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Ready for some retail therapy with a side of laughter and community? Look no further than Erin.Lane's monthly live sales! Each sale features a fresh theme (think whimsical unicorns, sassy llamas, you name it!), and you'll be the first to snag brand spankin' new fabrics. Who knows, you might just find your new favorite bag too.
Make sure to never miss a minute (or fabric) by signing up for the newsletter, and keep up with us in real time by with our Facebook community, Erin.Lane Bag Buddies. Bag buddies always get first access to new bags and fabrics, because who doesn't want to share the love of their besties?
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Seismic Yarn & Dyeworks, based just outside of San Francisco, CA, creates color for people who love bold, saturated yarn and fiber as well as for those who might be *a little* afraid of wearing color.
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Seismic Yarn & Dyeworks - color to rock your world!
On the Needles :(0:35)
FO:Gigi: Jelly roll#2 for socks for G out of Fliegende Untertasse, Schoppelwolle
Gigi : Meadowlands blanket # 11. Color way Babar : gray, navy, shades and blue. Body is finished, started crochet edging
Jasmin finished the knitting, blocking, and seaming on her Patons Perfect turtleneck in La Bien Aimee “Floro Morganite”. All that is left is steeking and zipper installation. She also dyed a matching zipper using Rit dyemore
Gigi: knitting socks for college bestie. Second sock, turned the heel waiting for foot outline to get the correct fit for the foot "Vanilla is the new Black"
- Hunter Hammersen's Patreon
Jasmin has finished the second rainbow on her Ribbon Wrap in Neighborhood Fiber Co's Neon mini skein set ; Jasmin added a 7th color- a transition between hot pink and orange. Rex’s classmates have helped
Meadowlands #12, color way Golem, lavender and pink and purple.
Jasmin swatched for a test knit for Chin- using ancient Kauni
Gigi: working on Lazer sheep sparkly yarn to knit socks for myself
- Jelly roll socks #3 for Genevieve: variegated white grey and black, with red contrast
- Jasmin: started the Pockets Full cardigan by Tina Tse Knits in Oink Pigments “Bee’s Knees”
- Jasmin: Blocked my L’escargot Bleu shawl and my Birch Path Cowl by Karalee Harding in Seismic Yarns Butter Sock Bulky in “White Opal”
Mother Knows Best: (23:03)
Let people in on your plan. They can’t contribute if they don’t know what’s going on. (Spring cleaning for Nowrooz.) Spring Equinox
Leila from Chai and ConversationWhen knitting attacks:(33:25)
Gigi: Meadowlands #11 : ball of yarn fell apart. Horrendous yarn barf. Next meadowlands is going in a ziplock bag, with one end going around, and the center pull section through a snipped hole in the bottom of the bag .
Gigi: picked up too many stitches for G heel flap. It annoyed me, it didn’t want to get done . Ripped back, picked up the correct amount of stitches, back in business. Not annoyed at it anymore
Gigi: jelly roll socks :arch ribbing. Missed changing colors at one spot.
Lazer sheep sparkle yarn. Decided to frog it, will knit it on size 1 needles
Jasmin: Made one sleeve with the correct math. Made the second sleeve doing the reverse (not paying attention to the directions), and it was huuuuuuuge. Ripped, reknit.
Knit more, know more :(40:15)
A segment about Persian culture, history, or just generally cool stuff about Persian people.
(it’s also a podcast)
1900's Correction: Persians asked the Americans for help against the British colonialists , but they decided to support the British, and their oil profits
Straw into Gold:(55:42)
Jasmin has finished weaving houndstooth, in grey and yellow in Tess Yarns Silk Chenille. Wove it on the Schacht Flip loom with - 160 ends. Waiting on beads to arrive to finish fringe and block.
And Sew On:(58:19)
Gigi:
Professional Image class at Westvalley College
Using fashion magazines to make collages
Had a guest speaker who did color analysis
Repair Cafe is open again
Jasmin:
Mended Sam’s cashmere sweaters
PDF Plotting order
