Knitting Trends Free Session Knitting Trends 2025 mini-session. Recently, I was asked to put together a report for an industry organization and thought it would be fun to now share a version of it with my yarn-craft community….
Crochet Yo-Yo Coasters This month on Stitchwell Social Club we’ve been playing with knitting and crocheting lines and circles, using interesting and less-common techniques. I’ve had the most fun with the latest Stitchwell LIVE episode (livestreamed within the club) during…
This project was originally posted in 2010 in partnership with I Love to Create. BUNNY BOTS Rabbits are nice but robots are (dare I say) cooler–this year add a little techie love to a traditional bunny to make the kids…
Stitchwell Social Club March Round-Up If my latest venture isn’t yet on your radar, you’re in for a treat! There’s an epic new hangout for my communityโloaded with tutorials, patterns, workshops, and more. Welcome to the Stitchwell Social Club! Here,…
NEW Pattern Release: Rococo Bandit Inspired by the Pinterest-forecasted trend, Rococo Revival, this triangle scarf puts a modern twist on the late Baroque-era style. Rococo fashion is known for its ultra-feminine opulence, often featuring ruffles and pearls. Rococo Bandit…
Hello, stitchers! It’s Wednesday, which means I went live with the latest of my thrice-monthly (that’s right, I said thrice) live tutorials with corresponding “practice projects,” included in a Stitchwell Social Club membership. โ For the month of March, we’re using the Rococo-style…
Vickie Howell is an on-air host, designer, author, entrepreneur & community builder in the D.I.Y. genre. Read more here.
#tbt 2015 Photoshoot for the @yarnspirations sponsored column I wrote for years for Knit Simple Magazine. This one was extra-special, though, because I got to bring my son, Tristan with me to NYC to model plaid scarves I designed for an issue.
My latest sewing make: the Gypsum Skirt by @sewliberated
I finished it a few weeks ago at @agatheringofstitches where:
๐ช@madebyrae reminded me that instead of focusing on whether or not the pocket placement would make my hips look bigger, I should revel in taking up more space, and
๐ชก @miniaturerhino gave me a wash-away sashiko pattern to deflect from the accidental seam cutting I did where felled seams were intended.
Hereโs to handmade clothing that encourages living in oneโs fullness, and made unique by its imperfections.
#memade #gypsumskirt #sewing #slowfashion
This just in! ๐๏ธ
Stitchwell Minizine: Snail Mail Club for Knitters, Crocheters, and Fiber Crafters
Ready to go back to the tactile basics of feeling paper in-hand? Looking for a little creative spark that doesnโt disappear into the digital ether, only to be forgotten with one swipe of the screen?
Meet the Stitchwell Minizine, the snail-mail component of Stitchwell Social Club, and chronicles of the fiber crafts, culture, and care that keep us connected. Stitchwell is this Gen-Xerโs nostalgic take on the zines of our Riot Grrrl foresistersโmine, though, is less โriotโ and more โrooting-forโ โ using stitching as the unifying connector. After all, the pin is mightier than the sword! ๐ชก
Learn more, through the link in my @vickiehowell bio, or go directly to www.vickiehowell.com/stitchwellsocialclub
#snailmailclub #knittingzine #crochetzine #stitchingzine #stitchwellsocialclub #stitchwellminizine
#tbt An Austin American Statesman article I was included in from 2003, the year before I got the job as host of ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐, the DIY Network/HGTV show that changed the trajectory of my life. After moving from L.A. โ where, inspired by Debbie Stollerโs books, Iโd started the first SoCal ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ปโ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต group of this generation โ I started one in Austin that met at BookPeople. โฃ
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Almost 23 years later, Iโm still using the power of handcrafts to build and nurture community, through my platform, ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐น๐๐ฏ โ a mental health and confidence building place for fibercrafters. ๐ก๐ข๐ช ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ๐ปโ๐ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ต๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐.
Link in @vickiehowell bio, or go to www.vickiehowell.com/stitchwellsocialclub
#mentalhealth #knittingcommunity #crochetcommunity #selfcare
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