How to Make Clothing Dye With Excess Fruits and Vegetables From Your Garden
Here are step-by-step instructions for giving your clothes and food scraps a second life
Sanford Biggers’ Quilts Carry Secret Messages
Inspired by antique “freedom quilts,” the artist stitches encoded icons into his own textured pieces
Rare Chinese Vase Found in Pet-Filled Home Sells for $9 Million
The 18th-century artifact was made in a style specific to the Qianlong dynasty
How Knitting Enthusiasts Are Using Their Craft to Visualize Climate Change
In these crafters’ scarves and blankets, rows of color correspond with daily temperature
The Spectacle and Drama of Netflix’s New Glassblowing Show Will Shatter Your Expectations
“Blown Away” showcases the incredible art form in an innovative reality competition series
Artisan Master Classes Hope to Draw Travelers Into the Armenian Countryside
A local NGO is working with farmers and craft makers to develop new cultural tourism offerings in Armenia’s scenic Gegharkunik region
A Theory About Muppet Master Frank Oz
The prodigious puppeteer looks back at his most beloved creations, from Grover to Fozzie Bear
What Knitting Can Teach You About Math
In this professor’s class, there are no calculators. Instead, students learn advanced math by drawing pictures, playing with beach balls—and knitting
The Age-Old Tradition of Armenian Carpet Making Refuses to Be Swept Under the Rug
A new generation is emerging to craft the ancient rugs
The East Coast May Be On the Brink of a Hop Renaissance
Can a farmer and a brewer come together to bring hops back to the eastern United States?
How the Work of a Sculptor and a Doctor Landed In the Nation’s Top Craft Show
More than 100 artists in the 36th annual Smithsonian Craft Show capture Asia’s influence on American design
How the Technicolor Ikat Designs of Central Asia Thread Into Textile History
A new Smithsonian exhibition sheds light on the rich backstory of an oft-imitated tradition
The Art of Armenian Pottery Will Be on Display at This Summer’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival
The artists behind Sisian Ceramics create works evocative of the Armenian landscape
Christmas at the Smithsonian’s Dolls’ House Includes All the Trimmings—in Miniature
It’s ‘Deck the Halls’ with Christmas cheer at the beloved Victorian-style dollhouse at the National Museum of American History
Home Is Where the Corpse Is—at Least in These Dollhouse Crime Scenes
Frances Glessner Lee’s “Nutshell Studies” exemplify the intersection of forensic science and craft
Inside Taiwan’s Craft Beer Renaissance
Once a state-run industry, beer-making in Taiwan is blending globally-minded brewing with local flavors
‘Spinster’ and ‘Bachelor’ Were, Until 2005, Official Terms for Single People
Being single is hard enough without these pejoratives.
What Makes Salt Water Taffy the Perfect Summer Candy?
The first families of the sugary treat stir up another season of making history by the bite
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