back to spindle spinning
Each Wednesday, I take stock of the projects I’m working on.
What I’m Working On…
: the only crafting project I really worked on this week was a little bit of spinning.
: Saturday I spend the afternoon spindle spinning a sample of alpaca/wool fiber, and as a little bit of an experiment I documented the progress through the afternoon over on Instagram – it was fun photographing the incremental progress, and was a good reminder to stop & take photos of what I’m making as it’s in the process of getting made, so I’m going to try doing more of that in the future – if you’re on Instagram, come say hi!
: then I spindle plied the sample last night, and now it’s resting until I get around to skeining the yarn.
packing & traveling with a handmade wardrobe – The Self-Made Wardrobe Week 44
The Self-Made Wardrobe is a project where I only wear garments I’ve made.
It’s a year long experiment in getting dressed without clothing labels –
it’s a year about noticing patterns, trying things, and observing what happens.
Day 302 – Friday, May 29th
archer button up shirt // black tank top // vine print skirt
bicycle necklace // bead crochet bracelets // rings // black flats
Day 303 – Saturday, May 30th
2nd archer button up shirt // black tank top // black maxi skirt
robot necklace // various rings // black flats // coffee
Day 304 – Sunday, May 31st
archer button up shirt // black tank top // jeans
robot necklace // bead crochet bracelets // rings // black heels
Day 305 – Monday, June 1st
blue kimono // black tank top // vine print skirt
khaki scarf // bead crochet bracelets // rings // black heels
Day 306 – Tuesday, June 2nd
blue kimono // black tank top // vine print skirt
robot necklace // bead crochet bracelets // rings // black flats
Day 307 – Wednesday, June 3rd
archer button up shirt // black tank top // jeans
black scarf // bead crochet bracelets // rings // black flats
Day 308 – Thursday, June 4th
blue kimono // black tank top // graphic silk circle skirt
pocket watch necklace // bead crochet bracelets // rings // sneakers
Lots of repeats this week – that’s because I spent the long weekend at TNNA + travel days. Like I do for every trip, I packed at the last minute and instead of planning outfits – I just threw my most comfortable pieces of clothing in a bag and walked out the door…
That included: both my archers, my blue kimono, all my black tank tops, my jeans, my vine print skirt, and my black maxi skirt.
The grab comfortable clothes & walk out the door has always been my packing strategy, which is a pretty laid back strategy, but I was amazed that packing for this trip (with a 100% handmade wardrobe) was even easier then packing for any previous trip (with a small but not handmade wardrobe).
Maybe it’s because I made all my clothes and therefore know everything about them, or maybe it’s because I’ve been wearing the same tiny wardrobe for 10 months now – but there was no question about what I was going to pack – which was pretty neat.
(I did at the last minute throw my graphic silk circle skirt & my cascading flowers skirt into the bag – “just in case” – but never pulled them out & didn’t need them.)
PS. if I ever thought finding photography angles in my NYC apartment was hard, it’s nothing compared to a hotel room.
Day 300! – The Self-Made Wardrobe Week 43
The Self-Made Wardrobe is a project where I only wear garments I’ve made.
It’s a year long experiment in getting dressed without clothing labels –
it’s a year about noticing patterns, trying things, and observing what happens.
Day 295 – Friday, May 22nd
Archer button up shirt // black tank top // jeans
princess necklace // bracelets // rings // black heels
Day 296 – Saturday, May 23rd
2nd Archer button up shirt // black tank // black maxi
bicycle necklace // various rings
Day 297 – Sunday, May 24th
Archer button up shirt // black tank top // black maxi
robot necklace // various rings // black flats
Day 298 – Monday, May 25th
black tank top // vine print skirt
robot clock necklace // various rings // bangles // wedge sandals
Day 299 – Tuesday, May 26th
blue kimono // black tank top // cascading flowers skirt
robot clock necklace // various rings // black flats
Day 300!! – Wednesday, May 27th
Archer button up shirt // black tank top // jeans
pocket watch necklace // bracelets // rings // black flats
Day 301 – Thursday, May 28th
black tank top // vine print skirt
bicycle necklace // various rings // bead crochet bracelets // black flats
I was going through photos yesterday and was like, “I guess it’s the week of funny faces and side eye looks…” 😐
Anyway!
It’s past day 300, and with less than 10 to go, I guess it’s kind of all down here from here!
