For this month’s Taking Back Friday Live, I’m excited to catch up on all the latest at SweetGeorgia, including the big reveal of our March Secret Stash Club colourway. This month’s colour club release was especially wonderful as we were able to share this colourway with both our monthly yarn and quarterly fibre club subscribers. The delightfully nuanced hand-dyed hues has inspired a few projects that we’ve been working on at the studio, including CSM socks, spinning a fractal 2-ply, as well as the Kiowa shawl project.
During the livestream, I also share a quick update about what is taking place at the School of SweetGeorgia. With samples shown from my upcoming Block Weaves series including Overshot, Crackle, and Summer & Winter weave structures, I encourage you to join us there. We have Multicraftual Make-Alongs planned for 2024, starting with spinning in April and moving through various fibre crafts over the year.
Thank you so much to everyone who joined me online, and for sharing a hello in the YouTube live chat. For past live sessions, you can find our previous SweetGeorgia Taking Back Friday Live sessions at the vlog.
IN THIS EPISODE
- what I’m wearing in the video: I’m wearing the Alpine Bloom sweater design by Caitlin Hunter. I knit mine using: SweetGeorgia BFL+Silk Fine Gather held with Silk Mist, plus handspun BFL+Silk fibre Salted Caramel held with Silk Mist.
- what I mention in the video: Here are some quick links to items mentioned in today’s livestream
- Secret Stash Club yarn and fibre colourway reveal for March is Winter’s End! Read more at the colourway reveal post, as well as the shawl sample details at the Winter’s End Kiowa project post.
- You can find additional yarn and fibre sets for the Winter’s End colourway, for both Club subscribers and non-subscribers, at the SweetGeorgia online shop.
- The socks I’m knitting with Winter’s End were cranked on my Erlbacher Speedster circular sock machine (CSM). I’ve shared more on how I knit my CSM socks at the Knit CSM Socks with Handspun project page.
- A compact, travel version of the Gleener was included with the March Yarn Club shipments. We have the full size Gleener Fabric Shaver & Lint Brush version available at the shop.
- Our popular spring Mystery Bag Sale is taking place now! There are a number of hand-dyed set options to choose from at fabulous savings!
- Summer & Winter weaving sample, woven for upcoming courses we’re filming for the School of SweetGeorgia.
- Kim McKenna’s fabulous Spin a Hand-Dyed Braid Five Ways course.
- We are planning Multicraftual Make-Alongs for 2024. Starting in April with exploring fractal yarns, then moving into Tour de Fleece, combo spinning, Socktober, and rigid heddle weaving. Join in the conversation at the SweetGeorgia Discord space and at the SOS Community Forums.
- Overshot weaving samples from my Weaving Overshot on 4-Shafts course, coming March 21.
- Find all of the places you can connect with us at the SweetGeorgia Community page.
