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Posts Tagged ‘knitting’
Posted by Silke Stoddard
Last week I went to an incredible presentation at Spinexpo, which was created by the amazing Lidewii Edelkoort and her company Trend Union in a collaboration with Mohair South Africa. Yes, we’ve all happily watched (and participated), as knitting and crocheting have gained more momentum again, yarn stores are popping up everywhere, knitting groups are …
Tags: fashion, knitting, materials, needle craft
Posted on July 27th, 2011 in Inspiration Board | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Stephanie Hung
I realize it is June and not typically the time when we think about colder-weather projects, but we are well into our upcoming fall and winter issues—if you can believe it—and I wanted to highlight one of our favorite yarn vendors: Blue Sky Alpacas. Not only are its yarns a treat to work with but they come …
Tags: crocheting, knitting, sources, yarn
Posted on June 13th, 2011 in Our Sources | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Stephanie Hung
The Westminster Kennel Club held its 135th annual dog show this week, which coincides very nicely with today’s guest post. Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne are incredibly talented knitwear designers—their sheep jumper became famous when Princess Diana wore it—with a penchant for all things canine. They even have a new book coming out: Lucky for us, …
Tags: crafts, dogs, guest post, knitting
Posted on February 18th, 2011 in Make It | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Stephanie Hung
Today’s post comes to us from Liz Adler, assistant editor with an impeccable eye and incredible style to boot: “As a member of the style department, I work alongside the crafters as they develop their stories. I am always inspired by their super fun projects, so this winter I decided to learn how to knit. …
Tags: guest, knitting, mittens, yarn
Posted on January 21st, 2011 in Make It | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Silke Stoddard
‘Twas the night after Christmas, when all through the tube, the weathermen were promising us lots of snow. The children were jumping all up in their beds, while visions of snowballs danced in their heads…. That’s where the story ends and reality hit—I had forgotten my mittens at the office and hate the cold enough …
Tags: fashion, felt, knitting, sewing
Posted on January 13th, 2011 in Make It | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Stephanie Hung
By now you know my love for leftover materials… This year Shane worked on Martha’s Halloween costume and after developing several concepts, she was transformed into a sorceress. One of the preliminary ideas that didn’t make the cut was Bride of Frankenstein. The dyed bandages that Shane made caught my eye so as soon as …
Tags: craft, felt, knitting, sewing
Posted on October 22nd, 2010 in Inspiration Board | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Blake Ramsey
Do you recognize these yarns from the “Great Finds” section in the November issue of Living? Did you know that we dyed them ourselves? Dharma Trading has a new selection of natural yarns for dyeing—about 50 different kinds! We dyed our yarns the day before the photo shoot, and since they needed time to dry, we …
Tags: craft, knitting, Living, materials, needle craft
Posted on October 21st, 2010 in Behind the Scenes | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Kirsten Earl
This past Labor Day weekend my husband and I made our way up to Montgomery Center, Vermont. We had a wedding to attend in nearby East Berkshire, so we rented a ski cabin and decided to make a nice holiday weekend of it. I had plenty of time to explore before and after the wedding, …
Tags: crochet, felting, fiber, knitting, Lincoln, local, sheep, Vermont, wool
Posted on September 14th, 2010 in Tools & Materials | direct link to this entry |