If you are new to weaving, making a rag rug is an excellent introduction to this rhythmic and methodical craft. Most likely, you have every thing you need at home: cardboard, string and fabric scraps.

Rennie Zulu, “Twelve Squares of Traditional Culture in South Africa” (1999) and Crossroad Quilters, “Sacred Animals II Quilt” (2000) (all images courtesy Collection of the Mississippi Museum of Art) ...

What do you do? “I make T-shirt, memory, baby, Christmas, any type of quilt for any occasion,” Tracy Husch-Lissak said. What is quilting? “It’s three layers of fabric. The backing, the batting and the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Tuesday Greenidge is a regular at North Kensington Library, where you’ll often find her sewing at its large ...