We Are Knitters – Everyone is Included

We are Knitters. All the happiness in a knit. Mmm.. words to live by, if you are a serious or a hobby knitter. We found them by accident. And yes, the accident turned into happiness. And happiness turned into several new knits.

We Are Knitters was founded in 2011 by Pepita Marin and Alberto Bravo to start a “knitting renaissance”, in their hometown of Madrid. How do you get young people to give up their smartphones and take up an activity like knitting, long considered a thing done by grandmas and the like? You reach to them where they are. Using social media, technology and digitizing their interests through the medium of knitting. Cue, a young, modern and very involved knitting community.

So what do they have that other knitting sites don’t? Experience and interaction. Everyone is included, including people who are just thinking of starting out, and those who have knitting as a family tradition. It is not an easy job trying to appeal to both these sets in one website, but somehow, you feel, We are Knitters, is achieving that.

Start with their tutorials section. Do you know how to do a Blackberry stitch? Do you even know what a BlackBerry stitch is? Worry not, they have both those questions covered in their smart videos. You really have to check that section out.

So not just tutorials, and not just interactivity (through their massively popular Instagram account), they also offer you the kits and all the supplies to get your inner knitting or crochet diva out! A one stop place to gather your pattern, the yarn, the needles. Don’t want to buy these things individually? You can buy them in a kit (blankets, tea cosies, cardigans and sweaters)!

So go ahead. Get your inspiration on with something new. Today, we are all knitters.

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I’m always tempted by the pretty velvets at the fabric store. So much texture! And the way the fibers catch the light! But sewing on velvet is trickier than you’d think. That nap that lends beautiful texture also likes to slip and crawl. That nap can also spell disaster if you cut a piece the wrong direction. That isn’t to say you shouldn’t use buy that velvet and sew it into something gorgeous, you just need to go into your velvet sewing project prepared. And Melissa at Melly Sews has a post that takes you step by step through sewing on velvet.

Velvet is such a luscious fabric, especially for winter sewing projects. Of course there are velvet Christmas sewing projects – stockings, tree skirts, santa hats – but velvet is beautiful for all winter. Think of all the gorgeous velvet dresses, evening bags, hair accessories, even pillows and other home décor that you see all winter long.

Melly Sews’ post gives you the tips and tricks you need to know in order for your velvet sewing project to end up a success. There are types of projects better suited for velvets, and kinds of projects to avoid. She describes the different types of velvet available. And she also tells the best way to lay out and cut your pattern pieces from velvet fabric. Her tutorial also covers marking, pressing, and of course sewing that beautiful fabric. There’s also a video included in case that’s your preferred method for learning.

Head over to Melly Sews to learn how to sew on velvet fabric.

And if you want to learn more about that lovely blue velvet dress shown, she has a post that tells more about it including 2 ways to style it depending on if you want to be more dressy or more casual.

[photo credit: Melly Sews]

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