Liz Wallis
@lizneale.bsky.social
Fiber crafter, writer, lesbian, science nerd
A hot water bottle is the most comforting thing to take to your bed, and a hand-knit cover is luscious. Mine has disappeared, but I'm going to buy a new one and make a new cover for it with scraps of handspun left over from other things. Yours is lovely!
January 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A hot water bottle is the most comforting thing to take to your bed, and a hand-knit cover is luscious. Mine has disappeared, but I'm going to buy a new one and make a new cover for it with scraps of handspun left over from other things. Yours is lovely!
Omigosh, they're like little pygmy goats, with wool! I saw some recently at a local event, but there were only three or four, and they were in a confined space, not free to run around and be themselves.
January 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Omigosh, they're like little pygmy goats, with wool! I saw some recently at a local event, but there were only three or four, and they were in a confined space, not free to run around and be themselves.
Well…you have to be able to take advantage of sales in all three areas, ya know.
December 16, 2024 at 11:32 PM
Well…you have to be able to take advantage of sales in all three areas, ya know.
You made art yarn!
You’ll get there. You didn’t become a skilled crocheter overnight either. Have fun with it and enjoy your yarn as your skills increase. One thing about handspinning is that you can spin your singles S and ply Z, to make yarn customized for crochet.
You’ll get there. You didn’t become a skilled crocheter overnight either. Have fun with it and enjoy your yarn as your skills increase. One thing about handspinning is that you can spin your singles S and ply Z, to make yarn customized for crochet.
December 16, 2024 at 11:31 PM
You made art yarn!
You’ll get there. You didn’t become a skilled crocheter overnight either. Have fun with it and enjoy your yarn as your skills increase. One thing about handspinning is that you can spin your singles S and ply Z, to make yarn customized for crochet.
You’ll get there. You didn’t become a skilled crocheter overnight either. Have fun with it and enjoy your yarn as your skills increase. One thing about handspinning is that you can spin your singles S and ply Z, to make yarn customized for crochet.
That is gorgeous! It looks like a John Gardner spindle, yes? I have one also.
December 16, 2024 at 11:58 AM
That is gorgeous! It looks like a John Gardner spindle, yes? I have one also.
A ‘doffer’ is also the tool that enables one to remove a carded batt of fiber from a carding machine (or drum carder).
December 14, 2024 at 11:58 PM
A ‘doffer’ is also the tool that enables one to remove a carded batt of fiber from a carding machine (or drum carder).
It’s not either/or. No matter how good the hygiene, pathogens will still infect us. Poor hygiene just makes it easier for them. Vaccines provide an additional layer of protection.
December 13, 2024 at 12:11 PM
It’s not either/or. No matter how good the hygiene, pathogens will still infect us. Poor hygiene just makes it easier for them. Vaccines provide an additional layer of protection.
The Person of the Year award isn’t meant to imply anything good about someone, only that they have had a significant effect on the world during that year. Horrible as he is, Trump certainly qualifies in that regard.
December 13, 2024 at 12:00 PM
The Person of the Year award isn’t meant to imply anything good about someone, only that they have had a significant effect on the world during that year. Horrible as he is, Trump certainly qualifies in that regard.
In 1966, I had been programming computers for several years. Sci fi writers had more imagination than we programmers about how computers could be used, lol. And most of their seemingly crazy ideas have come to fruition in far less time than anyone expected.
December 13, 2024 at 11:57 AM
In 1966, I had been programming computers for several years. Sci fi writers had more imagination than we programmers about how computers could be used, lol. And most of their seemingly crazy ideas have come to fruition in far less time than anyone expected.
Sounds like another generation’s version of slash fanfic.
December 8, 2024 at 12:10 AM
Sounds like another generation’s version of slash fanfic.
Early sails appear to have been made from animal skins. But of course fabric is far lighter. Wool was used before flax or cotton.
December 7, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Early sails appear to have been made from animal skins. But of course fabric is far lighter. Wool was used before flax or cotton.
Twisting fiber strands together seems to be instinctive in humans. I've watched children pull fibrous weeds, strip them down and twist strands together. They went n further than that, but clearly in our distant past, someone else did!
December 7, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Twisting fiber strands together seems to be instinctive in humans. I've watched children pull fibrous weeds, strip them down and twist strands together. They went n further than that, but clearly in our distant past, someone else did!
As recently as 1967, a Florida ob/gyn resident performed a hysterectomy on a 12-year-old black girl after she bore twins. He had told her grandmother that he was 'just keeping her from getting pregnant again.'
And here we go again.
And here we go again.
December 7, 2024 at 3:50 PM
As recently as 1967, a Florida ob/gyn resident performed a hysterectomy on a 12-year-old black girl after she bore twins. He had told her grandmother that he was 'just keeping her from getting pregnant again.'
And here we go again.
And here we go again.
All I remember about 2016 is saying to myself "I knew America wouldn't elect a woman" and thinking the world was about to come to an end. Never thought I'd see almost exactly the same scenario eight years on. I'll start Jan. 20 with a bottle of something and hope we still have a country on the 21st.
December 7, 2024 at 3:06 PM
All I remember about 2016 is saying to myself "I knew America wouldn't elect a woman" and thinking the world was about to come to an end. Never thought I'd see almost exactly the same scenario eight years on. I'll start Jan. 20 with a bottle of something and hope we still have a country on the 21st.
Lol, I think "Ooh, pretty!" is how a lot of us plan. You can always weigh it afterward, right?
December 6, 2024 at 11:29 AM
Lol, I think "Ooh, pretty!" is how a lot of us plan. You can always weigh it afterward, right?
Thank you, this is useful for something I'm writing.
December 5, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Thank you, this is useful for something I'm writing.
Yes, I have a box of things right now to send off to them, as soon as I finish the current pair of socks.
December 4, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Yes, I have a box of things right now to send off to them, as soon as I finish the current pair of socks.
Super book, available in audio form on Audible also.
December 4, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Super book, available in audio form on Audible also.
It means to spin animal or vegetable fibers into yarn. Wool from sheep, silk from silkworms, cotton, flax, nettles, etc. I use two different types of spinning wheels and also spindles.
December 4, 2024 at 1:46 PM
It means to spin animal or vegetable fibers into yarn. Wool from sheep, silk from silkworms, cotton, flax, nettles, etc. I use two different types of spinning wheels and also spindles.
I'd love to be added. I spin, weave, knit, crochet, sew, etc, lol.
December 3, 2024 at 1:37 PM
I'd love to be added. I spin, weave, knit, crochet, sew, etc, lol.
And is large enough to accommodate the whorl on your spindle. What spindle will you be getting?
December 3, 2024 at 1:27 PM
And is large enough to accommodate the whorl on your spindle. What spindle will you be getting?
You can find bowls online separate from spindles. But there are other kinds of bowls. My favorite is a quartz trinket dish that I was given. It’s quite heavy and very stable in my lap. You can also use any small bowl or cup that you already have, that has a very smooth interior…
December 3, 2024 at 1:27 PM
You can find bowls online separate from spindles. But there are other kinds of bowls. My favorite is a quartz trinket dish that I was given. It’s quite heavy and very stable in my lap. You can also use any small bowl or cup that you already have, that has a very smooth interior…