Projects
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Music and sheep fleece
Found the audio files from a live recording of several dear dancer friends from a while back recently. It’s nostalgic and good and makes me miss Lindy and all the folks I’ve met that no longer live in the same place they did ten years ago. I was funnily enough able to see some of Continue reading
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Going more and more analog
Recently I bought an mp3 player and started buying CDs and so on. I listen to a lot of podcasts and music during my work, but my ability to focus has been really rough if the task isn’t the most interesting, and of course my inclination with my phone is to unlock it to skip Continue reading
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Wintering
This time of year is always difficult–it’s trauma season, it’s cold, and time in the sun is hard to find. I’ve been slowing down a lot and trying to accept that my body needs more rest and quiet than usual. I’ve been crafting still, these past few months, though. Pics below. I also got to Continue reading
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Flax is harvested!
Exactly 31 days after the first bloom ☺️. The flowers were so pretty in the morning sunlight and I can’t wait to plant more next year. Not sure my neighbors would approve of the whole yard eventually being just flax, but gosh would I love it. Also started my own first indigo vat! I used Continue reading
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Recent activities
I’ve been busy lately. Learned a really good milk bread recipe: Been taking Alice to the vet — all is well now, she had some skin issues but they are clearing up and I don’t have to put her in a car again for another year, hooray! Found some I think buffle head duck feathers Continue reading
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Learning more about weaving lately
And there are so many lessons! Like the fact I can’t count, or do basic math, and that I need to take more frequent breaks than I usually give myself when I’m hyperfocused. And also to go slow. The weaving part is always faster, but warping is truly pedagogical in its detailed repetitiveness. There are Continue reading
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New year, same me
This year I have goals-my self imposed spring semester starts later this month, but for the year, I have two big ones: In the meantime I am going to make All The Things I can. Pics of some recent activities ahead: Continue reading
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Seasonal depression came early
But I’m still crawling along. Progress has been made on the greenhouse, there is a hole in our deck, and the time change is absolutely wrecking my ability to do anything after dark. I’ve been chipping away at spinning flax into linen and I think I might, maybe, be starting to understand it a little Continue reading
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Finished yarn and other dalliances
I finished my yarn and emptied my bobbins! I even started spinning my flax and knitting socks. And then I got distracted. I’ve been reading much more lately, and also the dress I wanted to put off making until spring kept calling me like a siren, so I’ve been doing those things for a few Continue reading
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I finished spinning the Southdown!
Finally! It only took since April! And now I’ve started plying. One skein so far, and you can barely tell I made a dent in the singles bobbins. The plan once I’m done plying is to set the twist, mordant, and then dye the skeins with marigolds. Than I’mma knit socks (and hopefully be done Continue reading
About Me
I am an avid learner of things, maker of clothes (mostly), herder of cats, and hugger of sheep. I’m just trying to eke out a humble little existence in this delightfully weird wide world. Feel free to come along for the ride.
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