Vicuna

The warmest, finest, most expensive and luxurious of all fibres. These little chaps can only be shorn every three years as they dont produce much hair, but what they have got is amazing stuff. They are an endangered species that have to be captured from the wilds of Peru, shorn alive and set free again.
They cannot be legally farmed. The fibre is warmer and finer than cashmere and prices are pretty steep at £1500 for a scarf or £20,000 for a coat.

Truly Ultra-Luxe

Back and blogging

Hello to all I have been having a blog break over Christmas and that but am back and ready to rock (in Textilesey way of course) for 2011.

Where to start? well I have been doing a lot of knitting over the holidays, does anyone have any thoughts about knitting in lessons/clubs/etc? I have tried so many ways to teach twenty people how to knit simultaneously and each one has failed except for sitting in small groups (2-3 max) and showing them. Then watching them have a go and correcting them. I usually have one or two who can do it already and have a go at showing the others. Could webcam attached to my IWB help?

Has anyone ever got further than plain knit? or even the dreaded casting on?

I know this isnt new but blimey its good.

This book is nothing short of brilliant, I have been busy photofraphing most of the contents of it today for my picture archive. I am averse to all kind of participation in sport but this books makes me think I might actually do some, its that good!

Hello blog fans, please speak to me!

PLEASE leave comments on the posts if you like them! I would love for this to be a bit more interactive.

Thanks to everyone who is following me and if you are using the blogthen please email me to say hello, especialy if you are not in the UK I seem to get a lot of hits from the US, how did you find me?

I love seeing that the blog is being viewed but I'd love to know more about who is using it.

Thanks

And equally who doesnt love a good physical finishes diagram?

Dont you just love a decent fibre diagram?

Wear without waste - the future of 3d knitting

http://antenna.sciencemuseum.org.uk/trashfashion/home/wearwithoutwaste/cut-it-out/sandy-black/

At last!! an excellent video of 3d knitting AND it is put into the sustainable design sphere by kniting garments to exact body measurements (3d scanner thingy) then making a high quality garment that will last forever and has no waste fabric.

JUST BRILLIANT!

I will be posting what I think ar ethe best bits from the trash fashion website as it has some fascinating stuff.