I LIVE I SWEAR. Have this 90's soda cup inspired warp as a proof of life lol.

This piece brings me so much joy 🤗

Hand made by me, mushrooms made by me with polymer clay, I also stitched in the beading by hand as well.

man, these things work up fast

found this tutorial on how to make a 4 shaft weaving loom out of cardboard boxes, tape, glue, skewers, string, and a few other odds and ends.

it may not look pretty, but as an introduction to multi shaft weaving this could be a fun project that doesn't break the bank.

I made this tapestry on a saori loom, freestyle weaving :)

Got my last project off the loom! I'm really digging the waffle pattern

🎈💥🍟beading progress on a new wip 🎃🍊☀️

Purple Deadnettle Pattern

One of my favorite flowers 💜 Free pattern for whatever craft you like!

Based on these:

Getting another batch of the rainbow fabric worked on as of 1/5/24, going to use this batch to make a bunch more of the little zipper bags and some new *experiments* I'm hoping turn out cool!

Have some loom ASMR!

If you have weaving questions, leave them on this post and I'll do a video at the loom answering the best I can!

I haven’t made much lately that I like, but this one was too cute. Mushie paradise! 🍄‍🟫

I know I rarely post anything original or personal here. One of the major things I do offline is fiber arts. Spinning, Knitting, Weaving, Dyeing fiber all that kind of stuff. A few months ago a post was going around about the "lost art" of spinning. (Yeah not the kind in the health club, the kind where you get yarn when you are done) I have taken a lot of classes from a lot of different teachers. Abby is by far my favorite teacher. I think she has a handle on the material and a WAY to communicate about what needs to be done that is unbeatable. Right now she has a special on a membership that includes her whole entire backlog of online classes that goes back to the fall 2020.

Quote Abby: "MAJOR DEAL at https://www.abbysyarns.com where if you sign up for a full trimester membership you’ll get a month for free and you won’t pay again until September!!!!" Classes include all 4 of the spinning basics classes as well as intermediate and advanced topics, like fiber prep, drafting methods. plying structures, mastering long draw, mastering short draw, spinning for socks and a whole lot more.

I have access to the studio again!!!! better pictures to come, I hope!

my sibling kept texting loom memes at me until i cracked & i think i may have accidentally woven a huge abstracted eyeball 😶‍🌫️👁🧶✨️

it's awful & i love it 💖

What if… I process all my emotions… through fiber arts?

There are a multitude of dimensions that make various mediums ideal for therapy.

They tend to be low-demand for attention while requiring movement and repetition, so you can think and track how present you are by your speed and progress.

Needlework like embroidery and sewing require focus to avoid pricks, which can also be grounding if you can work with pain in a controlled manner.

Plus embroidery can be done on most mass-produced clothing, so you can do it with the clothes on your back with some floss (embroidery floss) or thread and a needle— we embroider our sleeves and tuck the needle diagonally into our ring when we’re not using it.

Some yarns can be crocheted or knit into fabric with just your fingers. Crochet hooks are similar in size to a pencil, and you can pause by closing the last loop you worked on and starting a new strand next loop.

Beadwork is so nice to touch. Embroidery, weaving, knotwork and jewelry. It’s not so easily portable, but it’s easy to make pretty without much technique.

Have you ever made your own rope or yarn? That’s gratifying, starting from plants and animals and ending up with netting and blankets.

And it is the fondness of making, turning one thing into another into another. Create and tailor your clothes, never have to figure out recycling fabrics, save money patching and reusing.

13th century tablet woven belt