<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:34:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/handmadewardrobe/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Sewing the Perfect Dress Form]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good morning everyone, best wishes for the Easter holidays. It has been beautiful here, and I have enjoyed the sun. I'm in the middle of a balcony makeover - I found a few more ideas to try last night]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@shanibeer/sewing-the-perfect-dress-form</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@shanibeer/sewing-the-perfect-dress-form</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shanibeer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2020 12:14:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFYzRbn8dtSoHdjVuA8W82ehzRm4aMe3DWtATHfYBcWQ5mgqJQuCi5ukRFK7xJdykHPTiFv1tPay9UmfEEPi4RDKYVkALsyhmPsvLKWXpESuz92ZzVhb327eZbuAn3SPki?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#needleworkmonday | summer knitting when it's very cold]]></title><description><![CDATA[We had snow here today after the rampages of Storm Ciara yesterday. It has melted now, leaving puddles wherever there is a slight hollow. The temperature has dropped, it feels very cold out and those puddles]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/needleworkmonday/@shanibeer/needleworkmonday-or-summer-knitting-when-it-s-very-cold</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/needleworkmonday/@shanibeer/needleworkmonday-or-summer-knitting-when-it-s-very-cold</guid><category><![CDATA[needleworkmonday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shanibeer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:12:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsLaUVnWj5v4rfuehQsoVtukrb5zwdXbo5aA1Ad39Ag3xeAuevGHMcE4EDTkYmRTDbkrG43MfG5qwP9Z4VoAW9Jz98s8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boho Dress Part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here are the skirt tiers, ready to be joined to the bodice.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/needlework/@fiberfrau/boho-dress-part-2-pgv1qyke</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/needlework/@fiberfrau/boho-dress-part-2-pgv1qyke</guid><category><![CDATA[needlework]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fiberfrau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 13:02:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixEKE9rbXHRWWZ7gRuJYz3xuRybARxqjtoJHJTss8sHxgUx8Sw9pfjS5TjHCNz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boho Dress in Progress]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of my sisters gifted me a lot of 1-yard pieces of colorful cotton prints. She got them for a quilt originally, but I loved all the pink, green, and blue flowers and decided to pair the fabrics with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/needleworkmonday/@fiberfrau/boho-dress-in-progress-ubv1weeo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/needleworkmonday/@fiberfrau/boho-dress-in-progress-ubv1weeo</guid><category><![CDATA[needleworkmonday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fiberfrau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 14:16:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixFHoPQBe4i9ErhGXojtS21Pg7ZSwcNktcBhMKa9MnQ513obPYPZ4hqZoffr7Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waistband Expander]]></title><description><![CDATA[I made this skirt years ago, when I still had a waistline. The fix consisted of moving the eyes of my hook-and-eye closures to a tab of wide, soft waistband elastic. Here is how it looks when fastened.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/needlework/@fiberfrau/waistband-expander-i33p9so6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/needlework/@fiberfrau/waistband-expander-i33p9so6</guid><category><![CDATA[needlework]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fiberfrau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 21:21:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixDft1FsF2vmN7AaBz4EZoc3Bn3dhcRRjankXhniRk1bUmazFJF8bPzMLnodJW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#needleworkmonday | Stripey Jersey: Short Row Sleeve Shaping]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Dennis the Menace stripey jumper has been sitting on the side, while I was working out how to match the stripes across the sleeves from the body. I've read several times in @neumannsalva's posts about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/needleworkmonday/@shanibeer/needleworkmonday-or-stripey-jersey-short-row-sleeve-shaping</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/needleworkmonday/@shanibeer/needleworkmonday-or-stripey-jersey-short-row-sleeve-shaping</guid><category><![CDATA[needleworkmonday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shanibeer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 07:14:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovaSgffuwoEp6X6vEWneW6Yj55oBoR2UhyHZs95ZEe3aCEgAU8ALarjKjPB5uiktE1VJ5q3Wxb7AUPjDjpvEcKzaA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pondering How to Fix My Dirndl Blouse]]></title><description><![CDATA[I love this blouse, but it is a bit tight to get on and really tough to get off. Seems to me my best option is to add a button band at the front or just make a new blouse with stretchy smocking at the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/needlework/@fiberfrau/pondering-how-to-fix-my-dirndl-blouse-baze7aws</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/needlework/@fiberfrau/pondering-how-to-fix-my-dirndl-blouse-baze7aws</guid><category><![CDATA[needlework]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fiberfrau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:26:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixDzkXDFTW8TuivePTn8MpZgd1FDrCsorQgotGLZFi2KWVoUTNpkEJnE4yo11Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#needleworkmonday | Handmade Wardrobe - Summer Edit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The summer clearance sales are starting so I've been having a look at my favourite shops to see what's on offer. I have to start with Liberty's Tana Lawn Cotton and there's a great selection with prices]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/needleworkmonday/@shanibeer/needleworkmonday-or-handmade-wardrobe-summer-edit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/needleworkmonday/@shanibeer/needleworkmonday-or-handmade-wardrobe-summer-edit</guid><category><![CDATA[needleworkmonday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shanibeer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2019 06:15:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPUzuspZJYjvWt2iib2JRpy6yVFqizH68UQmHux1JpCTVo8kyECWNVzcu4RPEz8Yaf3djDWHvox?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beware of the A-Line skirt: making the Delphine skirt from Tilly Walnes]]></title><description><![CDATA[An A-Line skirt is perfect: Easy to make, will flatter every figure and is a great addition to a capsule wardrobe. I have read these lines many times on blogs, magazines and recently in a sewing book I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/needleworkmonday/@neumannsalva/beware-of-the-a-line-skirt-making-the-delphine-skirt-from-tilly-walnes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/needleworkmonday/@neumannsalva/beware-of-the-a-line-skirt-making-the-delphine-skirt-from-tilly-walnes</guid><category><![CDATA[needleworkmonday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[neumannsalva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2019 12:33:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g7111bbdcuxu3bfUg5qaCq8seb5paCtrrT7zM8HjremL2Ebv1giycRToZ91pwT5opxs9p4ySJZo7f5sXdVSNLiVrPzerLzYQG1GTD1hthZDVYBjDNRT2eGe5ZfSNWrBmthW7AQzxwCNc7AsJAqxz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Me Made May 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s May. The sun is shining, birds chirping happily in the blooming trees. 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If you want to read about my meagre progress with the lila knitted sweater and are interested in Kitchener stitch: skip and jump forward :-D I am outdated,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@neumannsalva/actifit-neumannsalva-20190408t133828361z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@neumannsalva/actifit-neumannsalva-20190408t133828361z</guid><category><![CDATA[actifit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[neumannsalva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 13:38:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGM3JdycGKFQo7ALS3GhuMGL8qbG8zfSd9jRY92CRhekUJge4JS6W9cnyy8jsq3dtDG8tSfEa9ojtgh7Zw99ShKCWaTRqejN1fzE4uaTvCGXjFcC65qPMJv4mpF9HDfMGaQbHrGp26kehcEe7s8KCMmybV98r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#needleworkmonday | Stripey Jersey: 3-Needle Shoulder Seam Bind Off]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a busy fortnight: work is picking up as we approach the date for incorporating the consortium of 28 charities I work with in London. Lots of meetings and lots of documenting for me. I'm relentlessly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/needleworkmonday/@shanibeer/needleworkmonday-or-stripey-jersey-3-needle-shoulder-seam-bind-off</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/needleworkmonday/@shanibeer/needleworkmonday-or-stripey-jersey-3-needle-shoulder-seam-bind-off</guid><category><![CDATA[needleworkmonday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shanibeer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 08:14:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi6ksuzVh6Jg2nEp6wn6URVpJYJ87uTQCYCoxGtAqPMhn8oDdtaUe8tY7ctoi5Jagdh17dyWCfMRN5MbPLpBmCKg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#needleworkmonday | Dennis the Menace Stripes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Dennis the Menace and Gnasher copyright: DC Thompson and Co. Dennis the Menace was one of a series of comic strips in the Beano, a popular comic in many childhoods, including mine. The children]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/needleworkmonday/@shanibeer/needleworkmonday-or-dennis-the-menace-stripes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/needleworkmonday/@shanibeer/needleworkmonday-or-dennis-the-menace-stripes</guid><category><![CDATA[needleworkmonday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shanibeer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2019 09:53:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi6ksuzVh6Jg2nEp6wn6URVpJYJ87uTQCYCoxGtAqPMhn8oDdtaUe8tY7ctoi5JcDSkRLhdKfKuZCiGtNe1DDdTL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The dark side of the sweater]]></title><description><![CDATA[It did not work out. In the end I had a sweater I will not make again. I lost my precious fabric to the realm of destruction. Above my sewing machine dark clouds are gathering. Far away I can hear thunder]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/needleworkmonday/@neumannsalva/the-dark-side-of-the-sweater</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/needleworkmonday/@neumannsalva/the-dark-side-of-the-sweater</guid><category><![CDATA[needleworkmonday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[neumannsalva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2019 17:59:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKaa3e4T1EBuBP18JezPvjFFo8gNuE9CiKHBn3AnD2C7WFtnN1eK2squBbuibWZFEiQSqG5j2Gevj147daSVtdWgVavDBEo17MSq9ge5JpdrBY6B1gTrUXEmjWDpB2EYxRMtSpJBhgAPZmmSn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The gloomy fabric market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not much ado on the knitting front, spring is also gone and perhaps tomorrow the world is coming to an end. You don‘t believe me??!!! Than you are a wise human being, because that’s only my inner grumbler]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/needleworkmonday/@neumannsalva/the-gloomy-fabric-market</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/needleworkmonday/@neumannsalva/the-gloomy-fabric-market</guid><category><![CDATA[needleworkmonday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[neumannsalva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2019 16:55:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKaa3e4T1EBuBP18JezPvjFFo8gNuE9CiKHBn3Hkd26rdBgL2pcSo2wgDWH4axHfmpDjuSZo51WyMDpjitVQm5eg68WgRuhzfDUYWDDQFjm5B2dyB42GdcR5abzGmW19FVFHWpmdjAxb1G1Vx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes you just find the things you need: February 27 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marie Kondo has been featuring a lot recently, and today I read an article in the Guardian about psychological de-cluttering, something I'm sure will strike a chord with a few people here. Source "Along]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@shanibeer/actifit-shanibeer-20190227t181913286z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@shanibeer/actifit-shanibeer-20190227t181913286z</guid><category><![CDATA[actifit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shanibeer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2019 18:19:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi6ksuzVh6Jg2nEp6wn6URVpJYJ87uTQCYCoxGtAqPMhn8oDdtaUe8tY7ctoi5JbRytayRhYXidnM5dQVMk5yW2z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sewing the Stella Sweater]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am boring. And a coward. Now it is out. And as it is #nedleworkmonday you have guessed right, I spoke of my sewing abilities. Last year I think I have made approximately a million half circle skirts]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/needleworkmonday/@neumannsalva/sewing-the-stella-sweater</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/needleworkmonday/@neumannsalva/sewing-the-stella-sweater</guid><category><![CDATA[needleworkmonday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[neumannsalva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2019 16:01:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKaa3e4T1EBuBP18JezPvjFFo8gNuE9CiKHBn49AJzbkWJ7Dje4LNyko6t3TWpGZbBxLXSkQ7yRisdH7GW63HUH5oyKW61o3teV7Xpnk2JjuSxvdAJy3eZunAzHbNDGVTBpqYeMn3qVyDzFfk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#needleworkmonday | Fake Fair Isle :)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, I wrote about using fake Fair Isle: the knitting looks, vaguely, like Fair Isle, but the patterns are created using slip stitches. These are some squares I made last year for a throw. You can]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/needleworkmonday/@shanibeer/needleworkmonday-or-fake-fair-isle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/needleworkmonday/@shanibeer/needleworkmonday-or-fake-fair-isle</guid><category><![CDATA[needleworkmonday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shanibeer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2019 13:44:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPD4Ewnt81FvEHNPP2xP53f42tk2gyuA5VaQuBbPW5i423mvnJ7LAdSKtDMrJPt2ba1wG94QUfEXcJY2di4V1Vbkf3t1N2PMukAwn6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>