{"id":78150,"date":"2022-01-07T11:50:43","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T16:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=78150"},"modified":"2022-01-07T11:50:43","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T16:50:43","slug":"weekend-links-128","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2022\/01\/weekend-links-128.html","title":{"rendered":"weekend links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello friends, and happy 2022!<\/p>\n<p>At our house we&#8217;re a little late getting fully started with the new year since yesterday was <strong>also<\/strong> a holiday: Epiphany, or Three Kings Day as it&#8217;s celebrated in Spain. Traditionally this is when the kings bring gifts for children, keeping Christmas and gift-giving more separate. Instead of hot chocolate and cookies for Santa and his reindeer, many children leave a (more Spanish) snack for the kings and for their camels. School (finally) starts next Monday, and I&#8217;m eager to get back into my normal work schedule.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Look of the Day <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been cold here and I&#8217;m thinking about layers. I love this look!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_78151\" style=\"max-width: 760px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/mango.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-78151 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/mango-760x934.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"934\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/mango-760x934.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/mango-500x614.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/mango-768x944.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/mango-1124x649.jpg 1124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">photo from Mango<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You could easily recreate this look with our <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/melville-cardigan-vest-sewing-pattern.html\">Melville Cardigan<\/a> layered over a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/classic-shirt-sewing-pattern.html\">Classic Shirt<\/a>. Tuck them both into your favorite jeans or <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/hollywood-trousers-sewing-pattern.html\">Hollywood Trousers<\/a>, throw a jacket or coat over them, pop the collars, and push up the sleeves. It looks both relaxed and pulled together, not to mention warm! The classic jewelry is a perfect touch, too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weekend Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;m interested in learning more about <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.com\/an-insiders-guide-to-accessible-fashion-fabulousness\/?utm_source=pocket_mylist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accessibility and clothing<\/a> this year, so this article was quite timely for me.<\/li>\n<li>I love to wear cashmere in the winter. (Everlane and Uniqlo make good, affordable versions that last for years if you take good care of them.) Back in high school I was given a hand-me-down cashmere sweater that I wore for about 35 years until I finally had to retire it. It was excellent quality. If you want to learn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/12\/12\/style\/loro-piana-baby-cashmere-traceability.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqohlSlUaASbOQckjo1qCguLIhaQ9j3n3aSKcQycHxO0OA42N4UqIebBqbNY61TWfRcNQdr8zQfg4hsluA3tQcSj66J2VhMZCZCwvtYO4Wm5xh5-TBbk1qm-vNzLmIqIilLO1-kKLamb1DKDZ03JxJgdip8NgZkjqjSJTvtrNFO5w3Nh92_YzVNstFXpbOn7877S_AA5-Od6Gchjf9gAzPulfUjnTltKZgKkSJEQQURmVCSMivhtvrY9UK9gVP63gLhY_e8KYgbgZCmdgKInBFIRNiguC_fl9Txr3W_zLJc3b&amp;smid=url-share\">more about cashmere<\/a>, this is a very interesting article.<\/li>\n<li>How much did you know about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyartmagazine.com\/elsa-schiaparelli-art\/?utm_source=pocket_mylist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elsa Schiaparelli<\/a> outside of her most iconic designs? Me neither.<\/li>\n<li>Did you take a look at all the <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2022\/01\/your-projects-our-patterns-november-and-december-2.html\">wonderful sewing<\/a> you did during the past two months? I&#8217;m so impressed!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>OK, I hope you have a terrific weekend! We&#8217;ll be back next week with some fun and inspiring posts for you, so stay tuned!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy 2022! Liesl is here for the first Weekend Links post of the new year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":78156,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[4],"class_list":["post-78150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-links"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/jan-7-feature.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-kku","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":59049,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2017\/01\/happy-2017.html","url_meta":{"origin":78150,"position":0},"title":"happy 2017!","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"January 3, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Welcome to 2017! We hope that it will be a great year for you, and we're looking for your thoughts on what you would like to see and sew this year. Oh, Liesl has some photos from her most recent travel to share.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;general post&quot;","block_context":{"text":"general post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/seville-banner.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":80033,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2022\/12\/weekend-links-137.html","url_meta":{"origin":78150,"position":1},"title":"weekend links","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"December 16, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Liesl is here to talk about the holidays, coats, and Christmas vacation movies.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;general post&quot;","block_context":{"text":"general post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/december-16-feature.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":52591,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2016\/01\/weekend-links-13.html","url_meta":{"origin":78150,"position":2},"title":"weekend links","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"January 15, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Liesl is back this week, after last week's absence, with her roundup of Pinterest picks and weekend reading and watching links.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;general post&quot;","block_context":{"text":"general post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/jan-8-b.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":63767,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2018\/01\/weekend-links-71.html","url_meta":{"origin":78150,"position":3},"title":"weekend links","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"January 5, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Liesl is back today with her first Weekend Links post of 2018.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;general post&quot;","block_context":{"text":"general post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/goodbye-feature.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":79592,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2022\/09\/weekend-links-136.html","url_meta":{"origin":78150,"position":4},"title":"weekend links","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"September 23, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"It's been a while, but Liesl is back today with a Weekend Links post for you.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;general post&quot;","block_context":{"text":"general post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sept-23-feature.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":65429,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2018\/04\/weekend-links-75.html","url_meta":{"origin":78150,"position":5},"title":"weekend links","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"April 6, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Liesl checks in today with her Friday weekend links for you. 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