Stationery
Fountain Pen Day 2024
The Orlando Pen Club had a meetup today for the annual Fountain Pen Day (Nov 1st), and I drove down to attend. I’d talked to a few of the members online, but this was my first meeting. There was around Read more…
Stationery
The Saga of the Vanishing Point
Over a dozen years ago, when I was married, I bought a Pilot Vanishing Point fountain pen in the “stealth” color — all matte black, including the nib, which is an extra-fine. It’s a very nice pen. Back then I Read more…
Media
Fiber Enby Podcast
I did an episode of the Fiber Enby podcast. The interview was recorded several months ago. If you want to listen to me talk about textile history and being a non-binary fiber artist, the episode is available wherever you normally Read more…
Stationery
Miscellaneous Updates
The essay on spindles in history has been updated, if you’re interested. The cross stitch is halfway done. According to the new cross stitching app I’m using on my Android tablet, the completed project has 67,980 stitches. Mind-blowing. Something else Read more…
Textiles
How to Make a Wrist Distaff
A “wristaff” is a great way to hold your fiber while you’re spindle spinning. I know I wrote up a tutorial years ago, but I’ve lost it, so here it is as best I remember it. I’m glad I still Read more…
Textiles
Ergonomic spinning video
I made my first instructional video: how to spin in the way I’ve been doing it since I hurt my thumb. I call it “medium draw”, as I know several spinners who use this technique but it doesn’t seem to Read more…
Cats
Ridiculous Kitty
Okay, this is completely just a silly post, but the world needs to see my cat Eris chase his own tail. He’s ridiculous. He does this almost every evening…
Art
Art, Craft, and Expression
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about art and how it differs from and overlaps with craft. Most of what I do is craft. It can be artistic — designing a weaving pattern, or choosing how to handle colors in Read more…
Textiles
Crafting Updates
I haven’t spun since February, thanks to a bad case of tendonitis in my right thumb. So I’m giving it a break. Instead I’ve been working on other things, mainly a huge cross-stitch project. It’s The Pointed Fifth from Long Read more…
History
Kentucky Romany?
I dug into the family genealogy a few months ago, and I’ve been trying to do research since. Unfortunately I’m having a hard time finding information, so I’m throwing this out there in case someone comes across this post and Read more…