Notions
How did you first learn how to stitch? When I flipped through the pages in this issue, it made me realize that the way needlework is taught can be as significant as the finished product. Whether the method is hand-to-hand education as portrayed in Sarah Pedlow’s story about traditional Hungarian ĺrásos embroidery or learning to knit from one’s mother as Meg Swansen learned from Elizabeth Zimmermann, we learn more than a skill—we also create a bond. Knowledge is a gift. Prepare yourself to be moved by the contagious joy that leaps from the vivid images photographed by young weavers in Peru; I know it brought a smile to my face. Directed to capture local customs on film, these children grant us a precious glimpse into the culture that they are learning…