My First Visit to Maryland Sheep & Wool // Casual Friday S7E11

In this episode of Casual Friday, I share my first experience at Maryland Sheep & Wool, give an update on my handspun sweater project, and share my latest sewing projects.

SHOW NOTES MARYLAND SHEEP & WOOL

The e-spinners I tried out

the one I haven't tried yet

WIP HANDSPUN SWEATER

The sweater itself has topdown seamless simultaneous set-in sleeve construction, using the technique first described in Knitting From the Top, by Barbara G. Walker (I am using a modified version of her technique, based on my preferences)

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SEWING

Rhapsody Blouse with the flutter sleeves option, in a white-on-white embroidered cotton lawn

Compose Robe, using French terry knit fabric

Luna Loungewear, using cotton jersey for the blue and white print capris and cami and a woven quilting cotton for the red and black capris, with a red cotton jersey for the cami

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0:00 Introduction
0:23 Maryland Sheep & Wool
20:17 WIP: Handspun Sweater
27:12 Finished sewing projects

[deniseengel]

Thanks Rox. Glad you enjoyed your trip to the Maryland Sheep and Wool. Sheep to Shawl competitions are so interesting to watch. Your sweater is looking great. Love your sewing projects.

[KnitDesserts]

very much enjoyed seeing your sewing learning process! it's so nice that you have a class with mentorship available!

[aimeveryday]

I love your sewn garments; especially the white blouse and the robe. Very nice!!

[tracymaya]

I went to Maryland Sheep and Wool on Saturday with my daughter and it wasn’t very crowded except for maybe the food booths at lunch time, probably the rain kept it from being too busy. It was my first time there and we loved it!

[elaineenstone]

Great to see the wool show and the progress on your cardigan. Love the sewing projects. 🇬🇧

[sonmarmat]

Since it's already been 10 days since you posted, you may have already decided on your button hole band coloring, but I would definitely vote for picking up with the dark color. That would frame the stripes. It seems to me that if you picked up with the gray and did the ribbing without that dark pickup, the stripes would look like they've been left hanging.

[aroundtheworldfibers]

Look at you go! Great jammies! They are super cute. Well done. And I love the sweater - it looks fantastic so far. Great colors. Look forward to seeing it completed.

[marymitchell]

I vote for the double dark stripe effect for both bands on the front.

[DancingHorseFiberArts]

The ‘pink ladies’ were teenagers! They are all students at Sandy Springs Friends School - their weaving teacher is in my guild! This is their second year competing.

[TheSuzberry]

As you could tell, I was gobsmacked to see you! So thrilled.

[vadec]

Great podcast! Love seeing the sheep. Your sweater is beautiful. Your sewing is great.

[osmia]

Oh, I so want to hear about it when you try out the Daedalus

[penihavir]

Thanks so much for bringing me (and the rest of your viewers) along on your trip.
Your sweater is GORGEOUS!
Great sewing projects. Pjs are great “get back into it” projects, because they’re not going into public. If the hem isn’t perfect (or sleeves are different from the bottom), no biggie… if it doesn’t bother you. 😉
Once you get a pants pattern that fits, you can learn how to adapt that pattern to different looks, and whip out a pair of pants in a few hours, because you know it all fits, even the hem. 🙂

[kwosilait]

Thank you for introducing me to "Love Notions" patterns! I know am regretting having donated my serger when we downsized.

[nicolelafontaine]

Your Rhapsody Blouse looks so good on you, it also seems light and comfortable for very warm days. I love all your sewing projects, it is so refreshing, so summer like !!!

[maureendesmarais]

This was helpful. My knitting group is thinking about attending next year.

[robynbecker]

Love the sweater. Why don't you knit the 2 sleeves at the same time to ensure the dyed yarns match until you run out. Then whatever you dye after will also match for the rest of the sleeves.

[debraraymer]

I'm glad you had fun at Maryland Sheep and Wool. We missed you!

[alenemazzuca]

love the pjs, pretty sure the hems are going to be fine. I use my e spinner when i spin away from home, bought a battery pack . I bought the ashford, like the wood and the size. I use my majacraft rose or the kromski sonata at home...the later is very light and made for travel too.

[maryannhalstead]

So proud that my local guild sheep to shawl team won first place this year. It’s a lot of work but so much fun.