ashley
@rabcyr.bsky.social
trying to homestead on an acre in arid new mexico. sheep and fiber arts.
just look at that crimp
February 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
just look at that crimp
family was asked about new year’s resolutions. i said to learn to dye yarn (bought a natural kit in summer 2021) and to knit a sweater out of this sampler i have (bought late 2022) which will be dyed.
each of the 12 yarns will be a different color.
each of the 12 yarns will be a different color.
January 5, 2025 at 12:36 AM
family was asked about new year’s resolutions. i said to learn to dye yarn (bought a natural kit in summer 2021) and to knit a sweater out of this sampler i have (bought late 2022) which will be dyed.
each of the 12 yarns will be a different color.
each of the 12 yarns will be a different color.
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love this little spindle. spun 46 yards of ultra fine yarn with it. about 45 wraps per inch. estimate 720 yards per 50 grams.
for comparison, malabrigo lace is about 30 wpi and 470 yards. this looks comparable to a single ply of 2/18 weaving yarn, which i also measured at 45 wpi.
for comparison, malabrigo lace is about 30 wpi and 470 yards. this looks comparable to a single ply of 2/18 weaving yarn, which i also measured at 45 wpi.
January 2, 2025 at 4:53 AM
love this little spindle. spun 46 yards of ultra fine yarn with it. about 45 wraps per inch. estimate 720 yards per 50 grams.
for comparison, malabrigo lace is about 30 wpi and 470 yards. this looks comparable to a single ply of 2/18 weaving yarn, which i also measured at 45 wpi.
for comparison, malabrigo lace is about 30 wpi and 470 yards. this looks comparable to a single ply of 2/18 weaving yarn, which i also measured at 45 wpi.
love this little spindle. spun 46 yards of ultra fine yarn with it. about 45 wraps per inch. estimate 720 yards per 50 grams.
for comparison, malabrigo lace is about 30 wpi and 470 yards. this looks comparable to a single ply of 2/18 weaving yarn, which i also measured at 45 wpi.
for comparison, malabrigo lace is about 30 wpi and 470 yards. this looks comparable to a single ply of 2/18 weaving yarn, which i also measured at 45 wpi.
January 2, 2025 at 4:53 AM
love this little spindle. spun 46 yards of ultra fine yarn with it. about 45 wraps per inch. estimate 720 yards per 50 grams.
for comparison, malabrigo lace is about 30 wpi and 470 yards. this looks comparable to a single ply of 2/18 weaving yarn, which i also measured at 45 wpi.
for comparison, malabrigo lace is about 30 wpi and 470 yards. this looks comparable to a single ply of 2/18 weaving yarn, which i also measured at 45 wpi.
went to the local rural art gallery, having a fiber show right now. bought some variegated wool to spin (i’ve only spun undyed so far). the blue is super fine, the red is sorta fine.
there’s some incredibly cheap handspun yarn for sale, but it’s also incredibly coarse.
there’s some incredibly cheap handspun yarn for sale, but it’s also incredibly coarse.
December 28, 2024 at 12:27 AM
went to the local rural art gallery, having a fiber show right now. bought some variegated wool to spin (i’ve only spun undyed so far). the blue is super fine, the red is sorta fine.
there’s some incredibly cheap handspun yarn for sale, but it’s also incredibly coarse.
there’s some incredibly cheap handspun yarn for sale, but it’s also incredibly coarse.
i carded waste wool and spun it.
closest to the whorl was already there. then there’s fairly nice soft waste from combs (second pic). then commercial merino top scraps (not pictured). and finally some of the worst waste from the combs (last 2 pics), full of kemp and matted bits.
closest to the whorl was already there. then there’s fairly nice soft waste from combs (second pic). then commercial merino top scraps (not pictured). and finally some of the worst waste from the combs (last 2 pics), full of kemp and matted bits.
December 26, 2024 at 7:19 AM
i carded waste wool and spun it.
closest to the whorl was already there. then there’s fairly nice soft waste from combs (second pic). then commercial merino top scraps (not pictured). and finally some of the worst waste from the combs (last 2 pics), full of kemp and matted bits.
closest to the whorl was already there. then there’s fairly nice soft waste from combs (second pic). then commercial merino top scraps (not pictured). and finally some of the worst waste from the combs (last 2 pics), full of kemp and matted bits.
merry christmas! i got a couple books and some mini wool carders.
December 25, 2024 at 10:51 PM
merry christmas! i got a couple books and some mini wool carders.
made 59 grams of chunky 2-ply yarn on the wheel. malabrigo rios for scale in the third pic. knitted some up on 6 mm needles.
was thinking of making a blanket. math from this sample says i’d need 5 kg. that’d take me a solid week to spin. as in no sleep, no eat. 😂
was thinking of making a blanket. math from this sample says i’d need 5 kg. that’d take me a solid week to spin. as in no sleep, no eat. 😂
December 23, 2024 at 2:57 AM
made 59 grams of chunky 2-ply yarn on the wheel. malabrigo rios for scale in the third pic. knitted some up on 6 mm needles.
was thinking of making a blanket. math from this sample says i’d need 5 kg. that’d take me a solid week to spin. as in no sleep, no eat. 😂
was thinking of making a blanket. math from this sample says i’d need 5 kg. that’d take me a solid week to spin. as in no sleep, no eat. 😂
you can just comb your hair from your comb into some merino and spin it if you want to
December 21, 2024 at 9:41 PM
you can just comb your hair from your comb into some merino and spin it if you want to
this album gonna be lit
December 20, 2024 at 1:09 AM
this album gonna be lit
ignorant take trying to stir shit up. the 2022 buffalo tops shooting is very similar to the charleston church shooting, and in the same state as the ceo assassination so we can more fairly compare.
and he was charged with terrorism.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Bu...
and he was charged with terrorism.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Bu...
December 18, 2024 at 8:59 PM
ignorant take trying to stir shit up. the 2022 buffalo tops shooting is very similar to the charleston church shooting, and in the same state as the ceo assassination so we can more fairly compare.
and he was charged with terrorism.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Bu...
and he was charged with terrorism.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Bu...
A.D.I.D.A.S.
(all day i dream about sheep)
(all day i dream about sheep)
December 18, 2024 at 5:35 PM
A.D.I.D.A.S.
(all day i dream about sheep)
(all day i dream about sheep)
my never-ending darning project that got me into fiber arts: this smartwool hoodie
December 18, 2024 at 4:23 AM
my never-ending darning project that got me into fiber arts: this smartwool hoodie
me, thinking nothing of it: “so i tied it up in 4 places, got it wet, and thwacked it.”
my spouse:
my spouse:
a close up of a man in a suit and tie talking into a microphone .
ALT: a close up of a man in a suit and tie talking into a microphone .
media.tenor.com
December 18, 2024 at 3:58 AM
me, thinking nothing of it: “so i tied it up in 4 places, got it wet, and thwacked it.”
my spouse:
my spouse:
why is this so enjoyable??
December 18, 2024 at 2:05 AM
why is this so enjoyable??
used the wheel to give this 1/3 skein yarn more twist. i use it for darning, figure it’ll hold up better this way.
added less twist than i thought after wetting and thwacking it.
added less twist than i thought after wetting and thwacking it.
December 18, 2024 at 12:51 AM
used the wheel to give this 1/3 skein yarn more twist. i use it for darning, figure it’ll hold up better this way.
added less twist than i thought after wetting and thwacking it.
added less twist than i thought after wetting and thwacking it.
having sheep is like 8 different hobbies
Buying yarn and knitting are 2 separate hobbies
Buying books and reading books are 2 separate hobbies
December 17, 2024 at 7:16 AM
having sheep is like 8 different hobbies
family watching some bbc historical show: “they mix wood ash in water, and they get caustic soda to clean dishes with”
me, in the next room spinning yarn: “THEY DO NOT GET CAUSTIC SODA. THAT’S SODIUM HYDROXIDE! THEY GET POTASH, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE!”
me, in the next room spinning yarn: “THEY DO NOT GET CAUSTIC SODA. THAT’S SODIUM HYDROXIDE! THEY GET POTASH, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE!”
December 15, 2024 at 9:24 PM
family watching some bbc historical show: “they mix wood ash in water, and they get caustic soda to clean dishes with”
me, in the next room spinning yarn: “THEY DO NOT GET CAUSTIC SODA. THAT’S SODIUM HYDROXIDE! THEY GET POTASH, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE!”
me, in the next room spinning yarn: “THEY DO NOT GET CAUSTIC SODA. THAT’S SODIUM HYDROXIDE! THEY GET POTASH, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE!”
just did some cardio (combed more matted wool)
December 15, 2024 at 5:39 AM
just did some cardio (combed more matted wool)
finally got the tree decorated 🎄
(why we did it with muse playing… idk)
(why we did it with muse playing… idk)
December 15, 2024 at 12:45 AM
finally got the tree decorated 🎄
(why we did it with muse playing… idk)
(why we did it with muse playing… idk)
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A great pet peeve of mine is when clothing companies refer to plastic garments as "vegan leather." Throwing a virtuous health halo around a petroleum product is wild. Next it'll be all-natural organic cyanide
December 12, 2024 at 4:08 PM
A great pet peeve of mine is when clothing companies refer to plastic garments as "vegan leather." Throwing a virtuous health halo around a petroleum product is wild. Next it'll be all-natural organic cyanide
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I did not sufficiently think through the implications of a niddy noddy with satisfied little faces
December 12, 2024 at 5:31 PM
I did not sufficiently think through the implications of a niddy noddy with satisfied little faces
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Manifabstract
262 words is not a manifesto, it's barely a manifestella.
I got the Luigi Mangione manifesto. The real one, not the forgery circulating online. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/luigis-man...
December 10, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Manifabstract
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I wonder how jury selection for Luigi Mangione will go.
Seems like "have you ever had a negative experience with a health insurance company" might exclude some people.
Seems like "have you ever had a negative experience with a health insurance company" might exclude some people.
December 10, 2024 at 10:54 PM
I wonder how jury selection for Luigi Mangione will go.
Seems like "have you ever had a negative experience with a health insurance company" might exclude some people.
Seems like "have you ever had a negative experience with a health insurance company" might exclude some people.
once again switching to twitter to DM an image to someone on here
December 10, 2024 at 11:07 PM
once again switching to twitter to DM an image to someone on here