Who’s Watching? Happy Wednesday, all! Today marks the very first episode of Stitchwell LIVE, the new iteration of my long-running Facebook Live series, Ask Me Monday. This series has all of the “live” with none of the Facebook. Interested? Click the image…
Cold Snap Cowl: A Cozy Crochet Adventure in No Time! As the temperature continues to be a brrrr-level, there’s nothing quite like wrapping yourself in a warm, stylish cowl. Introducing the Cold Snap Cowl, a super chunky crochet project thatโs…
Year of the Snake Finger Knitting Project for Kids For the first time since 2013, with the Lunar New Year, it’s time to welcome the Year of the Snake. It also happens to be the first year that kids in…
Knitter’s T-Shirt Hack We all have them โ shapeless t-shirts supporting a company event or kid’s activity. Welp, how about we turn that plain-shirt-frown upside down? Hereโs a knitterโs hack, turning that baggy tee into a cute, cropped vest! MATERIALS…
This is a re-run post from the archives. Enjoy! xx, VH Under 2-Hour Cowls This week on Ask Me Monday we talk quick gifts to knit and crochet. Like, really quick. I show how to make both knit and crochet…
One of my favorite memories from promoting The Knit Show was when I got to bring my friend Lisa Loeb onto an episode of Hallmark Home & Family to show how to knit chunky, knit wine sleeves for the holidays….
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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