Ah April! When the unpredictable (but sometimes actually nice) weather and the hope of longer, warmer days makes us all feel a little like fools, hopefully in a good way. For me, April usually marks the turning point of my business focus when I transition from winter projects to summer ones - and the first... Continue Reading →
Lotus Mandala Throw Pattern
So approximately 8 billion years ago, my very first post here on Morale Fiber Blog was the free pattern for the Lotus Mandala Throw Blanket. It's a doily-esque scrappy project that I originally designed in 2014, published for the first time in 2015, and is the predecessor to my now-popular Lotus Vest and Lotus Duster... Continue Reading →
Sunflower Lotus Vest
It's been a while since I made the Lotus Vest, the Free-Size circular shawl version of my Lotus Mandala design, seen also in the Lotus Duster (all free patterns available on my blog - just follow the links!) So there I was, trying to use up some of my Quarantine stash while on Staycation, and... Continue Reading →
Lotus Video Tutorial Part 6
It's finally time to debut the finishing video for the Lotus Mandala Duster pattern - Part 6, the Sleeves! I'm very happy with the response from this video series and am looking forward to exploring more video tutorial goodness so be sure to subscribe to my Youtube Channel so you can catch all the latest... Continue Reading →
Lotus Video Tutorial Part 5
This post won't contain much more than the video tutorial for Part 5 of the Lotus Duster and the pictures I have of the sleeveless version finished! Still pretty good though, eh? You can find the all of the videos included in this series so far both on my blog and on my Youtube Channel.... Continue Reading →
Winter Projects
Just a quick photoshoot of a few projects I've finished recently - or, sort of finished. The vest is of course the Lotus Duster, not yet with sleeves, which I am making for my Lotus Duster Video Tutorial series on Youtube! This is the Duster after Part 5 is completed. The actual video tutorial for... Continue Reading →
Lotus Duster Tutorial Part 3
Tippy-top on my to-do list is finishing the Lotus Duster video tutorial, in no small part because I'm getting very excited about seeing the finished product! You can find Parts 1 & 2 on my Youtube Channel here. Each time I make a new one, I fall in love with it all over again <3... Continue Reading →
Lotus Mandala Video Tutorial Part 2
With my first full length video tutorial under my belt, I forged ahead this week to create Part 2 of the Lotus Mandala series! It went much faster this time, because I had a better idea of how to make the video to flow and therefore (frankly) procrastinated less 😉 If you missed the release... Continue Reading →
Lotus Mandala Video Tutorial Part 1
Well, I'm excited to announce that my first full-length video tutorial is underway! Not that I haven't made videos before, but this is the first time I've filmed with the intent of capturing a whole pattern on video. After many moons of wanting to do it, I've started the tutorial for the Lotus Mandala Duster... Continue Reading →