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Crafts

Detail of a historical sailor's valentine by an unknown artist.

objects of intrigue

Sailors' Valentines Were Painstakingly Crafted, But Not by Sailors

They made great last-minute gifts after months at sea.

Anna Marlis Burgard February 14, 2019

Lovespoons

This ancient token of betrothal lives on as a Valentine's Day gift in Wales.

Behold, a tiny library made from a tree stump.

The Most Magical 'Little Free Library' Is Built Right Into a Tree Stump

A rotting 110-year-old black cottonwood gets a second life.

Cara Strickland January 28, 2019

The Little Free Library next to its house.

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Little Free Library in a 110-Year-Old Tree Stump

A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.

These socks, made in Egypt in the fourth or fifth century and now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, are all the better for your sandals, my dear.

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The Crafty Historian Bringing Ancient Socks to Life

They look great with sandals.

Jessica Leigh Hester January 17, 2019

These special wooden needles are used to make Kani shawls.

Kashmir's Centuries-Old Weaving Tradition Faces an Uncertain Future

The craft is hanging by a thread.

Sugato Mukherjee January 7, 2019

Dolls created by Feryal Abbasi-Ghnaim.

Stitching a Future for an Age-Old Palestinian Embroidery Tradition

Wafa Ghnaim is introducing people to "tatreez" through her workshops.

Ariel Sophia Bardi December 4, 2018

Guksi

These beautiful wooden cups are traditionally carved from birch tree burls.

Juan Manuel Muñoz makes a glass bell at his factory on the outskirts of Chignahuapan, Puebla.

In This Mexican Town, One in 5 People Is a Glassmaker

Chignahuapan is famous for its handmade ornaments.

Mark Oprea November 12, 2018

Koi-Koi Matsuri

A town harvest festival with a giant miso soup bowl.

Silk loom at the monastery.

Kalamata, Greece

Kalograion Monastery Silk Weaving

The nuns here cultivate silk to weave some of the finest scarves in the world.

Agelarakis and student researchers working with remains at the Eleutherna site.

We Finally Know What Job This 3,000-Year-Old Skeleton Had

And it’s all thanks to her peculiarly damaged bones.

Cara Giaimo September 13, 2018

Permanently Closed

Lizzie Borden.

Beverly, Massachusetts

Mice Manor

A dollhouse full of taxidermy rodents, each one handcrafted and given a sordid past.

Windfall apples inspired this design.

Meet the Artist Making Delicious Food Quilts

Japanese sweets, turkey dinners, and produce alike are immortalized in fabric.

Anne Ewbank August 21, 2018

Permanently Closed

Pep's shop in Passage de l'Ancre, de St-Martin

Pep's Maison

One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.

Demonstrating the mirror's zero-refraction characteristics.

objects of intrigue

See Yourself As You Truly Are in This Mysterious Metal Mirror

Made in Kerala, the "Aranmula kannadi" won't distort your reflection.

Savera John and Susan Paul July 6, 2022

Desert weaving.

Negev Desert Embroidery and Weaving

Traditional Bedouin crafting has become an official tourist site and successful industry for its female craftspeople.

An unimpressive storefront hides an astonishing hoard of treasures.

Kashmir Handicrafts Emporium

Home of the infamous Rug Man of Doha.