How To Begin Needle Felting For The Complete Beginner.
Have you wanted to get started in needle felting but have no idea what tools you need, what they are even called or where to begin at all? Let me…
The Joy is in the making
with Elena Kanagy-Loux
Hand Spun Thread
Lace history with Elena Kanagy-Loux
Linotype | How One Machine Shaped History | The Real OG of Mass Communication
The Linotype machine changed the world. Once called the "Eighth Wonder of the World" by Thomas Edison, it revolutionized printing, making newspapers, books, and mass communication possible on a scale…
Rug-of-War
For nearly thirty years, Afghani weavers have incorporated images of war into hand-woven rugs
Dressed: The History of Fashion Making Lace: Then and Now, an interview with Elena Kanagy-Loux
Lace maker and historian Elena Kanagy-Loux joins us this week to talk about the history of handmade lace and its makers. {listen prt 1} {listen prt 2}
Illuminations in Dark Times: An Embroidered Bestiary
When I began my new hobby in mid-February of 2020, I had no idea what the year had in store for me or the rest of the world. Over the…
The Art of Making a Tapestry
Learn how tapestries were made in the time of Louis XIV and are still made today. Explore the process of tapestry weaving at the Gobelins Manufactory in Paris, where historical…