Holly Chayes

Welcome! I'm Holly Chayes.

This online space has been around in one form or another since 2010, it focuses on making, creativity and living a curious life, plus a lot of clothing.

Some of the projects I've worked on in the past 10+ years include...

Talking About Clothes with Holly Chayes

An interview podcast that's all about clothing (and also, not *really* about clothing at all). Find all the details and listen to conversations about comfort, style, change and shopping here. Or search for Talking About Clothes with Holly Chayes wherever you listen to podcasts.

Who Wears Who?

The Self-Made Wardrobe Project

Predecessor to Who Wears Who, a year-long challenge in 2014/2015 where I only wore clothes I made. That year would have been a lot easier if the clothes had magically made themselves. Learn more about The Self-Made Wardrobe Project and explore the archives here.

The Shawl Geometry Book Series

Enough shawl shapes to keep you knitting for a lifetime. A multi-year exploration of math, shape and space in knitting, where I documented traditional shawl shaping, and iterated on those traditions to create new recipes of shawl shaping. Ultimately this lead to 75+ shapes, and 400+ pages of common and uncommon shawl shaping instructions. This project was inspired by a dozen individual shawl designs, each encapsulating a love of geometric lace design. You can find The Shawl Geometry Series here.

Thank you for being here with me. –Holly

buttons, beads & shawls

27 May 2015

what's in the works

Each Wednesday, I take stock of the projects I’m working on. What I’m Working On… : finding the buttons for my new button up shirt. : finishing two new bead crochet bangles to finish out a set. : getting excited about being part of a mini collection of shawls that drops soon! No related posts.

new sewing plans – The Self-Made Wardrobe Week 42

22 May 2015

The Self-Made Wardrobe

The Self-Made Wardrobe is a project where I only wear garments I’ve made. It’s a year long experiment in getting dressed without clothing labels – it’s a year about noticing patterns, trying things, and observing what happens. Day 288 – Friday, May 15th archer button up shirt // black tank top // black maxi skirt robot necklace // bracelets // various rings // black flats Day 289 – Saturday, May 16th archer button up // black tank top // graphic silk circle skirt clock robot necklace // bracelets // various rings // sneakers Day 290 – Sunday, May 17th the easiest jersey vest ever // black tank top // cascading flowers skirt robot clock necklace // bead crochet bracelets // rings // black flats Day 291 – Monday, May 18th my 2nd purple pullover // black tank top // jeans robot necklace // bracelets // rings // black flats Day...

a week of working on my second button up shirt

20 May 2015

what's in the works

Each Wednesday, I take stock of the projects I’m working on. what I’m Working On… : my second Archer button up shirt. I started this project ages ago, and am just now getting back into it. I finished the collar, cuffs & hem this week, so just the buttons & button holes left to go – but considering how many weeks I wore my first Archer button up shirt sans buttons – the buttons could wait awhile. : And in case you missed it! I wrote about my vine print skirt yesterday, including a couple alterations I want to make. No related posts.

Welcome! I'm Holly Chayes.