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Handmade quilts babies 'will have for life' wrap them in culture
By Emma Siossian and Wiriya Sati

Beautiful Indigenous-themed quilts have been made by a group of women for a NAIDOC Week baby celebration on Worimi country, linking cultures and generations.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-11/handmade-patchwork-quilts-bring-comfort-connection-naidoc-week/106836182

#IndigenousCulture #AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #Babies #RegionalCommunities #TextileArts #EmmaSiossian #WiriyaSati

Handmade quilts babies 'will have for life' wrap them in culture
By Emma Siossian and Wiriya Sati

Beautiful Indigenous-themed quilts have been made by a group of women for a NAIDOC Week baby celebration on Worimi country, linking cultures and generations.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-11/handmade-patchwork-quilts-bring-comfort-connection-naidoc-week/106836182

#IndigenousCulture #AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #Babies #RegionalCommunities #TextileArts #EmmaSiossian #WiriyaSati

Oooh, kickstarter for a new PNW wild dye book by a very cool dyer I have followed for several years. She does some beautiful and rare dye techniques-- purples and blues from lichens and fungus, dyes that change colour in sunlight, etc. (Book has a big ole ethics section, as you should expect with foraging and especially lichens.)

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ninetenpub/wild-dyes-of-the-pacific-northwest

#PNWNativePlants #dyeing #BotanicalDyes #TextileArts #foraging #LichenSubscribe

Oooh, kickstarter for a new PNW wild dye book by a very cool dyer I have followed for several years. She does some beautiful and rare dye techniques-- purples and blues from lichens and fungus, dyes that change colour in sunlight, etc. (Book has a big ole ethics section, as you should expect with foraging and especially lichens.)

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ninetenpub/wild-dyes-of-the-pacific-northwest

#PNWNativePlants #dyeing #BotanicalDyes #TextileArts #foraging #LichenSubscribe

Visited the #AmericanSwedishInstitute today for the exhibit "Handwoven: Between Chaos and Order" by Emelie Röndahl. She weaves "rya", a form of weaving that results in a sheepskin-like appearance. Traditionally the fuzzy side was down for warmth while the decoration was more legible on the flat side, but Röndahl plays with this convention. Here's both sides of a large work. One artifact of photographing the work is the contrast of the flat side is heightened-- it is more subtle to the unassisted eye.

#EmilieRondahl #TextileArts

Visited the #AmericanSwedishInstitute today for the exhibit "Handwoven: Between Chaos and Order" by Emelie Röndahl. She weaves "rya", a form of weaving that results in a sheepskin-like appearance. Traditionally the fuzzy side was down for warmth while the decoration was more legible on the flat side, but Röndahl plays with this convention. Here's both sides of a large work. One artifact of photographing the work is the contrast of the flat side is heightened-- it is more subtle to the unassisted eye.

#EmilieRondahl #TextileArts

Hear some of the community members from my most recent community quilt project speak about the project alongside other student projects!

I won't be there because I am working full time atm.

#Aging #Quilts #FiberArts #TextileArts #Quebec #Montreal

https://www.concordia.ca/cuevents/offices/provost/fourth-space/2026/06/05/engage-presents-showcase.html

🧵 People often ask me, how they could test, if they like #stitching without having learnt #embroidery. I recommend #intuitiveStitching, it's like #doodles with a needle and you see quick success. If you like it, you then can start to learn simple stitches. Just be wild and play like a child!

#artBook #AtelierTetebrec #textileArts #ecoDye #artjournal #doodling #needlePainting #needlework #solarpunkSunday

🧵 People often ask me, how they could test, if they like #stitching without having learnt #embroidery. I recommend #intuitiveStitching, it's like #doodles with a needle and you see quick success. If you like it, you then can start to learn simple stitches. Just be wild and play like a child!

#artBook #AtelierTetebrec #textileArts #ecoDye #artjournal #doodling #needlePainting #needlework #solarpunkSunday

Armenian Weekly: Armenian Needlelace Initiative launched. “The Armenian Needlelace Initiative is the first comprehensive website supporting Armenian needlelace traditions by encouraging learning and making, fostering connection across scattered populations, providing a forum for cultural exchange and building a repository of resources on technique, care, references, exhibitions and instruction, […]

Armenian Weekly: Armenian Needlelace Initiative launched. “The Armenian Needlelace Initiative is the first comprehensive website supporting Armenian needlelace traditions by encouraging learning and making, fostering connection across scattered populations, providing a forum for cultural exchange and building a repository of resources on technique, care, references, exhibitions and instruction, […]

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#textilearts #artistetextile #artthroughtextiles #artandtextiles #artsandcraftstextiles #artstextiles #conceptualtextileart #weaving #contemporaryart #artgram #contemporaryembroidery #textilelove #freehandmachineembroidery #fineart #arts #fibreart #natureart #nature

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#textilearts #artistetextile #artthroughtextiles #artandtextiles #artsandcraftstextiles #artstextiles #conceptualtextileart #weaving #contemporaryart #artgram #contemporaryembroidery #textilelove #freehandmachineembroidery #fineart #arts #fibreart #natureart #nature

Did you ever join a #community project of #crafts? I did and experienced the #happiness, #cooperation, and why #participatoryArt can be important for #activism: steady.page/en/naturemat... You can subscribe to my free newsletter! #craftivism #embroidery #textileArts #socialPractice #NatureMatchCuts

Many Hands United

I just had a series of conversations where I learned Home Economics classes are apparently not a universal experience for my peers. I think maybe it's part of why I've had such a hard time living with folks, because I thought we all had the same education on basic life-skills, and I was the only one who gave enough of a rip to wash the dishes the right way.

I also didn't know it was considered regressive (when it was considered at all), as I thought it was part of an initiative to make sure folks knew how to do basic life-skills, regardless of gender.

This video definitely was educational for me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUOdT4c3fQ8

#HomeEconomics #HomeEcon #IntentionalCommunity #communityhousing #DIY #Makers #Mending #VisibleMending #TextileArts #Crafts #Cooking #Baking #Sewing

I just had a series of conversations where I learned Home Economics classes are apparently not a universal experience for my peers. I think maybe it's part of why I've had such a hard time living with folks, because I thought we all had the same education on basic life-skills, and I was the only one who gave enough of a rip to wash the dishes the right way.

I also didn't know it was considered regressive (when it was considered at all), as I thought it was part of an initiative to make sure folks knew how to do basic life-skills, regardless of gender.

This video definitely was educational for me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUOdT4c3fQ8

#HomeEconomics #HomeEcon #IntentionalCommunity #communityhousing #DIY #Makers #Mending #VisibleMending #TextileArts #Crafts #Cooking #Baking #Sewing

I just had a series of conversations where I learned Home Economics classes are apparently not a universal experience for my peers. I think maybe it's part of why I've had such a hard time living with folks, because I thought we all had the same education on basic life-skills, and I was the only one who gave enough of a rip to wash the dishes the right way.

I also didn't know it was considered regressive (when it was considered at all), as I thought it was part of an initiative to make sure folks knew how to do basic life-skills, regardless of gender.

This video definitely was educational for me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUOdT4c3fQ8

#HomeEconomics #HomeEcon #IntentionalCommunity #communityhousing #DIY #Makers #Mending #VisibleMending #TextileArts #Crafts #Cooking #Baking #Sewing

I just had a series of conversations where I learned Home Economics classes are apparently not a universal experience for my peers. I think maybe it's part of why I've had such a hard time living with folks, because I thought we all had the same education on basic life-skills, and I was the only one who gave enough of a rip to wash the dishes the right way.

I also didn't know it was considered regressive (when it was considered at all), as I thought it was part of an initiative to make sure folks knew how to do basic life-skills, regardless of gender.

This video definitely was educational for me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUOdT4c3fQ8

#HomeEconomics #HomeEcon #IntentionalCommunity #communityhousing #DIY #Makers #Mending #VisibleMending #TextileArts #Crafts #Cooking #Baking #Sewing

I just had a series of conversations where I learned Home Economics classes are apparently not a universal experience for my peers. I think maybe it's part of why I've had such a hard time living with folks, because I thought we all had the same education on basic life-skills, and I was the only one who gave enough of a rip to wash the dishes the right way.

I also didn't know it was considered regressive (when it was considered at all), as I thought it was part of an initiative to make sure folks knew how to do basic life-skills, regardless of gender.

This video definitely was educational for me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUOdT4c3fQ8

#HomeEconomics #HomeEcon #IntentionalCommunity #communityhousing #DIY #Makers #Mending #VisibleMending #TextileArts #Crafts #Cooking #Baking #Sewing

When once I started to #embroider #moss in 3D, I was surprised how much material and work it "eats". #embroidery #textileArts #SciArt #nature #biodiversity #Moos

New to me and discovered via MetaFilter (what, y’all don’t read MetaFilter?): The Sampler Archive. From the front page: “The Sampler Archive database has been designed to share detailed information and high-resolution images of American girlhood samplers and pictorial embroideries from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/19/new-to-me-via-metafilter-the-sampler-archive/

Supercon 2023: Cuddly Companion Bots https://hackaday.com/2024/10/30/supercon-2023-cuddly-companion-bots/ #HackadayColumns #companionrobots #companionbots #companionbot #RobotsHacks #textilearts #companion #robotics #cuddly #robots #robot #cons #soft

Supercon 2023: Cuddly Companion Bots https://hackaday.com/2024/10/30/supercon-2023-cuddly-companion-bots/ #HackadayColumns #companionrobots #companionbots #companionbot #RobotsHacks #textilearts #companion #robotics #cuddly #robots #robot #cons #soft

Supercon 2023: Cuddly Companion Bots - Even in the advanced world of 2024, robots are still better in science fiction tha... - https://hackaday.com/2024/10/30/supercon-2023-cuddly-companion-bots/ #hackadaycolumns #companionrobots #companionbots #companionbot #robotshacks #textilearts #companion #robotics #cuddly #robots #robot #cons #soft

Supercon 2023: Cuddly Companion Bots - Even in the advanced world of 2024, robots are still better in science fiction tha... - https://hackaday.com/2024/10/30/supercon-2023-cuddly-companion-bots/ #hackadaycolumns #companionrobots #companionbots #companionbot #robotshacks #textilearts #companion #robotics #cuddly #robots #robot #cons #soft

Abstract Paisley Break. Set 3, 3 of 3

#PaisleySensibilities #ExtraDimensional #TextileArts #WontLieFlat #ISwearItsNotAFetish #WeirdArt #PsychologicalLandscape #ImSureItMustMeanSomething

#DarkArts #DigitalArt #AIAssistedArt #AIArt #WomboDream #StableDiffusion

Abstract Paisley Break. Set 3, 2 of 3

#PaisleySensibilities #ExtraDimensional #TextileArts #WontLieFlat #ISwearItsNotAFetish #WeirdArt #PsychologicalLandscape #ImSureItMustMeanSomething

#DarkArts #DigitalArt #AIAssistedArt #AIArt #WomboDream #StableDiffusion

Abstract Paisley Break. Set 3, 1 of 3

#PaisleySensibilities #ExtraDimensional #TextileArts #WontLieFlat #ISwearItsNotAFetish #WeirdArt #PsychologicalLandscape #ImSureItMustMeanSomething

#DarkArts #DigitalArt #AIAssistedArt #AIArt #WomboDream #StableDiffusion

Quilt top nearly done! The colours feel very seasonally appropriate, though I started it in May when they definitely weren’t. I’m calling this Exploding Pineapple Pizza (it’s a pineapple block pattern, & homage to #CBC ).

I’m always amazed that a bunch of frenetic blocks calm right down in a plain border.

I’m going to use an old bedsheet as filling, both bc #ZeroWaste & for spring/fall when the duvet is too much.

#Quilt #FediQuilt #MastoQuilt #QuiltersOfMastodon #TextileArts #AmQuilting

Quilt top nearly done! The colours feel very seasonally appropriate, though I started it in May when they definitely weren’t. I’m calling this Exploding Pineapple Pizza (it’s a pineapple block pattern, & homage to #CBC ).

I’m always amazed that a bunch of frenetic blocks calm right down in a plain border.

I’m going to use an old bedsheet as filling, both bc #ZeroWaste & for spring/fall when the duvet is too much.

#Quilt #FediQuilt #MastoQuilt #QuiltersOfMastodon #TextileArts #AmQuilting

I hated homework in #needlework at school. Now I have to #embroider my name until our International #Embroidery Festival. Our embroidery club displays a big board with the first names of all members. Almost all of them embroider traditional patterns in cross stitch. I have to be stubborn again and immortalise myself in #moss. The preparations for #stitching #moss. (order of steps in AltText) @embroidery #textileArts #FrenchKnots #inspiredByNature

I hated homework in #needlework at school. Now I have to #embroider my name until our International #Embroidery Festival. Our embroidery club displays a big board with the first names of all members. Almost all of them embroider traditional patterns in cross stitch. I have to be stubborn again and immortalise myself in #moss. The preparations for #stitching #moss. (order of steps in AltText) @embroidery #textileArts #FrenchKnots #inspiredByNature

I hated homework in #needlework at school. Now I have to #embroider my name until our International #Embroidery Festival. Our embroidery club displays a big board with the first names of all members. Almost all of them embroider traditional patterns in cross stitch. I have to be stubborn again and immortalise myself in #moss. The preparations for #stitching #moss. (order of steps in AltText) @embroidery #textileArts #FrenchKnots #inspiredByNature

I hated homework in #needlework at school. Now I have to #embroider my name until our International #Embroidery Festival. Our embroidery club displays a big board with the first names of all members. Almost all of them embroider traditional patterns in cross stitch. I have to be stubborn again and immortalise myself in #moss. The preparations for #stitching #moss. (order of steps in AltText) @embroidery #textileArts #FrenchKnots #inspiredByNature

I hated homework in #needlework at school. Now I have to #embroider my name until our International #Embroidery Festival. Our embroidery club displays a big board with the first names of all members. Almost all of them embroider traditional patterns in cross stitch. I have to be stubborn again and immortalise myself in #moss. The preparations for #stitching #moss. (order of steps in AltText) @embroidery #textileArts #FrenchKnots #inspiredByNature

Book haul out of the Museum Shop #lenbachhaus . I'm still kind of mad at me & the German #feuilleton for missing their #RosemaryMayer exhibition last year. Or more exactly at me for still depending too much on legacy media for organising my cultural interests.
So I bought everything they had on Mayer in the shop.
#feministart #textilearts #ephemeral

Book haul out of the Museum Shop #lenbachhaus . I'm still kind of mad at me & the German #feuilleton for missing their #RosemaryMayer exhibition last year. Or more exactly at me for still depending too much on legacy media for organising my cultural interests.
So I bought everything they had on Mayer in the shop.
#feministart #textilearts #ephemeral

#introduction #introductions #reintroductions updated October 2024, sorry about all the hashtags.

Hi, I’m Deborah (Debbie, Deb). I live in #Melbourne, #Australia on Wurundjeri land. I am a white Gen X parent to 3 #cats and 2 #dogs. I am the #sysadmin at a plastics company; follow the saga at #SysadminLife (or mute if you’re just here for the pets).

Interests: #TextileArts and #FiberArts, especially #quilting, #crochet, #embroidery; #VintageTech, #electronics, #maps, #WordPuzzles, #BoardGames, #sf; #songwriting, #music, especially #synthesizers; #pets. I am trаns but this account isn't about that.

I always CW these topics: alcohol, food, medical, politics, eye contact, racism, violence. I always describe images. I may add image descriptions to your posts so that I can boost them.
I have a long list of muted terms; thank you for using them consistently and CWing your posts. No flirting, please.

Racists, misogynists, ableists, queerphobes, antivaxxers, and sovcits can get lost. If you evangelize AI, cryptocurrency, open-source-above-all or tech owned by arseholes, I will say things that make you unhappy.

I joined the Fediverse in 2018. I admin old.mermaid.town, operating since 2022.

#introduction #introductions #reintroductions updated October 2024, sorry about all the hashtags.

Hi, I’m Deborah (Debbie, Deb). I live in #Melbourne, #Australia on Wurundjeri land. I am a white Gen X parent to 3 #cats and 2 #dogs. I am the #sysadmin at a plastics company; follow the saga at #SysadminLife (or mute if you’re just here for the pets).

Interests: #TextileArts and #FiberArts, especially #quilting, #crochet, #embroidery; #VintageTech, #electronics, #maps, #WordPuzzles, #BoardGames, #sf; #songwriting, #music, especially #synthesizers; #pets. I am trаns but this account isn't about that.

I always CW these topics: alcohol, food, medical, politics, eye contact, racism, violence. I always describe images. I may add image descriptions to your posts so that I can boost them.
I have a long list of muted terms; thank you for using them consistently and CWing your posts. No flirting, please.

Racists, misogynists, ableists, queerphobes, antivaxxers, and sovcits can get lost. If you evangelize AI, cryptocurrency, open-source-above-all or tech owned by arseholes, I will say things that make you unhappy.

I joined the Fediverse in 2018. I admin old.mermaid.town, operating since 2022.

Leather shop couple's dream come true could help breathe life into 'dying' town Tricia and Jim Pollock realise their lifelong dream to open their own leather shop and hope it will help to revive the tiny Eyre Peninsula town of Minnipa. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-12/minnipa-leather-artists-outback-cattle-mustering-retired-rural/12042668 #EnvironmentallySustainableBusiness #CattleFeedlots #SmallBusiness #RuralTourism #TextileArts #BeefCattle #RuralWomen #FarmLabour #Craft