and in the realm of ‘real books’ – To Read Over Coffee #8
A collection of links from the past few weeks that I think are interesting/amusing/educational/insightful enough to read/watch/listen & think about over a cup of coffee.
“Making it work as a designer: Releasing Free Patterns”
The topic of free patterns & content is pretty damn divisive among knitwear designers (and “content creators” in general). Kat Goldin at Slugs on the Refrigerator (awesome blog name) wrote an excellent piece about how free content (when done well) can provide tremendous amounts of value to readers and (when used smartly) can in fact be beneficial for creators. Yay smart win-wins!!
“Reading for pleasure builds empathy and improves wellbeing, research from The Reading Agency finds”
More excuses to read? Yes please.
“Why the end of trends is great for ethical fashion and terrible for fast fashion”
Not the best written article, but yay for ethical fashion.
“‘The way you dress has never completely protected African Americans,’ echoes Warren. ‘But that doesn’t mean that black men still don’t effectively use fashion in a strategic manner. I personally have realized that your fashion could determine your life chances.'”
And in the realm of “real books”…
I listened to Tina Fey’s Bossypants, Felicia Day’s You’re Never Weird On The Internet (Almost), and got halfway through Amy Pohler’s Yes Please – all of which are wonderful. (I ran away to Maine for a couple days, which meant there was a lot of travel time, perfect for funny books by smart women).
I’m also partway through The Color of Nature by Pat Murphy and Paul Doherty, which is a beautiful book about the physics behind color in nature.
To Read Over Coffee #7 – all about the color
A collection of links from the past few weeks that I think are interesting/amusing/educational/insightful enough to read/watch/listen & think about over a cup of coffee.
I’ve been doing more book reading than online reading, but either way I have color on the brain.
Teeny tiny itty bitty knitting!!
A beautiful dark blue dress + green shoes on the Satorialist.
From Mental Floss
19 Colors You’ve Probably Never Heard Of and 11 Colors You’ve Probably Never Heard Of (fascinating titles, I know…)
But both have some great colors on them, and interestingly “Falu” (a deep red that was named for Falun, Sweden) is repeated on both lists, and the articles were published almost exactly a year apart.
And if you’re looking for something more thoughtful, both these articles from BrainPickings are simply excellent:
Goethe on the Psychology of Color and Emotion
plus The Magic and Logic of Color: How Josef Albers Revolutionized Visual Culture and the Art of Seeing
The End – 365 days of 100% handmade clothing – The Self-Made Wardrobe Week 52
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 358 – Friday, July 24th
2nd Archer button up // black tank top // black maxi skirt
robot clock necklace // bracelets // rings // flip flops
Day 359 – Saturday, July 25th
black tank top // grey maxi skirt
princess necklace // bracelets // rings // flip flops
Day 360 – Sunday, July 26th
black tank top // vine flowers skirt
princess necklace // rings // wedges
Day 361 – Monday, July 27th
black tank top // jeans
princess necklace // bracelets // rings // black flats
Day 362 – Tuesday, July 28th
black tank top // black maxi skirt
princess necklace // bracelets // rings // flip flops
Day 363 – Wednesday, July 29th
black tank top // grey maxi skirt
princess necklace // bracelets // rings // flip flops
Day 364 – Thursday, July 30th
black tank top // black maxi skirt
princess necklace // bracelets // rings // flip flops
Day 365 – Friday, July 31st
black tank top // pirate skirt
princess necklace // bracelets // rings // wedges
Holy shit! You guys!! It’s done!!!
365 days of handmade clothing is a lot of days…
But we made it, and there’s no way in hell I would have finished this project without you guys, so big huge THANK YOUs all around!
I have some wrap up type information that I think might be interesting – specifically how many times I wore each piece of clothing, & the cost to make divided by how often the piece got worn. I’ll blog about that stuffs next week.
If there’s any other information you’d like to see, or any questions you have about the project, just leave them in comments and I’ll try to answer as best as I can.
In the meantime, I’m going to have a super low key birthday celebration, and unpack the rest of my wardrobe.
Thanks again for all the support for this project!! Hugs all around.
