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.
As the wind rises and the summer sunlight begins to fade my fingers are enjoying the rustic textures of Hebridean wool and minimally-processed Shetland wool pressed against deer antler bone and ram horn toggles and buttons. “The tactile delight of rough, rustic wool and smooth bone.” The flowing shapes of found deer antler tips, always …
The summer tide ebbs and reveals to us a sea rock garden on the shore; bright greens, black-grey-blues and browns, creamy-coloured whelks and limpets, flowing, air-bubbled sea plants all holding firm to solid, massive, ancient gneiss. As-one-with-nature Inner Wild wilderness wear for dearhearts clockwise from top left: Freshwater Strappy Top, back Illustrator Cuffs Freshwater Strappy …
Your guide to getting ready for Outlander Season 6 without having to resort to speeding up time via time travel / going through standing stones #1 – Make and/or buy original Outlander clothes It’s not easy counting down the last days of droughtlander. Best to focus on prepping for Season 6. What plans do you …
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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