Knitting Today! Magazine crochet today! Craft.Rock.Love | Vickie Howell Knit Purl Hunter Piecework Magazine Take a short survey to join the PieceWork Reader Advisory Panel Departments Notions Letter from the editor By Post Letters from readers Calendar Upcoming events Necessities Products of interest Abbreviations & Techniques Definitions The Last Word Recommended books Advertising Advertise in PieceWork magazine or on the website! Volume XXII Number 6 Contents 10 The Case of the Medieval Bras Laura Ricketts 15 Lengberg Lace Trim to Knit 18 The Well-Dressed Head Chris Laning 21 Textured Silk Hats and Cap to Knit Anne DesMoines 26 Vicky’s Knickers, or Queen Victoria’s Secret 32 The Crochet of Mary Ann MacLeod Worth Jennifer Raymond 37 Mary’s Rose Camisole to Crochet 42 The Polish Trunk Nell Znamierowski 45 The Civil War Drawers of First Lieutenant Henry Heinmiller Betsy Butler 48 The Under Side of Weldon’s 52 A Doll’s Petticoat in Striped Pattern from Weldon’s Practical Needlework 54 Wedding Tradition As a Rite of Passage Katrina King 58 Bridal Garters to Knit
Wrist exercises for Knitters and Crocheters If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! If you knit/crochet a lot… chances are you suffer from some achy wrists! I know that during last week, when I was crocheting up a storm, I certainly did! Here are a few exercises that I do to relieve my sore wrists. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Happy wrists make a happy knitter/crocheter! The Purl Bee GreenCraft Magazine Finding creative uses for old items is nothing new to artists, but the spirit of preserving the planet is more important than ever before and GreenCraft Magazine is here to honor and inspire those who find artistic applications for normally discarded resources. GreenCraft Magazine provides ideas for upcycling trash to treasures by showcasing projects where waste is repurposed into ecologically-chic creations. To support sustainable production, the entire publication is printed on 100% recycled paper. Spring has sprung, and GreenCraft Magazine is back for another inspiring installment! This holiday season, give the gift that keeps on giving by turning the recycling bin into Santa’s magic sack! Nothing is more satisfying than repurposing old junk into priceless new treasures, and this installment of GreenCraft Magazine is sure to spark an idea or two for that extra rubbish you have lying around. Grab your recycling bin, and get ready for our latest installment of GreenCraft Magazine!