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Lost Artist
@lesliehandmade.bsky.social
Sewing, quilting, art, fiber arts
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A drawing a day: day 6. I scribbled this 2 nights ago when I couldn't sleep. I like how it turned out.
#blueskyartshow #evening #adrawingaday #asketchaday #pendrawing #artsky #sketchbook #sketch
November 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Catching up on my sketchbook challenge. A drawing a day : day 5. My son and my nephew playing in the sandbox
#adrawingaday #asketchaday #sketchbook #sketchbookpractice #pendrawing #artsky #sketch #drawing
November 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
November 7, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Halloween was a little busy with trick or treating and all so I didn't have time to sketch, so we will pick up with day 3 which is this quick scribble of my son and my nephew playing at the water table. #asketchaday #artsky #drawing #pendrawing #sketchbook #sketchbookpractice
November 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Yesterday's drawing. I don't know why this image was in my head so I just drew it. And my sons contribution to the sketchbook. #asketchaday #drawing #artsky
October 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Challenged myself to do a quick sketch everyday for at least a week. This was from yesterday. #adrawingaday #drawing #art #artsky
October 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Made a linocut print for the first time in 20 years. I gotta get some better knives cause I just have the speedball one and it is not sharp.
#linocut #print #printmaker
October 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I'm also working on spinning this red eri silk embroidery thread. The natural color of this silk is so beautiful! It's just shining in the sun! It's hard to get it as fine as I would like so we'll see how it turns out. It will be 2 ply. #handspun #spinsky #fiberarts #embroidery #craftsky
September 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Finally finished this embroidery piece and blocked it. Now I need to get a frame. I used dmc and wonderfil 8 weight pearl cotton. #embroiderysky #craftsky #fiberarts #artsky
September 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
So much handspun embroidery thread! I did 2 ounces this time and it made alot more then I thought it would! This is now washed and hanging to dry, then it will be divided up and dyed.
#handspunembrioderythread #crewelwool #spinningandfiberprep #tourdefleece2025 #embroiderythread #fiberarts
August 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I was planning to sew some pants today, but I just handstitched this octopus to this fabric instead.
#handstitched #handsewing
July 28, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I've been trying to learn support spindle for tour de fleece, but I just can't get it down. I went on a trip last week so I didn't have any time for spinning, but hopefully I'll get some time this week.
#tourdefleece2025 #supportspindle #historicalreenactment #historicalcraft #ironagecraft #handspun
July 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Spinning more embroidery thread, this time on the wheel. I'm trying for the thinnest most consistent singles I can get. This is my only goal for tour de fleece, since I don't have time to spin every day. Just trying to get this 2 ounces rambouillet spun and plyed.
#spinsky #embroiderysky
July 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
July 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Dye experiment from a while ago I never posted. It's gulf coast native wool so I tried to dye it to look like the ocean on the gulf coast. Turned out pretty good I think
#spinningandfiberprep #handdyedyarn #handspunyarn #handspinner #aciddye #gulfcoastnative #raresheepbreed
July 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Handspun handdyed embroidery thread. From left to right : cochineal, cochineal overdyed with osage, cochineal overdyed with osage second bath, osage, osage modified with copper, osage modified with iron. I love how you can get so many colors with just a few natural dyes
#handspinningandfiberprep
June 9, 2025 at 5:28 AM
June 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The finished yarn from my bobbins I posted yesterday. Turned out so pretty.
#spinsky #knitsky #fractalspin #handspunyarn #yarn #handspun #spinningwheel #lojanwheel
June 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
June 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I've also been trying some acid dyes and I managed not to felt this rambouillet. I steam set it this time so it stayed fluffy. I've still got some white spots but I think it will look nice when spun.
#handdyedwool #spinningfiber #handspun #spinningandfiberprep #aciddyes #jacquardaciddyes #spinning
May 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
More pictures of the yarn I dyed yesterday. Cochineal overdyed with osage on silk (right) and wool (left).
#fiberarts #woolyarn #silkyarn #naturaldyedyarn #naturaldyes #handdyedyarn #handspunyarn #cochineal #osageorange #craftsky #spinning #handspinning
May 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This color! I'm obsessed! This is handspun silk dyed with cochineal and overdyed with osage and I love how it turned out! Natural dyes give such good colors!
#naturaldyes #cochineal #osageorange #handspun #handspinningandfiberprep #fiberarts #weaving #yarn
May 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Dyeing results from yesterday! I really like how the yarn turned out, the silk is a really pretty rose gold pink and the wool is a red- fuschia. I'm going to overdye half of it with osage to see what I get.
#fiberarts #spinningandfiberprep
#handspunyarn #handspunhanddyed #silkyarn
May 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Drinking an aperol spritz and dyeing (all dyeing utensils are separate from cooking and drink preparing utensils). It's kind of the color I'm going for with the cochineal
#fibercrafts #fiberarts #aperolspritz #craftsky #spinningandfiberprep #handdyedyarn #naturaldyes #cochineal
May 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM