#thread spinning

[tiger-in-the-flightdeck]

Fibre artists, (spinblr?) who else gets hit with the thought that you could take those 100% cotton makeup removal pads that you get at the dollar store and spin it into a nice, undyed thread? Because I have to talk myself out of trying it at least once a week.

[madmiraclearts]

I finally have a working spinning wheel.

[kissing-the-abyss]

The last surviving sea silk seamstress

Byssus, or sea silk, is one of the most coveted materials in the world – but after more than 1,000 years in the same matrilineal family tree, this ancient thread may soon unravel.