Marina Skua - Blog
Blended hand-dyed fibre – creating something new with British wool at Wingham Wool Work
I'm back! Cosy knitting and spinning for a misty autumn [Marina Skua Ep 78]
August update – Appledore, working with mills, and a preview for the next fibre update!
July update: more local fleece, dye studio upgrade, garden produce
June update - a snack sized spinning project and pocket knitting
May update - an unreasonable quantity of local fleece and a proper garden tour
April update - knit design sketches, why I started designing knitwear and (almost) every single plant I'm growing
March update - the studio is still chaos
February update – I'm actually doing some crafts!
Cosy knitting patterns, scrap yarn and clearing WIPs [Marina Skua Ep 77]
Quickbeam cardigan, silly slippers and a finished Pediment in hand-spun yarn [Marina Skua Ep 76]
I'm going on maternity leave - here's everything you need to know
Sweater surgery to save my knitting project: chop up my knitting with me
Autumn colours, cosy knitting and spinning projects (Marina Skua Ep 75)
Spinning and swatching Zwartbles: how I get to know a new yarn and fibre
Slow autumn projects, yarn chicken, learning about ancient textiles [Marina Skua Ep 74]
How to split and pre-draft batts (or wool top) for handspinning fine yarn
A Bramble skirt for autumn, addictive hand-spun knitting, ambitious weaving (Marina Skua ep. 73)
Late Summer vlog | walks, tiny harvests, loom betrayal, sewing plans, new yarn and fibre colours
Dreaming of autumn weaving and yarn spinning, escaping sleeve island (Marina Skua Podcast Ep 72)
Blending fibres on a drum carder for my spinning project (hand-dyed wool and flax tow)
Summer crafting! Flax prep in the garden, weaving, knitting (Marina Skua Podcast Ep 71)
A very chatty Q&A: Designing knitwear, how I approach crafts, my favourite knitting needles and more
Spring green British wool and handspun yarn (Marina Skua Podcast Ep 70)
Hand-dyeing, spinning, weaving and sewing a skirt with British wool
Springtime craft projects: fibre prep, spinning, knitting and weaving (Marina Skua Podcast Ep 69)
Rescuing waste fibre: processing flax tow for spinning
British Wool Fleece, flax and local hand-dyed colour (Marina Skua Podcast Ep 68)
Knitting inspiration: Winter botanicals and plant-inspired knitting patterns
Snow, tiny basketry willow harvest & planning playful crafts (Marina Skua Podcast Ep 67)
I designed a Westcountry collection of knitting patterns using only local British wool (Marina Skua Podcast Ep 66)
Autumn beech trees, British wool & knitted cables (Marina Skua Podcast Ep 65)
Mending knitwear – Swiss darning a worn-out elbow on my hand-knitted jumper
Plant-inspired knitting patterns – leaves, vines and flowers in colourwork and cables
Episode 64 of the podcast - October mist, fallen leaves and cabled knits
How to heal wrist pain and knitting injuries fast (and stop them coming back)!
Episode 63 of the podcast - Sleeveless knits for Autumn layers (and a new loom!)
Preparing British wool fleece for spinning: flicking locks and carding fibre on a drum carder
Episode 62 of the podcast – Autumn is basically here so let's knit all the cosy wool layers
Episode 61 of the podcast – A giveaway for wannabe spinners, local farm yarn knitting and a soggy garden update
Episode 60 of the podcast – Back from a break with hand-spun yarn and new knit designs!
Episode 59 of the podcast – Knitting cardigans, new publications, hand-spun yarn and a little bit of crochet
Episode 58 of the podcast – Why yarn goes bobbly, cheerful colourwork knits and cardigan knitting
Episode 57 of the Podcast – A winter Make-Along, colourwork knitting in bright yarn and British wool spinning fibre
Episode 56 of the Podcast – A hand-spun outfit, local farm yarns and first frost
Episode 55 of the Marina Skua Podcast – Calm colours and weaving with hand-spun yarn