This time I will be talking about another shawl-to-garment transformation. I find these kind of transformations quite fun to work on. It’s almost impossible to know where they will end up when I first start working on them. First, let’s take a look at the original piece. Here we have a triangle shawl worked in…
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And now for something different, the next project item in the Stitching Experiments Project is not an accessory and not something an adult would wear, but rather a baby jacket. The original piece is worked in superwash merino sport weight yarn in a dark brown color. It features a simple seamed construction and a basic…
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After the Mohair Lace Skirt, here comes another skirt! A skirt that is also constructed from a shawl, albeit with a very different shape and construction method. Today I present the Spiral Lace Skirt. Let’s take a look first at the shawl piece I used for this project piece. The original was a triangle lace…
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Admittedly there were plenty of shawls and scarves in the group of store samples I received for the Stitching Experiments Project. There were pieces in various sizes, from small items to enormous shawls. The piece I chose to work with this time is one of the smaller samples. This proved initially to be a kind…
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I didn’t think that it would take me to the end of August to actually get to talk about this project. The Oriito Scarf was worked and completed at the beginning of the year and it was a real pleasure to work with it. There is a good reason why it took so long to…
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Speaking of creative modifications, this week I get to present another radical transformation. I took a large rectangular lace shawl and transformed into a skirt! The original shawl is worked in a lace pattern and a lace weight mohair-silk yarn. The knitted fabric is quite wide and somewhat long, it also features great elasticity in…
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