Fireflies Rising by Curious Handmade, out of Kettle Yarn Co Islington in Chambray.
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SHOWNOTES
1. A BIT OF SEWING (02:50)
Jorna Tunic
1.a Finished:
Jorna Tank Dress in the tunic length, designed by Jenna Brand, out of Perfect Pattern Parcel #3 (also available separately on Craftsy).
1.b Upcoming projects:
- Pavot jacket by Deer and Doe. Out of a purple cotton gabardine bought from Ma petite mercerie. I mention my purple coat with a silver lining - although I should also have mentionned my red maternity coat from 2011.
- blouse for my daughter
- lightweight quilt for my daughter
Deer and Doe Pavot and purple gabardine
2. SUMMER SEWALONG (9:26)
PRIZES:
- Onion patterns kindly provided by Maria Denmark: Onion 2017 tunic, 1032 jacket and 2009 dress, all for one winner. Winner is HelenSewStylish for this linen skirt
- Two winners each won one pattern of their choice from Aesthetic Nest on Etsy. Winners are Tini for these beach bags and Speattle for this swimsuit.
- One post randomly selected from the chat thread on Ravelry to win a set of handmade kitchen towels by our very own Speattle on Ravelry. Winner is JennyAnne.
3. A BIT OF KNITTING (17:20)
3.a Finishes
- Socks for me out of Biscotte & Compagnie Felix Autorayante yarn in the Cupcake colourway. I'm using Susan B. Anderson's recipe.
- Fireflies Rising Shawlette by Helen Stewart of Curious Handmade, out of Kettle Yarn Company Islington in the Chambray shade (shawl at top of post and blocking just above - yarn below).
3.b In progress
Tube socks for my daughter, out of Biscotte et Cie Cupcake yarn.
3.c Future projects
- Curious Collective Shawl by Helen Stewart
- cardigan out of my handspun for SPAKAL. Dithering between Metro and Twigs and Willows.
4. A BIT OF SPINNING (32:02)
Wildflowers handspun - fibre from Juno Fibre Arts
- I finished spinning and plying some Juno Fibre Arts superwash merino-nylon, pictured above.I called it Wildflowers - Fleurs des champs
- I just finished spinning the singles out of 200 grams of a tonal pink merino from Alysse Création, pictured below.
'Murmure' Merino from Alysse Création
5. QUESTIONS ANSWERED (39:00)
I answer a request for tips on shopping for fabric.
I mention my post on Shopping for fabrics, yarn or embroidery notions in Paris.
I also mention Le Grand livre de la couture, edited by France Loisirs.
Websites mentioned: fabric.com , Pattern Review.
Credits: Music: Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, mvt. 3 by Joseph Haydn, played by Mario Ajero.
