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Handmade Styling: Cozy Winter Blues

Handmade Styling: Cozy Winter Blues

Jen Beeman

It’s one thing to make a garment you love, but often another to incorporate it seamlessly into your wardrobe - at least that's what we hear from our customers all...

Handmade Styling: Cozy Winter Blues

Jen Beeman

It’s one thing to make a garment you love, but often another to incorporate it seamlessly into your wardrobe - at least that's what we hear from our customers all...

A Few Thoughts on Wardrobe Planning

A Few Thoughts on Wardrobe Planning

Jen Beeman

One quick thing I want to touch on after our last post about my Martine Pullover is that I don't think there is one correct way to plan a wardrobe!...

A Few Thoughts on Wardrobe Planning

Jen Beeman

One quick thing I want to touch on after our last post about my Martine Pullover is that I don't think there is one correct way to plan a wardrobe!...

Finished Garment: Martine Pullover

Finished Garment: Martine Pullover

Jen Beeman

Martine PulloverRavelry PostPattern: Martine by Julie HooverYarn: Rain by Shibui Knits in Ash Usually I condense all of my knitting projects into one of 4 quarterly posts since this is primarily a...

Finished Garment: Martine Pullover

Jen Beeman

Martine PulloverRavelry PostPattern: Martine by Julie HooverYarn: Rain by Shibui Knits in Ash Usually I condense all of my knitting projects into one of 4 quarterly posts since this is primarily a...

Handmade Everyday: My Four Winds Quilt

Handmade Everyday: My Four Winds Quilt

Jen Beeman

We talk a lot about handmade wardrobes over here since we're in the wardrobe business, but we also love having handmade items in our home as well, so I thought...

Handmade Everyday: My Four Winds Quilt

Jen Beeman

We talk a lot about handmade wardrobes over here since we're in the wardrobe business, but we also love having handmade items in our home as well, so I thought...

Recent Knitted Garments & Queued Projects

Recent Knitted Garments & Queued Projects

Jen Beeman

I realized the other day that it's been forever since I posted my knitting projects! Last year was such a blur for us here at Grainline that I dropped the...

Recent Knitted Garments & Queued Projects

Jen Beeman

I realized the other day that it's been forever since I posted my knitting projects! Last year was such a blur for us here at Grainline that I dropped the...

Jen's Fall '16 Wardrobe: Hemlock Sweater

Jen's Fall '16 Wardrobe: Hemlock Sweater

Jen Beeman

It's been quite a while since I did a wardrobe style post - and after a long absence it's a bit hard to get back into writing them (and posing...

Jen's Fall '16 Wardrobe: Hemlock Sweater

Jen Beeman

It's been quite a while since I did a wardrobe style post - and after a long absence it's a bit hard to get back into writing them (and posing...

Sprout Patterns x The Grainline Crew!

Sprout Patterns x The Grainline Crew!

Jen Beeman

*Please note that Sprout Patterns has ceased operations. A couple of weeks ago each of us here at Grainline chose a kit from Sprout Patterns to sew up! Jen and...

Sprout Patterns x The Grainline Crew!

Jen Beeman

*Please note that Sprout Patterns has ceased operations. A couple of weeks ago each of us here at Grainline chose a kit from Sprout Patterns to sew up! Jen and...

Archer + Alder Version 02

Archer + Alder Version 02

Jen Beeman

Today I'll be walking you through another version of combining the Alder and Archer patterns to create a dress. If you remember, we posted the first Alder + Archer variation...

Archer + Alder Version 02

Jen Beeman

Today I'll be walking you through another version of combining the Alder and Archer patterns to create a dress. If you remember, we posted the first Alder + Archer variation...

Jen's Me Made May Recap

Jen's Me Made May Recap

Jen Beeman

Willow Tank Dress | Penny Raglan Every year when Me Made May rolls around I get a little stressed out. I have no problem wearing handmade garments most days of...

Jen's Me Made May Recap

Jen Beeman

Willow Tank Dress | Penny Raglan Every year when Me Made May rolls around I get a little stressed out. I have no problem wearing handmade garments most days of...

Our Willows

Our Willows

Jen Beeman

We LOVE plants at Grainline Studio. Being in nature is very special to all of us. We have been really busy in the studio preparing the new Willow Tank &...

Our Willows

Jen Beeman

We LOVE plants at Grainline Studio. Being in nature is very special to all of us. We have been really busy in the studio preparing the new Willow Tank &...

Jen's 1st Quarter Knit Report

Jen's 1st Quarter Knit Report

Jen Beeman

Hawser SweaterRavelry PostPattern: Hawser by Brooklyn TweedYarn: Brooklyn Tweed Shelter in Cast Iron I decided I needed to knit this sweater after seeing Erica's beautiful version back in February of last year....

Jen's 1st Quarter Knit Report

Jen Beeman

Hawser SweaterRavelry PostPattern: Hawser by Brooklyn TweedYarn: Brooklyn Tweed Shelter in Cast Iron I decided I needed to knit this sweater after seeing Erica's beautiful version back in February of last year....

Four Finished Hats

Four Finished Hats

Jen Beeman

I've mentioned before that I love testing out new designers and techniques via small projects like hats and today I have a few of those projects to show. 4 hats...

Four Finished Hats

Jen Beeman

I've mentioned before that I love testing out new designers and techniques via small projects like hats and today I have a few of those projects to show. 4 hats...

Jen's 2015 Year End Knit Review

Jen's 2015 Year End Knit Review

Jen Beeman

When I was thinking back on how my year in knitting went, I remembered it a bit differently than it actually went. Somehow this past year has seemed to pass at...

Jen's 2015 Year End Knit Review

Jen Beeman

When I was thinking back on how my year in knitting went, I remembered it a bit differently than it actually went. Somehow this past year has seemed to pass at...