Episode 66: Birthday Fallacy

Join me for this episode of the Shorty's Sutures Podcast for a chat about crochet, knitting, sewing and all kinds of other goodness. (Pictures will be added shortly... please stay tuned!)

Out 'o the Bag

• Update on the Heartfelt Cardigan

In the Bag

• Rosemont Cardigan #2
• Speckled Shrug (a new version of Kelly's Dewy Shrug)
• Bath Mit by Elizabeth Doherty from NoCKRS retreat (similar to this)

The Threaded Needle

• Ogden Cami by TrueBias Patterns used Rayon Challis
• Skirt Skills with Brooks Ann Camper

In the Loop

• Thank you, thank you, thank you
• Stitches Texas - September 14-17, 2017
• NoCKRS retreat

Finding Harmony

• The Warmth of Other Sons by Isabel Wilkerson
• Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance

Prattle

• Banjo Lessons
• Fly Fishing
• Sewing Room Makeover 

Thanks so much for joining me today. You can reach me at shortyssutures@gmail.com, at Ravelry in the ShortysSutures Group, on Facebook, Instagram,  Pinterest and Stitcher all under the name ShortysSutures. And please consider leaving a review on iTunes to help other podcast listeners find the show.

Until next time, keep those hands stitchin' and find harmony wherever you can.  

Episode 65: In With the Old

Thanks for joining me for this episode of the Shorty's Sutures Podcast for a chat about crochet, knitting, sewing and who knows what other goodness might pop up. Moving forward with staying focused this year,  I've been working to find things in my stash to work on and finish up.

Out 'o the Bag

• Bright Triangle Scarf

In My Bag

• Rosemont Cardigan (2)

Stagnating Stitches

• Glittery Shrug (2012)
• Gifted Garter Stitch Afghan
• Sock Blank Project

 The Threaded Needle

• Stash Quilt Top Complete
• LoveAllAround Blocks Bloc Loc Rulers

Stash Quilt ready for quilting and binding

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#LoveAllAroundBlock

#LoveAllAroundBlock

Finding Harmony

• "Harmony is created where harmony is sought." Ivan Misner
• How Reading Makes Us More Human by Karon Swallow Prior
• My President Was Black by Ta-Nehisi Coates (audio version of the article)
• Face the Nation with John Dickerson - January 1, 2017 
• The Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson
• In the Country We Love, Diane Guerrero
• Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance
• Muslim Girl - A Coming of Age Story, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh
• Taraji Henson, Hidden Figures - Best Cast in a Motion Picgture, SAG Awards 2017
• Episode 60 The Power of Clicking Needles from The Two Ewes Fiber Adventures Podcast
• Lady Gaga on Kindness (with the Dalai Lama)
• It Seems to Me: What Young Women May Not Know by Sharon Weeks

Fit 'n Stitchy

• Yoga
• Headspace Guided Meditation
• Gundry MD Vital Reds Supplement

Prattle

• Boro and Sashiko Japanese mending  (Boro is the Japanese art of mending, “literally translated as rags or scraps of cloth, the term boro is also used to describe clothes and household items which have been patched-up and repaired many times.” Sashiko,  literally translated to “little stabs”, is a form of decorative reinforcement stitching, usually running stitch, for areas on clothing that get a lot of wear.)
• Getting to know my Janome 8002D Serger Class
• Northern California Knitting Retreat - April

Thanks so much for joining me today. You can reach me at shortyssutures@gmail.com, at Ravelry in the ShortysSutures Group, on Facebook, Instagram,  Pinterest and Stitcher all under the name ShortysSutures. And please consider leaving a review on iTunes to help other podcast listeners find the show.

Until next time, keep those hands stitchin' and find harmony wherever you can.