Hey everyone! In the coming months I’m trying to do more promotion of my back catalog patterns. You’ll see some oldies but goodies pop up in the blog, and every month an older pattern will be on sale. If you’d like to be notified of the sale every month you can sign up for the […]
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Tips for Colorwork
I’m gearing up to release my new colorwork collection next week and I thought now would be a good time for some tips for colorwork (which umbrella includes stranded colorwork like Fair Isle and Latvian knitting, intarsia, and more). Let’s start at the beginning: You will probably need to swatch, swatching flat is probably something […]
Summer Pattern Sale
When you run a brick and mortar store, you HAVE to have sales to clear out inventory and make some room, but without a physical product i sometimes forget to thank you all for your support from time to time. Its been a really long time since we last did this, so here goes! Now […]
Special Techniques for Getting the Most From Your Ball of Yarn
The following is an excerpt from Twist & Knit: To get the most knitted fabric from your yarn, there are a few techniques with which you will need to become familiar. The first is how to weigh your yarn. Some patterns in this book require that you split your yarn in half. For some items […]
Pebbles Dress
In just under the wire for April, but I finished another dress today! The pattern is Butterick 5639 (View C). The fabric is Valori Wells Pebbles in the Linen Cotton blend. I made a muslin (thanks to the Couture Dress Class), adjusted the bust fit, raised the neckline, and tweaked a bunch of stuff. I […]
Tweed Story: A Documentary about Harris Tweed
Attention, all wool lovers! Don’t miss out on the great documentary from BBC on the decline and the rise of Harris Tweed. Parts 1, 2, & 3.
The Virtue & Shaming of the Green Movement
I have been making changes in the way I live. I am making my own clothing, I am cooking food from scratch and eating more whole grain, I’m cooking meatless at least twice a week (although this is mostly a reactionary measure since so many heart & cholesterol problems have cropped up in my immediate […]
Reading: Citizens by Simon Schama
I’ve been reading my way back through Game of Thrones, alternating with a bit of Dresden Files for good measure, but realized it’s been far too long since I had some non-fiction on my reading docket. So I pulled out a book I had started, but never finished… Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution […]
Make Before Buy
Thanks, everyone, for your input on my informal learning survey! If you haven’t seen it yet, please consider taking a few minutes to answer the questions here. I’ve been working this year on making more than I buy. There are many posts or articles out there railing against consumerism, and I don’t want to reinvent […]
Colors of the Past: Vieux Rose, Reseda & Eau de Nil
I was looking for old color names like “Heliotrope” and “Eau de Nil” when I found this lovely little tidbit of history! It’s an add for Filmy Dress Fabrics from a New Zealand newspaper from September 1909. I wish I could order some of these fabrics!
