Fix it February: Elbow Patches for a Sweater // CasFri S6E06

In this week's Casual Friday podcast, I have Tidbits, a tour of Weldon's Practical Needlework Vol. 8 (1893), and I repair a sweater sleeve by adding elbow patches.

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My Ravelry project page for the sweater I'm wearing (Harlequin, from Stitchcraft April 1949): https://ravel.me/Rox/h1

SHOW NOTES
TIDBIT #1 LOOSE ENDS
Washington Post article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/02/08/loose-ends-fiber-arts-projects/

Loose Ends Website: https://www.looseendsproject.org/

TIDBIT #2 SPRANG (AGAIN)
George Washington's sash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoFMeGNshcM

Sally Pointer's YouTube videos related to sprang: https://www.youtube.com/@SallyPointer/search?query=sprang

TIDBIT #3 SOCK REPAIR
Emily Whitted's article on sock repair: https://umasshistory.wordpress.com/2021/05/25/mending-made-visible-locating-textile-repair-in-early-america/

WELDON'S PRACTICAL NEEDLEWORK VOL. 8, 1893
These issues of Weldon's Practical Knitter were Series 22, 23, and 24.
You can get digitized copies of Weldon's from Piecework: https://shop.longthreadmedia.com/search?q=weldon%27s&options%5Bprefix%5D=last

Video on 1/2-stitch seaming: https://youtu.be/6tMJPqFBKOE

SWEATER SLEEVE REPAIR
Tools I used
Sock ruler: https://www.sockruler.com/ (not an affiliate link)
Clover needle felting tools: https://amzn.to/3HUGsb8 (this is an affiliate link; I make a small commission on qualifying items made after clicking on this link)

Video on using a spurtle (or wooden spoon) to block colorwork: https://youtu.be/Msm2i0FA8xU

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0:00 Introduction
0:23 Tidbit #1 Loose Ends
1:24 Tidbit #2 Sprang (again)
3:25 Tidbit #3 Sock repair
5:34 Weldon's Practical Needlework VolSl. 8
17:22 Sleeve Repair

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