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All in Handmade
In March, I wrote about the Combo Spin I did and the project I planned to knit with the handspun yarn. Remember the four fiber braids that I started with?
Check out my newest post to see the completed project!
Have you heard of Bohus Stickning? I had not until several months ago while I was listening to an episode of the Fruity Knitting podcast. The following week, I heard the name again when I participated in an online knitting workshop called “Virtual Tour to Sweden”. Bohus Stickning is a delightful style that I thought you might enjoy hearing about.
Those of you who have been visiting this blog for a while may remember that each year our guild, Carolina Spinners, Weavers & Knitters, has a color challenge.
Like many things about 2020, our attendance and challenge participation was not typical, however the projects themselves “knocked it out of the park”!
I’ll start this post with a little translation of the title lest you think some of the letters on my keyboard may be sticking.
I’m updating content on some of my previous posts and thought I would share those fresh ideas with you.
A common occurence at this time of year is for bloggers to review or highlight posts from the past 12 months. I thought I’d do my own spin (pun intended) on this practice and write about projects that I completed, but never posted.
A common occurence at this time of year is for bloggers to review or highlight posts from the past 12 months. I thought I’d do my own spin (pun intended) on this practice and write about projects that I completed, but never posted.
Some of you may wonder why I chose the name ‘Flora & Fiber’ for my blog and business. ‘Fiber’ is probably obvious given the vast majority of my writings. But did you know another one of my interests is gardening? Hence the ‘Flora’ portion of the name. Today’s post brings a project from the latter.
There have been many articles written that highlight various perspectives and approaches to color selection. Understandably, there is always some overlap of content. However, no matter how many articles I read or videos I watch, I always seem to glean new pearls of wisdom, whether from a weaver, a spinner, a knitter, a dyer, or sometimes from a source not associated with the fiber arts at all.
In June's post 'ABC-Alpaca, Blending, & Color', I prepped and spun a fun, textured, alpaca/merino blend yarn. At the time, I couldn't show you the finished project because it was for a Guild challenge that wasn't yet completed. Well, the Guild members have now met and revealed their projects, so I can share what I created.
In February I wrote a post about Samples & Swatches. Today's project works perfectly for using small samples of stash fibers.
I found this gift idea on the Silhouette blog. It was designed and created by Leslie of My 100 Year Old Home. The original post appeared here. The project is called "A Gift For All Seasons" and includes a down pillow and six pillow covers that can be changed each season throughout the year.
Of course I had to add my own twist!
