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Art & Needlework

I Knit This Sweater…from leftover VBS yarn

December 11, 2025December 11, 2025by harpandsong21 Comment on I Knit This Sweater…from leftover VBS yarn
I Knit This Sweater…from leftover VBS yarn

True sweater weather has come early this year! Where I live in Virginia, it is rare for us to get snow before Christmas. So far, we've had two good snow days and another is forecasted tomorrow. We're not even 12 days into December yet! I tend to get cold easily, but sweaters layered over a [...]

Art & Needlework

1940s Colorblock: The Strawberry Blouse

June 7, 2024June 7, 2024by harpandsong22 Comments on 1940s Colorblock: The Strawberry Blouse

Welcome to today's edition of "How much can I eke out of this scrap of fabric?" In my stash, I had this super cute strawberry print. I believe it is vintage because of the quality of the material, the style of the print, and the natural fibers. The drawback, it's less than a yard of [...]

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