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

sewing a new skirt & analyzing some jeans

25 Mar 2015

what's in the works

Each Wednesday, I take stock of the projects I’m working on. This week, I’m… : sewing a new handkerchief hem circle skirt & hoping for spring. : taking stock of the fit issues in my first pair of jeans & figuring out what to tweak in the next iteration. : and I’m still knitting the secret knitting project that I didn’t finish last week. No related posts.

jeans!!! – The Self-Made Wardrobe Week 33

20 Mar 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 225 – Friday, March 13 purple sweater // black tank top // black maxi skirt black tights // brown boots // long necklace // various rings Day 226 – Saturday, March 14 boring black sweater // black tank top // graphic silk circle skirt black tights // brown boots // robot necklace // various rings Day 227 – Sunday, March 15 handknit sweater dress // black leggings long necklace // various rings Day 228 – Monday, March 16 blue & green Archer // black tank top // graphic silk circle skirt black tights // brown boots // bicycle necklace // various rings Day 229 – Tuesday, March 17 deconstructed sweater // black...

what’s in the works

18 Mar 2015

what's in the works

Each Wednesday, I post a little snippet about, the projects I’m currently working on. This week I’m… : knitting some new swatches, and playing with subtle striping. : putting the button on my jeans. This button is being a pain in my ass, and I currently want to set it on fire. (the button, not the jeans.) : secret knitting that I’m hoping to finish this week. (and just in case we all thought winter was finally properly over – there are snow flurries out my window.) No related posts.

Welcome! I'm Holly Chayes.