Showing up for #ShowMeYourKnits sock week. There was a time when DS2 would only wear my knitted socks cos he didn't like the seam in RTW socks. He wore them in winter, summer & heatwaves! Pattern is Cedar Sock by Cat Bordhi 🧶 #knitting #socktober #sockknitting #slowfashion

Mini collages with journaling notecards, stamped images, doilies and stickers. The journaling notecards are a great non-blank canvas on which to work quickly. Perfect for when time or inspiration runs short. #collage #analogcollage #analoguecollage #scrapbooking #stamping #papercraft

Mixed media collage with toadstools 🍄 (or are they mushrooms 😂). A paint marbling experiment was an epic fail, the sludge colours were deffo not what I was aiming for. But it eventually occurred to me that they would make great psychedelic mushrooms. #fungi #mixedmediaart #autumn

I love the simple pleasures in these vintage photos. How much of what makes us happy are simple moments like these?

It's a miserable rainy day today so here's a collage I made yesterday from a vintage style postcard #mixedmedia #collage #smile #donkey #beach

#SewAndTell animals week. I sewed these Pusheen-style toys for my sons when they were younger. Sadly they are no longer wanted - anyone know of a rescue home for soft toy kitties? #sewing #softies #softtoys #memade

#ShowMeYourKnits caring week. I like knitting hats for others. First hat is a chemo cap for a friend (actually someone I met once but stayed in touch with). Cotton so non-itchy for sensitive skin. Second hat is 100% cosy wool for Mission to Seafarers. 🧶 #knittedhats #chemocaps #slowfashion

Next colour combo for the 2 yarns held together sweater: brushed mohair/silk Laughing Hens own brand & a 4 ply in Forget-me-not from The Knitting Gift Shop. #knitting 🧶 #slowfashionmovement #knitsky #knittedsweater #yarn #yarnstash

Progress on the handspun Foliage cardigan. I'm enjoying the yarn and seeing the pattern develop but next time I do stranded knitting I think I will go back to steeks. Just the neck & button bands to do now. #knitting #handspinning #spinsky #slowfashion

#ShowMeYourKnits autumn week. This sweater is mostly crocheted from handspun yarn, some naturally dyed with dandelions & onion skins. A selection of random yarns, not purposely created to go together, but a result of stash diving during lockdown. Kinda gives a 1970's vibe. #handspinning #crochet

Couple of ultra quick hats in bulky wool (Rico Creative melange). I knitted this Vertigo hat pattern a while back & forgot how good it was so dug it out again for this self striping yarn. #knitting #knittedhats #ricoyarn #knittingonthebias #quickknits

#sewandtell favourites week. This jacket is an absolute fave of mine. I think it's the combination of soft brown corduroy, autumn themed lining, binding with Alison Glass fabric & handmade buttons. Pattern is Molly by Fibre Mood #slowfashionmovement #dressmaking #handmadeclothes

Catching up with #sewandtell week 3, patchwork. This is a quilt I made a few years ago. Currently washed & drying before packing away until next summer #quilting #sewing #handmade

Another month, another t-shirt 👕 with Simplicity pattern 8376. I like the print on this fabric but a bit disappointed with the quality. Sold (online) as viscose but feels synthetic #dressmaking #slowfashion #sewing #memadewardrobe #handsewn

#ShowMeYourKnits scarf week. One of the ways l like to make scarves is broomstick crochet. Works up really quick (great for gift giving as both of these were) and shows off a self striping yarn. Details in alt text #slowfashion #fibreart #handspun #memade

Dyeing with Dylon -tulip red. Bought this double gauze ultra cheap for £2.50 per metre but in a rather dull beige. Much more summery now it's had a spa day in the dye bath!

At the start of the year I gave myself a target to sew 25 things in 2025. Today I hit my target 🎯! This one is only a basic skirt but in a lovely teal linen/cotton deadstock fabric. Sometimes basic is fine. #sewing #slowfashion #dressmaking #memade #handmadeskirt

Excited to join in with #SewAndTell for week 2 summer theme. This top & skirt in a linen blend, with the skirt cut on the bias. Photo in Derek Jarman's garden (film maker & gay rights activist) in Kent, England. #sewing #dressmaking #slowfashion #memade

... but my favourite sweater is always the one I am currently knitting. This one on the needles is another with 2 yarns held together: a handspun laceweight & a brushed mohair/silk yarn. I love the fluffy fabric it's creating. 🧶 #handspinning #handspun #spinsky #wip #dropsyarn #kidsilk

This sweater is a throwback for #ShowMeYourKnits . Pattern is Enchanted Mesa by Stephen West but modified round the armholes. I love stripes that aren't horizontal! 🧶 #knitsky #slowfashion #knitting #stephenwest #knittedsweater

Latest order from Adelaide Walker. Knowing Amanda Hannaford, I knew it would be good, but it really is excellent. Lots of colour photos and explanations. Covers processing fleece which not all spinning books do And came much quicker than Amazon pre-order. Recommended! #handspinnerscompanion

Finally got my replacement sleeves sewn in for this handspun sweater. Neckband and bottom rib also reknit. #makedoandmend #knitting 🧶 #mending #handspun #spinsky #garmentmaking #fibreart

Latest dress sewn up. Wrap dress in vintage Viyella & a linen/viscose blend. A mega-hack from a Vogue pattern to massively increase the overlap, line the bodice & add a long, gathered skirt. Will be a layering pinafore style dress. #dressmaking #sewing #sewsky #garmentsewing #memade #handmade

Stripes week for #ShowMeYourKnits week. I like stripes that go in a different direction to horizontal. Details in alt text. #knitting 🧶 #handknitting #shawls #cowls #handspun

And the last bit of dyeing for now. This one has a bit of bamboo which didn't take the dye leaving pleasing white streaks. #spinningfibre #handdyeing #dyeing #aciddyes

More hand dyeing, this time fibre for spinning. #handdyeing #dyeing #handdyedfibre #handdyedbraids #spinningfibre #handspinning

Taking advantage of the heatwave weather to hand dye some skeins. This yarn is merino/ silk, dyed with 'acid' dyes. #handdyedyarn #fibrearts #handdyeing #dyesky

Another t-shirt 👕 sewn up from pattern Simplicity 8376. I'm calling this my Custard Cream top for obvious reasons 😆 #slowfashion #simplicitypatterns #dressmaking #sewing #memadewardrobe #sewsky

Scrappy projects this week for #ShowMeYourKnits. I love combining oddments of yarn & seeing how the colours play together. This was a lockdown project involving stash diving. Various yarns held together. 🧶 #knitting #knittedsweater #stashbusting #knitsky #marled

Knitted breastfeeding aids for a local hospital. Sadly breastfeeding rates are at a new low in our area. Human milk is not only nutritionally the best but also gives some protection against diseases- how awesome is that! 🧶 #knitting #knittedknockers

So glad #ShowMeYourKnits is doing another shawls week; one of my most favourite things to knit 🧶. This is handspun yarn from a gradient called Ripening Blueberries. Pattern is Samara by Brian Smith #handspun #handspunshawl #shawls #spinsky #handspinning

A hand-knitted chemo cap for a friend. In cotton so it should be non-irritating & with a lacy edging to look feminine despite hair loss. #cancer #cancergift #chemocap #chemotherapy

I managed to squeeze a t-shirt 👕 out of the deadstock cotton fabric from a few posts ago. Pattern is Simplicity 8376. I'm still tickled pink (soz 😆😆) with my new twin needle #slowfashion #dressmaking #handmadetshirt #sewing #sewsky

From fleece to spun yarn to sweater. Fibre prep bores me rigid but I really like the end product. This is a beautiful Manx loaghtan fleece, easy to spin & makes a springy handspun yarn #handspinning #spinsky #manxloaghtan 🧶 #knitting

Summer knits for #ShowMeYourKnits week. This is a top knit in 100% linen yarn from a few years ago that is nice to wear in hot weather. An improvised pattern, knit sideways. 🧶 #knitting #knittedsummertop #linenyarn #slowfashion

#ShowMeYourKnits blue week 💙 Wave & Box knitted hat by Knit with Aimee - super simple as it's a slip stitch pattern. Knitted scarf in a special edition Countess Ablaze hand dyed yarn (design unavailable online) 🧶 #knitting #slowfashion #knittedhat #knitsky

Embracing the 3 yarns held together trend for #ShowMeYourKnits WIP week. Pattern is Contrails Cardigan, yarns are Drops brushed alpaca silk (so soft, so fluffy!), a hand dyed laceweight mohair & a mystery yarn. 🧶 #knitting #mohaircardigan #slowfashion #handdyedyarn

And the steeked handspun card is finished. Lots of happy memories in every yarn - gifted yarn & fibre from friends, a skein from a lady who let me have my first ever go on a spinning wheel, & dyeing at AGWSD summer school.🧶 # knitting #handspun #knittedcardigan #handspinning

Replacement sleeves knitted for a sweater (the dye had leeched out of the originals). Handspun yarns 🧶 Just the sewing up to do. #knitting #handspun #slowfashion #fibrearts #makedoandmend

Progress on the steeked cardi from a few posts ago. Cut edges now covered with ribbon 🎀 , buttonband done & buttonhole band halfway there. 🧶 #knitting #handknitcardigan #steek #handspun

#ShowMeYourKnits garter stitch week. Even though I've knit over 500 items, I still come back to garter stitch. When you have a lovely yarn, like the yellow in last week's post, sometimes it's all you need. This cardigan has a garter stitch yoke in handspun, details in alt text #knitting

My haul from Cumbrian Wool Gathering. Poldale & merino wool from Town End Yarns and a spinning fibre duo from Janet & Bluebell. A grand day out with friends. #yarnstash #fibrestash #yarn #yarnbuying

Me cutting the steek on my handknit, handspun cardigan. Reinforced with crochet and machine sewing. 🧶🧥 I like to think of this as the final frontier in knitting! #steeking #cuttingknitting #steek

#ShowMeYourKnits yellow week 🧶 💛 The cardi is handspun & hand dyed. The jumper is Vintersol pattern in Drops yarn. I love yellow & wear it a lot. #knitting #handspuncardigan #handdyed

A sparkly version of the knitted Calorimetry hairband. Roll on the heatwave, I will be glittering in the sunshine! 🧶 #knitting #knitsky #slowfashion #crafting #ribbonyarn

Another Calorimetry hairband in a couple of the swap mini skeins from a few posts ago. These are great for keeping the hair out of your eyes, or just a bad hair day! 🧶 #knitting #knitsky #slowfashion #knittedhairband

How long to sew these lounge pants? Less time than spending hours online trying to find good quality, 100% cotton pants at an affordable price, dealing with delivery & then parcelling them back up & trogging to the post office to return them because my DS didn't like the fit #dressmaking #sewing

There should be a special scientific term for the casting on of a new project. The anticipation! The excitement! The enthusiasm!! 🧶 #knitting #knitsky #castingon #foliagesweater #crafting #handspun