My grandmother taught me how to sew when I was just knee-high to a grasshopper, and ever since, I’ve had a soft spot for fabrics with a past. Modern prints are fine and dandy, but give me a 1950s ...

Are you currently struggling with any of the following? You love handicrafts using yarn, but you have no idea how that yarn is actually made. You've looked into spinning wheels, but they seem ...

The short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) doesn’t look like an animal built for blazing hot summers. Covered in sharp spines and thick fur, this egg-laying mammal can’t sweat or even pant. Yet ...

Did the Jomon people live wearing only animal skins? In reconstructions of the Jomon people, they are often depicted wearing animal furs draped over their shoulders. However, because organic materials ...

Some people find inner peace through meditation or long walks in nature, but my personal zen involves running my hands over endless walls of fabric until my brain stops functioning. In Washington ...

Once a month, a group of women gather at the Poway home of Cynthia Rhine to cut dress pattern pieces out of colorful cotton ...

On a May Saturday more than 100 years ago, friends and family gathered at the home of Willis Willocks of Friendsville, Tennessee, to celebrate his 35th birthday. After enjoying a three-course noon ...

The Ralph Lauren x Gee’s Bend collection is the brand's latest collaboration with historic American craft communities.

Sew4Service, the non-profit that teaches people how to sew, repair old sewing machines and organizes quilting fundraisers, is ...

"I learned that murderers die for their crimes / Even if we make a mistake sometimes." The debate sparked by Gov. Mike DeWine’s recently declared opposition to capital punishment brings to mind these ...