I have just found you on RUclips and I am so pleased. You are inspiring and I love your style. I am quite old but I still want to look interesting and as a spinner, felter and sometimes weaver I enjoy seeing how people have developed their style and skills. Thank you , I look forward to watching you regularly.😊
I just finished watching your lovely, cozy video. It’s been hard day here in the US, after our contentious election. It was just what I needed, slow making, cozy and filled with lovely makes! Thanks for making my day so much more tolerable and brighter, emphasizing the important things in day to day life. 😊
Sending lots of love at such a troubling time. Many in the UK have been worried for you, and also for the world. I'm glad the video brought some hope and comfort for you 🕯🧡
@ Thank you for your support! So many of us are shocked and saddened and frankly, embarrassed. Hopefully things will turn out ok, but we are scared also. That’s why making is so therapeutic, especially with this wonderful world community of peace and love! 💕
I have just stumbled across your podcast. It’s so refreshing to see the slow fashion and natural fibres you make and wear. The planet would be a lot happier if everyone had the same values and lifestyle. I will certainly be looking through your past podcasts. Thank you 🙏
Hello Lorna, another lovely, calming video. You remind me of what’s important in the every day madness of life. I’m watching whilst knitting in bed after a stressful day caring for elderly parents. A little bit of therapeutic ‘me’ time. Please do continue making great content 😊 x
Thank you Philippa, that's lovely that it's brought you a bit of calm and me time. I'm sorry you had a difficult day, but pleased you found a moment for yourself to do something calming and lovely ☺️
Hi Lorna I just found your cozy corner of youtube and found this video so much fun. Can't wait to look back on some of your older videos. Thanks for sharing
Hello Lorna, I really enjoy your podcast and so relatable 😊 I’m so saddened to hear people feel the need to leave negative hurtful comments. I look forward to hearing all about your knitting retreat! 🥰
I love all your videos, they really inspire me to get working on my knitting and sewing, spinning and dying as well. I tried growing indigo this year, just brought my plant indoors for the winter, we'll see how it does. I love that you know the color pallet you love. That's a hard one for many people. "Handmade" has had such a bad reputation, but I'm so thrilled that folks are rejecting that and showing that clothes can be handmade and look even better than mass produced items. Please keep doing what you are doing!
Thanks for comment, Patti, that was really lovely to read. I'm going to have more of a go at growing indigo next year, I just ran out of time to process the leaves before they started flowering this year, but fun to try and I will save their seeds :) enjoy all of your lovely projects 😊
Hi Lorna! I've been a viewer for a while but have watched many of your videos particularly in the past few days. I love your energy and makes and am very inspired and comforted by your content which is much needed right now. Love from the US
I'm so glad you enjoy them, and that they're bringing you some comfort. I'm so sorry for what's going on in the US. Shocked over here too and thinking of you all. Sending love x
@@threadandyarn it means a lot to have the support of sisters overseas and all around the world. Have to believe that theres hope for women, etc. in the future still. thank you Lorna, you're simply lovely and will be playing in the background today as I enjoy therapeutic sewing and knitting.
First time finding your channel and I really loved it. I live in the US and although I'm retired, I still can't live a slow, thoughtful life. We still have many places we have to be. We pick up grandchildren from school, watch them do their sports, etc. so I'm so glad when I run across a channel like yours. Thank you for sharing your week with us.
I’ve just found your channel and really enjoyed this episode. I like to see repeat outfits, I feel it’s much more relatable to how many people dress. I’m wanting lots of vests at the moment.
Hi, you look lovely in your handmade clothes, you have chosen a colour pallet that suits you and a style that is great for the lifestyle you live, not many people can do this, you're amazing, I'm jealous to be honest with you, sending hugs ❤
Thank you, that's so kind. I think filming these videos has really helped, because I can see myself next to the fabrics and I also reflect on my makes a lot! Sending hugs back 🤗
I really liked your visible mending video, it helped me find the momentum to do my own mending. I wanted to do it for a while and needed a little push. Thank you so much
The Fabric Store is in NZ (and Australia). We have fabulous merino because our sheep live in the high country. It's the natural properties of merino that makes it really special to wear. The Fabric Store has an amazing,ing selection of colours. Some of it is 100% organic. Some is more affordable
Hi, I’m new to your channel. What a lovely episode. I’m in my 60’s and would love to have a (mostly) handmade wardrobe. You have such practical yet lovely makes that I am encouraged to get back in the sewing room and put some effort into making things fit. I love to knit but do find that I don’t need a perpetual round of new knits. Sewing some merino tops would be a great addition. Thank you for the encouragement!
Hello Lorna. The reason most of us watch your videos is because they are so interesting with all the crafts we love, and done in a lovely calm way. I so look forward to your videos. What is actually normal is considered slow by some people because we are so used to the frantic rush on TV and social media these days. I’ve heard other RUclipsrs say that they have received really upsetting and personal comments and have nearly decided to stop their channels. Please don’t ever stop because of these ignorant people. XXX
Hi, Lorna! it was so lovely to see you at the Tetbury wool fair! Thank you for creating a sock pattern for the fair. It is so nice and I can't wait to cast it on! (I love the yarn colours I chose!)
I love your videos, they bring me peace and inspire me 🥰. I have added the holiday slip over to my pattern wish list, it’s really lovely. Thank you for all your content!
That was such a lovely video. It was great seeing your outfits and they are just the sort of things I love to wear - lots of layers that can be swapped around. Your outfits are practical, comfortable and gorgeous colours. You did inspire me to make more knitted vests. Keep making the videos please 😊
Hi Lorna, you are such an inspiration, I love all ur videos. They are very calming. Your sewing and knitting is fabulous. I love the colours of ur dyed yarn. Take care lovely lady xxxxxx
Loved this sweet video! Right now I'm making a pair of Sew Liberated Arenite pants out of a gorgeous oatmeal linen. I'm not sure they will be the best look on me, but I thought I'd give them a try. I think you would love them, they seem to fit your esthetic pretty well.
Hi Lorna, fellow Shire woman here - did my Art Foundation at Stroud College and now living in the Forest of Dean :) I'm new to both spinning and knitting, although I have been weaving for a while now. I am hoping to start my own dye garden next year. I've never heard of the Tetbury Wool Festival! Maybe I will pop along this year. Hope it goes well anyway. Re: the unkind comment you received, just remember that for every horrible comment there are many, many nice ones from people who really enjoy your channel. Personally, I am always on the lookout for channels that have more long-form content that isn't too full-on. It's a breath of fresh air in this rapidly accelerating world.
Hello ☺️ ah you're not far away at all, I love the Forest. How is the spinning going? I'd love to learn when I have a bit of free time. Thanks for your thoughts about the comment, it's what I look for in channels too - life is busy though, I want to relax!
@@threadandyarn spinning is wonderful - I am still quite the amateur but it is very much about building muscle memory, so keeping up with practice is important. I thoroughly recommend it (when you have time).
Loved this video, I find your videos so relaxing! I was feeling a bit stressy with a headache before I started watching and then sitting watching your video with some knitting has made it go away:) Thanks so much for making your videos, they're so inspiring and calming! They've really made me appreciate the changing seasons more too and to find joy in the weather getting colder.
Hey Rosa, glad you enjoyed it! Sorry you weren't feeling great before, I get like that too and I just need to sit down and take myself out of whatever is going on, so I'm glad this was able to help you feel a bit of calm and reset, that's so lovely. I love the colder weather, I think there's a lot of joy to be found in cosy, dark evenings and blustery days ☺️
Hi Lorna! Thank you for this video full of thoughts and inspiration :) you mentioned a corduroy pants (the Helen jeans I think) and I was wondering if maybe you could do a video on tips to sew with this type of fabric? Here in Canada we have a very cold winter and I struggle a bit to find the perfect warm enough fabric to sew with for that time of year ;) thanks in advance xx Maïté
Love your clothes. I spend most of my time in riding clothes as I have 4 horses…I even don’t like to wear good jumpers as the cats tend to get their claws into them…!
Thank you for the lovely video.....loved the trip to your allotment. Could you say the name of the dress you wear with the little black tshirt? Love that style and would love the pattern. Thank you and happy crafting!
Just found your videos! I am retired as well. Love to see younger people like yourself appreciating a ‘slower’ life. Try to ignore the odd person who is obviously oozing with jealousy 😉
Hello Lorna. I think your videos are relaxing, inspiring and very interesting . I enjoy watching them, and always look forwards to watching them very much. Thank you for sharing your days with us. Best wishes.
Thank you 😊 I think I have listed each pattern on the screen when it comes up, but let me know if there was anything in particular you weren't sure about :)
Thank you. Your wardrobe of hand made clothes is so lovely and has given me some ideas for garments I’d like to make. Your allotment is great. So nice to be able to grow stuff. I hope the Yarn Festival went well. I look forward to the details for the retreat in Feb.
I do love watching your videos and find them a place of calm while I'm doing some mending, knitting or sewing so I feel your sadness over negative comments about your video. It's lovely to find someone with the same ethos about crafts and the gentle way of making, so thank you for all you share, I'm sure that the majority of your subscribers will be of like mind Lorna! (I have been volunteering at our local Repair Cafe for the last year and am feeling a bit deflated by the lack of interest in mending textiles. In the last three monthly meetings, in spite of advertising locally, we have had one man who has brought a canvas messenger bag to be repaired. I'm not sure what the answer is or why the message isnt getting out there. The electrical repairers always seem to have plenty to repair!!) Are the large green squash Crown Prince? Best wishes.
Thanks for your message, Kate. That's a shame - I wonder if it's because electrical items are more expensive to replace, and people have become too used to cheap clothes that can easily be discarded and replaced. Keep going, what you're doing is so important! And I'm sure that man will be very grateful for his repaired bag. I'm glad you like the videos and find them calming. I also love hearing that people are working on a project while listening :) yes there are some crown prince, and also some Queensland Blue and Black Futsu (tastiest, even more than CP I'd say!)
Hey Lorna, I just wanted to say that I absolutely love your videos, they bring me so much inspiration and a sense of calm. 🍁🍁hope the fair goes well, the yarn looks gorgeous!
Hello Lorna, Maria from Stitched in Sweden has made many tees out of merino knit. I am fairly certain that the shop she orders from is in Europe but can’t remember what it is called. You could try sending her a message to get the info. Love your naturally dyed yarns!
Lorna, I think that the “mean comment” is validating that you are doing the right thing. Stay on the path that considers consumption, production, community and their relationship to each other. This comment knocked you off balance, but maybe try to use these comments as an opportunity to check in with your goals and commitments. You be you and have a right to your place on the path.💗💗
Hi Lorna, I always enjoy your videos thanks. I don’t know if you watch Maria of Stitched in Sweden? I am sure she has talked about using pure merino for making warm under layers for a cold climate. You might ask her about where she buys it?
I love RUclips for that reason too. I don't even use instagram or TikTok anymore. Don't listen to that Negative Nancy with their mean comment. They just weren't your people and good on them for moving on even if they could have left their comment unsaid
Thank you 😊 yes, it's not for everyone and that's ok! I find myself much more drawn to RUclips rather than Instagram lately too. I tried tiktok briefly, but really didn't like it!
I really love your videos and find the combinations of knitted and sewn garments you wear really inspiring as I love the autumn pallet too. The comments from your troll about the slow mending are so ironic it's funny. Why click on a video about SLOW mending if you can't focus for more than 5 minutes! 🤦🏼♀️ It's crazy how some people think everything can or should have a quick fix. Hope the market goes well. Xxx
I prefer watching RUclips videos too where you can appreciate the creator’s direction and storytelling. Is it just me, but i find 40 sec clips in shorts or Tik tok really annoying, I don’t see the need to speak 120 words per minute to get your message across. Yes for this reason, I love watching your videos and marvel at your wonderful makes….slowly!!
Why don't you add elastic to the back of the dungarees? It would hold them closer in the back, which is where the looseness originates. If you don't adjust the straps, you could sew them onto the bib in the front and the dungarees will feel a little more like a jumpsuit. Don't worry about the Debbie Downers. Life online has created anonymity at the same time that parents have stopped teaching their children to keep their negative thoughts to themselves. Mending is a lost art. I've been sewing for over 60 years, and knowing how to sew makes me look at everything differently. I am more creative in every area because of sewing. Mending Matters by Latrina Rodabaugh is a great story and how-to on the subject. It is better to put the elastic in a channel, and maybe secure them at the quarter points, than to attach the elastic to the waistband. The latter is less flexible if you need to adjust the waist later.
Yes I totally agree on the way to insert elastic into a waistband. I think it's a much better approach. Good idea about adding elastic to the dungarees, I may try that! X
I love your style and your videos are so worth my time watching!
Thank you 🥰
I have just found you on RUclips and I am so pleased. You are inspiring and I love your style. I am quite old but I still want to look interesting and as a spinner, felter and sometimes weaver I enjoy seeing how people have developed their style and skills. Thank you , I look forward to watching you regularly.😊
Thanks for your lovely comment. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. It's great fun to express yourself through your clothes and makes!
I am also old, but knitted for many years and had a partner who was an accomplished spinner and dyer, so I am likewise fascinated!
I’m so happy to have discovered your channel! Love your style and philosophy around slow making and living. I look forward to following you!
Thank you! I'm so glad you liked it ☺️
I just finished watching your lovely, cozy video. It’s been hard day here in the US, after our contentious election. It was just what I needed, slow making, cozy and filled with lovely makes! Thanks for making my day so much more tolerable and brighter, emphasizing the important things in day to day life. 😊
Sending lots of love at such a troubling time. Many in the UK have been worried for you, and also for the world. I'm glad the video brought some hope and comfort for you 🕯🧡
@ Thank you for your support! So many of us are shocked and saddened and frankly, embarrassed. Hopefully things will turn out ok, but we are scared also. That’s why making is so therapeutic, especially with this wonderful world community of peace and love! 💕
I have just stumbled across your podcast. It’s so refreshing to see the slow fashion and natural fibres you make and wear. The planet would be a lot happier if everyone had the same values and lifestyle.
I will certainly be looking through your past podcasts. Thank you 🙏
Thank you Denise 😊 I'm hoping more people will become aware of the impact of clothing/lifestyle choices
Hello Lorna, another lovely, calming video. You remind me of what’s important in the every day madness of life. I’m watching whilst knitting in bed after a stressful day caring for elderly parents. A little bit of therapeutic ‘me’ time. Please do continue making great content 😊 x
Thank you Philippa, that's lovely that it's brought you a bit of calm and me time. I'm sorry you had a difficult day, but pleased you found a moment for yourself to do something calming and lovely ☺️
Hi Lorna I just found your cozy corner of youtube and found this video so much fun. Can't wait to look back on some of your older videos. Thanks for sharing
Ahh I'm so pleased you enjoyed it ☺️ thank you for watching!
What a fabulous episode. Enjoyed every bit very much my atheistic and has given me much inspiration.. thank you ! X
Thanks Charlotte, I'm so glad you enjoyed it 🥰
Love those vests..I’d wear them daily!
Vests are so useful :)
Hello Lorna, I really enjoy your podcast and so relatable 😊
I’m so saddened to hear people feel the need to leave negative hurtful comments.
I look forward to hearing all about your knitting retreat! 🥰
Thank you, Kim. Looking forward to seeing you in February! ☺️
I love all your videos, they really inspire me to get working on my knitting and sewing, spinning and dying as well. I tried growing indigo this year, just brought my plant indoors for the winter, we'll see how it does. I love that you know the color pallet you love. That's a hard one for many people. "Handmade" has had such a bad reputation, but I'm so thrilled that folks are rejecting that and showing that clothes can be handmade and look even better than mass produced items. Please keep doing what you are doing!
Thanks for comment, Patti, that was really lovely to read. I'm going to have more of a go at growing indigo next year, I just ran out of time to process the leaves before they started flowering this year, but fun to try and I will save their seeds :) enjoy all of your lovely projects 😊
Hi Lorna! I've been a viewer for a while but have watched many of your videos particularly in the past few days. I love your energy and makes and am very inspired and comforted by your content which is much needed right now. Love from the US
I'm so glad you enjoy them, and that they're bringing you some comfort. I'm so sorry for what's going on in the US. Shocked over here too and thinking of you all. Sending love x
@@threadandyarn it means a lot to have the support of sisters overseas and all around the world. Have to believe that theres hope for women, etc. in the future still. thank you Lorna, you're simply lovely and will be playing in the background today as I enjoy therapeutic sewing and knitting.
First time finding your channel and I really loved it. I live in the US and although I'm retired, I still can't live a slow, thoughtful life. We still have many places we have to be. We pick up grandchildren from school, watch them do their sports, etc. so I'm so glad when I run across a channel like yours. Thank you for sharing your week with us.
It's tricky to do, life can get very busy - for me also. I'm glad you can find some moments of calm on RUclips too ☺️
I’ve just found your channel and really enjoyed this episode. I like to see repeat outfits, I feel it’s much more relatable to how many people dress. I’m wanting lots of vests at the moment.
I'm glad you enjoyed it ☺️ yes, my outfits get lots of wear and I want to make more of a point of that. I love vests too, they're so useful!
Hi, you look lovely in your handmade clothes, you have chosen a colour pallet that suits you and a style that is great for the lifestyle you live, not many people can do this, you're amazing, I'm jealous to be honest with you, sending hugs ❤
Thank you, that's so kind. I think filming these videos has really helped, because I can see myself next to the fabrics and I also reflect on my makes a lot! Sending hugs back 🤗
I love your videos, my favorite Channel ❤ lots of love from the south of Brazil
Ah that's lovely, thank you, Wendy!
I really liked your visible mending video, it helped me find the momentum to do my own mending. I wanted to do it for a while and needed a little push. Thank you so much
Thank you, that's good hear 😊
I love your videos and the content you're creating ❤ I feel really inspired to learn to sew
Thanks so much! I hope you decide to have a go at learning to sew ☺️
The Fabric Store is in NZ (and Australia). We have fabulous merino because our sheep live in the high country. It's the natural properties of merino that makes it really special to wear. The Fabric Store has an amazing,ing selection of colours. Some of it is 100% organic. Some is more affordable
Thank you, yes I realised after filming and think I will order from them - there are so many lovely colours!!
Hi, I’m new to your channel. What a lovely episode. I’m in my 60’s and would love to have a (mostly) handmade wardrobe. You have such practical yet lovely makes that I am encouraged to get back in the sewing room and put some effort into making things fit. I love to knit but do find that I don’t need a perpetual round of new knits. Sewing some merino tops would be a great addition. Thank you for the encouragement!
Hello, I'm so pleased you enjoyed it ☺️ it does feel great to make practical things you really need in your wardrobe. X
Hello Lorna. The reason most of us watch your videos is because they are so interesting with all the crafts we love, and done in a lovely calm way. I so look forward to your videos. What is actually normal is considered slow by some people because we are so used to the frantic rush on TV and social media these days. I’ve heard other RUclipsrs say that they have received really upsetting and personal comments and have nearly decided to stop their channels. Please don’t ever stop because of these ignorant people. XXX
Thanks for your lovely message 😊 it made me reflect, which was good, but no plans to change how I make things xx
Hi, Lorna! it was so lovely to see you at the Tetbury wool fair! Thank you for creating a sock pattern for the fair. It is so nice and I can't wait to cast it on! (I love the yarn colours I chose!)
Hey Raminta! Thanks so much for coming, it was a lovely day 🥰 I hope you enjoy knitting the sock, it was a fun one to design 🐑
I love your videos, they bring me peace and inspire me 🥰. I have added the holiday slip over to my pattern wish list, it’s really lovely. Thank you for all your content!
Thanks so much! The Holiday Slipover is a lovely pattern, and so cosy 🥰
That was such a lovely video. It was great seeing your outfits and they are just the sort of things I love to wear - lots of layers that can be swapped around. Your outfits are practical, comfortable and gorgeous colours. You did inspire me to make more knitted vests. Keep making the videos please 😊
Thank you so much! That's just how I want my outfits to feel. I do love a knitted vest 🥰
This is great, I hope you do more like this it was really interesting to watch 😉
Thanks Susan, glad you enjoyed it! It was fun for me to make, too ☺️
BTW, i really liked this outfit video too 😉
Haha thank you 🥰
Hi Lorna, you are such an inspiration, I love all ur videos. They are very calming. Your sewing and knitting is fabulous. I love the colours of ur dyed yarn. Take care lovely lady xxxxxx
Thanks for such a lovely message, Angela! I'm so happy to hear you find them calming 🥰 xxx
Loved this sweet video! Right now I'm making a pair of Sew Liberated Arenite pants out of a gorgeous oatmeal linen. I'm not sure they will be the best look on me, but I thought I'd give them a try. I think you would love them, they seem to fit your esthetic pretty well.
I hope the pants are going well! I'm not familiar with the pattern, so I'll have a look ☺️
Hi Lorna, fellow Shire woman here - did my Art Foundation at Stroud College and now living in the Forest of Dean :) I'm new to both spinning and knitting, although I have been weaving for a while now. I am hoping to start my own dye garden next year. I've never heard of the Tetbury Wool Festival! Maybe I will pop along this year. Hope it goes well anyway.
Re: the unkind comment you received, just remember that for every horrible comment there are many, many nice ones from people who really enjoy your channel. Personally, I am always on the lookout for channels that have more long-form content that isn't too full-on. It's a breath of fresh air in this rapidly accelerating world.
Hello ☺️ ah you're not far away at all, I love the Forest. How is the spinning going? I'd love to learn when I have a bit of free time. Thanks for your thoughts about the comment, it's what I look for in channels too - life is busy though, I want to relax!
@@threadandyarn spinning is wonderful - I am still quite the amateur but it is very much about building muscle memory, so keeping up with practice is important. I thoroughly recommend it (when you have time).
Loved this video, I find your videos so relaxing! I was feeling a bit stressy with a headache before I started watching and then sitting watching your video with some knitting has made it go away:)
Thanks so much for making your videos, they're so inspiring and calming! They've really made me appreciate the changing seasons more too and to find joy in the weather getting colder.
Hey Rosa, glad you enjoyed it! Sorry you weren't feeling great before, I get like that too and I just need to sit down and take myself out of whatever is going on, so I'm glad this was able to help you feel a bit of calm and reset, that's so lovely. I love the colder weather, I think there's a lot of joy to be found in cosy, dark evenings and blustery days ☺️
Best dressed around! ❤ love your handmades ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you, Kaci! Always inspired by yours 🥰
Hi Lorna! Thank you for this video full of thoughts and inspiration :) you mentioned a corduroy pants (the Helen jeans I think) and I was wondering if maybe you could do a video on tips to sew with this type of fabric? Here in Canada we have a very cold winter and I struggle a bit to find the perfect warm enough fabric to sew with for that time of year ;) thanks in advance xx Maïté
Hey ☺️ I was going to make a corduroy pair of gardening trousers soon, so maybe I'll do a little video of that!
Love your clothes. I spend most of my time in riding clothes as I have 4 horses…I even don’t like to wear good jumpers as the cats tend to get their claws into them…!
Thank you for the lovely video.....loved the trip to your allotment. Could you say the name of the dress you wear with the little black tshirt? Love that style and would love the pattern. Thank you and happy crafting!
That's the Hattie Dress by Merchant and Mills ☺️ I narrowed the width of the skirt, but otherwise it's as per the pattern!
Just found your videos! I am retired as well. Love to see younger people like yourself appreciating a ‘slower’ life. Try to ignore the odd person who is obviously oozing with jealousy 😉
Hello Lorna. I think your videos are relaxing, inspiring and very interesting . I enjoy watching them, and always look forwards to watching them very much. Thank you for sharing your days with us. Best wishes.
Hello Jackie, thanks so much for your lovely comment, I'm so pleased you enjoy them 🥰 x
If you use patterns for your dresses and skirts, where do get them from? I love this style!
Thank you 😊 I think I have listed each pattern on the screen when it comes up, but let me know if there was anything in particular you weren't sure about :)
Thank you. Your wardrobe of hand made clothes is so lovely and has given me some ideas for garments I’d like to make. Your allotment is great. So nice to be able to grow stuff. I hope the Yarn Festival went well. I look forward to the details for the retreat in Feb.
Thank you Addy 😊 the yarn show went very well, it was a lovely day! Details about the retreat hopefully at the end of this week x
I do love watching your videos and find them a place of calm while I'm doing some mending, knitting or sewing so I feel your sadness over negative comments about your video. It's lovely to find someone with the same ethos about crafts and the gentle way of making, so thank you for all you share, I'm sure that the majority of your subscribers will be of like mind Lorna! (I have been volunteering at our local Repair Cafe for the last year and am feeling a bit deflated by the lack of interest in mending textiles. In the last three monthly meetings, in spite of advertising locally, we have had one man who has brought a canvas messenger bag to be repaired. I'm not sure what the answer is or why the message isnt getting out there. The electrical repairers always seem to have plenty to repair!!) Are the large green squash Crown Prince? Best wishes.
Thanks for your message, Kate. That's a shame - I wonder if it's because electrical items are more expensive to replace, and people have become too used to cheap clothes that can easily be discarded and replaced. Keep going, what you're doing is so important! And I'm sure that man will be very grateful for his repaired bag. I'm glad you like the videos and find them calming. I also love hearing that people are working on a project while listening :) yes there are some crown prince, and also some Queensland Blue and Black Futsu (tastiest, even more than CP I'd say!)
Hey Lorna, I just wanted to say that I absolutely love your videos, they bring me so much inspiration and a sense of calm. 🍁🍁hope the fair goes well, the yarn looks gorgeous!
Thanks so much Veera! I'm so glad they feel like that to you ☺️ the fair went very well thank you, it was a lovely day 🥰
Really enjoyed this video and looking forward to seeing you and your stall at tetbury wool fair :) x
Thanks Kate! It was a lovely day 🥰
Do you work with cotton corduroy for winter garments? I find them soft and warm indoors and warm outdoors.
I do :) my Helene jeans in this video are cotton cord, and I have some more to make a pair of gardening trousers with 😊
Hello Lorna, Maria from Stitched in Sweden has made many tees out of merino knit. I am fairly certain that the shop she orders from is in Europe but can’t remember what it is called. You could try sending her a message to get the info. Love your naturally dyed yarns!
Thanks so much for the tip! ☺️
Lorna, I think that the “mean comment” is validating that you are doing the right thing. Stay on the path that considers consumption, production, community and their relationship to each other. This comment knocked you off balance, but maybe try to use these comments as an opportunity to check in with your goals and commitments. You be you and have a right to your place on the path.💗💗
Thank you, Sarah, you're absolutely right ☺️
Hi Lorna, I always enjoy your videos thanks.
I don’t know if you watch Maria of Stitched in Sweden? I am sure she has talked about using pure merino for making warm under layers for a cold climate. You might ask her about where she buys it?
Thank you for the tip, I will have a look at her videos ☺️
Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦! Beautiful podcast. What was the name of the sock pattern your partner knit you? I can’t quite get what you said. Thanks !
Thank you so much ☺️ the pattern is Sheepfold Socks- it's my design and I'm hoping to release it in early November 🐑
@ lovely ☺️
I love RUclips for that reason too. I don't even use instagram or TikTok anymore. Don't listen to that Negative Nancy with their mean comment. They just weren't your people and good on them for moving on even if they could have left their comment unsaid
Thank you 😊 yes, it's not for everyone and that's ok! I find myself much more drawn to RUclips rather than Instagram lately too. I tried tiktok briefly, but really didn't like it!
I really love your videos and find the combinations of knitted and sewn garments you wear really inspiring as I love the autumn pallet too.
The comments from your troll about the slow mending are so ironic it's funny. Why click on a video about SLOW mending if you can't focus for more than 5 minutes! 🤦🏼♀️ It's crazy how some people think everything can or should have a quick fix.
Hope the market goes well. Xxx
Thanks Helen ☺️ I know, it was a bit strange! The market was lovely though, thanks - great to meet lots of other makers! X
Ha ha I am just cooking now these massive beans to make a spread with fried onions on top
Sounds tasty!
Thats ok, not everybody is supposed to like mending, and thats absolutely fine.
Yes, absolutely ☺️
Your dungarees are traditionally looser…so you can fit jumpers under or warmer layers. And you need to be able to move easily…!
I agree, though these are just too loose! I have loads of room even with chunky jumpers. I'll size down next time :)
I prefer watching RUclips videos too where you can appreciate the creator’s direction and storytelling. Is it just me, but i find 40 sec clips in shorts or Tik tok really annoying, I don’t see the need to speak 120 words per minute to get your message across. Yes for this reason, I love watching your videos and marvel at your wonderful makes….slowly!!
Thank you 😊 yes, I can't stand Tiktok, I want to relax and it feels like content overload! Glad you're enjoying the channel 🥰
Why don't you add elastic to the back of the dungarees? It would hold them closer in the back, which is where the looseness originates. If you don't adjust the straps, you could sew them onto the bib in the front and the dungarees will feel a little more like a jumpsuit. Don't worry about the Debbie Downers. Life online has created anonymity at the same time that parents have stopped teaching their children to keep their negative thoughts to themselves. Mending is a lost art. I've been sewing for over 60 years, and knowing how to sew makes me look at everything differently. I am more creative in every area because of sewing. Mending Matters by Latrina Rodabaugh is a great story and how-to on the subject. It is better to put the elastic in a channel, and maybe secure them at the quarter points, than to attach the elastic to the waistband. The latter is less flexible if you need to adjust the waist later.
Yes I totally agree on the way to insert elastic into a waistband. I think it's a much better approach. Good idea about adding elastic to the dungarees, I may try that! X