Having woven using cotton and wool yarns, I thought it would be a good next challenge to try weaving with linen yarn. I still struggle to work out the required amounts and weights of yarn for my weaving projects, and wanted to start my linen weaving with a small project, […]
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This is my second Named Clothing Kielo Wrap Dress. I’ve worn the first Kielo dress I made (back in 2019) regularly, and I thought a second Kielo would be a good addition to my wardrobe. Like my first Kielo, this one is made in a woven fabric. I think the
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At the start of August, I attended my fourth Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers Summer School. The summer schools take place biennially with the location moving around the country – this year’s was in Edinburgh, at Queen Margaret University. There were 18 courses taking place in total
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I bought two metres of pointelle knit fabric (one metre in pink and one metre in green) from the Higgs & Higgs stand at a sewing show back in 2017, with the intention of making a polo shirt. The fabric has sat in my stash ever since, but I pulled
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In 2023, I attended a week-long course in weaving double cloth fabric with Margo Selby, at an Association of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers Summer School. We warped our looms in advance of the class, and spent the week sampling different patterns and colours. I especially liked the checkerboard patterns I
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I started this Barberry Jacket around four years ago, while developing the pattern. I had almost finished it – it was just missing buttons, buttonholes and the lining hem needed securing – and then I left it hanging uncompleted for the next four years. In a recent fit of finishing
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I’m back at work this week, after an extended Christmas break (three weeks, including a trip to London and a week in Hamburg), so I thought it was about time I recorded what I made, and got up to, in 2024. My sewing output over the last year was fairly
My final knitting project of 2024 was the Pressed Flowers Kerchief, designed by Savory Knitting for the Pom Pom and Hobbii garland yarn and pattern collection. As a big fan of PomPom magazine, I was really keen to try their new yarn, following the closure of the magazine last year.
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As a great lover of a vintage swimsuit, when I found out that Palais Galliera’s latest Fashion on the Move exhibition included a section dedicated to vintage swimwear, I planned a short trip. A few photos of the swimwear – and related ephemera – included in the exhibition, are below.
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Back in September, I had a short article about my knitted swimsuit included in Slipknot, the Knitting and Crochet Guild’s members magazine. The magazine (like all roles in the Guild) is created by volunteers, so I was glad to be able to make a small contribution, and being the cover
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