Trash or Treasure: Cross stitch an early example of needle arts

Neelam Hill with sampler during the Trash or Treasure event at the Michigan Design Center. “This has been in our family since ...

Optitex Announces O/26 Release, Reinforcing Precision Across Digital Patternmaking and Production Workflows

This release focuses on reinforcing reliability and usability within existing processes, helping teams operate with ...
GitHub

Ink/Stitch: An open source machine embroidery design platform based on Inkscape

Want to design embroidery pattern files (PES, DST, and many more) using free, open source software? Ink/Stitch aims to be a full-fledged embroidery digitizing platform based entirely on free, open ...
The Boston Globe

GLP-1 weight loss drugs help drive another year of historic losses at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mass.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts had one of its worst financial results in its history in 2025, underscoring the turbulence and disruption caused by ever-rising health care costs. The state’s ...
The Boston Globe

Jessie Diggins, the most-decorated cross-country skier in American history, is enjoying the ride in her final Olympics

MILAN — A few days before the Winter Olympics began, Jessie Diggins sat down for a news conference and listed her three goals for the Games. The first was to finish every race knowing “without a ...