Alisa Benay 🧶🐈🧵
@alisabenay.bsky.social
Knitter of 1/2 made sweaters, sewist, crazy cat lady, salty as hell. Grieving Mama. Crone Era: Freshman class.
Also: free mom hugger, queer ally, suicide survivor, therapy advocate, middle child, OG Outlander addict, bistitchual (I also crochet)
Also: free mom hugger, queer ally, suicide survivor, therapy advocate, middle child, OG Outlander addict, bistitchual (I also crochet)
I've been saying from election night that we would see an arch Duke Fernand moment in the first year. I didn't expect it in the first month. What an utter embarrassment.
March 1, 2025 at 6:00 AM
I've been saying from election night that we would see an arch Duke Fernand moment in the first year. I didn't expect it in the first month. What an utter embarrassment.
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✅ DEI Employers of the Day™
"Costco, which has resisted pressure from shareholders, 19 Republican attorneys general, and anti-DEI activist Robby Starbuck to dump its DEI program, has seen traffic rise"
List of 100+ companies like Costco, standing strong on DEI: www.impactivize.org/dei-employer...
"Costco, which has resisted pressure from shareholders, 19 Republican attorneys general, and anti-DEI activist Robby Starbuck to dump its DEI program, has seen traffic rise"
List of 100+ companies like Costco, standing strong on DEI: www.impactivize.org/dei-employer...
February 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
✅ DEI Employers of the Day™
"Costco, which has resisted pressure from shareholders, 19 Republican attorneys general, and anti-DEI activist Robby Starbuck to dump its DEI program, has seen traffic rise"
List of 100+ companies like Costco, standing strong on DEI: www.impactivize.org/dei-employer...
"Costco, which has resisted pressure from shareholders, 19 Republican attorneys general, and anti-DEI activist Robby Starbuck to dump its DEI program, has seen traffic rise"
List of 100+ companies like Costco, standing strong on DEI: www.impactivize.org/dei-employer...
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February 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
In which Opal tries to get out of bed, but it doesn't work. I feel you, girlfriend.
January 27, 2025 at 6:07 AM
In which Opal tries to get out of bed, but it doesn't work. I feel you, girlfriend.
So...my eggs aren't cheaper. If I'm going to live with orange nonsense for the next 4 yrs, imma need cheap eggs as promised. Yesterday. Oh, and gas under $2, too.
January 24, 2025 at 1:51 AM
So...my eggs aren't cheaper. If I'm going to live with orange nonsense for the next 4 yrs, imma need cheap eggs as promised. Yesterday. Oh, and gas under $2, too.
Asking for realsies because I don't know the answer: what is a federal DEI worker?
January 23, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Asking for realsies because I don't know the answer: what is a federal DEI worker?
I went to the office today. The view is amazing, but I've only been back 3 times since Covid. With all the RTO nonsense, I'm so happy to work for a company that voted to stay home & celebrates the benefits as one of our greatest advantages. I don't ever worry about being asked to return.
January 23, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I went to the office today. The view is amazing, but I've only been back 3 times since Covid. With all the RTO nonsense, I'm so happy to work for a company that voted to stay home & celebrates the benefits as one of our greatest advantages. I don't ever worry about being asked to return.
O-H mothercluckers
January 21, 2025 at 4:13 AM
O-H mothercluckers
My brother asked me to repair this quilt for him after my nephew, his only child, died in Sept. It was made (terribly) by my grandmother, who wasn't always a good person. I am taking it apart stitch by stitch to re-quilt the top on to new backing. It's like I'm healing generational trauma.
December 14, 2024 at 3:52 PM
My brother asked me to repair this quilt for him after my nephew, his only child, died in Sept. It was made (terribly) by my grandmother, who wasn't always a good person. I am taking it apart stitch by stitch to re-quilt the top on to new backing. It's like I'm healing generational trauma.
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Sewing friends: I found this address on another site. The Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation are asking for donations of fabric, notions, and patterns. If you're doing spring cleaning maybe consider these folks.
First Families Now
2900 BIA 27
Porcupine, SD 57772
First Families Now
2900 BIA 27
Porcupine, SD 57772
February 15, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Sewing friends: I found this address on another site. The Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation are asking for donations of fabric, notions, and patterns. If you're doing spring cleaning maybe consider these folks.
First Families Now
2900 BIA 27
Porcupine, SD 57772
First Families Now
2900 BIA 27
Porcupine, SD 57772
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My thought for this Tuesday ☕️☕️☕️
December 3, 2024 at 10:47 AM
My thought for this Tuesday ☕️☕️☕️
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This wrecks me—every single time.
November 29, 2024 at 12:49 PM
This wrecks me—every single time.
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Train up your child in the way he should go, and when he is older, he will grow up and beat TTUN*
November 26, 2024 at 6:28 AM
Train up your child in the way he should go, and when he is older, he will grow up and beat TTUN*
Update on the Bernina 730 learning curve. Use different backing, don't spray the fabric adhesive like aquanet in 1987.
November 26, 2024 at 6:19 AM
Update on the Bernina 730 learning curve. Use different backing, don't spray the fabric adhesive like aquanet in 1987.
I wish I remembered all the patterns I've used for these, but I kind of made them in a fog. I really like how the black one turned out. 🏳️🌈🧶
November 25, 2024 at 5:28 AM
I wish I remembered all the patterns I've used for these, but I kind of made them in a fog. I really like how the black one turned out. 🏳️🌈🧶
This is my grieving mama big girl britches week. I've been making these pride scarves off & on to donate to our local queer youth center in memory of my son. I've done a lot of work on unfinished conversations & letting go. It's time. 🧶🏳️🌈
November 25, 2024 at 5:25 AM
This is my grieving mama big girl britches week. I've been making these pride scarves off & on to donate to our local queer youth center in memory of my son. I've done a lot of work on unfinished conversations & letting go. It's time. 🧶🏳️🌈
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Block multiple MAGA accounts with one click.
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November 23, 2024 at 2:47 PM
Block multiple MAGA accounts with one click.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
This is pretty cool.
Bluesky Network Analyzer
Find accounts that you don't follow (yet) but are followed by lots of accounts that you do follow.
bsky-follow-finder.theo.io
November 21, 2024 at 2:49 PM
This is pretty cool.
Opal & I are in negotiations about how close her princess bed should be to the space heater in my office. She won, obvi. 🐈
November 19, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Opal & I are in negotiations about how close her princess bed should be to the space heater in my office. She won, obvi. 🐈
🧶Full disclosure about the level of lazy I bring to the table. I started & finished this in 2024 (a new record for me), but I have yet to block it. I didn't do the i-cord binding off right, but my therapist has me working on "releasing imperfect things into the universe" and whatnot.
November 19, 2024 at 7:09 PM
🧶Full disclosure about the level of lazy I bring to the table. I started & finished this in 2024 (a new record for me), but I have yet to block it. I didn't do the i-cord binding off right, but my therapist has me working on "releasing imperfect things into the universe" and whatnot.
Zoe's 2022 Christmas present. I have about 8" on each sleeve left to do. Who wants to take bets on it getting finished by this Christmas? #Pangolin www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
November 17, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Zoe's 2022 Christmas present. I have about 8" on each sleeve left to do. Who wants to take bets on it getting finished by this Christmas? #Pangolin www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
My mama gave me her Bernina 730 when she upgraded. Olivia is in town this weekend & loves to make silly crafts for her friends. We figured out how to make this, including the thread breaking multiple times. Yay, YouTube instructional videos!
November 17, 2024 at 4:18 PM
My mama gave me her Bernina 730 when she upgraded. Olivia is in town this weekend & loves to make silly crafts for her friends. We figured out how to make this, including the thread breaking multiple times. Yay, YouTube instructional videos!