In this episode I'm wearing an outfit made entirely of yarn that I dyed, spun, and knitted or wove. I'm enjoying working slowly with local natural fibres, amongst a busy time with lots of deadline knitting.
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Show notes:
My top is Ironwork by Dianna Walla.
The British wool I spun for the yarn I'm weaving with is from Wingham Wool Work. I have hand-dyed spinning fibre available.
I'm knitting the Leoma Shawl. Notes on my adjustments. The grey yarn is spun from tops from Fernhill Fibre.
The Deep Field knitting pattern is out now.
There are kits for the Pelagic Cardigan in The Fibre Company Tundra, including the yarn, pattern and a project bag.
The little red cardigan I'm knitting is Jones by Tin Can Knits.
My in-progress design is in Telling Yarns Steadfast (DK) in Mrs Coulter and Meg. The pattern will be published in Issue 12 of Making Stories Magazine (affiliate link).
I'm a member of South-West England Fibreshed. Fibershed is a fantastic organisation developing regional textiles in a planet-friendly way. See if there's one local to you!
Gutchpool Farm are near Gillingham in Dorset and have yarn including Dorset Down, Shetland, Jacob, and some Dartmoor from a neighbouring farm.
Lower Hampen Farm have Devon Closewool sheep, and I believe are putting together some natural dye kits with their yarn and home-grown dye plants.
The Nettle Dress can be viewed online here (UK and Ireland only, I'm afraid).
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Music credits:
Intro music is Dead from the Beginning, Alive to the End by Doctor Turtle
"Lamentation" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
