Your Crap Archivist has nothing against most of the hobbies his mother has taken up over the years: scrap books, shadow-boxes, the contemplation of Oprah’s favorite things. But I always found her ...

The knot-tying craft popular in the 1960s and ’70s is turning up on the runways again. (Maybe you can find a vest your mother or grandmother made.) By Melanie Abrams When Venus Williams donned a ...

To devotees, showing off a macrame masterpiece trumped all over decorating concerns, including the basics of how rooms are supposed to work: In the 70s, only the most honored party guests and family ...

There’s something magical about taking a few simple cords and transforming them into something both functional and beautiful with just your hands. That’s why I fell in love with macramé. This ancient ...