In her searching new novel, Jazmina Barrera threads together loss, needlework and the hypnotic coming-of-age tale of three Mexican teenagers.

Book nook kits? Tiny, magical dioramas that live on your bookshelf—basically a portal to another world. Or grab a cross-stitch kit with a sassy literary quote to stitch while audiobook-ing.

Nook & Needle, a cross-stitch store and book shop aiming to inspire both experienced needleworkers and curious beginners with a range of modern and traditional cross-stitch kits, patterns ...

In Soviet times citizens continued to cross-stitch despite extreme shortage of supplies. “Cross-stitchers dyed thread with tea, iodine, plants’ juices.