Deciduous Blog: sharing ideas at a stage of development — Laura Twiss RSS

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What is it about hair that we are fixated on it? From Samson to Fabio to Mahsa Amini. Do you remember when Cher’s hair went down to her knees? My mother keeps clips of her babies’ hair with tidy, pretty ribbons. In the Victorian age, a method of mourning and respect was to create an art piece of the dead person’s hair. I do not know why human hair, not on one’s head, revolts me. Allow me to remind you, reader, I am speaking of hair not attached to the owner revolts me. I can’t stand cleaning my shower filter or brush. I get annoyed when there is a piece of hair between my skin and my t-shirt. Perhaps we...

When my sister Diana @dianatwiss texted me a photo of the fibre she was spinning I replied, "the colour looks like the lipstick I got you for your birthday!"I’m delighted and touched by the time and care it took her to make my first published pattern. It took me months to produce it, and though it took her days to knit, it took us 99% more.

There is nothing more sustainable than knitting your own sweater from locally grown yarn. The worsted weight yarn by Topsy Farms Yarn used in the Ptarmigan Pullover here is named olive, but I'm seeing moss. Knitting with Topsy Farms worsted yarn is an absolute pleasure. The lanolin is moisturizing, there is very little vegetal matter, and the colour is fantastic! Just look at it with the dark denim below. And, after the wash, it'll bloom, soften, and relax and be added to my sweater drawer for everyday wearing. Balsam Knits is proud to ethically knit sustainable fashion and encourage makers to do the same. Find a locally sourced yarn in your area and to make your Canadian designed pullover.  Get the Ptarmigan Pullover Pattern here. When you're tired of...