The Art and Crafts of Elliementalist
Dear Readers,
If you have ever purchased circular knittings needles to knit with you may have discovered the conundrum of how to store them! I have been looking for a good way to store my circular knitting needles for about 4 years now! Continue reading “Knitting Needle Book Project”
Dear Readers,
In today’s post I will discuss the direction of working crochet and where it matters.
In today’s blog I want to talk about working with knitting and crochet patterns from the Victorian Era, namely what was expected of the reader/crafter.
Continue reading “What was expected of a Victorian Knitter / Crocheter”
Dear Readers,
This week I have another freebie pattern for you! This one is a knitting pattern, and it is for a lace trim. Continue reading “Victorian Lace Trimming Pattern 1852”
Dear Readers,
Whenever I start a Victorian Translation project I always like to do some research beforehand and I thought that I would share that process with you. It is the sort of thing that I find interesting when other people share. I consider this to be a research paper and have included links to my sources where ever possible so that you can use them too if you are reearching the same area of interest. Continue reading “Research Paper for Victorian Crochet Cuffs”
Dear Readers,
I am so excited to announce that my first Victorian Pattern Tranlsation is now live in my Payhip store and totally for free! They are the Victorian Crochet Cuffs.
Dear Readers,
I have recently been working on translating some Victorian knitting and Crochet patterns into instructions that my contemporary crafters might be able to follow. As I go about my research and collection of Victorian era women’s magazines I do sometimes come across words which are foreign to me. I thought that I would begin to share them here with you.
Continue reading “Victorian Crafting: What is an Antimacassar”
Dear Readers,
Long time no see! Today I want to share with you my experimental piece of art that I did for testing my idea of painting with yarn. I have a painting of a girl with purple hair that I wanted to attach yarn scraps to but I wasn’t sure whether I should glue it or sew it. So I purchased a small 15cm x 15cm canvas to test on. Continue reading “Painting With Yarn”
Dear Readers,
Today I want to talk about my new pattern! My Beginner’s Easy Knitted Gloves. It is the last in my beginner’s collection for the knitted patterns. Continue reading “Beginners Easy Knitted Gloves”
Dear Readers,
Today I want to talk all about sock yarn. That is, what kind of yarn can you use for making socks. I am specifically not refering to it as wool as that could be confusing.
