The Ohio Arts Council’s exhibit “Made By Loving Hands: Amish Children’s Clothing, Toys and Quilts” uncovers the mysterious quality of cross stitch and crochet technique evident in the pin ...

This could include visiting carriage makers, goat cheese artisans, wooden toy makers, or canning kitchens. The tour wraps up inside an Amish family’s home, where participants can ask them questions.

Instead, most Amish now run workshops making everything wooden, from gazebos to toys. But these have dangerous machines, which put them in conflict with federal law.

The Amish add a unique lifestyle to many areas of rural Wisconsin. Read about them, and a Milwaukee area man who has become an expert on them, in this month's Beyond Milwaukee.