Since writing this post, my ribbon obsession has, um, deepened somewhat. I couldn’t stop thinking how nice it would be to create my own ribbon designs with which to bind steeks and facings. Ribbon decorated with Nordic or Fairisle stitch patterns . . . . . . . ribbon printed with fun knitterly motifs like…
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ribbon and binding and tape and trim
One of the things I’m most frequently asked is where I source the ribbons, binding and tape that I use as facings for the inside front bands and / or steek edges of designs such as Epistrophy or Ursula. (on the Epistrophy cardigan, the raw steek edges are covered by a decorative facing. I found…
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I have recently been designing and knitting a thing with steeks, which required finishing. This project is part of an exciting collaboration, and I’ll be able to tell you (and show you) more about it in a couple of weeks. When working on the steeks, it occurred to me how many different ways there are…
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KDD & Co 