Happy Friday, friends — here’s a nice juicy Elsewhere for you!
– It’s #tolticelandicwoolmonth — I’m really hoping to finish my cardigan in time to join in! (having made that pesky rule …)
– Best online panel discussion title ever: Pussy(c)hat, March 4 at 12pm EST — I’m sorry to miss it! It promises to be a rich and nuanced discussion
– I’m honored to be included in an upcoming book called “Woods – Making Stories,” which is now in crowdfunding
– “Even as a maker, I’m a consumer. I consume yarn and fabric … which means that the guidelines slow fashion provides us with … apply to makers as well”
– Lovely scarf pattern with a heartbreaking and worthy mission (top left)
– Jenny Gordy’s sashiko-patch mending technique (bottom right)
– Anna Maltz’s back-of-the-envelope explanation for which way short rows should go (bottom left)
– “… starting the making process as adolescents, it often takes around a year of a person’s life to make one of these dresses, and some women continue to decorate and dye their garment for their entire lives …” — you MUST watch the video at the end
– NPR’s interview with the Monopoly thimble made me LOL (thx, Angela)
– I covet Jen’s quilt
– And this one (free pattern right there on IG!) (top right)
– I’m eager to listen to Marlee Grace and Mira Blackman
– I dream of traveling to Denver and taking Sara Cougill’s seam finishing class at Fancy Tiger, but meanwhile I’m studying Liesl Gibson’s Six tutorials for seam finishes
Have a marvelous weekend, everyone!
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The thimble interview is amazing, so sad we’re losing it. Always been my favorite since I was little!
I’m fascinated that we’ve lost the thimble and — just a few years ago — the iron, the two that most represent traditional “domesticity” (for lack of a better term). There’s a think piece in there somewhere, but I’m not the one to write it.
I enjoy following your blog and seeing all of your inspiration, keep up the good work! Thanks for the link to my post on the Oliver + S blog :)
Ok. That’s it. I haven’t quilted in forever but I want that Four Winds Quilt! Simple and exactly the colors I’ve been searching for. Oh, be still my heart…
I just watched the video for the Woods project a few days ago and was charmed by the women. Being half German, I respond well to that accent, which means I’ll be supporting the project. Also, I think the Pussy(c)hat will be recorded so we can listen when we have the time. Thanks for the links!
Aah! Come visit Denver!!! That’s also my absolute favorite class to teach.
I’m working tomorrow, so I will have to miss the Pussy(c)hat – boo! But I shall be looking for a recording. I think it sounds fascinating! And thank you for sharing my scarf pattern, Karen. I really appreciate you spreading the word!
That Woods project looks so interesting! Thanks for linking to it.
Thanks for all the great links. Though I have sworn off making any more scarves, I think I will make Lovelock because that texture is amazing! And a lovely tribute.
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