window shopping knits, spring edition

[@crispianna]

In sweater production there are terms for the distinctions you are seeing in terms of garment construction! Cut & Sew is when a garment is cut out of knit fabric and sewn together (pretty self explanatory), fully fashioned is when a garment comes off the machine knit to shape and is then constructed (likely seamed and sometimes with rib trims added on a linker), partially fashioned it a hybrid of the previous two, for instance the collar may be knit on to shape but the garment size may be graded by cutting. It’s quite uncommon (because VERY expensive) for a sweater to be made in one piece in the industry the way we often do with handknits, but there are some industrial knitting machines that have the technology to do this, one name for that technology is Whole Garment, where an entire finished garment drops off the machine in one piece, but this is Shima Seiki’s brand name for their technology.

[@futurefiber]

OOH yes I love the knowledge 🧠🧠🧠

[@MidrinaTheSerene]

I noticed that now I see all those garments and think all the time, 'for that price I can make it myself in nicer materials, and if I make it in the same materials it'll be way cheaper'. I thought that and then you did the '60 dollars ... *glare*' at the tank top haha. Love this video!

[@taylortran4244]

You should call this series "Knit-Picking Fast Fashion" lol

[@_Not_Alice]

Thats such a cool idea!

[@mikelafiddle]

Yaaaassss

[@futurefiber]

👀

[@abirthdaypony]

The reason that Madewell sweater was so $$$ is because they feature a handful of items from independent designers on their website, so it's not actually made by them at all. If you were to order it, it would be shipped directly from the designer, not Madewell's warehouse. Love these kinds of videos comparing RTW to handknits!

[@JulieSmith-w3m]

Stand up comedy knitting vlog, so much more fun “what stitch pattern is this, I have no idea ..” love it

[@susanmarshall3709]

I love how you were able to match up hand made knit patterns to their pieces. Some matched very closely. Good. Job.

[@Krispytene]

I really enjoyed this episode! ☺️ As a newbie knitter, it made me think a lot about not only the pros and cons of fast fashion knits, but also specific knitting pattern constructions (double-knitted collars, decreased in the sleeves, etc) that I would personally like to have for hand-knits and will now be thinking more about when choosing a pattern to knit from. 🤔 Also I love how you mention similar hand-knit patterns for all these styles! 💛

[@darbystaton3192]

This was very entertaining! Once you start making your own clothes and understanding fiber composition you get real critical about fast fashion pieces. It feels good to know others can think this way too. ❤

[@Milena-ss6jh]

I would love to see more recommendations for patterns by smaller designers and also size inclusive designers.

[@ElleBelle5]

You're silly and we love it. 💝I have the same reaction to anything marked DRY CLEAN ONLY.

[@luvLins]

You did not hallucinate, Reformation did extend their size range, it’s just in a different section 😐 and they didn’t expand most of their styles. Rebecca Clow also has a really great open work cardigan, and I think also a quarter-zip sweater. I have both on my to-make list!

[@theaduproject]

You need to do a part 2. I loved this

[@fiberhag]

This is such a cool angle to talk about clothing!

[@lesego1503]

I wonder if you'd get the same styles if you filtered the brands by country. For instance check out Sezane and Rouje for the French styles, Ganni and Marni in the Scandi market, Uniqlo and Muji in Japan/East Asian and even brands in the Southern Hemisphere where they're (we) are going into autumn but the climate is a bit hotter south of the equator so our Autumn styles are very similar to the spring styles up North.

[@ImmaHippster]

Fun video! 2 winters ago I got a sweater at old navy made with recycled yarn, it was a nice color and squishy. I tried not to was it cuz it will pill. Last winter i would wear it and I hated how nasty it looked after one year but by that point I was starting to knit garments and never again will I buy a sweater knowwwing what I know now. And I’ll slip on the sweater now and it’s all baggy. I know exactly what I would do different. Anyways loved the video and totally understand where you’re coming from. Please go into stores and touch stuff! I would watch that. ❤❤

[@yarnofakind]

Enjoyed this episode (did not expect it to turn into a roasting session haha) and loving your sense of humour! 😂

[@Rachelacoop]

This is so fun lol I love online window shopping

[@BeshenayaVishnya]

To be fair I feel that Petite Knit draws inspiration from general trends and fashion to make her designs. That’s why you see the same stuff in fast fashion brands. They all draw their inspiration in general trends.

[@dashaw852]

We have similar vibes pre-knitting, a lot of cos, madewell, everlane stuffs. Knitting has made me reconsider my personal style though, still figuring it out. Laughed out loud audibly to your face after mentioning some of the prices LOL.

[@thebooknitter]

It is vey interesting to see some knitted fabrics in stores since you get kid of critical of it when you make your knits yourself

[@Line_Integral_]

that butterfly gesture🦋

[@TheStitchWitchPodcast]

I actually loved this and would like you to roast more brands!!! please do expensive ones, like theory, Vince, club Monaco, sezane, etc!

[@sofiagonzalez9157]

we're here for the roasting session allright

[@Lisa-vb3gn]

I truly enjoyed this episode!

[@Laurie-q1e]

This was a great video, funny and super informative. Thanks.

[@showandtellmeg]

1000% - once you make your own clothes, you can never go back lol. I criticize the daylights out of everything, so I can never justify spending the money in a regular store for clothes now. If I buy it, its probably thrifted because then at least im ok with the quality for the money.

[@pseudoeternity5202]

To your comment about garments that look cute online potentially not feeling nice on your skin: I distinctly remember walking by a BEAUTIFUL red sweater and actually entering the store for it last autumn, only to immediately recoil in horror once I touched it. I know now that there are stunning and soft yarns out there and that sweater, beautiful as it was, had the softness of touching a mixture of fibreglass and a cheese grater...

[@CathyWuVancouver]

I loved this episode! Hope you’ll do more.

[@belovedthread]

NEED MORE OF THESE ❤

[@crafternoonknits]

“I live in a society” 😂

[@shimmalicious]

"Christian girl autumn" sentttt me 😆

[@videotapeses]

More of these videos I love it

[@elleandish]

i’ve been following donni the brand for years and i love their aesthetic but can’t afford their prices. i only have one piece from them that i bought pre-owned and quality was ok. even pre owned it’s very pricey 😢

[@MrPerpetomobile]

Yeah, a new video!🎉

[@kiwipear70]

About the cashmere one - I think at 50% I'd let it slide but it should probably say "blend" somewhere in the title at least. Though, I once saw socks in a store that said "Angora socks" and flipped to the label and it was 8% angora lol I know these sorts of fibres tend to felt and be really weak on their own so it's way less common to find 100% cashmere or angora items, but JEEZ man, for cashmere specifically, it seems like a full on marketing ploy.

[@icemmag12]

25:07 I guess they mean 90% and 10% of cashmere and recycled cashmere out of 50% of the material.

[@nicoleszacharia2624]

i'm 5'8", it's not enough. you have to be thin and beautiful to make those aesthetics work, haha.

[@mettevunsjensen4094]

You are so cute😊 If I had children, I would want a daughter like you❤

[@This_Is_My_Knitsta]

Oh BOB 😂

[@PeggyK_999]

Can You name the shops You have looked in please? In Germany I don't know them at all. TY

[@futurefiber]

H&M, Madewell, Reformation!

[@PeggyK_999]

@@futurefiber Thank You very much 💕

[@maxx6050]

Good podcast

[@117giltspur]

I've spent a lot of wasted time scrolling through brands of knitted items like sweaters. You can spend fifty dollars on a simple knitted t-short or sweater so why waste time and money knitting with acrylic wool? I've been looking at higher quality brands ie Prada, Chanel, Loro Piana and some of the designs are beautiful. I was wanting to do a challenge for myself by trying to replicate and see how much money I spent on yarn, time spent, and final look. Another youtuber named is Clare did a version of a Loewe mohair sweater, which I found very interesting. She changed the design slightly to her liking. have you ever tried something like that?

[@ngozi230]

I mean some people acrylic is all they can afford or simply that’s what they like/prefer. I don’t think it is inherently a waste of time and money to knit with it, people have different reasons for crafting.

[@117giltspur]

@@ngozi230 I guess you are right. People who knit or craft for the love of it, and can only afford to buy acrylic yarn should do so. I just think if you are going to knit because you think you can make it cheaper you are wrong, because time is money too.