Knitting, embroidery and handmade creations made stitch by stitch carry something no machine ever could. Some pieces here took months of quiet evenings to finish. Others started as a simple idea — a ...

Marion Schmidlin of Royal Oak won’t hesitate to tell you her sister, Carole Collins of Galien, is “the artist in the family.” It was her sister’s needle punch (also referred to as punch needle) skills ...

I noticed the difference the moment I placed them side by side. One was clearly larger than the other, but how could that be? I used the same yarn, pattern and needle size to knit both hats. I was ...

A single bone needle lays on a hair-on deer hide. The needles are sturdy enough to use with a thick hide like this. Photo by Fala Burnette (Wolf Branch Homestead) Picture in your mind a recently taken ...

Old-school hobbies are trending again — and these 16 handcrafted masterpieces prove exactly why. Each one started as a childhood pastime, a quiet hobby, a poured heart. Knitted, carved, stitched with ...