Episode 227: Part 1 - Gaslight, Gatekeeper, Girlboss: The Helena Blavatsky Story

News:

-   Our next Discord Crafty Hangout for patrons will be Friday 8/11 at 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern

• Emily will be vending at PopCon Indy from 8/25 - 8/27 https://popcon.us/popcon-indy/
• Emily will be vending with Junkyarn at Brooklyn General in late September for a NY metro area yarn crawl

 

FO:

Lauren - Vanilla hat in Anzula Fibers held double with Make it Tweed

 

Emily - Paper pieced hexagonal floral coaster with bee motifs

 

 

WIPS:

Emily  - paper pieced scrappy project bag with hexagonal motif

- Maema cardigan by Pip and Pin  https://www.pipandpin.ca/shop/p/qkhuxyly0m9upaofgle03mar2nrx4o in Junk Yarn, Penelope colorway, Boss Sock base https://www.junkyarn.com/

- Northeasterly Blanket in Lantern Light Fellowship of the Rings Advent calendar mini skeins https://www.lanternlightyarn.com/

- Mount Pleasant top from Pip and Pin Designs https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mount-pleasant in Junk Yarn cotton in He’s Just Ken (pink) and Mermaid (lavender) https://www.junkyarn.com/

- Witches Brew socks in the Steven (Steven Universe) self striping from Valkyrie Fibers https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/witchs-brew-socks

 

 

Lauren - Heirloom Temperature Blanket by Suraya Hossain in Valkyrie Fibers Rainbow Temperature Gradient https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/heirloom-temperature-blanket

- Vanilla hat in mystery deep stash

- multipurpose wearable tube improvised design in Rapunzel Fiber Arts Chaos Theory handspun

- Meiloorun Shawl by Knit Graffiti https://knitgraffiti.com/shop/meiloorun/ in undyed yak, two skeins from Sister Ananse Yarn, fingering weight yak blend base in the Dreamland and Etherial colorways https://naimabondart.com/collections/hand-dyed100-merino-wool-yarn and a sock set from Serendipitous Wool https://www.serendipitouswool.com/

 

 

 

Acquisitions: Emily got treasures from Knit and Bolt in Minneapolis https://knitandbolt.com/

- Le Needle Bird, hummingbird shaped needle threader and cutter

- two charm packs of fabrics, one in rainbow pastel neons and the other in graphic neon prints

- assorted fat quarters

- Quilted Pride Flag wall hanging kit

 

 

Occult Corner: Part one of Gaslight, Gatekeeper, Girlboss - Milking the Spiritualism and Cultural Appropriation schtick for every last dime.  The Helena Blavatsky Story.  This spooky grifter walked so that Lafayette Ronald Hubbard could run. 

 

 

Self Promotion:

 

 

Emily will be offering her Zodiac pin collection on her website in the summer of 2023, you can display your Big Three in Emily’s signature style!

 

 

Lauren’s Clone Wars Era self striping collection has been released into the wild and there’s still lots of goodies available.  You can expect a Rebellion Era collection to drop in August!