Living in Canada means having a really great pair of mittens. Those I'm wearing in the picture of my winter blog banner (pink) were handmade of upcycled fabrics but they weren't lined. They didn't hold up in the -5 to -30 degree (Celsius) weather.
Quick little tip for warmer mittens: true mittens (two sections, thumb and fingers) will keep your fingers warmer than separately enrobed gloves. This also applies to 'smoker's gloves' with the flap that fakes a mitten. Plus they look way cuter!
Handknit and created by Fiona Alice a textile artist in Halifax from 100% wool, a lovely fleece lining, reclaimed fox fur and authentic Harris Tweed (selected by the artist herself on the Isle of Harris, Scotland!) and la pièce de résistance: deer antler buttons!
Seriously, you can't be a true rural maritimer without reclaimed deer antler accoutrements (I can say this since I actually spent some time deer hunting with my dad growing up. No, no, we didn't actually kill anything- I would have been hysterical. Instead I walked with my dad, sat in the tree and read a book while we waited). It's like irony at it's best!
article and photographs copyright of EcoYogini at ecoyogini.blogspot.com
ougsAs a fellow Maritimer I, too, need warm mittens. Last fall I bought a pair of thrum mittens from a local mill and they are amazing. Haven't had a cold hand this winter - and they are lovely bright colours as well. I am always getting compliments on them.
ReplyDelete(As an aside - and I know this is not your fault - but the "characters" that indicate that I am not a robot are so obscure that I sometimes have to go through half a dozen tries or more to get them right. Often I just give up in frustration.)
Hi Olivia,
ReplyDeleteI've actually heard this recently from friends. I have no idea how to fix it? I want to be notified when people comment so I can read them, but I have no idea how to make it easier to comment...
Any ideas? (I'd just move to wordpress if it wasn't so much work... wish I knew how awesome wordpress was when I started the blog!)
Makes me (almost) wish I lived in a colder clime.
ReplyDeleteYou can turn off the word verification, but it might leave you open to spam. I don't use it on mine and I rarely get spam comments, but I'm not a popular blog ;)
ReplyDelete