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A Work in Progress Part Two: Vertically Stripped Sweater Pictures!

A Work in Progress Part Two: Vertically Stripped Sweater Pictures!

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September 4, 2016 By SarahDl

Last week, I posted the beginning of a vertically stripped sweater pattern. The feedback I received indicated that more pictures were desired. So, here’s a quick collection of shots of my original sweater, and my current progress on the new, and slightly modified version that I’m sharing. The sweater was knit from right to left, […]

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Making a Knitted Phone Case from Yarn Scraps

Making a Knitted Phone Case from Yarn Scraps

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June 10, 2016 By SarahDl

I recently bought a phone, for travel use. The phone came with a screen protector. After a few days of travel, the screen protector lifted due to dust. So, I had a phone without any protection whatsoever. Since I still had yarn around, I decided to make a knitted phone case. I decided to use […]

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Determining the Fiber Content of Unknown Material

Determining the Fiber Content of Unknown Material

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January 29, 2016 By SarahDl

In today’s fiber, yarn, and fabric world, there are a lot of different types of fibers and many of them require different techniques for washing and care. Fiber types of different shrink rates, require different finishing techniques, and are good for different purposes. But, if you’re like me and like buying unlabeled fabric from the […]

Filed Under: Creative Spark, Local fiber resources, Sustainable Clothing Tagged With: crochet, Felt, knitting, repurpose clothing, sustainable clothing, Wool

Clothing for Preppers: What Will You Do When the Preps Run Out?

Clothing for Preppers: What Will You Do When the Preps Run Out?

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January 27, 2016 By SarahDl

Throughout history, families would often make their own clothing. It was not until the advent of the industrial revolution that much of clothing manufacture became mechanized, moving it out of homes and into factories. Factories wanted to cut costs and increase profit, and gradually clothing began to wear out faster, and became less durable. As […]

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Caring for your Winter Sweaters

Caring for your Winter Sweaters

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December 30, 2015 By SarahDl

Winter and woolly sweaters just go together, like hot chocolate and cookies. But, sometimes caring for your winter woollens is a bit of a pain. Moths show up and create holes, nails or door handles catch and pull the knit, and sometimes the washer and dryer conspire together to reduce the sweater by several sizes. […]

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The Woad to a Sustainable Blue Part Seven: Using Woad Dyed Material

The Woad to a Sustainable Blue Part Seven: Using Woad Dyed Material

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December 11, 2015 By SarahDl

While woad is often associated with blue and indigo, those are not the only colors achievable from the woad plant. An entire rainbow of colors can be dyed using just the woad plant, with the happy uniqueness that all woad colors will always look complementary to other woad colors, and are colorfast. Most of my […]

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