With her first book on stitchery, needlework instructor Erica Wilson revived a craft and helped invent a publishing category. Her 1962 hardcover book, “Crewel Embroidery,” both popularized the pursuit ...

Erica Wilson, the needlework instructor who spent the early years of her life in Bermuda and went on to become known as the Julia Child of embroidery, has died in New York at the age of 83. Ms ...

Needlework collectively refers to craft disciplines that utilize needles to create finished projects. Needlework encompasses sewing, knitting and cross stitch. In addition, needlework includes ...

Embroidery, an enthralling craftsmanship appreciated for many centuries, requires the decoration of fabric with complex designs meticulously stitched with a needle and thread. In the past, all ...

Call it subversive stitchery. Alternative embroidery. Today’s home samplers include everything from Kanye West tweets to tattoo designs. Jamie Chalmers, a burly, bearded fellow who lives in Bedford, ...