{"id":4492,"date":"2020-04-04T07:57:36","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T05:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/?p=4492"},"modified":"2021-12-15T06:56:42","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T05:56:42","slug":"portrait-of-a-sweater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/portrait-of-a-sweater\/","title":{"rendered":"Portrait of a sweater"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At the J\u00e4mtland wool<\/a> webinar a couple of weeks ago I showed a sweater made in J\u00e4mtland wool and how it had been worn on the elbow after five years. After the webinar I got a request from a follower. She asked me to make some sort of portrait of a sweater and show different stages of its life. I found the idea brilliant and I am happy to meet her request. So here it is \u2013 the portrait of a sweater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The spinning wheel sweater straight off the needles in 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Everyday and wool festivities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I have worn my sweater for both everyday and festive occasions. As an everyday sweater I have worn it at home and at work. It is a warm sweater that works for a large part of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At work nobody really notices it, to most of my colleagues it is just another knitted sweater. But when I go to wool and spinning events it is definitely a festive sweater \u2013 people see the work that has been put into it, they smile heartily at the spinning wheels on the yoke and some recognize it from my videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In 2018 I attended the Swedish fleece and spinning championships. That is definitely a festive occasion.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

No matter where or when I wear it, it always feels comfortable and safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A five year portrait<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I started the making of the sweater in 2014 by shearing the Swedish finewool lamb Pia-Lotta. The whole process is well documented and actually the main character of one of my earliest videos Slow fashion \u2013 from sheep to sweater<\/a> (also available in Swedish<\/a>). In the video I go through all the stages from raw fleece to a finished sweater. For that reason alone this is the perfect sweater to use in a portrait. In this portrait I document the stages of wearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I knit the sweater in the Fileuse design by Val\u00e9rie Miller<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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