a·na·ïs
kristen f. of skein australia has a fearless approach to colour and her top draw socks yarns is dyed on a soft and drapey merino/nylon base (superwash to boot!)
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stinkin’ cute selvedge
did anyone notice the selvedge on Cotton + Steel’s Black and White collection? PANDAS . . . so stinkin’ cute!
happy earth day!
we got a little reminder in our inbox earlier this month from Carbonfund.org that it’s earth day! for the past 5 years, we’ve been partners with this wonderful organisation, and through them, we’ve been able to reduce our carbon dioxide emissions by 36 tons each year!
colour worth bloggin’ about
rhichard devrieze’s speckled colours on a superwash merino fingering/sock weight base — just in! a symphony of melodious colour. . . makes the operatic diva in us want to break out in an aria . . . find them here.
and a happy holiday to all!
DEC 22 (AFTER 2:30PM EST) – DEC 28, 2014: we’re off to celebrate the holidays from dec 23 – dec 28. any orders received after 2.30 pm EST on dec 22 will be shipped out upon our return on dec 29th. orders received before 2:30pm EST on dec 22 will ship by 5pm EST on dec 22nd. as a thank you for your patience, we are offering 10% off almost everything* thru dec 28. use code: WINTER2014 *Excludes Cotton + Steel, Robert Kaufman Pre-Sale and…
faux entrelac ?
it’s been a while since we added to the swatch library. since we’ve been hit with a flurry of ideas (and a serious case of starter-itis), now seems as good as a time as ever to resume entries in our little swatch collection. THE LO DOWN the stitch is called the “tilting block pattern” in the walker treasury. garter stitch blocks alternate with simple lace trellis blocks to create a checked pattern at an interested angle. the right and left slants produced by alternating between…
the best kind of surprise!
we picked up our mail this morning and out popped the best kind of surprise! meredith of olivia jane handcrafted sent us this STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL pouch in the mail. we’re in total awe of the worksmanship and level of detail! it features a liberty’s tiny poppytot print, a buttery soft leather bottom, a beautiful brass zipper, padded all over for a luxurious feel . . . . . . and what a touch those whimsical chambray dots and the interior pocket are! it seems so…
guest post: olivia jane handcrafted sews atelier brunette
we have a very special guest post today from meredith of Olivia Jane Handcrafted. we asked our very talented (and very liberty obsessed) friend to work her magic with atelier brunette fabric. we hope you enjoy it as much as we do! Hi there! I’m Meredith from Olivia Jane Handcrafted. J&V invited me to do a guest post here at the Cabinet for the Curious with some brand new Atelier Brunette fabric, and I wanted to tell you a bit about it. click to read…
undulate
sometime last year we took on a not so tiny home decor project for a friend. it started out being just one room and then it became the entire house! getting to the knitted object in the photo above, we wanted something that was neutral but with a lot of luxurious texture and heft. not being able to find such thing at the time, we commissioned ourselves to knit it!
introducing . . . atelier brunette
we like to think of ourselves as peripatetic crafters! sometime last year or was it the year before, we came across atelier brunette while wandering the streets of paris! a new and delightful fabric line started by annabelle k. that is both designed in-house and by the very talented fifi mandirac.