Q I bought a sewing box and contents at an estate sale recently. In it were things I couldn’t identify a name or use for. This item is 2 ½ inches long. It is in two parts like a clamshell, and I think ...

This week on the Homestyle podcast, hosts Joe Cunningham and Leigh Guidry welcome an expert in a hand-crafting technique that dates back centuries. Christy Castille of Breaux Bridge has been shuttle ...

Don’t tell a tatter she practises a lost art. And don’t mention doilies. The next-generation tatters want to distance themselves from prim, lacy coasters—“the optics aren’t good,” one explains. They ...