<?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 21:20:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/slowfashion/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Lavender Vest, Part Two: Frogging, Feelings, and My Impending Villain Era]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lavender vest has been frogged three times. Three. If this yarn had any self-respect, it would’ve filed for a restraining order by now. But no. We’re "committed." This vest is officially]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/knitting/@artemisnorth.com/the-lavender-vest-part-two-frogging-feelings-and-my-impending-villain-era</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/knitting/@artemisnorth.com/the-lavender-vest-part-two-frogging-feelings-and-my-impending-villain-era</guid><category><![CDATA[knitting]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artemisnorth.com]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 16:53:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4bEjbgCbFMvAGbwxD9CJfJUznpDy21P1gb5kciUwoKrnYbGbNVgJCYqdcaqK8bftoH9FdncVaLzZxtWogGaf42xvRgxxw3ZfhDtXjm98dK1QYgBeSq5CyAirfbUYa3aLec6gqLu1mw9n7XQoNMCMk6r6sqjPR3hanZdmsiVABfVFht6nRk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social Sewing & A Surprise...]]></title><description><![CDATA[see below for the story behind this photo A funny thing happened this morning,: as I pulled put my epic sweatercoat project in a bar in a nearby city to our land - looking very much forward to finishing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/social-sewing-and-a-surprise</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/social-sewing-and-a-surprise</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:12:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqEBi3sQEjkTGuGKWeBP27ydgLkEH6eCukSBLuVtf4EMf7RKobJMSNoB2kyJsfBbEHrzeuXyWPEoDXKVkzYxVC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost done my first knit sweater!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have completed the front, back, collar and one full sleeve! I am working on the last sleeve right now and then all I will have left to do is seam it together, weave in the ends and possibly add some]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@juliakponsford/almost-done-my-first-knit-sweater</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@juliakponsford/almost-done-my-first-knit-sweater</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[juliakponsford]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:23:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3GkGjiQ2TZ8Ew8DozQWw7MEoudxc4kLaao2tAiZ7CXUY42vnW5AYWixPQfXqXcrzrEkDCbRBDFf4A6Dd2uSpTFGUYxgqK9VJPczkLPRpGNusabFTqDKVERF2Zt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just A Bra And A Wool Coat...]]></title><description><![CDATA[the skirt of this coat, beginning to take shape Not quite the classic ‘lingerie and a fur coat’ – a phenomenon that is quite fun and sensuous, but this week I am very proud to have made good progress on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/just-a-bra-and-a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/just-a-bra-and-a</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:21:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqwZX96mchkxaBTojG6mQAttBqzBeBp18QUmf7yQfxxj1mqF7cyyFVc2gYTwNLXQtn6t8vdcfSLBELh1A3nLc6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Inspiration In The Midst Of Hardship]]></title><description><![CDATA[My first Needlework Monday post in a while!! Oh, I have missed very much the sewing, the camaradery, the excitement of switching my internet on in the morning to find the treasures that others are working]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/new-inspiration-in-the-midst</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/new-inspiration-in-the-midst</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:45:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4Zqm3SiUBxjUWkUSBNabv9CK5hExzzZjjHFzQi8x6Ztz4RCTiu3A7cu4tENuvsvjNBmtuUydeNHHGxqeLbgT4Xp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tweed Shorts Redemption 🤗🥰🥳🙏🌟]]></title><description><![CDATA[O wow, I have missed writing my #needleworkmonday blogs these past weeks! There have been a ton of reasons that I’ve been both away from the sewing machine and without the necessary comforts to indulge]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/tweed-shorts-redemption</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/tweed-shorts-redemption</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 07:00:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9phgsjDZGn7uCpWjUVktEkpYDxjdwLm8VtE89XxpwonFYccWP1vtAc4QmQQFnc5dyBsUQ4PgNvXKwPuyVjvLS8mvEonWmL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE END OF THE 50c STALL- waaaaaaaah!]]></title><description><![CDATA[me and stefania, a couple of weeks ago at the 50c stall My most favourite ever market stall in Telese Terme – one of the few fabulous, full and varied markets left in the area where we used to live – has]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/the-end-of-the-50c</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/the-end-of-the-50c</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 06:00:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9rHcKMJPnVJxwrjmmqGR5q1wJyB13oY9VqXo9JG9bGxtjHAWcEHV9tqSjWQHyWCfdAcBG7udrn6kWV4xPeUrvV1Cc3nnnS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stripes & Vintage Embroidery! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[These are a pair of fancy pants that I've upcycled out of three old garments and a piece of vintage embroidery; what do you think?? I adore stripes of all kinds, and I especially love mixing up multiple]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/stripes-and-vintage-embroidery</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/stripes-and-vintage-embroidery</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:00:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kx949aDJ3YMzVLdPdgysaSmkB2s8ach7qpdpzxeMfGpMMV4vFPwYmN53AjxLbj3rTRNkURc5GXY82xeP1XXuiKMzUQhuQUVYXjJ8iyNYDUxTBSnD5hAQDjryvAUTS8Q1PxHwCoY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Make Love(ly Wool Trousers!) - Not War!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time in what feels like an age, this week I got really into my sewing mission! - working towards finishing 3 fabulous projects, visualising an organic, private 'busyness', and imagining lots]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/make-love-ley-wool-trousers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/make-love-ley-wool-trousers</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 07:38:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQygJ5a3PGGYDEXK37j6PqJQS49hP9J6Ajrv85Pq2nzmr1RUpynt6Tzwe6RXdXgou3f62wkUNY8YMJ2uuYjUyU3hzDxyT3yPqTNcSuVzUnpg8rQKHtAQUJrFhSc13NTV7QkA7NMHVbGVsk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I NEED HELP with my pantaloons... W.I.P.]]></title><description><![CDATA[the current stage that I'm (a wee bit stuck) at These huge trousers are my latest invention, and I really would benefit from some advice from you all – I trust very much in the Needlework Monday community]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/i-need-help-with-my</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/i-need-help-with-my</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 07:42:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9oYAXGLWBJ3wvmXFWVLG6hckqEHtEmh7HxfV3nPGEoPGRjRkokgv3VGFq4H7yzZGyMoauyDeidHf5FiRBPgZXBH9ZCpkBG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sewing In The Dark...!]]></title><description><![CDATA[styling up a purchase from the 50c stall this week; a great all-round black dress, which i paired with leg-warmers and wee leather bootshoes What an amazing week this is – of creativity, of communing with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/sewing-in-the-dark</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/sewing-in-the-dark</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 05:47:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9padjVpEKFBxa4HSeqkHanGh6Dsv9iHBo6GqPjbBjZn47V5RnhP7XE7QnXiDafACsnydWBqGMSzsbYjFndJTkAByoHMhT4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Trousers Indeed...🧵🪡]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you remember these pieces that I mentioned in last week’s post? A pair of fluffy wool-like trousers, and a blue real-wool vintage handmade skirt? They were beginning to come together in my mind slowly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/big-trousers-indeed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/big-trousers-indeed</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 06:04:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9rZKJqWCd3P5MSpGqEfoMKBNXJKzVzpvXJXGdXCn37oS2DRuW2ifXjc4isQgGXnzYnN1k9cEJM5aXVNGuqjDXgM9bpmQYN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sewing Amongst Even More Chaos!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dearest dear Hive Friends, especially NWM folks! Today, Needlework Monday, we head off our land .... to set up our wee rental bothy!! A haven (with temporary atelier!) from the elements, as the cold, damp,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/sewing-amongst-even-more-chaos</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/sewing-amongst-even-more-chaos</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 05:01:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9rZKJqWCd3P5MSpGqEfoMKBNXJKzVzpvXJXGdXCn37oS2DRuW2ifXjc4isQgGXnzYnN1k9cEJM5aXVNGuqjDXgM9bpmQYN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pink silk ........?]]></title><description><![CDATA[after - work in progress before My #needleworkmonday efforts were somewhat scuppered this week by the weather: we've been inundated with it, following the breaking of the drought! Now high winds, rain]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/pink-silk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/pink-silk</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 06:00:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9rQRMckHwP1AghqMyWPMqCenVSShHKNMicgBTpCfFar8FmJxqDMQQAcMyRc6eWxrvtUtjYymUnQWjD6gWqDGP7j8joJbzn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photoshoot!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome all to our photoshoot (Clare. & Vincent.) !! Join us as we enjoy our land in our new clothing! We've had a lot of fun documenting my recent creations: @vincentnijman 's funky workwear and my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/photoshoot</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/photoshoot</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 05:00:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9rRS2zLppNFmtCVqXEWRVXM4Y9DdZkpibJZqGRpmuMVTd1qAknHLbnzpKxFBYTHEZ5wYqePCMriBBkAbFYNDAyvuuoafPC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WIP: Vincent's dungarees - pre-photoshoot!]]></title><description><![CDATA[the final photoshoot will come soon, I promise! Dearest Hive Friends & Needleworkers! Remember these? After I made my own fabulous dungarees for glamourous gardening, and set out to make @vincentnijman]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/wip-vincent-s-dungarees-pre</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/wip-vincent-s-dungarees-pre</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 07:10:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9q7eLEUoDQYqwfi7boGtGzYvCfnJdNY3wVuD6rXNefPwqgLmkHnxJxJwiYDiej1KqUcjJeYsjDSf5sMo1Zo7paV2Capp6a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dungaree-shorts and DIY Dresses! 🪷🤗💝]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dearest Hive Friends and Needleworkers! I’ve really missed this community, and have been keen to get back to sewing these last weeks, BUT the mess in the house, our moving things and taking care of our]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/dungaree-shorts-and-diy-dresses</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/dungaree-shorts-and-diy-dresses</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 07:38:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9rAaqJBrFTRBVL8L9waA3aYXpZzooLZLtoxg8BYYnhEGafEYgbozvZkmX9vrfJdPGUzXyTQD2FvQfeB4btagug8Pui9pGN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reinventing Life Through Sewing Anew... 🪡✂️🧵🎨]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ooofah, and Ciao dear Needleworking Friends!! We are existing in a state of chaotic harmony (!) - merry confusion – creative destruction in places…. The homestead continues to evolve organically and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/reinventing-life-through-sewing-anew</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/reinventing-life-through-sewing-anew</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 08:02:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9pRxLCSDdsifiRjLJndzRgCiU831JVkPFdXNoUFPBk9LCoh2BW6mJeEaqD96jrpatGtfRgisQcnssMPwedVkNxRtZDeVd8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Presenting New Clothing At Vinalia... 🍷💃🤪]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dearest Hive Friends and Sewing Enthusiasts of all kinds! The pop-up expo of my handmade clothing is ended, as is our time in Guardia Sanframondi again, and @vincentnijman – and I do not mind at all admitting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/presenting-new-clothing-at-vinalia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/presenting-new-clothing-at-vinalia</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 05:56:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9rReCokcQsBtM1Jwg6UWqBhyiKCcnyCa2rPVfBa57B8LFLi9Mfs3PSdKNHaMxz8kuhTJ1wmTqJLdXw4TYfMdhBDqNv6xwx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copying A Nice Dress Seen At The Market 😍💝🤗]]></title><description><![CDATA[as promised: some snaps of the dress on myself - thanks to Vincent! Dearest Hive Needleworkers & Friends! Here's a new dress, made from a beautiful old bedsheet: one of the few items of bedlinen that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/copying-a-nice-dress-seen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/copying-a-nice-dress-seen</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 06:21:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9pT1wqYA6Z6jzR9rQpGGQXeoprL2RnUf65cLyvtcVKJyXH8FixG84asKE92qdRkwSiutjfE8b5kiVtoZrZjLUaXuQ1fvjY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>