Swatches and a Muslin Mock Up for Testing Ideas // Casual Friday 4-18

In this week's podcast, I have Tidbits; swatch experiments for my '60s vintage sweater; and a skirt mock up in preparation fo the coordinating skirt. Support me by buying me a coffee on Ko-fi! https://www.ko-fi.com/roxannerichardson My knitting designs: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/roxanne-richardson SHOW NOTES Tidbit #1 IG canyousewthisforme https://www.instagram.com/canyousewthisforme Lots of examples of unreasonable demands, but also great ways of learning to say no. Tidbit #2 Link to article about Cowichan sweaters https://www.yammagazine.com/the-story-of-the-cowichan-sweaters photo credit ExTrance, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Tidbit #3 Article on the knitting manual collections at the University of Southampton, which were bequeathed by Montse Stanley and Richard Rutt https://daily.jstor.org/knitting-manuals-collection To see the digitized books, on archive.org, search on Knitting Reference Library or Victorian Knitting Manuals The Knitter's Handbook by Montse Stanley https://amzn.to/3ertHYk This is out of print, and is quite pricey on Amazon. Maybe check other sellers A History of Hand Knitting by Richard Rutt https://amzn.to/2PYuWVl As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualified purchases Tidbit #4 Movie on the Scottish borders. https://movingimage.nls.uk/film/2223?search_term=Scotland%20Borders&search_join_type=AND&search_fuzzy=yes Mentions textiles at 6:03; Bernat Klein at 15:00 Vintage sweater WI