Knit one, purl one…and press play on this album of specially picked classical works, stitched together to create a musical tapestry of pieces to sew and knit to. Lay out a pattern for a New Dress with Waxman, thread The Sewing Machine with Ibert, cross and twist the bobbins on the lace pillow with Johann Strauss I and prime The Darning-Needle with Boris Tchaikovsky. From the sublime Fantasia on Greensleeves by Vaughan Williams to the delightful Valse from Coppélia by Delibes, this playlist is the perfect accompaniment to needlework.

Artists

Philip Langridge (tenor), Viktor Šimčisko (violin), François-Joël Thiollier (piano), Joel Sachs (piano), Peter Nagy (piano), Hae Won Chang (piano), Yoshiko Iwai (piano), Vladimir Sergeev (violin), Mikael Ayrapetyan (piano), Michael Ludwig (violin), Alison d'Amato (piano), Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Northern Sinfonia, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Sinfonietta Zilina, Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Musica Viva Chamber Orchestra, BRT Philharmonic Orchestra, Ondrej Lenárd, Donald Johanos, Steuart Bedford, Adriano, James Judd, Bjarte Engeset, Christian Pollack, Gavin Sutherland, Franz-Paul Decker, Andrew Mogrelia, Kirill Ershov, Ali Rahbari