Thank you so much for announcing the colloquium. I attended on Friday and so, so enjoyed it. I learned a lot about a lot of different topics, and it sparked a flame to go and learn more about Bernat Klein. When the presenter showed an image of various pieces of his, I realised that I have one of those very pieces shown, a wonderful photographic print caftan! I love the way you think about knitting - you are thoughtful and curious, and I always learn so much from you - whether it's a technique or the history of knitting. Thank you for doing these podcasts.
I forgot to add- see what she's done with the hundreds (thousands?) of mittens she's made 💜 I love felted wool, & have a random sweater back that I use on my lawn chairs to keep part of me warm
When I was in girl scouts we made our 'sit upons' with fake leather (pleather), gimp lacing, and newspapers. I used mine for years until it fell apart and I've just never recreated it. It kept your bum off the ground to keep your clothe dry and also kept you a little warmer because it gave an isolation between you & the ground. Mine fell apart because I always took it to the school football games. We had metal bleacher seats and I froze faster if I forgot it.
I was coming here to say that I appreciated the memory of the sit-upon. I hadn’t thought about it in skaty-eight years, to use an old timely expression my dad (born 1905) used to use.
Have you ever knit with angora rabbit yarn? When I was a kid my best friend's mom raised angora rabbits. She groomed them weekly and spun their fur into yarn which she then knit into the softest mittens and earmuffs for her family. Would you talk about unusual yarns that you've used and unusual yarn choices for projects?
I remember reading an article about women wearing gernseys at work somewhere in the UK. It was in a McAll’s Needlework and Crafts, probably in the early 2000’s. I remember how surprisingly modern they looked in their sweaters and trousers. I believe they were processing the catch that the men brought in. The article included a pattern for an updated gernsey, I believe.
I have a needle threader just like Ms. Yarn's grandma. However, mine was purchased this century at the Creative Festival in Toronto. I have it in its original little box and -- yes! -- the instructions are folded up in there. The gizmo is called "Witch, the Automatic Needle Threader." It's red on a white base. Weird thing is, the box says, "Made in western Germany. German and foreign patents." Wow, it must have been sitting in the vendor's stockroom for at least a decade, as W and E Germany ceased to be separate countries around 1989 or so. No address or name of the manufacturer, just a bunch of patent numbers. It's a cool thing and really does work!
Oh my goodness! I have my grandmother's things - including her sewing machine. She also died about 30 years ago. But I also have a needle threader. How fun.
I have my grandmother's old Singer machine...hasn't been oiled in a decade, but the old work horse will probably still work. Granny also had one of those blue and white gizmos for threading a needle with the instructions, or was it a manual sewing machine that fit in your palm. I'd have to go and find it to check. I think it was made in Italy.
People always feel compelled to give their opinion about other peoples' stuff, whether they are asked for their opinion or not. I should know. I do it to people all the time. lol. I love the boysenberry yarn you used. That sweater looks great on you too!!!
Great podcast. I have just come across a channel European Association of Archeologists that have just put up a series of lectures on Viking and Scandinavian textiles in particular the use of yarn. Looked interesting .
I don't know if you are aware but from the 19th century women from Shetland would follow the herring shoals, to process the fish, gutting and scaling them . To do this they travelled to the ports of Peterhead Hull and Great Yarmouth which had big fishing fleets. I have just seen an archive piece from the Daily Mail on line showing photographs of them in the 1920's working and wearing fishermens jerseys. You might wish to look .( dailymail .co.uk) I know that at some time I read an academic theory that the design of the basic jersey is seen in the local knitting round the whole of the UK mainland . Examples are seen all the way from the Faroes down the Shetland over to the East Coast of Scotland through Peterhead, down to Hull and Great Yarmouth, down as far as the Channel island and across to Cornwall. Each place followed the basic design but with their one adaptions.
I met you years ago at a Strung Along retreat, and even then attendees were asking you if you made your sweater! In their defense, the red one I am thinking of was so beautifully made and intricate that it looked store-bought. Great idea to leave a link to your project page - hopefully that will help!
I'm knitting a hat that requires Judy's magic cast on, which I used your tutorial to learn. It's an open CO where the brim is folded up and the stitches are joined. I had a hard time. I finally figured out that my 16" circular needed to be the bottom ndl so when I turned my work it was on top. I knit my first round and 1. My knitting didn't join and 2. Should I have started my ribbing that first round vs knitting all of the stitches. Since this technique can be used on a folded hem of a sweater or a folded cuff of a sock, I wondered if you might one day expand your tutorials on JMCO. Thanks for all that you do! Sincerely, Jennifer
How cool. I was the first person to view this! (Number of views was 0.) You did a great job of recapping the colloquium, Rox. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. One speaker was more interesting than the next. I especially liked the Bernat Klein segment because his personal history of his early years was so fascinating. I had visited the Bezalel art school in Jerusalem, which he attended, a few years ago when I was on a tour with the Art Deco Society of New York. I had never heard of it before but now the name crops up from time to time. Its graduates are very talented. This link has an example of what Rox mentioned: the 3D imaging of a gansey. scottishgansey.org.uk/shoal-2/
Red Heart yarn makes a UV heating yarn called Red Heart Heat Wave yarn. Its 100 percent acrylic yarn. That might help with keeping your hands warm. My trick for making warmer items is to knit the project 1 to 2 needle sizes smaller as that kind of bunches the stitches together and doesn't leave as many gaps for the cold or wind to seep into your hands (or in my case - head & ears as I knit my hats this way. Its an old trick my great aunt taught me with crochet and I use it when I knit my winter hats, mittens,, and gloves.)
@@jeant763 Its how crocheting gets tight enough to do Amiguri. I just apply the same thing to my knitting. You'll most likely have to add stitches because the stitches won't be enough for your head or hand. I add stitches to my cast and do the first row of ribbing. I use a very long cable from my interchangeable set and then try it on. I either tink back to add a few more to the cast on or I tink back to do some decreases before I keep going.
Rox, I've never used Zoom before but got it set up specifically to watch this after hearing about it from you. I saw you on there but didn’t realise it was possible to send personal messages through Zoom or I would have said hello. Anyway, I wanted to thank you, both for getting me on to Zoom and for mentioning the event itself, which was absolutely fascinating.
The chat function allows you to send a message to Everyone (default), or you can select someone from the list of participants and send a message to just them. The trick is realizing someone sent you a PM when the chat is so active! the only reason I knew those PMs were there is because I was scrolling through the chat looking at where people were from, and reading their questions. It's a lot to juggle while also paying attention to the presentation! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I thought it was fantastic, too. :-)
Thank you so much for announcing the colloquium. I attended on Friday and so, so enjoyed it. I learned a lot about a lot of different topics, and it sparked a flame to go and learn more about Bernat Klein. When the presenter showed an image of various pieces of his, I realised that I have one of those very pieces shown, a wonderful photographic print caftan!
I love the way you think about knitting - you are thoughtful and curious, and I always learn so much from you - whether it's a technique or the history of knitting. Thank you for doing these podcasts.
Your videos are so educational and interesting. Thank you so much for sharing.
Looking gorgeous in your purple sweater. Love to you 😇😋
Our GS sit-upons were made from oil cloth tablecloth stuffed with newspapers. 😉
I forgot to add- see what she's done with the hundreds (thousands?) of mittens she's made 💜 I love felted wool, & have a random sweater back that I use on my lawn chairs to keep part of me warm
I love going thru vintage sewing boxes...So personal..
Thanks, Roxanne
When I was in girl scouts we made our 'sit upons' with fake leather (pleather), gimp lacing, and newspapers. I used mine for years until it fell apart and I've just never recreated it. It kept your bum off the ground to keep your clothe dry and also kept you a little warmer because it gave an isolation between you & the ground. Mine fell apart because I always took it to the school football games. We had metal bleacher seats and I froze faster if I forgot it.
I remember sit-upons too but did not keep mine. I should have!
I was coming here to say that I appreciated the memory of the sit-upon. I hadn’t thought about it in skaty-eight years, to use an old timely expression my dad (born 1905) used to use.
Have you ever knit with angora rabbit yarn? When I was a kid my best friend's mom raised angora rabbits. She groomed them weekly and spun their fur into yarn which she then knit into the softest mittens and earmuffs for her family. Would you talk about unusual yarns that you've used and unusual yarn choices for projects?
I remember reading an article about women wearing gernseys at work somewhere in the UK. It was in a McAll’s Needlework and Crafts, probably in the early 2000’s. I remember how surprisingly modern they looked in their sweaters and trousers. I believe they were processing the catch that the men brought in. The article included a pattern for an updated gernsey, I believe.
Jennifer Rich that sounds interesting. Sure would like to see that.
I have a needle threader just like Ms. Yarn's grandma. However, mine was purchased this century at the Creative Festival in Toronto. I have it in its original little box and -- yes! -- the instructions are folded up in there. The gizmo is called "Witch, the Automatic Needle Threader." It's red on a white base. Weird thing is, the box says, "Made in western Germany. German and foreign patents." Wow, it must have been sitting in the vendor's stockroom for at least a decade, as W and E Germany ceased to be separate countries around 1989 or so. No address or name of the manufacturer, just a bunch of patent numbers. It's a cool thing and really does work!
Thank you for another great podcast.
Oh my goodness! I have my grandmother's things - including her sewing machine. She also died about 30 years ago. But I also have a needle threader. How fun.
I have my grandmother's old Singer machine...hasn't been oiled in a decade, but the old work horse will probably still work. Granny also had one of those blue and white gizmos for threading a needle with the instructions, or was it a manual sewing machine that fit in your palm. I'd have to go and find it to check. I think it was made in Italy.
People always feel compelled to give their opinion about other peoples' stuff, whether they are asked for their opinion or not. I should know. I do it to people all the time. lol. I love the boysenberry yarn you used. That sweater looks great on you too!!!
Great podcast. I have just come across a channel European Association of Archeologists that have just put up a series of lectures on Viking and Scandinavian textiles in particular the use of yarn. Looked interesting .
I don't know if you are aware but from the 19th century women from Shetland would follow the herring shoals, to process the fish, gutting and scaling them . To do this they travelled to the ports of Peterhead Hull and Great Yarmouth which had big fishing fleets. I have just seen an archive piece from the Daily Mail on line showing photographs of them in the 1920's working and wearing fishermens jerseys. You might wish to look .( dailymail .co.uk) I know that at some time I read an academic theory that the design of the basic jersey is seen in the local knitting round the whole of the UK mainland . Examples are seen all the way from the Faroes down the Shetland over to the East Coast of Scotland through Peterhead, down to Hull and Great Yarmouth, down as far as the Channel island and across to Cornwall. Each place followed the basic design but with their one adaptions.
My grandmother had sit upons on the kitchen chairs that were braided like rugs
I met you years ago at a Strung Along retreat, and even then attendees were asking you if you made your sweater! In their defense, the red one I am thinking of was so beautifully made and intricate that it looked store-bought. Great idea to leave a link to your project page - hopefully that will help!
lol -- I wore that sweater to my LYS years ago, and one of the staff asked me if I had made it, because it looked "so professional."
You’ve helped me so much thank you 🙏🏽
You’re welcome 😊
Girl Guides (🇨🇦) made sit upons too, a billion years ago...
I'm knitting a hat that requires Judy's magic cast on, which I used your tutorial to learn. It's an open CO where the brim is folded up and the stitches are joined. I had a hard time. I finally figured out that my 16" circular needed to be the bottom ndl so when I turned my work it was on top. I knit my first round and 1. My knitting didn't join and 2. Should I have started my ribbing that first round vs knitting all of the stitches. Since this technique can be used on a folded hem of a sweater or a folded cuff of a sock, I wondered if you might one day expand your tutorials on JMCO. Thanks for all that you do! Sincerely, Jennifer
For a brief moment, the thin red border of the thumbnail, tricked me into thinking I had already watched this episode.
How cool. I was the first person to view this! (Number of views was 0.) You did a great job of recapping the colloquium, Rox. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. One speaker was more interesting than the next. I especially liked the Bernat Klein segment because his personal history of his early years was so fascinating. I had visited the Bezalel art school in Jerusalem, which he attended, a few years ago when I was on a tour with the Art Deco Society of New York. I had never heard of it before but now the name crops up from time to time. Its graduates are very talented.
This link has an example of what Rox mentioned: the 3D imaging of a gansey. scottishgansey.org.uk/shoal-2/
Show and Tell knitting thanks for the link
Red Heart yarn makes a UV heating yarn called Red Heart Heat Wave yarn. Its 100 percent acrylic yarn. That might help with keeping your hands warm. My trick for making warmer items is to knit the project 1 to 2 needle sizes smaller as that kind of bunches the stitches together and doesn't leave as many gaps for the cold or wind to seep into your hands (or in my case - head & ears as I knit my hats this way. Its an old trick my great aunt taught me with crochet and I use it when I knit my winter hats, mittens,, and gloves.)
Must try that on my next gloves I knit.
@@jeant763 Its how crocheting gets tight enough to do Amiguri. I just apply the same thing to my knitting. You'll most likely have to add stitches because the stitches won't be enough for your head or hand. I add stitches to my cast and do the first row of ribbing. I use a very long cable from my interchangeable set and then try it on. I either tink back to add a few more to the cast on or I tink back to do some decreases before I keep going.
Rox, I've never used Zoom before but got it set up specifically to watch this after hearing about it from you. I saw you on there but didn’t realise it was possible to send personal messages through Zoom or I would have said hello. Anyway, I wanted to thank you, both for getting me on to Zoom and for mentioning the event itself, which was absolutely fascinating.
The chat function allows you to send a message to Everyone (default), or you can select someone from the list of participants and send a message to just them. The trick is realizing someone sent you a PM when the chat is so active! the only reason I knew those PMs were there is because I was scrolling through the chat looking at where people were from, and reading their questions. It's a lot to juggle while also paying attention to the presentation! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I thought it was fantastic, too. :-)
Yes, for me the zoom technique , attending the speakers and there interesting pictures and pm were a lot of joggling to. Thanks again.
Do you have a pattern for the sweater you have on? Where can I get it?
Har har! :-)