My first experience of sewing with ramie, a sustainable fibre, and a highly recommended skirt pattern for most sewing skill levels
Author: Natalie in Stitches
I design easy to follow and relaxing knitting patterns for lace sweaters, cable sweaters, shawls, cowls, and the occasional scarf - ideal for summer knitting projects, winter knitting projects and building an inspiring wardrobe. I am also a qualified teacher and share my favourite sewing tips, tricks and techniques on my blog, where you can also find advice on designing knitwear and sewing pattern reviews.
Book Review | Knitstrips: The World’s First Comic-Strip Knitting Book
Full disclosure: I contributed one design to Knitstrips, the Instant Heirloom shawl, but apart from making the pattern IK-ready I had no involvement with the conception or production of this book whatsoever – I didn’t even see the proofs! This review was written following my very first reading of Knitstrips, absorbing the book in its…
Knitting, wellbeing, and togetherness
The 9th-15th of May 2022 is Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK. For more information, please visit https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week. I’ve wanted to write something about crafts and wellbeing for some time now. Knitting – and other forms of needlework such as crochet and embroidery – have always had a social element in my life, albeit…
Framing Our Problems with Fit
How can we solve fitting problems so that makers don’t fall out of love with garments? Originally published in Moorit, an independent crochet magazine.
Blog on pause for April
Hello dear reader, The blog is on pause during April, but I will be back in May with new writing and some sewing projects. Until then, this is the first of two posts I have lined up to keep things ticking over. It’s very early in the season for apples, but they are the subject…
From Needle to Needle: One Year On
Some thoughts and reflections on how the handknit and crochet industries have progressed in the past year, and where they might go next