What I’m planning to knit with my handspun yarn 🧶
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
- #KnittingPodcast #knitting #handspunyarn
Welcome to the THREAD TO MEND spinning and knitting podcast! In today’s episode, I present to your garden update and the progress I made on @StephenWest ‘s Bubble Cardigan using Stephen & Penelope’s West Wool Bicycle, @BrooklynTweed ‘s Loft, and Biches & Bushes Le Petite Lambswool. I show the Corriedale fiber I’ve scoured to prep for spinning into another 2ply yarn, and I question which handspun yarns to choose to knit @andreamowry ‘s Vellichor knit tee.
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I really enjoy you as a person. Yes please share your declutter experience, I would like to see that content :) have a wonderful day.
📦 enjoy the process!! Not to overthink, you don’t know what people know and not two people are the same 😘😘
📦 LOVE the idea of watching you find the fun things in your closet
📦 I always love watching cleaning and organizing videos. I'm a professional organizer and really love it. I grew up with my mom doing it. I am not a minimalist and I have a ton of stuff but it's all really organized. 😂
I like the dark colour into your new knit. It offers contrast x
decluttering videos are so relaxing, go for it:)
Yes, enjoy the process Taylor Owen 👌🏻❤️🥰
I would love to see what the vintage box looks like! Or some of the things you forgot you collected! I think we all have a stash like that😊🧃
Another enjoyable podcast! I’m so glad that you are in a better place now work-wise! I’d love to see your de-stash. I have accumulated too many garments over the years, and need to do the same myself. I have things in my closet that I once loved, but no longer fit my style and I no longer feel good in when wearing. I have made the vellichor, and I would recommend making sure that you are happy with the contrast between the main color and each if the contrast colors. As in any colorwork, you don’t want to do the work and not have it show up! I love your Steven West sweater - can’t wait to see the finished project!!
Just fyi. I always get excited when I see your picture pop up for a new video 🤠 can’t wait
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Yes to the closet purge 📦
Hi Taylor, I'm glad your new job is going well.
Your Corriedale handspun looks lovely! I'm looking forward to seeing what you knit with all your handspun yarns.
📦If you're feeling overwhelmed, decluttering could be just the thing! I cleared out my closet recently (my mum helped with advice what to keep and to throw out) and afterwards I felt so much lighter! Also, if I declutter regularly, sometimes I find I don't mind getting rid of something I wanted to keep a few years before. I'd like to watch your decluttering video!
But the cat! LOL Love it! Can't wait to see your decluttering efforts.
Spending time to think about is good BUT after spending 5 mins on a small task you feel better. Just do small small tasks but many. Just like I made sushi for the kids despite the main dinner for hubby. I slowly n gradually even tried bubble made from ice cream for them. Now I am feeling better watching Taylor Owen after so much.
📦yes, take care of yourself, enjoy what you are doing.
Thank you for this great podcast
Congrats on the new job! It would be fun to see your closet purge.
📦 your fleece storage looks a lot like mine right now. Your handspun is beautiful!
Love your podcast! You live real and you are lovely.
Love the garden tour and my suggestion for an evergreen, winter interests is a Lenten rose, hellebore plant. This plant blooms in February for some wonderful winter delights!
📦 I feel you about being worried that I'll regret getting rid of stuff! However, I often force myself to get rid of stuff (small apartment) and I don't think I've ever regretted it... And your garden is so lush!!
📦 love this episode! I am a young adult & have been feeling very overwhelmed by everything, but seeing you just talk about your life & projects is really helpful to me. It’s nice to know there are women who are working & living life while still being passionate about their artwork & creative projects. Love the gardening stuff too. Take care☺️
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📦 yay to the closet episode!
📦 Yes! Please show us your declutter!
I love a declutter! 📦 also I think dark green leaved plants should do fine in shade, they do in my garden.
Omg, I’m such a dork. I live near you so when you asked if we’d like to be there during your closet cleaning, I was like sure 😝 Oh, she doesn’t mean actually be there to help. She means virtually 😝 📦
📦 tee hee! Can’t wait to see what you decide to ditch! Cause I know where you’re coming from having made the time invested, so hard to do! However, sometimes you have to look at it as gifting to the person those items were meant for. ♥️
Love those colors btw
📦 would love a closet tour and declutter
Yes, on the declutter! 📦❤️🌹
I think myrtle would be a nice plant for the shady area. Your garden looks lovely and healthy!
📦 Have been enjoying your videos and will pretty much watch any of your content. 🙂
You mentioned being unsure whether to put out a design that requires weaving in lots of ends. I find it helpful when a designer includes advice on some of the less enjoyable tasks. Not that I mind weaving in ends, but depending on the yarn weight and fiber content, some methods produce a nicer result and getting that guidance in the pattern can make for a more enjoyable knit. I’m currently working on a test knit in worsted weight yarn and I decided to use a version of the “weavin’ Stephen” method from Stephen West. I’m first weaving in the new yarn so it’s secure, and then weaving in the tail of the ball that’s running out. This might be my new go to for woolly wools since it adds almost no bulk.
📦📦📦 would love a decluttering video! I just cast on a vellichor for myself - loving the pattern. Can’t wait to see yours!
📦Ok I too need a closet purging! So I’d love to watch your video. Is ok to knit another’s design. You have a LOT on your plate! Full time NEW job, wife, kitty mom, garden, spinning, knitting, and that’s just the stuff you describe on you tube. Have a great week Taylor, (ps hmmm, no bangs yet? ) hugs, Claudia
Ok I feel like you do in decluttering my closet. I also look at items and think I might wear it again guess what I never do. Don't worry about what others think . Don't overthink things you are a lovely person and you are you. I overthink things too. Continue to be blessed.
📦 btw I love the Nordstrom rack too… and their online store is amazing too 🤷🏻♀️
📦 Just found your podcast. It was so much fun to watch!
Very good ❤️ podcast thx loads 👍
I love today's podcast. Love all your knits and ideas. I think you speak so perfectly to everything. I have a couple of your patterns to cast on and can't wait, but it is always time isn't? I think do what makes you happy. I love to see people organize but I'm one of those people who always regret giving things away, so maybe box them up and put them in proper care bags in the basement? Happy Sunday! - Kimberly
Our peach tree when loaded with peaches we make a post of two by four with a short piece across the top like a T we use to hold up a worrisome branch
Great idea!
📦📦 I think a decluttering video would be inspiring!
I bought Velichor when it first came out, too, and have struggled with decision indecision ever since. I can't seem to land on a color scheme. 😕 You definitely deserve to cast on all the things and not pressure yourself to just design. And there is always so much to learn in any given pattern. If I was interested in designing, I would probably try patterns from lots of different designers to get ideas about not just the pattern and mechanics of the knit, but the way the pattern is written up - the layout of the actual pdf. I'm just always curious about what I can learn from others.
Absolutely! I have learned everything from working the patterns of fabulous designers! Some inspire me to do things similarly, others inspire me to take it easy and remember that layout and photography doesn’t have to be 100% perfect just to make something! Important, but perfection is never reached.
Great podcast. The yarn you spun up is pretty and your garden is beautiful. Star baby front and center…as it should be! 🙂
📦 let’s get it cleaned out!😜
So happy that you are loving the job! The handspun is looking beautiful and I would not be worried about asking people to weave in ends. We all will weave in ends for the projects we love!! Or we do the weavin stephen and that's that!! Treat yourself a little, but in moderation. If I showed you my stash of things I must have, it's shameful
📦 definitely can relate on sooooo many levels! I often regret months or years later when I get rid of something and think on organizing so much I than don’t do it.
Maybe I missed a video or got interrupted but I missed the chat in between the difficult co-worker (I’d label as a bully) to now your new job you are talking about. Is it completely different place/job/people or transfer area/same boss?? Either very happy for you…life is too short to be dealing with bullies during each 8 hour work day 😵💫
Yes! I love closet decluttering videos! There's always so much wardrobe inspiration. 📦
The yarn you spun is so beautiful 😍 I’ve left some not so subtle hints to my husband that I want to try spinning this year for my birthday and get started with spindle spinning, I know it will be a learning curve but I hope to spin gorgeous yarn one day 😅
📦 decluttering can be stressful but it can also lead to a greater feeling of relief. You’re holding onto these items because you spent time and money searching and purchasing them, but now they no longer spark joy. Instead they spark anxiety. So do yourself a favour and put them back into the universe. Whether you choose to sell or donate them. They’ve done their original job now let them move on.
I wish I had a job that allowed me to wear my hand knits, but I 1) have a uniform and 2) work in food so I’d rather not ruin knits with sweaty, greasy yuck.
I greatly understand multiple pets = child. I have 7 cats in my household. They are definitely a handful, I’m just thankful they all get along nicely.
And on the subject of weaving in ends? Who cares 🤷🏼♀️ a lot of designs feature multiple colour changes which necessitates ends to weave. People will deal with it or they won’t. It’s up to them. I say if your heart wants to design a stripy, colour changing cardigan then go for it ❤️
Taylor, 📦 , my closet, is my whole upstairs, I have not dealt with organizing ,fabric and wool hoarder😧😒🥳
I should also purge several areas📦
🧃 I'd watch a purge video.
Really enjoyed this episode! 📦 A declutter video sounds like a great idea.
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📦😀i could do with a serious decluttering myself, so if you film yours it could be inspiring.
📦 Please 🙏🏼 that would be extremely nice🥰
We don't care who designs what you knit 🧶, no worries!
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I really enjoy your garden updates and tours! I apologize if you've already talked about this and I just haven't seen it yet (I'm still working my way through your videos), but I'm curious about your compost bin. It's a very different style than what I'm familiar with. What is the brand? How long have you had it, and are you happy with it? (and, I guess it would be useful to know if you've used other methods and have an opinion about the one you're using vs. other styles). 🍂🪱🌱 Congratulations on your new job! 📦
I love these bins! I’ve been using them for a few years now and they are still good as new. We get a lot of rain, so i half hazardously cover then when a tarp which I then remove to lay down over the ground when I open them up to turn everything out and toss back in. This allows me to turn more air into the mix and guarantee proper moisture to really get the heat going. I can’t say enough good things about these bins! www.amazon.com/Zodight-Expandable-Composter-Assembling-Capacity/dp/B0948FT4R7/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?crid=1EPYG6L28ZNZU&keywords=compost+bin&qid=1658269880&sprefix=compost+bin%2Caps%2C85&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyNFVWUFpST1lKNk5OJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNjkyOTI2MlNKUERSQU80SkNCMCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNjgyODM3OTRTTlVFSEIyU0I3JndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfcGhvbmVfc2VhcmNoX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
@@TaylorOwen It sounds great - I definitely want to give it a try now! Thank you for the info!
@20:00 😂😂😂😂😅 I know, it’s so bad!!📦
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