...

Cat lovers will enjoy these crafty projects with a bunch of ideas for cat embroidery patterns and tutorials. Take a peek at all of these whimsical embroidery projects to stitch up cats, kittens, and ...

To cross-stitch your dodo, you need to make a small cross of embroidery thread to match every coloured square on the pattern: Choose a square roughly in the middle of the dodo pattern and sew a cross ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Needles and Needlework is a portion of the Business Ephemera Series of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Accession AC0060 purchased ...

Editor's note: This article first appeared in Lilith’s online blog. Embroidery has been part of my life for over two decades; it is a core Jewish practice for me and an entry point into sacred texts.

Combining Judaic scripture with needlework was not what New Bedford resident Alice Nussbaum had in mind 35 years ago when her then 5-year-old daughter brought home a class project. "All my life I was ...