I spent 4 months making myself a sweater from scratch. Like, starting with shearing a sheep. It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done.
Thank you to all the people who helped me with this project
The Queens County Farm Museum
Loop of the Loom
Dylan Avillanoza
My favorite books I read during this project
The Fabric of Civilization
Worn
A Perfect Red
The World Is On Fire But We’re Still Buying Shoes alecleach.com/products/the-world-is-on-fire-but-we-re-still-buying-shoes
Chapters
Intro 0:00-0:53
1 Shearing 0:54-1:25
“natural” fibers 1:26-2:28
2 Cleaning wool 2:29-6:34
3 Spinning 6:35-7:49
learning to spin 7:50-9:52
still spinning :/ 9:53-11:06
DEADLINE SET 11:07-11:45
spinning fun facts 11:46-12:57
last part of spinning ugh 12:58-14:01
4 Dyeing 14:02-15:25
im so bad at dyeing 15:26-17:46
rinsing 1000 times 17:47-19:39
PAUSE 19:40-19:45
5 Knitting 19:46-20:17
panic time. bad bad bad. 20:18-21:22
cleaning AGAIN 21:23-21:41
spinning but worse 21:42-21:53
knitting more 21:54-22:31
cleaning pt. 75 22:32-22:55
m*re sp*nning 22:56-23:06
this project sucks 23:07-23:58
jk im fine 23:59-24:56
jk it’s chaos again 24:57-25:57
visiting Franny!!! 25:58-26:27
the exhibition & my thoughts 26:28-27:21
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If you think about it people didn't really know how to do everything in the past either. There was always a specialist in the village for different trades. The difference now is we have the freedom to play any of those roles as a hobby to see what it was like. ❤
Good for you! This is awesome.
this is genuinely so neat I’m so happy I saw this on my feed! I also live in nyc and cannot imagine doing this in my tiny apartment and bathroom!!
So a sweater should cost like a crazy lot more money
I'm only a minute into this video and I totally get understand your reasoning. I think one of the worst things for the United States has been it's shift to service oriented economy.
This is one of my favorite videos on YouTube. Thank you
Macy, I love you, you're clever, funny, relatable, a brilliant writer, and interesting. But it was quite clear in this video that this project was disappointing, frustrating, and exhausting all along the way, and I really appreciated how "real" it felt. It was one extra level of relatable I don't think we've seen from you until this video, and it was really refreshing to watch. Keep on keeping it real, and we'll be here right along with you!
I love this project
A ribbed edge would’ve been cute 😊 but very well done!
This was very entertaining and educational! The comments too lol
i know exactly why you did it, why this is time consuming and skill demanding but i still watched it anyway. at 3 am
this was eye opening! and as much as you might have suffered through the process, i am now oddly inspired to try going through the same🤣
Technically, the sheep made it….
You are the absolute best! Your freewill has always been so inspiring
$12/lb!! That's insanely cheap!
so very cool!
26:08 imagine an alien comes one day and shaves your head and takes your hair. And then they come back months later wearing a hat made out of your hair like "hey dude what do you think – pretty cool huh!?"
I feel bad for how much I laughed at your pain Macy 😂
12:02 I LOVE THIS BOOK
I think you should raise a sheep from birth and then it would be real
thank goodness for capitalism and free markets that allowed us to exchange a sweater for a blogpost
reinventing marx from scratch?
dope video. super informative and interesting but also funny
Great watch 🐑🐑🐑🐑
Adam Ragouseas "Why I Wash My Sheep, NOT My Wool" video could have saved you a lot of trouble.
You shaking
this was sooo fascinating and awesome ty
@darntoughvermont121 Possible collab for insight into American factory made wool knit socks? Especially economies of scale and division of labor and supply chains. Maybe they even have some sweater making buddies?
24:11 i’m sorry, but PINK?! 👁️👄👁️
am i the only one who thought it was purple?? 🤔 it looks purple… 😅
16:27 CLEARLY a sign to dye the wool red 😂 🔴
2:30 lol i love the little edit of the sheep 😂 🐑 🛁 💕
2:10 the realization 😭 😂
lost it at yarn soup
Would it keep you warm in a Nor'eastah?
you have your own channel ?! instant sub
Obsessed w the hunter s thompson on Macy's shelf considering how this video felt like gonzo journalism commenting on fast fashion and women's labor history! so fire.
Is this channel for women only? Should I leave?
such a gem
The dedication should be applauded 👏21:07
Amazing!!!! I have been a knitter for over a decade, and never have I ever tried to make my own yarn. You were so determined to get through all these rigorous, time-consuming, physically demanding tasks – and you did it! Someday, I will try spinning, and think of you 🙂
please macy may we have some more content! >ω<