Now the fun part! #weaving #CatsOfMastodon #CraftingWtihCats

Now the fun part! #weaving #CatsOfMastodon #CraftingWtihCats

A first finish of the year. Plaited and washed. Very pleased with the drape and waves!

Handspun merino/ silk/ bamboo/ firestar (various blends) + cashmere tabby + cotton warp.

#weaving #handwoven #spinning @fiberarts

A first finish of the year. Plaited and washed. Very pleased with the drape and waves!

Handspun merino/ silk/ bamboo/ firestar (various blends) + cashmere tabby + cotton warp.

#weaving #handwoven #spinning @fiberarts

And today, the greatest gift of all : weaving on a neolithic loom (note the wonderful clay weights - aka pesons in french - they're one of the most commons artefacts found from this period and they were usually decorated with dots - when joined, the lines could reveal landscapes) 🥹

#archaeology #weaving

And today, the greatest gift of all : weaving on a neolithic loom (note the wonderful clay weights - aka pesons in french - they're one of the most commons artefacts found from this period and they were usually decorated with dots - when joined, the lines could reveal landscapes) 🥹

#archaeology #weaving

The less fun parts of #weaving

(With obligatory Supurrrvisor Corrie)

#CatsOfMastodon #CraftingWtihCats

#WIP #Weaving @weaving #FiberArts

#WIP #Weaving @weaving #FiberArts

interestingengineering.com/inn…

when peeps speak of "legacy computing" i doubt many had thought of this wonder. pretty bloody amazeballs, afaict.

@frogglin -- a wee "expansion project" for you, perchance?

#engineering #weaving #looms #automation #china #WesternHanDynasty #computer #legacycomputing

interestingengineering.com/inn…

when peeps speak of "legacy computing" i doubt many had thought of this wonder. pretty bloody amazeballs, afaict.

@frogglin -- a wee "expansion project" for you, perchance?

#engineering #weaving #looms #automation #china #WesternHanDynasty #computer #legacycomputing

@kate recommended that I make an #introduction post so here go some bits about me, in no particular order~ (Disclaimer: I'm still picking up what the etiquettes are on Mastodon and on this server, so I might very well be under- or over-sharing oops.)

1. Hello! I'm a Vietnamese fibrecrafter, living on Dharawal land (Wollongong).

2. I'd been knitting and spinning for several years, but after a major life/career decision in early 2024, I dove even deeper into the world of fibrecrafts both to keep my brain from going to mush and to comfort myself. Against my more reversed nature, I put myself out there to connect with a wider community of crafters and makers, who have been so kind and generous with their skills and knowledge, and some of whom have become dear friends.

3. If there is such a thing as a calling in life, mine would probably be teaching. I so enjoyed tutoring back in uni; I loved helping students with writing. I'm now flexing that teaching and instructing muscle again as I run knitting workshops at Finzah Yarn Studio, my local yarn shop in Cringilla.

4. I'd call myself a multicraftual maker. For now, I'm deep in working with raw fleece and learning about the different breeds here in Australia. I spin on wheels and spindles, I switch between ten knitting WIPs intermittently, and I'm in a phase of obsession with overshot weaving.

5. I do have an Instagram still (I'm clumsy.feetsies on there), because of the visual nature of sharing about crafts. But I'm much more at home when I can write extensively, hence my blog at threadsinprogress.blog/.

6. I love the more medium to long wool breeds. Love me some tactile feedback when I'm combing and spinning.

7. I would choose a densely cabled knitting project over a plain Stocking stitch one in most situations.

8. One of the books that changed my world in the past year was "Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years" by the wonderful anthropologist Elizabeth Wayland Barber. I am so keen to ask questions and learn more about the way "women's work" has shaped history and our current times.

9. I love novels that are more quiet character studies and centering the perspective of women—I finished "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" on an 8-hour flight this year and fully intend to reread it every year. I welcome any recommendations :)

10. I have a menace of a cat. I will most likely inundate people here with photos of him.

11. I also have a husband who embraces my 1000-ideas-per-minute, scattering-craft-projects-around-the-apartment self to a ridiculous extent. I have my Craft Nook off to the side of the dining area, and he has his Carnivorous Plants Nook (a massive nylon greenhouse) out on the balcony. The cat owns the rest of the place. It's a win-win-win situation.

11. Aaaand I thrive in convos with people about their niche interests (hint: DM me about yours).

#handspinning #knitting #caturday #WomensWorkMatters #weaving #carnivorousplants

Does anyone here do #SeatWeaving? I've got 6 old Ikea chairs like these, and the Danish paper cord on them is starting to fray. I LOVE them and they are discontinued. Trying to figure out if it's folly for a beginner to attempt to cut off and reweave. The curve looks daunting and I'm not sure which way to start warping (front to back versus left to right).

Anyone here done anything like this and have words of wisdom? #AskFedi #Weaving #Furniture #FurnitureRestoration #Restoration

Does anyone here do #SeatWeaving? I've got 6 old Ikea chairs like these, and the Danish paper cord on them is starting to fray. I LOVE them and they are discontinued. Trying to figure out if it's folly for a beginner to attempt to cut off and reweave. The curve looks daunting and I'm not sure which way to start warping (front to back versus left to right).

Anyone here done anything like this and have words of wisdom? #AskFedi #Weaving #Furniture #FurnitureRestoration #Restoration

I'm thinking of this for my next weaving pattern. It's a very old pattern, reconstructed from a woven band found excavating a 10thC site in Mammen, Denmark.

I've get a very dark purple -- too dark for the ace band I just finished -- that i think would make the grey really pop.

#FiberArts #weaving

Did circle back to see what the communal weaving project looked like. 3 woven panels that will be a special carpet. Not sure if it's totally finished yet but i love it! #RisingTide #RisingTide2025 #weaving