@tiedye I overdyed this with procion orchid with an 1/8tsp of better black for a cooler toned purple. I was concerned that overdyeing it would cover up all the lovely splits but this came out great! #handdyed#slowFashion
Hoping for a blocking miracle with this one, the single ply Merino looks so... messy, even though I know I have nice tension. Not so much with this I guess.
Pattern: Maker's Dozen
Yarn: Fantasy Fibers Yarn Co. Tortured Hero Fingering in Rustic Rye
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Oh fuck me. I have to pick out half of this row too because I missed that the k1b row changes. And I made a Choice that I was gonna make the effort to fix mistakes, not fudge mistakes on this garment.
Once I get through one full pattern repeat it'll be fine. But fuck me I loathe written patterns. GIMME CHARTS.
I make accessories out of reclaimed fabric and yarn, textiles that have been diverted from landfill. I'm considering a big move out of my very small home space and into a studio. All sales are going towards funding this move! I've got to save up for insurances, bond, furniture and all the stuff I haven't even considered yet.
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Another project finished - a pair of socks I started in May, I think. No fancy sock blockers for the picture as I'm away from home.
They're mostly plain vanilla socks in a rather large men's size. The fancy thing is that I added a simple knit-purl-pattern on top outside quarter and mirrored it to create matching socks. Just enough to keep me a bit entertained. No effort to match the colors was made.
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All the fabric I use is from vintage collections, destashes, remnants and other second hand textile sources like clothing. I'm usually able to cut around flaws but sometimes they sneak in! In the case of this hat, the upholstery fabric unravelled quickly once it was cut and as a result some fibres weren't caught in the seams.
I could have consigned this hat to the bin - and a manufacturer may well have simply thrown it away. I want to draw attention to textile waste so it'd be hugely hypocritical of me to cast a hat aside when some simple mending could make it wearable and actually even more interesting.
Visible mending can be so gorgeous! I got a book out of the library the other week and did a bit of weaving to enclose the loose fibres and strengthen the area.
I hope someone will love this hat enough to adopt it and build fabulous outfits around it.
It's very fine yarn, worked with 2.5 mm needles. But I'm rather close, the divide for the armholes is done and I'm close to the front neck line. Then the back and closing the shoulders.
As we're getting another week of summer weather I'm motivated to finish so I can wear it at least once this year.
I've also listed the crocheted headbands I've been making!
Almost all the materials used in the Slop Shop range are diverted from landfill. Textile waste is a ginormous problem and making considered choices by reducing, reusing and recycling are all incredibly important. Also let's take down fast fashion.
I'm not much into #sewing, but some of these projects look fairly easy to me. But me not knowing much might make me underestimate what problems could arise.
The dreaded May dress project is two tasks away from finished. I need to hem the length and tack the pockets to the waistband. I'm not full on happy with it, but honestly it's probably because it took me so long. -Oh and find all the loose strands because I hate finding those while I'm out in public.
#Upcycling. #SlowFashion I have old #jackets that no longer fit me at the arms and in the broader shoulders (muscles are apparently not intended for women). I didn't want to give away this piece of pure #linen.
What happens if I radically cut out the too-tight ugly sleeves? It changes! Fits, except at the waist. A simple trick: I remove the buttons. And close it with a single beautiful button that sits in the place of the left one. I just have to hem the sleeves again, done! #waistcoat@sewing