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GOOD MORNING IT’S A VERY IMPORTANT DAY

this is a head's up that i block transphobes, homophobes, and radfems who interact with this blog.

nearly every kind of traditional handicraft is going to attract right-wing weirdos who think it symbolizes a past world where women were women and men were men proverbs 31 white man's burden blah blah blah etc etc. knitting is certainly no exception, and in my experience, historical knitting is even more likely to attract that kind of attention.

just so we're very, very clear:

knitting was not invented by white people

knitting, while historically most commonly practiced by people in cold climates (namely europe), does not belong to the quote unquote "west"

except for extremely brief windows of time in very specific locations, knitting was not considered "women's work"

knitting is not a symbol of rugged individualism. in fact, throughout most of history knitting was considered a social activity, inextricably entwined with community

knitting has been used as a tool of oppression. for example, Black slaves in the americas were sometimes advertised for sale with the promise that they were excellent knitters

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The spinning journey continues! I plied the single I had, because I bought the needles for the project and I really wanted to get swatching!

It came out to around 67 yards, still haven't counted wpi on the plied yarn but the singles were somewhere around 80

I gave the yarn a bath in the espresso cup I've been using as a spindle bowl because it was adorable

I accidentally added a poll to my post and couldn't figure out how to delete it so I'll ask about your favorite geometric shape so it'll let me post without having to redo everything

triangle

no but seriously, triangle

Voting ended onApr 14, 2023

#Spinning #Spinning yarn #Supported spindles #Queen susan shawl #Cobweb yarn #Fine yarn

After seeing @orchardknit 's beautiful handmade supported spindles I decided I had to make my own! One thing led to another, and before long I realized maybe I could knit a wedding ring shawl with the alpaca fiber I had sitting around at home. Alas, this spindle is not a handwhittled creation because I only was able to go home for a brief period for Easter so modifying my cheap little homemade turkish spindle was faster, but once the semester ends I'm definitely trying my hand at the whittling!

This spindle didn't spin for very long at the beginning but it's getting better with more weight and better flicking technique! The spindle fills up so slowly with yarn this fine *pauses to measure wpi, loses count repeatedly* I think it's around 80 wpi though? Maybe more, my eyes were struggling.

*realizes I could have just marked out an inch long segment of the spindle shaft (bamboo kitchen skewer) and counted the wraps as I put them on to fill the inch segment*

I'm really enjoying the portability of spindling, I was able to pull out my little spindle and espresso cup spindle bowl while I was waiting around at my mock audition yesterday in studio class and I also cannot wait to spend some time in the sunshine spinning because we're having lovely weather this week!

I intend to make the Queen Susan Shawl, which is a lovely free pattern on ravelry with a great story behind it's creation, so 8 miles of singles, lovingly spun, here I come!

Edited to include hashtags bc I totally forgot those are a thing lmao

#support spindle #hand spinning #Cobweb yarn #Spindle making #I don't know what I'm doing but I'm having a great time

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And with your help we can make it 100%.

natequarter

what's the best type of bread?

bagel

baguette

ciabatta

tortilla

naan bread

pita bread

wholemeal bread

bread rolls

challah

something else not mentioned here

Voting ended onApr 3, 2023

#Danish rye #Very specifically not pumpernickel #Pumpernickel rye is literal garbage

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pissvortex

never knew human anatomy was this fucked

jakemorph

cow bones by gary larson

optimisticbananaharmony-deactiv

so no head?

poison-doll

since i talk about work but don't actually plug my own shit: hi, i work for object lover, a trans owned and operated home decor maker focused on making objects for joyful, colorful living. if you're interested in supporting queer creators, this post is for you!

we have almost universally positive reviews, but struggle w/sales bc of low visibility. our labor is all shared, and for 3 years every employee, incl. the founder & designer ( 11 total at one time or another! ) has been paid equally.

it feels a little bit gauche, in this time of incipient genocide, to say "buy our stuff!" but even just checking out our website or reblogging this post is materially supporting trans women in central texas, & i think if you do you'll fall in love with our work. we make home goods and decor, including side tables—the first 3d printed furniture!—plant stands and planters, and jewelry trays.

here's a couple pics of my favorite items; a link'll follow in the reblogs because i think maybe we're still in the world of tumblr where links in the main post get eaten? reblog that one, please!

as a side note, we keep our prices as low as we possibly can and still keep the lights on; our margins are very low. but one of our guiding principles is that beautiful, joyous home decor shouldn't be financially out of reach, esp. to queer ppl. we run sales as often as we possibly can, but if our work is still inaccessible to you i'm happy to provide coupon codes to anyone who dms me

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here's our shopify! at shopify, our prices are lower, and we make more money.