Hi Bella, Oh, my gosh, both the shawl and the Anne Boleyn are stunning! Those colors are perfect on you; one more week before we get to see you wearing your Anne Boleyn. Both pieces are treasures, Bella. Have a great week, xoxo's Sandie
Well Bella Bravo, your work the Shawl as well as the Ann Boleyn is a piece of Art. You are really a super knitter. I can't wait to see the finished Cardigan. I didn't even start mine yet. I really hope I will knitt it this year. Great work. I really like your colour choice.
Most beautiful shawl I have seen, colors and edging! I would be interested in blocking info with Shetland yarns. What a beautiful jacket, loved the seaming and other details. Thank you for your podcast!
Your projects are gorgeous, I love your color choices. You are making heirloom quality garments. I would love to see the blocking process that you did for the Anne Boleyn sweater.
Hi- new viewer here. You do beautiful work! For spinning- I would start out with a mid-long staple top that is already combed just to get the feel of spinning before delving into those beautiful locks. Perhaps a merino or BFL. Once you are feeling comfortable in the spinning process, hand cards will work great to comb the locks. Hope you have fun spinning!
Aaaah! I’m so excited to see your Anne Boleyn all finished-and to see your first spinning! Just a few tips: 1. That fleece is a Gotland x Border Leicester mix with a really long staple length (6+ inches!). It would benefit from being combed & worsted spun rather than carded. You can also just “pick” the yarn rather than buying combs. 2. That spindle is big & chunky and will make heavier weight yarn. I’d look up how to use a “supported spindle” since that might be easier to start with for such a heavy spindle!
I just can‘t wait to see your Anne Boleyn finished . What a masterpiece!! Alice Starmores book arrived yesterday as a present from my husband and after looking at the instructions I was frightened 😅 You chose the colours so gorgiously!
Hi Bella, I love your shawl and edge,I think it is my favourite one I have seen. So with the spinning, I would buy a wheel before I bought a drum carder. I am a wheel spinner, you can buy second hand, look for a spinning weaving guild near you- good place to look for second hand. If you are going to use that drop spindle,I would just buy hand carders,and make rolags. Louët wheels are great,I just got my second one, both second hand.can wait to see your waist coat.
That may be my favorite version of the shawlography ever! So gorgeous! Same with your beautiful jacket. Cannot wait to see it finished! All the best, Kimberly
I love your shawlography by Steven. Love your color choice.really love y The triangle points that you finished with. It is much nicer then the stripe boarder.
I love the final border that you picked!! I just finished clue 2 but now it is in hibernation for bit while working on others. I will get there eventually then to decide on how to finish.
Hi Bella, Beautiful shawl and jacket! I can't wait to see the finished object! I can't wait to see you start your spinning adventure! Spinning advice: 1. Start with practicing on a fiber that your not overly attached to. Chances are your first couple of yarns will not be very nice. They tend to be very uneven and feel like rope. This is not to say that you can’t/shouldn’t use the fleece that you have, I just wouldn’t get your expectations up too high for your first spin. Spin whatever makes you happy! But, Corriedale is a good beginner friendly fiber if you're interested in practicing before you try spinning your fleece. 2. For carding, I recommend starting with 2 dog slicker brushes. That is the most inexpensive and easy way to start. If your find that you like it, then, you could upgrade to to a set of hand cards, combs, or a drum carder. Do not get a blending board thinking that you can use it to card your fiber. It’s a great tool, but it’s used for blending fiber once it has already been prepped. 3. Have fun and save a sample of your first yarn! It’s so fun to look back and see how far you have come as a spinner. 4. I recommend checking out these TH-cam channels. They have helped me grow as a spinner. *Trish from Fiber Love Diary *Evie from JillianEve I hope this helps. I’m still new to spinning so take all of this with a grain salt. Best wishes to you!
Good morning, I bought the book Tudor Roses, because I saw your Anne Boleyn. Your colors are fantastic on the screen. I would like to know if your colors are similar on the screen than the reality? I ask you that because I received from Virtual yarn two colors for the Elizabeth of York and the colors are not like I saw on the screen. But I am pleased with the colors that I received. You are doing a fantastic job! Excuse my English, because I’m a French Canadian.
Wonderful to hear! In this video I do think the colors of the Anne Boleyn are accurate to life, however I have noticed that this yarn changes a lot depending on the lighting so that may be why the other yarns looked different to you.
Your Anne Boleyn is looking ah-making! Can’t wait to see the final reveal. I really like your edging on the Shawlography. I have been contemplating frogging my shawl as I really don’t like the edge in the pattern and I haven’t been liking how my colours have come together in the whole shawl. Maybe I will salvage it and give this edging a try. That,s a great ball of Wool Ease- love the colours. It should make a great hat or mitts. I am currently knitting colour work Newfoundland mitts from Saltwater Mittens with rustic yarn from Fleece and Harmony in their Selkirk Worsted (farm to yarn in Prince Edward Island)- How Canadian is that? Lol! Still lots of winter ahead here to test them out!
The colors and the edge you choose it fabulous. Please tell us how you blocked the sweater. Where did you get the yarn for the sweater? Thanks. Didn’t you used to live abroad? Your work is so nice.
Thank you! The yarn for my Anne Boleyn jacket is from Virtual Yarns: virtualyarns.com I lived in Paris for a little while but have been in California most of my life.
Your jacket is incredible! It's really beautiful. Also, don't feel discouraged if you struggle with the drop spindle. I really was sooo bad with the spindle, but it all changed when i got me wheel, and I got on so much better with that. One wee tip is that if your singles keep breaking, try a lighter/smaller spindle. That looks like quite a heavy one, which is good for thicker yarns.
I love your color choices! Your projects are both gorgeous. I've never seen that Alice Starmore sweater in a light color like that but I love how it looks! That one is on my wish list of things to knit. I just found your podcast but I'm really enjoying it! I think you choose colors and projects that are very much my style which is really fun and inspiring.
for carding you can try and use hand carders but instead of the investment right away, you can get a dog brush. My friend actually prefers it! Wool n spinning has some good resources for spinning especially on her patreon. Love your podcast!
Your shawlography looks fabulous! I’m also doing Slipstravaganza so I might do a similar thing as I don’t like the stripes for my colours. Your Anne Boleyn is just stunning 😍
I really like the edge on your Shawlography. I thing it looks better than the one in the original. Sometimes spinning guilds will rent out equipment. I don't know what you would have out there as far as a spinning guild but you might check it out.
I've got to say.... I have seen that shawl over and over and hated it but with your colours (and perhaps just because you look so lovely wearing it) I love your version....
Bella I want to tell you that you do some incredibly beautiful work, I love hand-knitted sweaters, you have an incredible talent, nowadays there are very few women who do hand-knit, I congratulate you on what a beautiful tradition you follow, I also want to tell you that you have a face very pretty, you radiate a lot of joy and have a beautiful smile, greetings and much success in your life, blessings 🙏
Your an amazing knitter! I am in awe of your projects and yarn choices! I can’t wait to see your spinning journey! It is something I always wanted to try! Will be fun to follow you along this journey! Have fun and enjoy every moment!
Your Shawlography is the best one yet! And the Anne Boleyn is absolutely gorgeous. I've watched since you first started and it has been an amazing journey. You should be so proud!
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Gorgeous edging for the shawl!! The colors are stunning! ❤️ and the Ann Boleyn is magnificent!!
Hi Bella,
Oh, my gosh, both the shawl and the Anne Boleyn are stunning! Those colors are perfect on you; one more
week before we get to see you wearing your Anne Boleyn. Both pieces are treasures, Bella.
Have a great week,
xoxo's Sandie
Well Bella Bravo, your work the Shawl as well as the Ann Boleyn is a piece of Art. You are really a super knitter. I can't wait to see the finished Cardigan. I didn't even start mine yet. I really hope I will knitt it this year. Great work. I really like your colour choice.
Wow love your Anne Boleyn jacket. I am definitely going to due that. Yay for you for sticking with it. I love involved knits.
Thank you! I hope you do knit it-such a lovely pattern
I love your finished border on your shawlography - stravaganza! Absolutely stunning! It’s my favourite of all the ones I’ve seen! 😊
Most beautiful shawl I have seen, colors and edging! I would be interested in blocking info with Shetland yarns. What a beautiful jacket, loved the seaming and other details. Thank you for your podcast!
Thank you Diana!
Shawl is lovely- really like your colours. Love the edging you have used too - I think you have made the best one yet!
Your color combination is the best 🙌 😍 👏
Wow - your jacket is turning out beautifully!!
I like how you knit the finish of your Shawlography - it looks great!
Your projects are gorgeous, I love your color choices. You are making heirloom quality garments. I would love to see the blocking process that you did for the Anne Boleyn sweater.
Hi- new viewer here. You do beautiful work! For spinning- I would start out with a mid-long staple top that is already combed just to get the feel of spinning before delving into those beautiful locks. Perhaps a merino or BFL. Once you are feeling comfortable in the spinning process, hand cards will work great to comb the locks. Hope you have fun spinning!
Hi Julia! Thanks for the tips! BFL sounds wonderful 😍
Aaaah! I’m so excited to see your Anne Boleyn all finished-and to see your first spinning! Just a few tips:
1. That fleece is a Gotland x Border Leicester mix with a really long staple length (6+ inches!). It would benefit from being combed & worsted spun rather than carded. You can also just “pick” the yarn rather than buying combs.
2. That spindle is big & chunky and will make heavier weight yarn. I’d look up how to use a “supported spindle” since that might be easier to start with for such a heavy spindle!
Thank you! Great to know :)
Ha! I thought it was gotland x something when i saw it because of those signature gray curls. :)
You can use a dog comb to comb the fibre before spinning. It is the cheapest option
Thank you!
I just can‘t wait to see your Anne Boleyn finished . What a masterpiece!!
Alice Starmores book arrived yesterday as a present from my husband and after looking at the instructions I was frightened 😅
You chose the colours so gorgiously!
How exciting! You can do it! One step at a time, and I’m always happy to help if I can!
The Ann Bolyn is a work.of art. You are a fabulous knitter.
Wow thank you! You are so kind
Hi Bella,
I love your shawl and edge,I think it is my favourite one I have seen. So with the spinning, I would buy a wheel before I bought a drum carder. I am a wheel spinner, you can buy second hand, look for a spinning weaving guild near you- good place to look for second hand. If you are going to use that drop spindle,I would just buy hand carders,and make rolags. Louët wheels are great,I just got my second one, both second hand.can wait to see your waist coat.
Great tip, thank you! I’ll look into a guild near me
That may be my favorite version of the shawlography ever! So gorgeous! Same with your beautiful jacket. Cannot wait to see it finished! All the best, Kimberly
I love your shawlography by Steven. Love your color choice.really love y
The triangle points that you finished with. It is much nicer then the stripe boarder.
Love ur shawl
I love the final border that you picked!! I just finished clue 2 but now it is in hibernation for bit while working on others. I will get there eventually then to decide on how to finish.
Your Anne Boleyn is looking so beautiful! Can’t wait to see you in it. Great job. I would love to hear about your alternate way of blocking.
Love the shawl, I am doing the same thing can you give some info for the math for the edging.
I really admire your choice of colors and think you’re edge looks amazing. Great job.
Hi Bella,
Beautiful shawl and jacket!
I can't wait to see the finished object! I can't wait to see you start your spinning adventure!
Spinning advice:
1. Start with practicing on a fiber that your not overly attached to. Chances are your first couple of yarns will not be very nice. They tend to be very uneven and feel like rope. This is not to say that you can’t/shouldn’t use the fleece that you have, I just wouldn’t get your expectations up too high for your first spin. Spin whatever makes you happy! But, Corriedale is a good beginner friendly fiber if you're interested in practicing before you try spinning your fleece.
2. For carding, I recommend starting with 2 dog slicker brushes. That is the most inexpensive and easy way to start. If your find that you like it, then, you could upgrade to to a set of hand cards, combs, or a drum carder. Do not get a blending board thinking that you can use it to card your fiber. It’s a great tool, but it’s used for blending fiber once it has already been prepped.
3. Have fun and save a sample of your first yarn! It’s so fun to look back and see how far you have come as a spinner.
4. I recommend checking out these TH-cam channels. They have helped me grow as a spinner.
*Trish from Fiber Love Diary
*Evie from JillianEve
I hope this helps. I’m still new to spinning so take all of this with a grain salt. Best wishes to you!
Good call on checking out evie. Shes been a god send on my spinning journey.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! Very helpful 😊
Yes! Please share how you blocked the Ann!
Exceptional knitting projects! Love the border you did on your Shawlography shawl! I agree with many others, your Anne Boleyn is a work of art, Wow!
Thank you so much!
Good morning, I bought the book Tudor Roses, because I saw your Anne Boleyn. Your colors are fantastic on the screen. I would like to know if your colors are similar on the screen than the reality? I ask you that because I received from Virtual yarn two colors for the Elizabeth of York and the colors are not like I saw on the screen. But I am pleased with the colors that I received. You are doing a fantastic job! Excuse my English, because I’m a French Canadian.
Wonderful to hear! In this video I do think the colors of the Anne Boleyn are accurate to life, however I have noticed that this yarn changes a lot depending on the lighting so that may be why the other yarns looked different to you.
Your Anne Boleyn is looking ah-making! Can’t wait to see the final reveal. I really like your edging on the Shawlography. I have been contemplating frogging my shawl as I really don’t like the edge in the pattern and I haven’t been liking how my colours have come together in the whole shawl. Maybe I will salvage it and give this edging a try. That,s a great ball of Wool Ease- love the colours. It should make a great hat or mitts. I am currently knitting colour work Newfoundland mitts from Saltwater Mittens with rustic yarn from Fleece and Harmony in their Selkirk Worsted (farm to yarn in Prince Edward Island)- How Canadian is that? Lol! Still lots of winter ahead here to test them out!
Thank you! I hope your shawlography works out! I love the Fleece and Harmony podcast 😊
Yes nice all you do is talk went make it
The colors and the edge you choose it fabulous. Please tell us how you blocked the sweater. Where did you get the yarn for the sweater? Thanks. Didn’t you used to live abroad? Your work is so nice.
Thank you! The yarn for my Anne Boleyn jacket is from Virtual Yarns: virtualyarns.com I lived in Paris for a little while but have been in California most of my life.
you're very pretty😊😊
Fantastic👍👏😊💝
You have such a great eye for color.
Your jacket is incredible! It's really beautiful. Also, don't feel discouraged if you struggle with the drop spindle. I really was sooo bad with the spindle, but it all changed when i got me wheel, and I got on so much better with that. One wee tip is that if your singles keep breaking, try a lighter/smaller spindle. That looks like quite a heavy one, which is good for thicker yarns.
Great to know, thank you for the tips!
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I love your color choices! Your projects are both gorgeous. I've never seen that Alice Starmore sweater in a light color like that but I love how it looks! That one is on my wish list of things to knit. I just found your podcast but I'm really enjoying it! I think you choose colors and projects that are very much my style which is really fun and inspiring.
for carding you can try and use hand carders but instead of the investment right away, you can get a dog brush. My friend actually prefers it! Wool n spinning has some good resources for spinning especially on her patreon. Love your podcast!
Your Alice starmore sweater is so beautiful!! I’ve been watching the process since you started it and I’m so excited to see it Nearly complete!
Beautiful!!!! border on your shawlography. And your Ann Boleyn jacket is really a masterpiece.
Your shawlography looks fabulous! I’m also doing Slipstravaganza so I might do a similar thing as I don’t like the stripes for my colours. Your Anne Boleyn is just stunning 😍
I really like the edge on your Shawlography. I thing it looks better than the one in the original. Sometimes spinning guilds will rent out equipment. I don't know what you would have out there as far as a spinning guild but you might check it out.
That edging does look better... I haven't made one, but seen a lot and I also thought the stripes didn't fit. Very nice.
I've got to say.... I have seen that shawl over and over and hated it but with your colours (and perhaps just because you look so lovely wearing it) I love your version....
Both your projects are amazing you are very talented 🌷👍 can’t wait to see your stunning jacket finished
Absolutely beautiful!!! I am gonna learn to knit again because of this beauty ❤
Your Shawlography mod is brilliant, and a huge improvement, in my opinion. Stellar work!
Bella I want to tell you that you do some incredibly beautiful work, I love hand-knitted sweaters, you have an incredible talent, nowadays there are very few women who do hand-knit, I congratulate you on what a beautiful tradition you follow, I also want to tell you that you have a face very pretty, you radiate a lot of joy and have a beautiful smile, greetings and much success in your life, blessings 🙏
I like your aesthetic. Your interpretation of Alice Starmore's sweater is elegant. Well done.
Beautiful SW shawlography👌🏼
Your shawl is amazing can't wail for your bowlyn cardigan to be finished
You should be SO proud of your jacket. What a labor of love! You can really see the time and thought put into it.
great idea, it makes for a very beautiful shawl. The best looking I've seen so far
Beautiful work! You’re amazing!!
Wow! Best one I’ve seen. Good choices, Color and the edging.. epic . Looks like a $500.00 shawl. 🤔
Wow! Thank you!
Your an amazing knitter! I am in awe of your projects and yarn choices! I can’t wait to see your spinning journey! It is something I always wanted to try! Will be fun to follow you along this journey! Have fun and enjoy every moment!
Thank you!! 😊
The loveliest version of the Shawlography pattern, it is stunning and I love your colour choices
New subscriber here. Good call on the shawl edging- it really is beautiful! And I think the pink being slightly thinner…looks fine to me!😁
Hello and welcome! Haha I agree!
Your Shawlography is the best one yet! And the Anne Boleyn is absolutely gorgeous. I've watched since you first started and it has been an amazing journey. You should be so proud!
Thank you! 💕
That sweater is a masterpiece! Gorgeous!
The Anne Boleyn looks gorgeous! I was wondering how your purple velvet coat is coming along.
Haven’t had the sewing mojo in a while 😂 I am planning to get back to it soon though
Your Shawlography border is genius! Absolutely gorgeous.
Thank you!
greetings from Virginia 👍