Smitten by hand knitted and EPP {English Paper Piecing} patchwork.
Slow-stitching pretty fabrics together by hand, hand knitting squares and rectangles in favourite yarns and connecting them with feature stitches, making all kinds of garments and homewares in flourishes of treasured patchwork pieces.
Making patchwork by hand is a satisfying long term project with all the qualities we celebrate in the slow movement: mindfulness, attention, being in the present moment, gathering ethical and sustainable materials with intention and allowing breathing space and spacious time in-between the work. Yes, slow making as well as slow fashion makes the heart sing.
Here are some examples of Inner Wild knitted and EPP quilt top patchwork creations.
(If you’d like to play with hand knitted patchwork be inspired by the Inner Wild Soul Blossom Capelet pattern FREE to download on Ravelry.)
Visit the Inner Wild Atelier on Etsy to see if there are any unisex Patchwork Cowls available right now.
Ready for some easy summer knits? Be inspired! Wild zinging colours take over the machair near the sea – purple and yellow, bold and beautiful. Summer serenity make the heart glad. Sun shines on corn marigold flowers near the potato plots and freckles on faces. Twilight bring a hush of chilliness and we wrap ourselves …
As we are all part of nature we feel the quickening in early Spring, a tingling of life force awakening inside us, a desire to rampage into newness. I wonder if like the sap in plant stems that is suddenly rising and full of vigour, we too have this response in our bodies. All things …
When you grow up in the Hebrides among your tough Harris Tweed-clad menfolk and the smell of wet tweed and feel of rough wool is as familiar to you as your own skin you have permission to mess with it. The ancient coming together of our island sheep wool in woven and knitted form is …
Feature: Stitched up and loving it – patchwork
Smitten by hand knitted and EPP {English Paper Piecing} patchwork.
Slow-stitching pretty fabrics together by hand, hand knitting squares and rectangles in favourite yarns and connecting them with feature stitches, making all kinds of garments and homewares in flourishes of treasured patchwork pieces.
Making patchwork by hand is a satisfying long term project with all the qualities we celebrate in the slow movement: mindfulness, attention, being in the present moment, gathering ethical and sustainable materials with intention and allowing breathing space and spacious time in-between the work. Yes, slow making as well as slow fashion makes the heart sing.
Here are some examples of Inner Wild knitted and EPP quilt top patchwork creations.
(If you’d like to play with hand knitted patchwork be inspired by the Inner Wild Soul Blossom Capelet pattern FREE to download on Ravelry.)
Visit the Inner Wild Atelier on Etsy to see if there are any unisex Patchwork Cowls available right now.
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