Thursday is the new Friday, at least for this week. Lots of fun and exciting things to share.
Firstly is the new blog Carefully Worn, a project by Amanda Farquharson, which she envisions as a resource for people who care about making sound decisions around clothing. As she wrote in her blog post introducing the new site, "By mending what we have, buying things second-hand, making our own clothes and purchasing new items from sustainable and ethical companies, we can be the voice of change and cause governments and companies to listen and adapt. We can also BE the change, by treating our garments as treasures, not as disposable discount items, and reducing our own carbon footprints as well."
I'm so excited about this, and I think I love her!
Secondly, readers of this blog (hi, Dad!) know that I have a thing for Alabama Chanin. They're starting a Build a Wardrobe subscription/program, which will focus on finessing garment fit and construction as one builds their wardrobe (Can you hear my little heart sing? Can you feel my panic over not having enough time to make & craft as it is?! No matter.) Four times a year they'll send you an exclusive pattern, directions, fabric to complete it, and all the notions.
Next up, I'm totally loving this hat and am wondering if I can squeeze making one into the already-packed schedule (see panic note above). It's a pattern from the Seamen's Church Institute's Christmas at Sea program (is there a Hannukah on Land program somewhere?). I'd love to think my hat was sailing the seas on the head of some lucky mariner, and I'm sure I have the yarn for it.
Onions au gratin are sounding pretty yummy to me, and I think I may be able to fit them into one of my holiday menus. As well as the Desmond Mince Pies (I used to always make fruitcake, and it's fallen off the radar the past few years - sigh) and Lebkuchen, which I'm totally going to make for my parents and the boy when they come up for New Year's.
Finally, the latest podcast from Woolful is up. I just listened to the previous episode, which featured the fabulous Pam Allen, and found myself a little teary-eyed because it makes me happy to hear the conversations "fiber folk," as Ashley Yousling, the woman behind Woolful, calls us, have. Little things mean a lot.
We're getting our tree tomorrow! Yay! The ladyfriend really wants to go all out on the decorations this year (as though we haven't before). Stay tuned!
Firstly is the new blog Carefully Worn, a project by Amanda Farquharson, which she envisions as a resource for people who care about making sound decisions around clothing. As she wrote in her blog post introducing the new site, "By mending what we have, buying things second-hand, making our own clothes and purchasing new items from sustainable and ethical companies, we can be the voice of change and cause governments and companies to listen and adapt. We can also BE the change, by treating our garments as treasures, not as disposable discount items, and reducing our own carbon footprints as well."
I'm so excited about this, and I think I love her!
Secondly, readers of this blog (hi, Dad!) know that I have a thing for Alabama Chanin. They're starting a Build a Wardrobe subscription/program, which will focus on finessing garment fit and construction as one builds their wardrobe (Can you hear my little heart sing? Can you feel my panic over not having enough time to make & craft as it is?! No matter.) Four times a year they'll send you an exclusive pattern, directions, fabric to complete it, and all the notions.
Next up, I'm totally loving this hat and am wondering if I can squeeze making one into the already-packed schedule (see panic note above). It's a pattern from the Seamen's Church Institute's Christmas at Sea program (is there a Hannukah on Land program somewhere?). I'd love to think my hat was sailing the seas on the head of some lucky mariner, and I'm sure I have the yarn for it.
Onions au gratin are sounding pretty yummy to me, and I think I may be able to fit them into one of my holiday menus. As well as the Desmond Mince Pies (I used to always make fruitcake, and it's fallen off the radar the past few years - sigh) and Lebkuchen, which I'm totally going to make for my parents and the boy when they come up for New Year's.
Finally, the latest podcast from Woolful is up. I just listened to the previous episode, which featured the fabulous Pam Allen, and found myself a little teary-eyed because it makes me happy to hear the conversations "fiber folk," as Ashley Yousling, the woman behind Woolful, calls us, have. Little things mean a lot.
We're getting our tree tomorrow! Yay! The ladyfriend really wants to go all out on the decorations this year (as though we haven't before). Stay tuned!
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