Cutting fabric into shapes and sewing the pieces together has been used to create garments since the eighteenth century. From the 1970s companies researched more efficient technologies that produced... Read More
Around the middle of the 14th century, something curious happened. Catholicism and the influence of the Papal State at its peak, and the Virgin Mary was appearing in paintings and other forms of art a... Read More
The origins of hand spinning are thought to date back to the Paleolithic period, with the discovery of loin cloth in France, carbon-dated back to 25,000 B.C.E. While it’s easy to look back at such a p... Read More
The technique of tambour embroidery is thought to have originated in India and found its way to Europe by the 18th century, where it would inspire the development of crochet. Tambour itself saw its or... Read More
Pompeii is famous for the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that left the city in ruins. While the city was completely destroyed by the eruption, the ash that quickly settled was able to preserve some of the... Read More
The Industrial Revolution was an explosion of ideas, with inventions rarely happening in isolation. The Spinning Mule is a fantastic example of how one invention inspired another, continuing the innov... Read More
It is with humbled gratitude that HiyaHiya Europe can announce our nomination for Best Knitting Needle/Accessories Range in the British Knitting and Crochet Awards 2018.Without our dedicated fans, who... Read More
The ancient technique of nålebinding is thought to have led to the knitting techniques we use today. The oldest fragments of nålebinding were found in the Nehal Nemar cave in Israel, thought to have o... Read More
Japanese folktales are known for their important life lessons and this one is no different. The story of Tsuru no Ongaeshi is a popular story in Japan, and over the centuries of being passed down, has... Read More
When it comes to the history of knitting, the story of aboriginal Australia is often forgotten. Not least because much of it was almost lost. The ancient history of textiles in Aboriginal Australia an... Read More
