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.
Inspired in the Winter half-light listening to hooded crows cawing at twilight by luscious skeins of handspun yarn from Studio Underwood on Etsy. Tinkling silver shards on ice puddles, crushed meadow grass in gold. Bare branches and quiet clouds. Storms and wildness outside. Ancient spirits whispering.
BEFORE: A skein is wound contemplatively into a plump, round ball like a little planet newly discovered. Malabrigo Rios, one of the world’s most beloved yarns, is ready to become …? AFTER: Ah, it wants to be all things to all people. And look here – it succeeds by becoming My Dreamy Friend Versatile. How …
Summer feels on the wane and it has been beautiful. Still the sun shines bright and warm and the clover keeps on blooming. Skylarks tumble and dive, collared doves coo to one another, the calves are frisking about and the lambs are getting big. Sunshiney days of relishing the warm breeze and the salt air, …
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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