Jul Designs

Covid Survival.Garden - Part 5 Planting the cutting lettuce beds today. . . #covidsurvival #covidsurvivalgarden #raisedbedgardening #containergardening ift.tt/3amWvg8

Covid Survival Garden - Part 4 Pots are part of the equation. In this red pot I sowed Edible Pod Peas (Sugar Magnolia). The pots in the background have herbs growing in them already - sage, mint, oregano, thyme. The plan is to train all.of the vining thi… ift.tt/33Ps4N1

Covid Survival Garden Part 3 It rained all day yesterday so I left the beds alone. But they are done and ready to sow with greens. And so you get a sense of what we have here, together they measure 92 inches by 24 inches. This is plenty of space for a c… ift.tt/2UsL6Vi

Covid Survival Garden Part 2. The lettuce bed in the back of this image went together right after my previous post. Julian and I repurposed some wood we had gotten for a different project and I scavanged some trim wood from a pile of scrap behind the hou… ift.tt/2UcMnAI

Covid Survival Garden - part 1 I have not been posting because I have been so involved in figuring out how my family - me and my son Julian - will survive this incredible challenge. One of the things we are doing is veg gardening, even though we have lit… ift.tt/2WwnxNZ

I have many thoughts about the opportunity we have to transform ourselves in response to this extraordinary challenge. But I'm still working them out. . So, in the meantime, I want to celebrate this new shawl pattern from @_lolodidit. . We love ♥ th… ift.tt/2xMieQd

These succulents were given to me by my airbnb host in Santa Clara where I was vending at Stitches West last month. I managed to get them all (there are twice as many in another larger vessel) back to the east coast in my luggage. My son took charge of t… ift.tt/2QbXRSX

Some of you may not know that all JUL leather shawl cuffs and Cordoba series closures are handmade in the USA in my studio on the second floor of my house in the historic textile mill village of Oella in historic Ellicott City in Maryland. The Patapsco … ift.tt/335fIAf

Cordoba Brass Tiny Ring Closures The satin-finish on these lovelies lends such a generous warmth and visual softness to your knits that need closure. Available in black, espresso, and pewter leather. Handmade. These beauties were such a hit at Stitches W… ift.tt/2uT6Dh4

More JUL in the wild: @bostonknits Gin & Juice cardigan by @theacolman looks so beautiful and sleek with one medium JUL screw-in pedestal button. We love ♥ the look. . .#slowfashion #knitlove #juldesigns #handmade #fairtrade #closure #leatherclosures… ift.tt/2Tevmpq

@bayronhandmade is wearing her fabulous CardiZen with JUL Latch closures (which come in packages of 2 in black & chocolate, no longer in the naked shown here). The CardiZen is available on Ravelry and was Denise Bayon's first published design. What a fab… ift.tt/2Ps1Nyf

@courtney.spainhower has closed her gorgeous Quilo stole with a single JUL pedestal button in the front and we love ♥ the ease of use, security, and crisp, sleek styling that this screw-in closure adds. Screw-in pedestal buttons are the nails in your… ift.tt/2PhZspH

We love ♥ @jeliquilts version of the Comfort Fade Cardi designed by @dreareneeknits. And we love ♥ how great our JUL Cordoba Flat Oval Ring closure looks on it. . The closure screws in to the knitwear and opens and closes inbthe front with a pring ga… ift.tt/2wufSEO

Melynda Bernardi - @frenchpressknits - has used one of our large JUL leather pedestal buttons to secure her new Legacy shawl and we absolutely love ♥ the look! I will tell you a secret: Pedestal buttons, of everything I make for you, are my favorite… ift.tt/2wvJl1j

Hunting inspiration and influence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ift.tt/2Sv6Pfq

Heart Chakra Cuff/Shawl.Pin - special limited edition with a glossy red leather strap. We have fewer than 20 pieces of this beauty left. . With this Heart Chakra cuff/pin you get the ring and the stick plus the leather strap that snaps on to the ring of … ift.tt/2SMk0rj

Here is another view of the lovely Ohla shawl from @_.annajohanna._ She has used our JUL Mountain Sheep shawl stick to secure the delicate layers of this beautiful wrap. . The Ohla pattern is available on Ravelry. . For the Mountain Sheep go to juldesig… ift.tt/38iI5MW

A few weeks ago @_.annajohanna._ released her first design of 2020 - this beautiful ♥ gossamer shawl called Ohla, which is available on Ravelry. I am celebrating her lovely creation this week, along with the work of other knitwear designers, in the … ift.tt/39ribqt

Vintage JUL: I've just added a few lovely vintage JUL shawl pins, shawl sticks, and some soft brown Latches to the website. When we discontinue designs to make room for something fresh in the catalog, we frequently end up with somewhere between one and t… ift.tt/387L1fh

I have resumed work on the grey coat that I have discovered (after going back over my Instagram!) I paused almost a year ago. I'm stitching together the abbutted seams after basting the lining pieces to each coat panel. It doesn't feel like we'll get wi… ift.tt/2uem7vY