THREADSTACK: Monthly Links and Conversation from the Craft Community

Links roundup, a question for the yarn/thread/fiber/fabric lovers, and a new monthly schedule for THREADSTACK community

That’s me, many moons ago, with some spiderweb crochet wall art I’d created that was modified from a pattern for a circle vest

I really love when people on Substack who write about knitting, crochet, embroidery, weaving, quilting, sewing, etc. etc. share their links with me so that I can round them up and share them with everyone. I think it has the potential to build community.

Like in this example:

Fibers of Inspiration: This Week's Links from the THREADSTACK Community

And I really love launching THREADS of conversation where we can talk about the things in craft that interest us.

Like in this example:

Come Connect Around This THREADSTACK Question: What are the benefits you experience from yarn/thread/fiber/fabric crafts?

I was trying to do these weekly. However, people aren’t really participating weekly. And weekly is kind of a lot. Bi-weekly isn’t even really working. So, what I am thinking is that I’ll combine the two posts into one single monthly post that happens on the first Friday of the month.

You have all month to submit a link to a piece of yours using this form. They’re due by the last day of the month for inclusion in the next month’s roundup.

And then I’ll ask a question and the whole community can use the space in the comments to discuss things related to that question. And we’ll see how that goes.

REMINDERS:

The Threadstack directory of awesome people writing about yarn/thread/fiber/fabric is right here:

THREADSTACK DIRECTORY

And more about what THREADSTACK is here:

Announcing Threadstack! A Creative Community.

OCTOBER LINKS ROUNDUP

Thank you to

Pattie Klimek

from

The Joy of Handwork

for sharing My New Schedule:

Pattie says:

“This is a plan for a chronic procrastinator.

It works for me and I hope it works for you.”

My New Schedule

And also sharing What Brings Out The Creativity in Class?

image belongs to Pattie Klimek

Pattie says:

“This is how a teacher forges ahead and brings out the creativity of her students.”

What Brings Out the Creativity in a Class?

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And gratitude to

Claudia Wool

of

Knitting Club

for sharing

“a Spanish beret knitting pattern. You start knitting from the edge. Includes (Spanish language) instructions and 4 video tutorials.”

Knitting pattern 09: Boina coqueta

image belongs to Claudia Wool

Claudia says:

“If you are an anxious knitter, this project is for you. It is knitted with bulky yarn and is very quick.”

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And big thanks to

Kali Nelson

of

Lightly Knitted

for sharing:

“A link to a free shawl pattern I designed for the grooms women at my wedding. It is made with bamboo pop and is an asymmetrical triangle.”

FREE PATTERN: On the Fly Groom's Edition

And we can wrap up the roundup with Kali’s wonderful words:

“I hope everyone has been able to get in time for themselves this week and even more time next week!”

OCTOBER THREADSTACK QUESTION

What is the most frustrating thing that you experience about your favorite craft and why doesn’t it stop you from loving the craft anyway?

Share your answer here in the comments. Here are some tips (none required, you be you):

• Introduce yourself briefly.

• Share something about the yarn/thread art/craft you love.

• Answer the question about how it connects you to others.

• Ask a related question for others to answer.

• To the best of your energy capacity, respond to others in the thread so that we can get a real connected conversation going here.

• Share so other yarnies find us too!

You are also welcome to share in the comments any news you have that is related to the yarn/thread/fiber/fabric world.

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