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November 3, 2017 natalieselles

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There has been a shift in the online conversations in the makers community in the last 6 months. Racism, diversity, inclusion, equity. Overall we are realising that it is not enough to just post pretty pictures of what we have made in order to include and welcome everyone in the community. It's been frustrating and infuriating and slow. Being on mat leave here has been strange, I'm not used to being away from the in-person knitting community. I've been watching and listening from the sidelines, following threads and comment sections. It's a start, but only a start. While I am a very talkative person I struggle with knowing when or how to jump in and speak up as well, too used to the idea that I should keep the peace rather than ruffle feathers. I know I haven't done enough in myself yet, so that's the first thing. Now that the wee one has figured out how to nap for longer than 20 minutes at a time I'm ready to start reading and we will be heading to the library to see what anti-rascist books they have in that I can start with. Pictured here is one of the places we have started doing the work. I have been following @theconsciouskid which has been invaluable with sharing information about raising anti-rascist children. We have started with our bookshelf, making sure we have BIPOC faces as protagonists in what we see everyday. Did you know that statistically there are more picture books published featuring animals than BIPOC? We are happy for suggestions for more titles to add to our list! I'm going to make mistakes but that's part of learning. [Image description: a chubby baby leg rests on a selection of baby books featuring BIPOC characters and authors.] #theconsciouskid #sweetestkulu #helenoxenbury #littleleaders

I sewed this super cute Geranium dress and Purl Soho bonnet for L to wear to a wedding last month. The bonnet is a hat she will actually wear so I think it will go into regular rotation! I'll just have to fix the part where I accidentally sewed the lining in backwards. Also, full disclosure, my mom actually finished the dress for me as I ran out of time. Thanks @acanthus57! I got the fabric from @sistermintaka, fantastic service and selection. #sistermintaka #geraniumdress #purlsohobabybonnet

A bout of the flu that turned into a chest infection means that I finished my Penguono. Well, I finished the knitting part, now I just have to weave in ALL. THESE. ENDS. Slowly but surely it will be done. #peguono #scrapstashbusting

Crumbs and stitches. Taking a break from knitting to make up one of the @kirikipress kits I've had in my stash for ages. I'm going to pop this bunny into L's Easter basket. Is it just me or is satin stitch the embroidery equivalent of moss stitch? Like it's a total pain and you have to be focused and meticulous but damn if it doesn't look amazeballs when it's done. This is padded satin stitch, so the third stripe only has its padding so far. I didn't have enough light to work on the satin stitch last night so switched to the much more forgiving running stitch on the body. #kirikipress #kirikipressbunny #embroidery

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