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.
BEFORE I love winding skeins into balls around my hand. This is Malabrigo Arroyo in Pocion being every shade of beautiful on my Lykke Driftwood needles. A few years ago a dearheart called Laurie in the US asked via the Inner Wild Etsy shop if I might make her a knitted skirt. Laurie loved Ancestors …
If you like you can explore past INNER WILD articles in an arc that spans across time to 2010 on www.innerwild.blogspot.com. Some favourites include: Remember the joy that was curating and viewing Etsy Treasuries? Several Etsy Treasury fragments featuring INNER WILD remain here, maturing beautifully Animal companions love to be involved in photo shoots. Say …
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 …
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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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