From Wool to Sweater & Sewing a Bonus Linen Dress! 🧶👗💜

[@rosea570]

I love the brown edging, it really brings out some autumnal colours in the yarn. And the clip is lovely!

[@ArwynArising]

Right?? It's so perfect, and I love mixing home dyed and natural color yarns like that.

[@vickimerchlewitz]

I think I’ve said this before: I want a Mark

[@kateh4030]

Golly, you matched the sleeves so well! And as for that free sewing machine - what a find (clever Mark seeing it and then being able to get it going so well)

[@CatEllen]

bonus secret foraging?!?! Best bonus! :)

[@karenradcliff9163]

You live in a magical land of bounty! I love the cardigan. I turned out beautifully and I would wear it any day. I also love how you showed that making things doesn't happen overnights (unless it's a very specific kind of dress!) and the progress is just as enjoyable as the beautiful result!

[@n.ayisha]

that sleeve-matching is so satisfying. really impressive work, all of it.

[@jacquelynsmith2351]

2 videos in a week! I feel spoiled. Hubby wonders why I'm going "ooooooooh!" from my office while working, because I'm loving that cardigan. It's giving very autumn vibes

[@Redheadrachelm]

Same! Love her content! I feel spoiled ❤

[@pawanadhikari5990]

Can you give me cloth weaving loom machine model please mam

[@laurendisney]

Ripping straight grain fabrics, or pulling a thread and cutting the gap, is actually the best way to make sure your fabric grain is straight! Cutting often goes across the grain and gives one a more crooked or rough looking edge.

[@Athena-ru7oz]

Wow, your cardigan is beautiful and you look amazing in it. I would never have expected easter colors to turn out so warm and fall like. Wonderful work 😊

[@kathleenpineau832]

I love the sound of a great pair of scissors !

[@ginaheutink968]

I did Easter egg dye on some cheviot after seeing your video. It was fun. Also a great and safer way to introduce children to dying wool. It turned out great. Thankyou!

[@user-hq8li4dy2j]

Evie this video is absolutely delightful!!! I love every single thing about it, especially the found sewing machine rescue. I often wonder about old machines; who used them, what did they make, and how they came to someone who loves them again. Both your dress and the cardigan are fabulous as is the videography. Thank you so very much!

[@ginninadances]

Girl, it looks amazing! So glad it's done!

[@ShalomKnits]

Your cardigan is lovely and you are so lovely! Thank you for taking us on this journey with you!

[@elizabethburley7954]

What a find! I learned to sew in a machine like that, it was my grandmother’s. The cardigan and dress are lovely!

[@robinr6399]

Mark. He's a keeper! Great video. Love the cardigan and dress!

[@knitspingirlcreations]

Love your cardigan! It turned out so nicely. It also matches your background perfectly! And such a wonderful find by your hubby. ❤ Tamantha

[@ArwynArising]

omg this video is so cute. That cardigan, that dress (I must see it with the inkle woven straps!), the sewing machine (go Mark!), and the illicit foraging...! So much fun!

[@WthrLdy]

IT"S DONE! IT"S DONE! IT"S DONE! Congratulations!!!

[@elodi_rose]

The cardigan is so beautiful, the dress is lovely, and you are so radiant ♥️♥️♥️ you look like a goddess in those final shots!

[@stitchwithbritt5922]

Beautiful cardigan and beautiful dress! You look so pretty wearing them💕. Oh my goodness that sewing machine find is amazing! Good job Mark!

[@archeanna1425]

Elegant. That's the word I hear when I look at you in your lovely cardigan.

[@jeanneb6320]

I am absolutely thrilled to see the finished cardigan!! What a beauty, and I agree that it does not have "easter" vibes, if anything it is a perfect autumn piece. Love that you too us along for the dress, it came out great

[@nicolelafontaine1720]

This cardigan si so very beautiful, congratulations. I quite like your pastel dress and the cardigan fits so well over that. What a beautiful linen dress !

[@annathy]

@JillianEve they are beautiful! Both the sweater and the dress. Also, a hubby who is an enabler has keen eyes and will find something for us we would otherwise overlook. Give hubby kudos for me!

[@erikagreenwell9892]

i'm not finished watching. but i just had to say hooray!!! this is the most fun video. plus heartwarming-yes i got a bit teary eyed to have followed you through all the videos leading up to this cardigan. and to see how up and happy you feel right now is joyous. thank you

[@Gail_Blanton]

I absolutely love your Easter egg dye dyed cardigan! It’s amazing how the colors ended up looking more like fall. BTW, I love the color of your thrifted dress. I’d leave it, but that’s me. Brilliant on getting the sleeves to match! The clip is perfect! Now I want to run to Joann’s and see if they have that sweet linen fabric. What a fantastic sewing machine find!!!

[@tasanijanus7092]

You look gorgeous and radiant and you've done a lovely job 🌹💐❤️

[@TJtheBee]

Both the cardigan and the dress look stunning! And I agree - nobody will know you're foraging, until you tell everybody on the Internet. :P

[@JillianEve]

Promise you won't tell the internet?

[@TJtheBee]

@@JillianEve Hmmmm…I’ll consider it. :P

[@showandtellmeg]

What a great find with the sewing machine! To still have the booklet and extra feet - that will be a great machine. Also your sweater turned out great! I stashed a bunch of Easter egg dye for 10 cents each after Easter last year and have yet to use them so this makes me more motivated to give it a try lol.😊

[@daniellem905]

Wow-what a find!

[@pyxis55]

I LOVE the way your cardigan turned out! I have seen Easter egg dyed yarn before at wool shows. WAY too pastel or bright for my taste. But you have so skillfully combined them - I just love it. Well done!

[@JillianEve]

Thank you! 😊

[@alicesulzer1412]

Love your sweater !! I have a white sewing machine 1969 !!

[@cynthiamacdonald9852]

Oh my gosh...you are amazing!!

[@elineeugenie5224]

You look fabulous! 😊

[@katherinegannett]

Your cardigan looks fantastic! Brava! Your patience level, taking a full year to create a project from start to finish is beyond admirable. The soul satisfaction must be very deep, I'd imagine. Congratulations! The linen blend dress is fabulous, too. 😀

[@ritsuska]

omg the stripes turned out So gooood 💝

[@chrisf65]

Congratulations, you are an awesome inspiration to my own attempts to finish my wips.🎉❤

[@irisdude]

So much fun! Loved it. I luckily found some Easter Egg dye kits in the clearance area of my grocery store a few months back for 75 cents each. so I grabbed a few and am ready to try your dying method one of these days...after my current project is finished...

[@pamstarr6570]

Beautiful job done on both things 😊😊😊❤❤❤❤

[@audreyfarthing4332]

Lovely video. The cardigan looks great. p.s. You look well Eve!

[@wingedmessenger2]

Great find, Mark! And it had all the the bits ad bobs, with the manual?! It looks like it sews like a dream (at least with linen.) Also, the cardigan is beautiful!

[@peterivkovich2314]

from Gerry- Your sweater is gorgeous and it looks great on you. I would never have thought about the sleeves. About your dress, since it is so long, you could take a few inches off the bottom and make straps! God bless.

[@jenniferrwheeler]

I love it!!!!❤

[@jw8223]

Yay!!!! The cardigan is finished!!!! It looks so good!!! And the dress. 😊

[@squitten.]

Omg stunning!! I ADORE your cardigan. I just watched your video on dyeing those braids a couple of weeks ago!

[@RueRiposte]

Cardi looks great! Dress is perfect! Sewing machine is really nice! I like it! Great "reveal"! 🎉

[@Cochinealisthenewwoad]

Oh WOW, the sweater turned out gorgeous! I love the band of brown BFL and your little clippy thing to hold it closed! How great does it feel to make an entire dress in a few hours after dedicating actual months to another project? 😂 It turned out beautiful. ❤ Well done!

[@kcbryant6546]

I had been following the journey of the fiber you dyed, and your resulting cardigan is beautiful! I actually felt less intimidated and tried out dyeing fiber (in the oven) after seeing your video. I still haven’t spun the fiber, but now I’m feeling inspired all over again! Thanks for sharing your creativity with us!

[@keric3730]

I have a couple brownish clothes. I don't look good in brown. Am I mad? I fell in love with the texture when i went thrifting

[@kkrenken895]

One more thing…. Can you explain in more detail how you doing for the arms? How do you get consistency when plying? Was it thst you only had two colors to worry about matching up in the ply?

[@e4jcm]

I just watched the video where you purchased your Easter egg dye and explained the sturdiness of Cheviot wool. Now I'm curious to know if your cardigan is itchy on your arms (especially in your new, cute dress).

[@JillianEve]

It doesn't bother me, but I know that some who are more sensitive might not like it. 💜

[@aknittingbakery]

❤️❤️❤️

[@sunflowerteal]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@praxisfurnaturheilkunde5394]

Don't dye the dress!!!

[@tracybird4547]

I love that Wheel Daddy is also Machine Daddy in his alternate life. 😂

[@eddavanleemputten9232]

Pulling out threads is also a way to decorate the edges of a fabric. You pull out not just one, but several threads. And then, using embroidery thread, you can bunch several of the ones crossing the gap by stitching them together, little loops of embroidery thread creating the bunches. I have no idea what that’s called, but I remember my mother decorating the hem around a tablecloth in this manner. Your dress is beautiful, and so is the cardigan. Both suit you so well! It warms my heart to see you so happy. I needed that, after a stressful day at work and an evening sitting with her friend at the hospital, where her mother is in the process of passing away from cancer. I needed that radiant,beautiful smile of yours and I didn’t know I did until I saw it. THANK YOU!

[@bcase5328]

What you cut off the hem bottom might be usable to make tube straps.

[@elfieblue3175]

Pulling threads and stitching the remainders to make lace edging from the cloth is called "whitework" or "drawn thread embroidery". And it is utterly gorgeous when paired with cutwork.

[@Ambimom]

I am in awe of the way you plan out matching stripes -- sleeves to the bodice. I learned how to knit when I was 5 years old (I'm 78) and have knitted scores of sweaters, socks, hats, gloves, mittens...you name it. I once taught knitting, but apart from mastering double points, intarsia, and magic loop, I would never attempt matching stripes on a knit. You are a true artist.

[@annetteavery3349]

I am so glad you explained the difference between warp and weft and why one is always easier to rip than the other. Not too many people know that and a lot of people would nerve rip down fabric but it’s the best way to get a really straight edge. Love your hand dyed, hand spun, hand knit cardigan and hand made dress, lovely and so you ❤ P.S. that sewing machine find is exquisite, love it

[@wookori]

I am in awe at how perfectly your stripes lined up on the cardigan. It looks perfect. I love the pink dress, and I love the linen dress on you. Fantastic work.

[@lindapankhurst4513]

That sewing machine is such a good quality beauty! Treasure her! (I know you already do!)

[@rosea570]

My wedding dress is made from linen and i really want to shorten the skirt to make it into a regular summer dress. I've been struggling to think how best to shorten it without cutting it wonky.... bit now you've given me that great idea of pulling out the warp thread to get a true straight line. Thanks!

[@elfieblue3175]

Caution: make sure it's not cut on the bias.

[@kayladernier1314]

Right, this would assume it was sewn straight, if it’s any sort of skirt other than a gathered rectangle, it probably won’t work!

[@tammihackley4349]

The sewing machine! What a find

[@jampotts5730]

what a treasure Mark is to find that sewing machine and restore it to working order. Those old machines are real work horses and to have all the useful attachments is such a bonus. The cardy is lovely and having matched sleeves does add elegance and balance to it.

[@Clouded3D]

I love your channel so much! You come across with such genuine infectious joy for the craft that it makes it easy to forget you have *incredible* command over such a wide breadth of fiber art skills. That depth of knowledge would be so intimidating on anyone else, but you manage to make videos that are welcoming and informative for experts and beginners at the same time.

[@JillianEve]

Thank you so much! 🥰 I'm glad you are here fiber friend!

[@Redheadrachelm]

Lovely 😻 Evie you have the best content!

[@mylena3086]

Whaaaat That is the COOLEST find!!

[@kaitlynkugler1637]

I am so happy you are posting again! You create my favorite content on KZbin. Maybe even the whole internet. I just watched the video this morning where you were sampling for this! So satisfying to see the finished project. It’s awesome and looks beautiful on you!

[@janaloveless4669]

I, too, am very happy you have started posting again. I love your content. You seem more content and peaceful now. I can see your passion for fiber so clearly

[@TheRosewin]

Two of my loves combined. Spinning and old sewing machines. Gorgeous outfit.

[@Nic_NapsNcrafts]

Gorgeous outfit! I love that we got to be along for the whole process! Gives up hope that all of out bits of projects will come along to a cozy something... someday!

[@vickimerchlewitz]

All u put in was Easter egg dye??

[@herbwitch5681]

She mentioned using vinegar as a mordant

[@JillianEve]

Yep! I have a video with the whole tutorial and project so you can try it if you want to. It's the card at the end of this video. 😊

[@vickimerchlewitz]

@@herbwitch5681 It sounds much more natural. I want to start dying but I don’t want to use any harsh chemicals.

[@Ane_Rikke]

“oh theres hair… off course there is hair!” Story of my life too…😂 And your garments are wonderful 😊

[@redaleta]

So cute!!! You are motivating me to spin for a sweater, thank you. Your husband is the absolute best. Gorgeous dress and cardigan.

[@kkrenken895]

I like that construction because it allows consistent striping all the way around.

[@rachelmaynard2042]

FYI when I see things like “Previously on KZbin” I’m shaking my head and thinking I love you so much!😂

[@tanakability]

It came out lovely and looks great on you!

[@mylena3086]

Oh the symmetry The middle part looks like a sunset ag sea to me Gorgeous!

[@MillsSkits]

What a pretty cardigan! And that sewing machine was such a great discovery!

[@joseapar]

The cardigan turned out great! Your attention to detail with the matching sleeves is really impressive.

[@kathyclark6029]

I am sad!!!!! I was going to go to the WI Sheep and Wool Festival!! Once again, life got in the way!! I will love meeting you in person, next year!!!! (Great cardigan and the sleeve length!! ❤)

[@Kelli.Hicks.5]

Congratulations on finishing not one, but two garments. 🤩 Both pieces are so complimentary to each other. 😍 And, what an amazingly lucky find with the sewing machine. 🤩

[@etienne6916]

OH! I found a white rotary the same way and I love it so much! best sewing machine I had in my life :) if you want a zigzag stitch there's a weird analog attachment you can get to do it :) and the button holer is the most satisfying thing in the world haha

[@l.e.5930]

Evie!! You are adorable!! I love the little shy grin on the right of the three screens 🤭 I am inspired to get to spinning for myself (I've been spinning alpaca for a farmer for a couple years now) 💜💜💜💜

[@magnoliaopal]

Woo rainbows! It looks beautiful!

[@susanpilling8849]

I love that cardi. The colours are very autumnal and really suit you. The sleeve length is ideal for keeping out the chill but not getting in the way. A job really well done! 🩵

[@jackycherrington2360]

Hi Evie fabulous spin with a lovely cardigan at the end x

[@mylena3086]

Pre shirred linen blend fabric? What a delight I'd totally be making a dress out of it aswell

[@KohakuRyuKazes]

Your husband is awesome. He could have very easily stayed quiet and decided not to in a split second. You found a keeper!

[@patriciapamponette9841]

Beautiful out fit dress and cardi love it.❤

[@WthrLdy]

CURB SCORE!!!!

[@tracysmith7935]

The White sewing machine is a GREAT find! The cabinet that it is housed in is icing on the cake.😅

[@bunhelsingslegacy3549]

With you on the sleeves. Mismatched sleeves and offcentre plaids, as it turns out, irritate me. I suspect if I made socks I'd feel the same about them. Doesn't have to be perfect, close is god enough, but I discovered with one of my first plaid mishaps that I'm going to regret not moving that pattern over an inch FOR THE REST OF ETERNITY. I desire symmetry, dangit. I love that cardigan. Especially how the spring easter colours wound up so autumn! I get how you'd be worried, I can't really do pastels, they make me look ill... where fall colours are a bit more saturated and work better for me, but I did discover that if I have something dark between my face and a pastel, it can work... And I think you could have changed the tone of the cardigan if you'd used a different colour for the band, the brown definitely makes it lean towards autumn, but something lighter and more springy would definitely lean it to more easter... and something like a darker green could cause it to be summery... And I suppose you could have continued the band around the bottom if you hadn't had quite enough length, and added cuffs if the sleeves were too short... Almost makes me want to learn to knit. But I have plans to try crocheting something as soon as it's cool enough that I want to be draped in warm fuzzy things. It's coming, I ALMOST want to be wearing socks right now. Almost. By the time we're below 50F at night I should be wanting socks again. I got some cotton with the pre-shirring, and made a dress out of it that was really cute, but it turns out I can't stand the feeling of it on my skin, so I took off the straps and now I bunch the shirring around my waist where my skin is protected by my shirt and underwear. I just played the linen plucking game yesterday, thanks for explaining the warp vs weft, now I know why sometimes stuff rips and sometimes it doesn't. I'm making a medieval liripipe hood for a medieval festival next weekend that I'm participating in an armoured fighting demonstration, I've been looking for something to put on my head that doesn't look absurd, then discovered that if you roll up a hood and put it on upside down, it's absurd BUT PERIOD! What a lovely find, with the manual and everything!! I've unintentially started collecting sewing machines, I'm up to 6 now but might end up with a 7th at Xmas if I rescue one 50's Singer from the in-laws' garage. I think it needs a new motor. Gonna research whether it's worth fixing or not, but it'll be a third machine with sentimental value in my herd... (the first one is the hand crank that was mom's best friend's mother's, the second was from a friend who passed away, this Singer was husband's grandmother's main machine as a seamstress). Oooh, walnuts. I need to remember to grab a bucket of black walnuts from my mom's place, though I feel like I'm going to want to combine it with onion skins to get a rich warm brown, in my experience walnuts give a greyinsh cool toned brown.

[@susankutz4142]

EVERYTHING about this video is just WOW!!

[@edfishburn]

great job, both the garments and the video. .... always enjoy your commentary.

[@maverickspirit208]

I really enjoyed your whole video! Beautiful garments, skills well taught, and a wonderful story!

[@fiberhijinks8279]

The clip is removeable???? 😮 I need to get one of those!! I also agree with your thoughts on Fall colors being daylight growing darker into twilight and Spring colors are the night brightening into the morning -- it makes perfect sense!!! The cardigan is gorgeous 😍 and the new dress goes with it just as well as the pink one you started with. The sneaky foraging got me like 😂😂😂😂

[@newmoonjlp]

I swear, we are the same person lol. Every time I'm dyeing and somebody makes a faces at the vinegar smell, I say "What?! It smells like Easter!" ETA: you got a great fit on that cardigan. It looks so good on you!

[@chasingthelook]

Wish I had gotten to meet you at WI Sheep & Wool! I was only there for a bit on Sunday. Your cardigan turned out great! I'm with you on making the sleeves match. :)

[@nghtguy13]

Laddddy. It's beautiful. ❤❤❤ Also your new bangs... They make you look like you're in your 20s! 🤩😍🤩🥰