Sivia Harding, Knitting Designer and Teacher was our guest today on the Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird.
Sivia says that she learned to crochet and learned at a very young age, but wanted to learn to knit and tried on her own but didn’t learn till much later when she moved to Canada after she had left all her other crafts behind. Her husband sent her to the library, where she borrowed a video and was ON HER WAY, almost immediately designing. She was greatly attracted to knitting lace when she met a friend in person from Knit List and saw her finished UNBLOCKED knitted piece. Sivia owned one of Barbara Walker’s stitch treasuries and understood charting with admiration. A one point she picked up a box of weaving singles through her knitting guild and with it she designed a few pieces that are still in existence.
When Sivia first started offering her patterns, she printed them and offered them through Local Yarn Stores but things have certainly changed for her with the internet and with Ravelry. Her Ravelry Designer page has many beautiful designs, many include beads: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/sivia-harding
Beading came naturally and her designs also changed from garment adornment to jeweled embellishments. At the time, people strung the beads before creating their projects, and often became discouraged with the starting and stopping of using beads in there areas. She finds for her the method of using a crochet hook worked for her in a more spontaneous way.
Sivia is working with Knitting Boutique with sweaters and accessories. She’s really inspired by their yarns, from their sources and milling methods. She enjoys teaching at the smaller events like the upcoming Madrona event for the intimate settings. Teaching what she loves about designing in this way is very enjoyable to her. Sivia’s website: http://www.siviaharding.com/ where she lists her upcoming events.
Sivia Harding is a participant in the Visionary Authors Group founded by Cat Bordhi. From this has come Sivia’s collections and digital books, and the upcoming Harmonia’s Rings Collections.
If you missed getting to hear this live, it’s still available in the archive: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/yarnthing/2015/01/08/sivia-harding-knitting-designer-teacher or in iTunes
Wow Sivia ‘s passion for lace is so evident in her work. I thoroughly enjoyed this latest podcast. Thank you.
Love beads, love lace knitting, love Silvia’s designs. Mazel tov on the new collection!
I love Sivia’s lace patterns!!!
Lmecoll on Ravlery
I fell in love with Sivia’s Leafy Cowl at Stitches Midwest in August. I have favorited her as one of my designers to watch. Here lace patterns are GORGEOUS!!!
Loved learning about designing lace patterns.
I have wanted to start doing lace, but haven’t done it yet! So excited to start.
Lace is one of my favorite things to knit. Great interview. Thank you.
Lace knitting is always so exciting when blocking reveals the true beauty of the project.
Lace knitting has always been challenging for me but after it’s blocked all that hard work becomes so worth it and the finished project is beautiful.
Lace seemed to be something for crochet. I WOULD love to do something new…knitted lace.
I am also intrigued by lace knitting, so I have a Craftsy class to view to get me started. Sivia’s designs are so beautiful, but I think I need a bit of instruction before jumping in. Has not knowing how to knit lace stopped me from stashing lace weight yarn for some day? Of course not!
Loved this week’s interview. I personally have just started to do lace and am loving it.
Lace knitting is one of my faves. So fun. I hate blocking lace but love the results
I would love to learn how to knit lace; Sylvia’s patterns are amazing! Love it!
I love knitting lace. When I add beads I use a crochet hook or dental floss. All of Sivia’s lace patterns are beautiful. My favorite pattern of hers is “Harbour Lights Shawl”.
I have never even tried lace. I would love a lacy cowl since it doesn’t get really cold in SoCal.
Love Sivia’s cowls! She does amazing things with lace! Great podcast.
Really enjoyed listening to this session and Sivia’s adventures in lace design. Have queued some of her patterns and can’t wait to try them out.
Sivia’s lace patterns are intriguing. What a lovely person. I thoroughly enjoyed this interview. Thank you!
I’m working on my first crochet lace piece, it’s kinda easy but I feel so accomplished!!
I love knitting lace! And i just discovered knitting with beads. And loved it also.
Well and there are several Designs by Sivia , that I would enjoy knitting and wearing!
Anja from Germany, adebar on ravelry
Lace knitting is on my next to-do list. Can’t wait to try one out.
It is time for me to start a lace project! Loved the podcast.
I enjoyed the interview with Sivia Harding. It’s prompted me to start a lace project in 2015!
This was a terrific interview. I look forward to learning to do some lace, myself!
The interview was awesome! Love knitting or crocheting lace and love Sivia’s designs!
Listening to her story was so much fun. I need to get back onto designing my own lace stuff (right now I’m doing curtains!)
Hi! I just loved hearing how Sivia arrived at her lace-designing spot in the knitting universe (with beads, of course). Thank you both for the wonderful interview.
Sivia sounds like such a sweet person! I just love her lace and leafy designs–more things to add to my ever growing queue!
Wendeluu on Ravelry
I just finished looking through Sivia’s patterns. The lace cowls are especially lovely.
Love Sivia’s lace patterns.
Sivia’s lace patterns are gorgeous!
I’m sure it’s too late to be eligible for the drawing but I still wanted to let you know I enjoyed your interview with Sivia Harding. I had the good fortune to take a beaded lace project class Sivia taught at Stitches South in 2013. She is a phenomenal teacher.