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

a new skirt, a new sweater & Me-Made-May – The Self-Made Wardrobe Week 39

01 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 267 – Friday, April 24th black sweater // black tank top // jeans black scarf // black heels // various rings // bead crochet bracelets Day 268 – Saturday, April 25th Archer button up shirt // black tank top // black & white print skirt (new!) black scarf // various rings // sandals!! Day 269 – Sunday, April 26th hand knit sweater dress black scarf // black leggings // various rings Day 270 – Monday, April 27th 2nd purple pullover (new!) // black tank top // jeans robot necklace // bead crochet bracelets // rings // black flats Day 271 – Tuesday, April 28th Versio sweater // black tank top // jeans...

cleaning off my desk by finishing projects

29 Apr 2015

what's in the works

Each Wednesday, I take stock of the projects I’m working on. what I’m Working On… : finishing a second purple pullover. : finishing spinning the yak/merino blend. : finishing a the bead crochet necklace. : finishing a second handkerchief hem skirt. (basically cleaning a bunch of almost finished projects off my desk). No related posts.

keeping up with a self-portrait project, while traveling – The Self-Made Wardrobe Week 38

24 Apr 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 260 – Friday, April 17th Archer button up shirt // black tank top // jeans grey cowl // black heels // bead crochet bracelets //various rings Day 261 – Saturday, April 18th Archer button up shirt // black tank top // pirate skirt pocket watch necklace // various rings // brown wedge sandals Day 262 – Sunday, April 19th Archer button up shirt // black tank top // jeans black scarf // pocket watch necklace // various rings // brown wedge sandals Dog! (his name is Frodo – like the hobbit.) Day 263 – Monday, April 20th black sweater // black tank top // black maxi skirt black scarf // bead crochet...

Welcome! I'm Holly Chayes.