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Yesterday was a low energy day so I didn't do much for Tour de Fleece. But! At 10PM I did drag myself away from a video game (for which I deserve several awards, thank you) and changed out the bobbins and got the second half of the mohair started. It's going to be so much easier to spin today, thanks Past Sass for your good decision making and commitment in the face of Good Video Game.
Victo Ngai (Hong Kong/American, b.1988), The Day, 2012
Had family in town so I didn't do too much spinning, but I did meet my Tour de Fleece goal of "do something". While they were enraptured by FIFA I finished half of my mohair stash, going to do the rest on another bobbin and ply them together.
(and then. Judgement. Will I like how it turns out? We shall see)
Light spinning day for this TdF moment, but I got done what I wanted to get done, which was enough orange yarn (from fluff to two ply today, using the Turkish drop spindle) to have a third color for this tiny pouch I'm weaving.
Finished my lil pouch! It was both practice for doing different colored shapes while weaving, and I put a smooth rock in it so it's a little fidget object! It's a gift for someone that fell in love with the texture of woven yarn.
Light spinning day for this TdF moment, but I got done what I wanted to get done, which was enough orange yarn (from fluff to two ply today, using the Turkish drop spindle) to have a third color for this tiny pouch I'm weaving.
acrylic, canvas 40*50 cm «Lighthouse of the Northern Sunset» 2025
The Tour de Fleece continues and so do I!
Today was dedicated to the alpaca on the drop spindle. I pulled the turtle (On a Turkish spindle, like the one I've got, that's the name for the wound ball of yarn. It kinda looks like a turtle, especially when it's bigger!) off, and using the turtle as a center pull ball plied it right back onto the spindle. I'm addicted, it's so easy. Pics of me disassembling and pulling off the two ply below if you're curious how it works.
First the crossed wood section comes off the central shaft. Then the smaller wooden arm of the x slides off, which lets the yarn shift off the larger wooden arm of the x. Then flip the yarn turtle over and tug at the bottom, and if you wound it on correctly as you spun you now have a nice center pull ball! Huzzah!
Next up, while I do want to spin more alpaca I do want some brighter yarn for a project, so I'm going to hunt my fiber stash and see what I want to use for that.
the inaugural women's professional baseball league teams
the article going over the whys of the names of anyone wants it is here, and it made me nearly cry at my desk:
https://www.womensprobaseballleague.com/2026/07/08/introducing-the-first-four-inspired-by-legends/
Ohhhhhhh! [article here]
Boston Hunters:
New England’s coastal hunter, the osprey doesn’t circle and wait. It picks its target, folds its wings, and hits the water talons first. We move fast and we move first, striking out the competition without hesitation. The Hunters are inspired by Harriot Hunt who, like the osprey, set her mind on a goal and made it happen. A trailblazing physician, she was one of the first women to practice medicine professionally in the USA, despite being denied admission to Harvard twice because of her gender. Like Harriot, the Hunters are ready leave their mark on history books.
Los Angeles Queens:
Inspired by our namesake, Lizzie Murphy – nicknamed the “Queen of the diamond”- the LA Queens are built on the confidence, presence and influence she carried throughout her trailblazing career, qualities that also define Los Angeles. Lizzie Murphy broke barriers at a time when opportunities for women in pro sports were extremely limited, showing the world how true talent rises to the top. We carry the Queen of the diamond’s legacy, channeling her confidence, ambition, and style. It’s time to claim the throne.
New York Heights:
Built around the ambition, intensity and relentless standards associated with New York, the Heights demands excellence. Just like our namesake, Dorothy Height, we’re ready to rise to the occasion. One of the most influential leaders of the civil and women’s rights movements, Dorothy Height dedicated her life to advancing equality for all. As we take the field, we‘re inspired by her confidence, leadership, and unwavering commitment to her goals. Just like Dorothy Height, we‘re ready to rise to the occasion and change the game.
San Francisco Firebells:
Forged in fire, inspired by the rebellious spirit of Firebelle Lil. San Francisco has burned and rebuilt more than any other American city, but like a phoenix, each time we’re knocked down we come back stronger. As a teenager, Lillie “Firebelle Lil” Hitchcock Coit famously leapt into action to help San Francisco volunteer firefighters battle a blaze on Telegraph Hill. She became an icon for the firefighters, known for rebellious attitude and open defiance of the gender norms of the time. Like Firebelle Lil, we show up and show out, bringing our energy, pride, and ambition with us every time we hit the field.
Today's Tour de Fleece I spent some time spinning outside. It was so neat to hear birds and the chatter of the wheel* that I went ahead and tried to record it to share a piece of that joy.
*The noise wheels make while they're being used is called chatter! I got to attend a handspinning class with a room full of wheels and they've each got their own noise. "She's got a lovely chatter" the instructor said fondly of a particularly crickity one. I think this is my favorite sound.
invented a game called “I throw dice at the cat”
hey your cat kinda lowkey was giving god of probability and gambling and chaos so i drew her. yeah.
@animals-with-fan-art this is a very good one
I watch a lot of YouTube, so it's not a total surprise that since becoming a therapist the creative gremlins in my head keep trying to point me towards making a mental health focused YouTube channel.
This is ironic, as it would likely be quite difficult on my own mental health, without better tools to handle how much fucking admin is involved.
So, it's unlikely to happen with the current rhythms of my life. Still, partly to be amusing, partly to try to herd those gremlins into some sort of order, here's a list of ideas I've had:
Therapist reacts to Video Games: probably the easiest, just play a game and talk about brain stuff that comes up while I do. More casual, less editing involved, there's a couple channels like this already but they're all dude presenting folks. I could bring something fresh to the space!
Therapist uses Video Games in an Educational Essay: way harder, I'm seeing something edited with footage and a cohesive researched narrative. This requires many skills I do not currently have, but also feels like the most responsible product - off the top of my head I might say some nonsense, with a script I can make sure I'm actually spreading beneficial information. This one feels like it has the biggest chance of actually producing effective education for people who like video games, and a big part of why the gremlins want to do this is to basically be a mental health science communicator.
Forget video games, remember how I wanted to do the version of my job that's a witch in the woods? Let's film that! - deeply viscerally appealing, probably the closest to where my creative spark is in the product. The process though - I'd need to figure out how to *do witch makeup* and *get a green screen* or *find a filming location*. But it might be worth it to create "A Pratchett Witch is also a Licensed Therapist"
Forget mental health, let's just play video games online! - Okay so this one is more spite inspired because I really wanted to have a Book of Hours letsplay on in the background but every one I found was unlistenable for one reason or another. Imagine how cool it would be to see a letsplay by someone actually role playing the librarian. I could do that. I could do such a good job at that.
Therapist does Blorbo Therapy - what do various media characters need from therapy? Camera on the therapist as they ask questions/repeat back what the character says. Comedic compassion at how over the top terrible people's life has been, and some genuine therapeutic education/coping tools in there. I like this one for one good reason and one morally grey reason - good: I genuinely have this thought while watching media and it could be fun. Morally grey: I think it's most likely to go viral.
To wrap this up let's have a little fun!
I should herd the brain gremlins towards:
Playing video games and talking brains in an informed but casual way
An edited video essay that uses video game moments to explain mental health
A witch in the woods is also a Licensed Therapist
Book of Hours Let's Play where someone roleplays as the librarian
Blorbo goes to Therapy
More than one, and I will tell you which below
Something else entirely, which I shall tell you about now
I do think writing it out helped a bit - interestingly it made the costs go from "impossible" to "yeah it'd be hard but I know how to learn stuff, if I decide this is something I want to learn". It's good to remember that!
I'm quite glad I did the poll, very interesting results! Looks like my gut instinct of what would be the easiest to connect with was actually right, with more interest in general therapist let's plays than I expected. Also significant to me that the "hard" one that felt like the "right" thing to do did not get any votes. It's a good reminder that it's okay to goof off and have fun! I like watching people goof off and have fun and so do others! And if I ever do want to make an in depth mental health essay using video game characters, it's probably a good idea to build trust and a voice first.
Thanks to those that participated! This was very fun to think about. I welcome continued conversation if anyone has more thoughts.
Tour de Fleece continues, my cat contemplated joining the fun, but after one considering bat he decided that actually bolting out of the room was the better call. I think the "drop" part of drop spindle is not to his liking.
Continued to practice my very fine spinning. Gotta say spinning big airy yarns is a leetol bit more satisfying. I feel like that bird trying to wear away the mountain with his beak. Progress is being made. Slowly.
Day three of Tour de Fleece, where myself and other spinners try to spin for every day in the Tour de France!
Did a little more alpaca on the Turkish drop spindle, had a very interested kitty who did not remain interested long enough to get a good pic. I shall keep trying for y'all.
I also decided to use the Tour de Fleece to be so so brave. I was gifted some gorgeous silky mohair pretty early in my spinning journey, and I've been putting off spinning it because "I'm not good enough yet." Well no longer!
I've found some conflicting information on how to spin mohair - what I've started with is spinning it very fine, but also been trying to not completely smush down all the fibers, so that later when I whack it it'll get that nice halo.
If anyone has more direct mohair spinning experience, this is an invitation to leave info! I haven't gotten very far in, I'd rather pivot then make sad yarn.
(but if it is sad yarn, not the end of the world! This is how we learn)
Second day of Tour de Fleece and I did some spindle spinning and some wheel spinning!
Spinning some alpaca onto my newest spindle, a lovely little Turkish spindle! Man, I love alpaca, it's the softest thing ever. And since I bought it at a fiber fair directly from the rancher, I happen to know that this fleece was created by a lovely girl named Olive! Thank you Olive.
And I wasn't expecting to do more, but I motivated myself enough to oil the spinning wheel I'm borrowing, and then clearly I had to spin some stuff to make sure I got all the relevant bits. Finished spinning singles and started playing them together - White wool, I have completely forgotten the type of sheep it was originally from. Practicing spinning full of air for fluffy yarn - I think it's working!
In exciting hobby news, I'm going to spend tomorrow demonstrating spinning at our local fair!
In slightly terrifying hobby news, this fair has a daily attendance of approximately forty-four thousand people a day and due to it being a holiday I am the only spinning demonstrator.
This is a lot of trust being placed in a spinner with half a years worth of experience. You show you know how to start a drop spindle with your feet one time-
Update time!
It went well! I spun for three hours, got better at long draw, taught someone how to use the drop spindle, and did general demonstration and education for anyone that was interested! Adults and kids were both drawn to the lure of Cool Machine, and thanks to other spinners I had examples of fluff, singles and plied yarn to show folks as well as both wool and alpaca that folks could feel. It was a good time, and then after that I had free fair tickets so I am full of extravagantly tasty fair food and my feet hurt. Decided to escape before the fireworks crowd.
All in all, a very fun time, and I am very chuffed it also matched up with the start of tour de fleece! A good reason to keep on spinning through it.
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