Wool
My Name is Wardeh and I’m a Fabric Snob
I’m also a yarn snob. And a food snob.
With regard to fabric and yarn, here’s my thinking: if I’m going to make something, why not make it well, with the best materials, that perform best?
For fabric and yarn, that means, most of the time, I use wool.
Do you know the benefits and properties of wool? [...]
Me, Lately
Photo Credit: Mikah Harmon, age 8.
Yesterday, I watched Persuasion while finishing up Jeff’s back up wool earflap/neckflap hat. Then I started a forest green hat for my friend. She is going to give me a Thai massage in exchange. After that I’d like to make a hat for myself. I think its more than past [...]
Crocheted Ear Flap Hat
Update: I am now following my own pattern, a variation of the pattern linked here. View my pattern here: Wardeh’s Crochet Earflap-Neckflap Hat.
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As it turned out, I didn’t have to wing the crocheted ear flap hat after all. I found a pattern! Here it is. (You may have to have a free registration at LionBrand.com [...]
My Very Own Merino Wool Baselayer Shirts
These are the 100% merino wool interlock shirts I just finished for myself. They all started out in the natural color and then I dyed them. Two blue, one brown and one black. The pic of me in blue is not very flattering, is it? Well, what can I say. I slept in that shirt [...]
Thrift Store Report
Let’s see… This week, I went to thrift stores on three days! That’s because my parents have been in town. Thrifting is one of our favorite activities and we were more active this week, out and about, because of their visit. I’ll try to remember everything I’ve found.
*2 of these pyrex rectangular refrigerator storage dishes, [...]
My New Drying Rack from Joyful Spin Cycle
So far I am very pleased with my new butterfly drying rack from Joyful Spin Cycle. It is a little more lightweight than I expected, but other reviewers mentioned that, so I was somewhat prepared.
It comes fully assembled and very easy to figure out.
I am surprised that I’m happy hanging the wool over the bars, [...]
100% Merino Wool Headbands/Ear Warmers
Would make a great Christmas gift, or who needs an occasion? A good headband/ear warmer is a very useful garment for anyone. My homemade 100% merino wool headbands/ear warmers cover the back of the neck and the ears fully. They are about the thickness of a thinner sweater, doubled. They are not bulky or itchy. [...]
Headed for the Train Station…
My parents are coming to see us, all the way from Whitefish, Montana (my hometown). They were supposed to be here more than a month ago, but had trouble with their motor home. The motor home now has a new engine and is stored for the winter, so they were finally able to get on [...]
Nine Wool Shirts and Eight Wool Headbands/Ear Warmers
At this point, in my efforts to get my family ready for winter, I have finished nine merino wool shirts, including dyeing them. Three for each of the kids, and three more for Jeff. One of the shirts for Jeff I made looser, like a sweater fit, to wear over top of his base-layer fitted [...]
Teal, Periwinkle, and Black Merino Wool Interlock T-Shirts for the Kids
Naomi and I dyed a bunch of the kids’ wool shirts today. (The dyes I ordered arrived yesterday.) We were eager to see the colors in real life, not just powder or on the screen! I planned on each child having three wool long-sleeve t-shirts for the winter.
First up: periwinkle. Next: teal. Third: stand-by black. [...]
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