Yarn dyer and knitwear designer living in the South West of England. My videos are about the yarn I dye, my current knitting and craft projects, and some seasonal making with a sustainable/frugal angle. I love natural fibres, locally sourced materials and slow crafting. www.marinaskua.com
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So good to see you back! I'll be looking forward to a look around your garden next time!
Beautiful pattern
Love watching you and hearing about your ideas and fiber as I sit beside the river, knitting and watching the sun slowly set. Hopping over to Patreon to subscribe now (it’s just always slipped my mind). Sympathizing with your house works…our 400 year old house is in the noisy, messy throes of updates, but all worth it. Hope your family is keeping well.
it's great to see you back with your podcast, Marina. Did you mention that lovely rust-coloured cardigan behind you? Is that one of your patterns?
Hurray! So good to see you, and the beautiful yarns behind you 😍 And oh my, those fibers! While watching, I'm working on a pair of socks made with yarn I spun from the first release of Skua blends (I got Watermelon Tourmaline)
Lovely to have you back on youtube, looking forward to seeing all those secret projects, as well as the ones you can share, and of course the garden 😁
Hello fm South Australia. Interesting you mention Wickham Wool Works. I visited 2019 looking for carding cloth and also bought some lovely rovings for spinning. Heaven for spinners. An Aladin's cave! So many different colours to choose from.
Glad to see you again! I’d love to see your gardens. Would also love to see whatever of your house reno’s you are comfortable sharing. I always like seeing how old houses can be renovated and appreciated, and evolved to fit current needs. harpingJanet
Glad to see you back again. Your braids are so beautiful, definitely considering taking up spinning this winter, when the bees won’t need so much attention. 💕
Love the tree tank
Glad to have you back again! I look forward to seeing your garden next episode :)
Welcome back Marina! It's good to see you again on the podcast. Since you asked what we like to see, I wonder if you could show a little bit of video of you spinning your new spinning project in your next episode? I love the Scrumper cardigan - really need to knit it sometime!!
What is washing up liquid
dish soap! i use plain blue dawn dish soap but you can use whatever brand you want
hello Marina. i have a knitting school called Naomi & Noah knit school and one of my students recommend i look you up and you are near us! I live at the foot of the Mendips. I hope we cross paths one day :)
Thank you. This was a beautiful video.
So excited about the Scrumper Waistcoat coming out as a cardigan! I love the design, but would be more likely to wear a cardigan, so will be looking for it. I am (finally) taking a spinning class in May, and will look forward to an opportunity to try your fiber - it is so beautiful!
Sweet coppin makes me think of Pantone’s Marsala color. ❤
Thank you sooo much for the generous prize of the fibre sample box! I'm beyond excited about it 😂 Congratulations on getting your mitten pattern in the Laine book! Their books always look so nicely produced with some really interesting patterns, so it's a wonderful thing to have your pattern in the book. Was lovely watching your podcast. I hope the home renovations are progressing well without too much stress.
Oh my, congrats with your publication in Laine magazine! The mittens are really lovely, in fact, for me personally, they are the first knitted mittens I see that I would want to knit, love the shape, the twist and how it all comes together… do you think they will ever come available as separate pattern? Cheers!
Hi Marina, love your fibres (hope I am able to procure some!) also, I am about to start knitting your Opula pattern... I love it!
Hi Marina, I don't doubt your dyed unspun yarn sells out. It's really beautiful and makes me want to try spinning. Have fun at Wonder Wool and thank you for posting.
again a very interesting and comforting podcast. I really envy the receiver of the fibrebox of winghamwool. what a pity I live behind the brexitwall, making it very expensive to order from them, what a great selection of natural woolfibres. I love the way you dye the slivers, no wonder they get all sold out on Unravel. I wish you the same at Wonderwool!
If you lived closer I would happily share with you 😄 It's such a generous prize, I'm really looking forward to trying the different breeds, especially the ones that are local to me in the north of England.
The hand dyed fibre looks gorgeous!! <3
Every single one of those were a vibe 🥰
thanks for the info
I know this is quite old for you but I am just watching it and found it fun to see that your Opula pattern had just been developed. I am starting to knit it this month. Also, I love the bits about weaving. It always looks so tempting to learn. And the garden and walks are so relaxing while I am knitting. Thank you so much for all the time you spent on these!❤
Just reached your channel after I saw the interview/chat with you on Woolly Mammoth’s KZread channel 😊 I really like your channel! And wauw - the fiber braids you have dyed are gorgeous ❤ Do you sometimes have fiber for sale in your online store? Also think I will have to knit the pattern you are wearing one day 🤩
Spinning is on my list of things to learn how to do next year!
It was so lovely to meet you at the Farnham Unravel event this past weekend. What a treat. Love your channel and your beautiful work. Seeing your jumper in person was an unexpected bonus. Your artwork was so lovely too. What a talented woman. Can’t wait to knit up some of your yarn someday. 🧶❤️🧶
ME: 45 mins later, returning to this video after visit your website and reading all about your yarn and sustainable processes. I was so overwhelmed at the show, I wish I had had the mental space to make a purchase. I will definitely be adding your wool to my future project plans. Stunning colourways. And that jumper! Just beautiful.❤
Your Lapadarium looks amazing! I really like the idea of dying companion colours by using the same dye on different coloured bases. I love the sound of your talk at John Arbon. It sounds right up my street. That's something that I've enjoyed so much about knitting, and more recently spinning - ending up with clothes that have interesting stories behind them, whether because of the people and places it's associated with or processes involved. It makes you so much more thoughtful about what you wear. Also wanted to say - I'm a big fan of moss stitch sections too 😅 I'm currently knitting the Lenu sweater by Ankestrick which has a gorgeous mock cable panel down the the front with moss stitch edging it and a narrow moss stitch panel on the back reflecting it. Look forward to seeing your finished cardigans 😄 Sorry, I always waffle on so much 🤭 Hope you can find a little bit of space both in your house and in time too for some calm and rest during a very busy time.
Your Lapidarian sweater is just gorgeous.
So excited to see the Rauma cardigan coming out again! Can't wait to see the finished design
Looking forward to seeing you at Unravel!
I so love your dyed fibre, Marina. It is so beautiful!
Your Lapidarium looks so good and suits you so well! It was fun hearing you talk about the connections that can exist within a project while knitting with a special skein of handspun yarn that was gifted to me by a (mutual, coincidentally) friend! Good luck with the renovations and keeping all the balls in the air!
Den of Leaves is stunning!❤
This was so fascinating. Thank you for sharing the differences in the breeds. It helps to see it unspun to understand the descriptions of the spun qualities a bit better (if that makes sense). Somehow I missed this in my earlier watching! Also, the blend of the Seely MacQueely turned out so well. 😮
It looks so interesting! Can’t wait to see how it spins up. Love the patterns, too.
You kept my company while I worked on one of my cross stitch projects 😊 I'm learning to spin!! Currently with a drop spindle. Could I ask what wheels you have? And whether you'd recommend either to start with?
Ah, renovations & children! Sending you patience. Take the time to breathe!😊❤
4120 is absolutely gorgeous! I would love to see that paired with the deep blue of your pelagic coat vest. Wow!
Hi Marina, iI found your blog/vlog after the chat you did with Emma of Woolly Mammoth yarns. A quick question regarding your Hedgebind sweater (I love the design) that will be released in issue 12 of the Making Stories magazine. I have heard of the magazine but never purchased one - where would I be able to buy a copy from? Thank you. Sheila
The colourwork combination is stunning! I love it a lot and got all agree with the standalone bright colour and a navy hem. You mentioned earlier the woolen yarn of the soft yarn pills so much, is the mendip less pilling-prone because it is a more rustic yarn? Also I wanted to mention that also the lykke swivel cables work with knit pro needles☺️
I really love that purple fibre 💕 just recently found your podcast and really enjoy it 🥰 I am trying to grow my hair out too, so I will have a look at the headband pattern ☺️
The Fibreshed aspect of your work sounds really exciting. I am in Somerset, so it's really of interest to me.
I'm very much enjoying your podcasts after having not long ago discovered you. We get loads of buddleia in our garden and i had a go at dying some yarn with it and it went a very surprising colour, and i can't wait to make a pair of socks from it soon.
Could you make covered buttons with the scrap fabric?
Great video - I do mine in a similar way but work over a few days to do a whole fleece. Spin dryer helps so much but the best item I've found for drying is a hanging herb dryer with 8 shelves from Ebay for around £15. Can't believe how quickly my fleece dries now compared to a clothes horse with pea netting on it....just fyi. Once it warms up, I'm going to try the cold washing method to see how much lanolin is left behind - just to many fleeces and not enough time