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  1. fire & ice handspun

    • yarn
    2 skeins, one large and one small, of a heathered orange yarn with hints of blue in about a DK or worsted weight.

  2. dyeing fiber

    • yarn
    4oz of yarn and a pound of wool, chunked out, drying on a drying rack outdoors. the yarn and half the wool is a mix of teals and greens; the other half of the wool is a beautiful orange-gold.

  3. coral reef handspun

    • yarn
    2 skeins, one large and one small, of a heathered grey yarn with hints of blue and orange in about a sport or DK weight.

  4. BFL/silk handspun

    • yarn
    a spinning wheel bobbin full of undyed white handspun yarn in about a sport or DK weight.

  5. spinning plants

    • yarn
    6 small skeins of handspun yarn, each made from a different plant fiber. from top, we have flax (medium brown, rough); what is probably lotus (golden, shiny and soft); banana (white and semi shiny); hemp (light brown, rough); tencel (white and very shiny); ramie (a particularly small skein, white and semi shiny)

  6. comparing text editors

    • software
    Image unrelated to post. Close up on a horsetail plant's stem, with many small needle-like leaves emerging from all sides of the circular stem at each segmented joint.

  7. an intro to git

    • software
    Image unrelated to post. The tail of a diving duck pokes out from the water with a small splash.

  8. orion handspun

    • yarn
    3 skeins of handspun yarn, 1 large and 2 small. One of the small skeins is a little more inconsistent weight than the other two - this one was spun on drop spindle about 2 years ago. The other two are about a sport or maybe a DK weight. All three are a gold colorway with tiny hints of orange and a pale light green.

  9. moving images

    • software
    Image unrelated to post. A cormorant, a type of black waterfowl, poses with wings spread on a buoy in Puget Sound. Off to the left, another bird floats.

  10. petrichor handspun

    • yarn
    3 skeins of handspun yarn, 2 large and 1 small. the large ones are a rich earth-tone blend of reds, pinks, browns, and hints of green and gold. the smaller skein is similar but with a decidedly greener hue

  11. light grey jacobs handspun

    • yarn
    a skein of light grey handspun yarn

  12. icelandic lamb handspun

    • yarn
    a skein of black handspun yarn

  13. handcombed jacobs handspun

    • yarn
    a skein of dark grey handspun yarn