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Throw blankets are all finished! Whew! I felt like the finishing process took longer than the weaving (it didn’t, but it felt that way.) Twisting fringe, fixing broken threads, wet finishing, brushing, trimming fringe, steaming... It was a lot!

The thick colored yarn I had for ages and I needed a project to use it up. It’s wool, but other than that I don’t know much about it. The thinner yarn is Harrisville Shetland.

#weaving #fiberarts #craft #color #yarn

Next spinning project.

The fiber is combed top from John Arbon - a mix of 90% British wool (Exmoor Blueface, Bluefaced Leicester, Devon Closewool and Romney) and 10% Mulberry Silk.

It's a dream to spin and even if it's only a little silk - it has a huge impact on the softness, more than I'd expected.

When I visited the shop, they'd just gotten a huge delivery, and I was allowed to go through the boxes and pick something - I felt very honored

#handspinning #fiberarts @handspinning @fiberarts

Over a year ago I got in on the Kickstarter for the EEW Fold project.

It's arrived! 😍

I have the older version 6.01 which I use for plying.

This new one all folds up into the base making it very portable.

Maurice has also added a rpm counter which was annoyingly missing on the 6.01. The bobbins unscrew too for easy packing away. I paid for an extra 3 bobbins. Like handbags and shoes, you can never have too many.

I'll try it out when I get an hour.

#spinning #knitting #crochet #FiberArts

Oh my, this is a great technique to deal with a striped top. The colors often look gorgeous in those tops but when you actually spin them, the colors get all muddy.

But some patience is required.

Questionable Blend 12 - Ice and Fire. Intentional Optical Mixing on a Bl...
https://youtube.com/watch?v=1ricOW-ThB0&is

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A day off of work, weather too hot to go outside or do anything that requires more activity than sitting in a chair - a skein of yarn is done.

I was in such a flow thati even forgot to take a picture of the singles.

I think it had about the same yardage as the other one from the toot above. And about the same softness.

We will see, how they really differ after finishing as I've used two different techniques for spinning the singles.

#handspinning #fiberarts

The next Fedi #CraftClub meeting will be Sunday, September 6, at 10a pacific/1p eastern!
https://everytimezone.com/s/2bec3cf0
We're usually there for 2 hours.

Craft Club is a respectful space - anyone can ask for a subject change at anytime and have it be respected.

sign up at https://luma.com/1u24s1wc to receive an email with the zoom video conference link (should arrive about an hour before)

I tend to post the link as I open the call that morning as well!

#fiberArts #knitting #crochet #sewing #painting #printing #collage #crafting

Note that we are switching back to zoom for video conferencing - it has proven to be the best platform for actually getting to see and hear everyone, and that's my priority.

New 3D model: “Fish Shuttle for netting” by Elena ``of Valhalla’’ (@[email protected])

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And plied.

What a difference it makes, when you don't try to spin as finely as possible.

Pre finishing the yarn is not super soft to the touch, but the fiber mix (40% Devon Closewool / 40% Romney / 20% Exmoor Blueface) wasn't suggesting it would be too soft anyway - all of those breeds are in the mid 30ies micron count.

I'll spin the other braid and finish them together.

#handspinning #fiberarts #spinningwheel

As I mentioned the other day, I’ve been knitting very little the past few yrs.

I’m selling my high-quality, mostly indie company, hand dyed, merino/silk/other natural fiber yarn of all weights. Some sweater quantities as well.

- madelinetosh
- hedgehog
- sweet georgia
- yarn ink
- malabrigo
- dream in color

Here is the stash with USD prices in the comments of each: https://www.ravelry.com/stash/search#user=ashe&stash-status=trade&sort=added&view=thumbs

Has been stored in a smoke-free home in a closed cabinet.

#yarn #fiberarts #knitting #crochet #weaving

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Spun the first braid, from the fold. And in my usual not too tidy way of filling a bobbin.

When I start a new bobbin I usually pay attention and slide the hook regularly along to fill it evenly. But when the bobbin is about half full the moving has to happen less frequently and I get in the zone, only realizing how much I've spun when the uptake gets weak. Which is way too late for a nicely filled bobbin.

#fiberarts #handspinning

Thrifted lots of yarn for a future craft project (probably a runner for next to the bed )

#fiberarts #yarn

https://pixelfed.social/p/sylviastudio/993524968835612423

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First thing to decide: how do I want to spin this. The way the fiber is structured, it is best suited for worsted spinning, fine singles and then ply them.

But that is my default spin - it gets a bit boring.

So I'm going to try two different approaches here. The purple-turquoise one I will spin from the fold, the other one with a low ratio and a rather high uptake just end-to-end. Both will be a 2-ply. Let's see, how the yarns differ.

#handspinning #fiberarts

Next Textile talks (free, over zoom, August 12,2:00-3:00 PM EDT (GMT/UTC -4): 'American Creativity' with Marin Hanson
International Quilt Museum

'American Creativity' on display now at the IQM as part of "Material Nation: 250 Years of American Quilts." This portion of the exhibition explores the 100-year period between the 1870s and 1970s and the massive changes that occurred in the world of quilts.

register at
https://www.internationalquiltmuseum.org/textile-talks

#TextileTalks #quilting #FiberArts

Next spinning projects.

Last year on vacation I visited a wonderful fiber arts shop that has a great selection of spinning fiber. Among other things they have John Arbon - and of course I had to get some.

Two braids of Appledore in the color ways Spicy Pippin and Bitter Ellis, 100 g each (I forgot to take a picture before starting to spin off over of them)

Let's see what they will turn into

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The shop was Stiel Wolwerkplaats near Almelo, NL

Hi, this is my #introduction toot! I am new to fediverse in general and I'm hoping I'll have a good time around here.

I like a few different #craft s, including #handsewing , #knitting , and #crochet , although the way I do them have made people scratch their head lol. I am a massive winger/freehander and I suffer the consequences (good and bad) yet get away with it every time! I also have a bunch of hot takes because I've been doing things weirdly so much.

Not a huge #gamer but I do play a bit. I used to play more but these days I spend my nights doing other things. I like #legendofzelda and one day I shall make and finish a proper #zelda -themed project!

Also love #cats because... I mean... come on, just look at them! I was once a bored kid in school and #doodle cats to pass time.

Anyway, nice to meet you and have a good day!

#handmade #sewing #fiberarts #game

I did try to spin to match, but with about a year’s gap and more experience, it’s thinner and more even. It is a different blend batch too, so the colours are quite different - less yellow in the new batch. The originals are on the right of their newly spun skeins. The little ones are bracelet plied.

Malachite blend (merino, bamboo, silk) from golden fleece studio on Etsy.

#handspinning #spinning #FiberArts

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And now it's finished. Very soft, very nice, very fine.

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I saw this in my Cornell Birds newsletter. A bird photographer digitally prints her photos and quilts them into art pieces.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/gallery-bird-quilts-tracy-mclellan/

#FiberArts #Birds #quilting #birdphotography

I have been working with Wild Pride Montreal on my final PhD research project and collective art project, The Queer Care Quilt.

It's a quilt made out if Velcro that members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community are invited to come and create a patch that represents their own perspectives on care.

We had a very successful event yesterday in Parc Lafontaine.

Here is the result of 6 hours of making in community!

#FiberArts #Quilting #2SLGBTQ #Montreal #Quebec

I’ve decided to downsize my yarn stash after many years of knitting only one thing.

I have mostly indie hand-dyed yarns, many color ways of just enough yarn for a hat/mittens/socks and a handful of color ways of plus size sweater quantity.

What is the best way to de-stash en masse? #knitting #yarn #crochet #fiberarts

https://www.ravelry.com/people/ashe/stash (US)

Not just 'Grandma Hobbies' - #DIY and #woodworking ( #GrandpaHobbies ?) are making a comeback as well!

The Comforting Resurgence of ‘ #GrandmaHobbies ’

In search of calm and community, new generations are learning centuries-old skills.

By Kate Brennan, July 18, 2026

Excerpt: " 'Younger generations’ appetite for hands-on activities — what the internet has dubbed 'grandma hobbies' — has reached far beyond Michigan. In North Carolina, John C. Campbell Folk School, the oldest folk school in the country, has a long waiting list for its teen program; just a few years ago, it was struggling to fill all the spots. Ely Folk School in Minnesota has also reported a post-pandemic influx of younger volunteers.

" 'Grandma hobbies reconnect us to ourselves,' said Cal Newport, a professor of computer science at Georgetown University who writes about technology, focus and productivity. 'These activities are hard, in that they require time and concentration to master. But they also offer clear and fulfilling rewards.'

"Mari Sanborn, the communications coordinator for the Folk School Alliance, a nonprofit that supports #FolkEducation across the United States and Canada, said learning #handicrafts offers a way to reclaim a sense of community as well as #TraditionalSkills.

" 'It’s a way of holding onto things that might one day be lost,' she said."

Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/well/grandma-hobbies-crafts-knitting-quilting.html

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/fc3pM

#SolarPunkSunday #FolkArts #TraditionalSkills #ForgottenArts #BuildingCommunity #BuildingResiliency #MendIt #FixIt #MakeIt #Makers #FiberArts #PracticalSolarPunk #Quilting #Knitting #Crocheting #Needlepoint #Embroidery