Blog posts about yarn, knitting and fibre crafts
Episode 9 of the Podcast – Yarn from the mill, spinning yarn from fleece, lichen dye results
If you enjoy the podcast and want to help support the content I'm creating, you can buy me a coffee on Ko-fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/marinaskuaShow notes:Test knit...
Episode 8 of the Podcast – Jumper knitting, Making Stories, and weaving with green
A chat about my recent knits and Issue 1 of Making Stories magazine, and some time spent weaving lush shades of green and grey. Plus,...
Episode 7 of the Podcast – Gratuitous snow, designs in blue and green, dyeing with ivy
If you enjoy the podcast and want to help support the content I'm creating, you can buy me a coffee on Ko-fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/marinaskuaShow notes:My project...
A Bundle Dye Experiment – Colour from Foraged Plants
Winter isn't a great time for foraging. It really isn't; plants are mostly dormant, and colour comes best from new leaves, fresh growth. But I'm...
Episode 6 of the Podcast – FOs galore, how I wasn't always good at knitting, and lichen dye
In this episode I'm showing some new warm-coloured yarns that have been added to the website, quite a few projects I finished over the festive...
The Skua Rhombille Jumper – Combining Yarns and Altering Sizing
At Yarnporium back in November, I told so many people how I loved the combination of my Mendip 4-Ply yarn in Fox (Stormy) with Caia...
Episode 5 of the Podcast – Quick chat, knits and plant dyes
A quick pre-Christmas episode while I finish up a lot of work before taking a festive break. I talk a little about what I'm knitting...
Garden Colour – Dyeing with Plants in Suburbia
I've long been fascinated by plant dyes. It had also been a long time since I've used any until recently. For the first time as...
Episode 4 of the Podcast – A love of orange, darning socks and making calendula oil
The podcast has reached its fourth episode! I realise there are many podcasts with hundreds of episodes, but I'm still excited about each new one...
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