My First Visit to Maryland Sheep & Wool // Casual Friday S7E11

In this episode of Casual Friday, I share my first experience at Maryland Sheep & Wool, give an update on my handspun sweater project, and share my latest sewing projects.

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SHOW NOTES MARYLAND SHEEP & WOOL
MDSW Festival website: https://sheepandwool.org/

Shepherd's Harvest, May 11 & 12, 2024 at Washington County Fairgrounds, Lake Elmo, Minnesota: https://shepherdsharvestfestival.org/

The e-spinners I tried out
Hansen mini spinners: https://hansencrafts.com/

Nano e-spinners: https://www.dreamingrobots.com/

the one I haven't tried yet
Daedalus: https://www.daedalusspinningwheels.com/

WIP HANDSPUN SWEATER
Fiber is WAM roving (wool, alpaca, merino blend) from Get Bentz Farm: getbentzfarm.com

Dye is the Cyan color from Mother Mackenzie's Miracle Dye Kit. I got mine from Clemes & Clemes: clemes.com

Double Pickup technique is from Big Book of Knitting by Katharina Buss: https://amzn.to/3y80ttG

The sweater itself has topdown seamless simultaneous set-in sleeve construction, using the technique first described in Knitting From the Top, by Barbara G. Walker (I am using a modified version of her technique, based on my preferences)
https://amzn.to/44Ay8Iy

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SEWING
The patterns I used were all from Love Notions https://www.lovenotions.com/

Rhapsody Blouse with the flutter sleeves option, in a white-on-white embroidered cotton lawn

Compose Robe, using French terry knit fabric

Luna Loungewear, using cotton jersey for the blue and white print capris and cami and a woven quilting cotton for the red and black capris, with a red cotton jersey for the cami

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0:00 Introduction
0:23 Maryland Sheep & Wool
20:17 WIP: Handspun Sweater
27:12 Finished sewing projects