I have received many, many messages and emails asking if I'm okay so please excuse the expediency of posting here instead of answering ...

A reader very kindly reminded me that I had never posted the second part of this post on finishing a hem with Gigliuccio hemstitching  (Pe...

In Italy Art Nouveau style is called Liberty after the British company Liberty of London. Art Nouveau  style was influencing all for...

Recently a friend asked me what I do to manage my skeins of Anchor's  Ritorto Fiorentino pearl cotton thread which is only available i...

In Martina Franca, Puglia while I was picking up some handmade pasta and local cheese to take to a friend in Ferrara I asked the shop own...

When travelling through the Puglia region of Italy this past fall, I was always on the lookout for examples of local needlework. One mor...

When I was thinking about planning my last trip to Italy which included going on one of Vima deMarchi Micheli 's Italia Mia tours , Vi...