The Fiber Farm
@jjco.bsky.social
(she/her) Collector of excruciatingly tedious hobbies and heritage livestock
No Ryan Gosling jokes thanks
No Ryan Gosling jokes thanks
We did some indigo dyeing in addition to pomegranate and marigold pots. We got all of these colors from just 3 dyes using iron modifiers and overdyeing.
November 26, 2025 at 6:04 AM
We did some indigo dyeing in addition to pomegranate and marigold pots. We got all of these colors from just 3 dyes using iron modifiers and overdyeing.
New support spindle from a brand new female spindle maker in Oregon! I just did a little test spin on ‘er and boy she sings! Go check out Sleek Spincraft before her spindles become impossible to buy due to demand!
November 26, 2025 at 5:39 AM
New support spindle from a brand new female spindle maker in Oregon! I just did a little test spin on ‘er and boy she sings! Go check out Sleek Spincraft before her spindles become impossible to buy due to demand!
We did some shibori shape resist samples in my indigo vat. Indigo is a fermentation vat that requires anaerobic microorganisms to use available oxygen to reduce the vat in order for the indigo to become available to attach to the fabric. It’s bright green when you first remove it from the vat!
November 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
We did some shibori shape resist samples in my indigo vat. Indigo is a fermentation vat that requires anaerobic microorganisms to use available oxygen to reduce the vat in order for the indigo to become available to attach to the fabric. It’s bright green when you first remove it from the vat!
Everything I’ve dyed over the past 4 weeks. All natural dyes!
November 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Everything I’ve dyed over the past 4 weeks. All natural dyes!
Experiments with a banana indigo vat
November 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Experiments with a banana indigo vat
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The Rehearsal : autism :: The Chair Company : ADHD
November 10, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The Rehearsal : autism :: The Chair Company : ADHD
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at a local Portland area bakery who was raided by ICE recently
November 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
at a local Portland area bakery who was raided by ICE recently
Some exhaust natural dye studies on fabric and yarns from leftover dye water, reused. All from plants, bugs, trees, roots, lichens, mushrooms, etc.
November 5, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Some exhaust natural dye studies on fabric and yarns from leftover dye water, reused. All from plants, bugs, trees, roots, lichens, mushrooms, etc.
Natural dyed color shifted fabrics using iron! The above and below are the exact same fabrics but the top was shifted with iron. Pretty fascinating process and it happens almost instantaneously! Really pushes them into the forest and mossy greens, burgundies, grays, and browns. 🌳🦌
November 5, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Natural dyed color shifted fabrics using iron! The above and below are the exact same fabrics but the top was shifted with iron. Pretty fascinating process and it happens almost instantaneously! Really pushes them into the forest and mossy greens, burgundies, grays, and browns. 🌳🦌
Top: photo @comraderobot.bsky.social took from our front porch
Bottom: finding exactly the same spot in MS Flight Simulator- a surprisingly tricky challenge!
Bottom: finding exactly the same spot in MS Flight Simulator- a surprisingly tricky challenge!
November 2, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Top: photo @comraderobot.bsky.social took from our front porch
Bottom: finding exactly the same spot in MS Flight Simulator- a surprisingly tricky challenge!
Bottom: finding exactly the same spot in MS Flight Simulator- a surprisingly tricky challenge!
Exhaust bath dyeing today
November 2, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Exhaust bath dyeing today
Some natural dyed stuff including this community scarf I made where everyone I encountered I let them choose colors for the next square
October 28, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Some natural dyed stuff including this community scarf I made where everyone I encountered I let them choose colors for the next square
Well I flew too close to the sun and got burned: after years of my toothpaste and tube of deodorant that are 1 drawer apart I mixed them up and brushed my teeth with tube deodorant today, on my 45th birthday.
October 24, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Well I flew too close to the sun and got burned: after years of my toothpaste and tube of deodorant that are 1 drawer apart I mixed them up and brushed my teeth with tube deodorant today, on my 45th birthday.
Happy birthday to meeeee $80 for 3 tins of tuna
October 24, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Happy birthday to meeeee $80 for 3 tins of tuna
Hey so if you’re going to a protest please don’t make the “If Kamala was elected I’d be at brunch right now” sign thanks
October 21, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Hey so if you’re going to a protest please don’t make the “If Kamala was elected I’d be at brunch right now” sign thanks
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nice to see the pigs taking it easy after a heard week of pig-being
October 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
nice to see the pigs taking it easy after a heard week of pig-being
First dye experiment in my dye studio is madder for some deep reds and burgundies.
Recipe (for my future notes)
100% WOF madder
Mordant: 15% alum
1 t. Calcium carbonate
Recipe (for my future notes)
100% WOF madder
Mordant: 15% alum
1 t. Calcium carbonate
October 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
First dye experiment in my dye studio is madder for some deep reds and burgundies.
Recipe (for my future notes)
100% WOF madder
Mordant: 15% alum
1 t. Calcium carbonate
Recipe (for my future notes)
100% WOF madder
Mordant: 15% alum
1 t. Calcium carbonate
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PSA 3:
Also botulism is no joke. It is tasteless, odorless, and doesn’t off-gas like other microorganisms and thrives in an anaerobic environment and begins to grow within 48 hours of improper canning. It can kill you from a spoonful or even smelling a jar! You will not know from smell or taste!
Also botulism is no joke. It is tasteless, odorless, and doesn’t off-gas like other microorganisms and thrives in an anaerobic environment and begins to grow within 48 hours of improper canning. It can kill you from a spoonful or even smelling a jar! You will not know from smell or taste!
October 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
PSA 3:
Also botulism is no joke. It is tasteless, odorless, and doesn’t off-gas like other microorganisms and thrives in an anaerobic environment and begins to grow within 48 hours of improper canning. It can kill you from a spoonful or even smelling a jar! You will not know from smell or taste!
Also botulism is no joke. It is tasteless, odorless, and doesn’t off-gas like other microorganisms and thrives in an anaerobic environment and begins to grow within 48 hours of improper canning. It can kill you from a spoonful or even smelling a jar! You will not know from smell or taste!
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PSA Part 2:
be sure to ask the canner/gifter the source of their recipe. If they say “it’s a family recipe” I would not eat it and toss it (for your family’s safety!) The ONLY safe recipes are lab tested recipes from Ball or NCHFP or local extension offices- canning is a strict science not an art!
be sure to ask the canner/gifter the source of their recipe. If they say “it’s a family recipe” I would not eat it and toss it (for your family’s safety!) The ONLY safe recipes are lab tested recipes from Ball or NCHFP or local extension offices- canning is a strict science not an art!
October 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
PSA Part 2:
be sure to ask the canner/gifter the source of their recipe. If they say “it’s a family recipe” I would not eat it and toss it (for your family’s safety!) The ONLY safe recipes are lab tested recipes from Ball or NCHFP or local extension offices- canning is a strict science not an art!
be sure to ask the canner/gifter the source of their recipe. If they say “it’s a family recipe” I would not eat it and toss it (for your family’s safety!) The ONLY safe recipes are lab tested recipes from Ball or NCHFP or local extension offices- canning is a strict science not an art!
Annual Pre-Holiday PSA from a canner: if you get a jar as a gift ✨REMOVE THE METAL RING✨
The ring is ONLY used during canning and during transport. You WANT the seal to come off if the contents goes bad. You do NOT want a false seal if there is a leak in the jar. YOUR FAMILY COULD GET VERY SICK!
The ring is ONLY used during canning and during transport. You WANT the seal to come off if the contents goes bad. You do NOT want a false seal if there is a leak in the jar. YOUR FAMILY COULD GET VERY SICK!
October 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Annual Pre-Holiday PSA from a canner: if you get a jar as a gift ✨REMOVE THE METAL RING✨
The ring is ONLY used during canning and during transport. You WANT the seal to come off if the contents goes bad. You do NOT want a false seal if there is a leak in the jar. YOUR FAMILY COULD GET VERY SICK!
The ring is ONLY used during canning and during transport. You WANT the seal to come off if the contents goes bad. You do NOT want a false seal if there is a leak in the jar. YOUR FAMILY COULD GET VERY SICK!
Yellow #5 makes your balls shrink and other 90s high school lore
October 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Yellow #5 makes your balls shrink and other 90s high school lore
I don’t think younger people understand just how much time of our youth was spent uninfluenced. For example, I would go to the library and just spend hours reading the backs of books and take them home, check them out, read them, and then realize I hated it after many invested hours. Rinse, repeat.
October 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I don’t think younger people understand just how much time of our youth was spent uninfluenced. For example, I would go to the library and just spend hours reading the backs of books and take them home, check them out, read them, and then realize I hated it after many invested hours. Rinse, repeat.
Made some Baklazhannaya ikra and a couple miles of walking which I think it pretty good 3 days post op
October 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Made some Baklazhannaya ikra and a couple miles of walking which I think it pretty good 3 days post op