{"id":9532,"date":"2023-06-10T08:39:27","date_gmt":"2023-06-10T06:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/?p=9532"},"modified":"2023-06-10T08:39:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-10T06:39:30","slug":"knit-sleeve-jacket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/knit-sleeve-jacket\/","title":{"rendered":"Knit sleeve jacket"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s done. The knit sleeve jacket I have been working on since I started spinning the sleeve yarn four years ago. This is one of my biggest projects. It includes five different textile techniques, and I am glad to share it with you today. It\u2019s really done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It started with sweet locks of dalap\u00e4ls wool and a dream of a knit sleeve jacket. This project has been with me for such a long time and I can\u2019t believe it\u2019s finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The making<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Creating this knit sleeve jacket has been such a joy. I have had this project in my hands in one way or another on and off since 2019. The sleeves have been with me on many train rides and vacations. Lately also on coffe breaks and meetings at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023 I have worked on the sleeves more focused and finished them, and since mid-April I have sewn and embroidered almost every evening. I have felt the soft and safe wool in my hands over and over again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A five-technique project is finished and I am very proud of it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes when I craft I watch a series or listen to an audiobook. But for this project, I have mostly just enjoyed being in the materials and in my hands, letting my thoughts come and go like the wool between my hands, the stitches from needle to needle, the thread up and down the cloth and my breath in and out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The model<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This jacket has elements that are traditional in the County of Dalarna. I am not from Dalarna, but I am intrigued by the techniques and the rich textile heritage of the area. The techniques are sometimes used together, but probably not the way I have put them together. So, while to an untrained eye (like mine) the jacket may look like something of a folk costume jacket, it is not. It is just the result of my exploration and celebration of various techniques and designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The lining is almost in place, just the front opening left to stitch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Five textile techniques<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So, in this project I have used five textile techniques:<\/p>\n\n\n\n