For those with two left thumbs, fiber arts might seem like an impossible craft. Crocheting, knitting, sewing, embroidering, weaving and quilting all require a certain degree of hand-eye coordination.

Affordable and readily available, Red Heart is the yarn brand that many knitters, including me, used the first time we picked up a pair of needles. I was surprised to see a pitch from them land in my ...

As National Craft Month approaches this March, new creative outlets are calling—knitting, for instance, could be your next spark of inspiration. Once considered a "grandma hobby," knitting is ...

The names of the yarns hand-dyed by Ellyn Cooper have elegant, poetic names: Luna, Moon Beam, Baroque Pearls, Mikado. Their colors are gorgeous and one-of-a-kind. And because hand-dying yarn is labor ...

Knitting scarves, sweaters and other presents can take a lot of time, money and energy. But there can also be a deeper cost: hurt feelings. By Britta Lokting Cydney Alvarez, a fabric developer in ...

The now biannual Unravel festival of yarn is at Farnham Maltings over the weekend of February 12 to 14, and the entire ...

A popular shop in Waterville's Concourse is celebrating 70 years in business. Yardgoods Center offers everything from yarn and other fabrics to sewing machines. “I got a bunch of new colors coming in, ...