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delendaestcarthago.bsky.social
I think I am going to start a Fossil Fibers spin. Or I’m going to ply my Corriedale spin. But these colors…
Coiled braid of unspun fiber in greens, blues, reds, and purples.
February 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Prepping for a #springspinalong, using the Fossil Fibers Pi Day Plum Ginger Pie braid
Photo of a yellow, purple, and burgundy fiber braid broken up into 8 spindle sized chunks
March 31, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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craftcrazykeith.bsky.social
New braids from Fossil Fibers arrived yesterday. The multi-colored batt is from the Studio Ghibli inspired colorways. It’s called Arrietty’s Room. The purple one is “Night Berry”.

#spinningyarn #spindles #dropspindles #wheelspinners #supportedspinning #yarnmakimg #blueskyspinners #yarn #fiberart
April 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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ninewitchknots.bsky.social
It's time to ply Haku!!!
#handspinning #yarn
A spinning wheel bobbin with a 2 ply yarn (this means there are two threads twisted together that make the yarn), the colors change between white, blue-green, and pink. The yarn was dyed by Fossil Fibers to evoke the character Haku from Spirited Away by Studio Ghibli.
May 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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ninewitchknots.bsky.social
What's on my Wheel?

A beautiful gradient blue blend of BFL and silk from Fossil Fibers, inspired by Howl of Howl's Moving Castle.

I'm aiming for a very light fingering or lace weight 2-ply, and so far it's cooperating really well!

#handspinning
A spinning wheel bobbin of thin blue wool, ranging from deep midnight blue to pale silver blue. It's currently just a single ply, or thread. The finished yarn will be made of 2 of these plies twisted together.
June 17, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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woolandwyrd.com
Anyone else spinning along with Tour De Fleece? I have a gradient from @fossilfibers.bsky.social and since Saturday have spun on my drop spindle at the ocean, in the mountains and my cozy back yard so it’s been quite a journey 😆

Let me see your handspun yarn! 🧶
Hand dyed red and gold hand spun BFL wool on a drops spindle at the beach in Bellingham Wa A woman in a swimsuit spins yarn on a drop spindle at the side of a river with the Cascade Mountains visible between the trees Hand dyed hand spun yarn wound around a drop spindle in the backyard with evening light on the hillside in the distance. Gold and cream hand spun yarn would around a drop spindle, wool roving in braids can be seen on the table below
July 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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liadanmakes.bsky.social
#TourDeFleece update: my first finished skein of TDF is hanging up to dry, second one is now on the bobbin! I forgot to take a picture of this braid before breaking it up, but it's an absolutely lovely BFL from @fossilfibers.bsky.social.
A skein of yarn hanging up to dry on a shower curtain rod. The yarn is purple and blue. Two bags of unspun wool in shades of blue, white, teal, and orange. Yarn on a bobbin, in shades of blue, white, teal, and orange.
July 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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seelix.com
I love matching my spindle to what I’m spinning. This Kodamas batt from @fossilfibers.bsky.social is a joy to spin
Photo of a support spindles with a blue glass tip shooting on wool batt with colors drum the same blue of the glass and turquoise
July 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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liadanmakes.bsky.social
My second #TourDeFleece spin is this lovely BFL from @fossilfibers.bsky.social

I decided to experiment by breaking the braid into chunks and spinning colors randomly. I love how that turned out!
A skein of handspun yarn in shades of blue, teal, and orange.
July 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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liadanmakes.bsky.social
#TourDeFleece update: finished plying this lovely green yarn from @hipstrings.bsky.social, and started the braid on the right from @fossilfibers.bsky.social. It's Rambouillet, so I'm spinning it fine and I think it will take me the rest of TDF.
A bobbin full of handspun yarn in shades of green. A braid of wool in shades of blue, orange, and deep purple.
July 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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liadanmakes.bsky.social
My last spin of #TourDeFleece was this lovely skein from @fossilfibers.bsky.social. It had been in my stash for a bit, and while I was spinning it I wished I'd bought more. Final TDF line up on the right. I spun about a pound of yarn, and had fun!
A skein of handspun yarn in shades of blue and orange. Four skeins of yarn, from left to right: shades of blue and orange, tonal green, shades of blue orange and white, purple and deep blue.
August 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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shadow1ane.bsky.social
Decided I wanted to work on some of my (many) fandom colors. First up is Xenomorph by @fossilfibers.bsky.social on a glorious Ramboulliet/Silk blend! 🧶

#handspun
A skein of handspun yarn in predominantly dark blue, with bits of green, purple, and red mixed in
August 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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shadow1ane.bsky.social
My best attempt at a fractal spin yet 🧶

Ramboulliet/Silk from @fossilfibers.bsky.social in Romulus

#handspun
August 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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thegodpodcast.com
Thou shalt remember that President Trump hired a “big time drug addict” to destroy the government and was fine with that.

Thou shalt also remember that Elon Musk funded and worked for a man he knew to be a pedophile and was fine with that.
June 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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aratingaz.bsky.social
That escalated quickly! I knitted this shawl in a bit over a month, which is very fast for me. A tricky pattern but worth it. Now I need something like a black dress to wear under it for a photoshoot! Wingspan by Kyle Vey in handspun from @fossilfibers.bsky.social batts.
A knitted shawl shaped like outstretched wings pinned to a foam mat on a bed. The shawl is a gradient from orange to yellow to green at the feather tips. It's probably five feet wide!
May 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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consumablejoy.bsky.social
Super excited about my Ghibli-themed batts from @fossilfibers.bsky.social. Which one should I start with? Bacon Burner (Calcifer - purplish/orangish), Ponyo’s Jellyfish Ride, (blues/turquoise/pink) or Paper Airplane Skies (the Wind Rises - sky colors blues through orange to pink)? #handspinning
Bacon Burner batt ranging from orange to purple Ponyo’s Jellyfish Ride batt ranging from blue to turquoise with splash of pink Paper airplane skies batt ranging from pink through orange to purple and blue
May 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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jillianeve.bsky.social
My latest video is up! Textiles are political and so are tariffs. youtu.be/2qALHS-QJ28
Explaining TARIFFS with a Textile History Lesson
YouTube video by JillianEve
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May 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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aratingaz.bsky.social
Sorry I haven't been here! I'm mostly getting my social media fix from various Discord servers these days. But I'm also spending a lot of time knitting! This Wingspan shawl is really coming along! All handspun yarn. Fun knit, once you have a system to track the short rows and staggered increases.
A knitted shawl in progress. A gradient from orange at the top to yellow to yellow-green at the bottom. (The remaining yarn, not pictured, transitions to green) The top edge of the shawl is a semicircle, and it spreads out into two half formed wings. The stitches are arranged to look like feathers, but it's still wrinkled and scrunched in texture. The bottom edge is still on a long knitting needle, with a couple dozen stitch markers separating every feather repeat. Some of the markers are shaped like birds, and there is a silver spinning wheel charm and a blue sheep as well.
April 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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liadanmakes.bsky.social
I haven't done a lot of spinning recently, but did manage to get this spin washed and skeined this weekend! The fiber was from @fossilfibers.bsky.social Passageways club.
A skein of hand spun yarn on a black table. The yarn is in shades of white, pink, and blue.
April 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
fossilfibers.bsky.social
Ponyo! This colorway encompasses so many of the bold, bright primaries and corals in this film. I took particular inspiration for this from Ponyo's mother.

Shop update Sunday the 20th at 12pm EST.

#handspunyarn #wovenart #handwoven #woolart
April 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
fossilfibers.bsky.social
Ghibli has this way of making the most inviting and cozy looking academia scenes. This is A Warm Study and it is based on all the wonderful scenes in The Wind Rises where Jiro is working at the drafting tables.

Shop update Sunday the 20th at 12pm EST. #yarnspirations #wool#handspun
April 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
fossilfibers.bsky.social
We can't do Ghibli without Haku. Spirited Away is an amazingly crafted piece of art and definitely a favorite. I chose our Fine Polwarth base for this one for some maximum softness and puff. The handle is excellent! 🥹

Shop update Sunday the 20th at 12pm EST.

#spinnersofbluesky #handspun #wool
April 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
fossilfibers.bsky.social
Arrietty's Room and her precious red dress. This colorway is both retro and earthy and I love it a whole heap. It didn't look great in the dye pans, but it blossomed while drying. 🥹

Shop update Sunday the 20th at 12pm EST.

#spinnersofbluesky #handspun #wool
April 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
fossilfibers.bsky.social
Soot Sprites Kit! This is on our Corriedale fiber and comes with 2oz of the dark Soot fiber and 1oz each of the star candy colors. I think this would make the most adorable striped projects like socks or mitts.

Shop update Sunday the 20th at 12pm EST.

#yarn #spinnersofbluesky #crochet #knit
April 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
fossilfibers.bsky.social
April and May are going to be dedicated to Studio Ghibli as our inspiration. April is going to be a bit condensed, but all of the colorways we had intention for will be gotten to and April colorways will stay on preorder until the end of May. Here we have the fantastic bird-form of Howl. #handspun
April 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM