Allison T
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Allison T
@aratingaz.bsky.social
Fiber artist (knitting, spinning, etc), dog and bird mom, TTRPG nerd. 🏳️‍🌈 She/her
I helped harvest fresh indigo yesterday evening with some friends. I tried the salt rub dyeing technique, and thought I'd really succeeded, before I remembered you're supposed to mordant fibers before applying natural dyes. Most of the color rinsed out. 🤦 Lesson learned, but still a fun project!
July 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
A little morning Sunshine this summer Solstice! Baby is giving a very different attitude, lol. Sunshine is overjoyed to be juicing a tangerine on my shoulder. Baby is giving me the stink eye because I woke her at 11:30 AM. I love them.
June 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Another finished piece! This wire wrapped hair pin is ready to go to a friend who carded some wool batts for me in trade. It would also work as a shawl pin. I shaped it from aluminum wire and used beads of glass, citrine, pearl, and a few others. So happy with the results!
June 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Lol, thanks for the answer!
June 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
But what was the joke? 👀
June 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The Wingspan shawl and accompanying pin are complete. From spinning the yarn to adding the feathers, this took me months of work spread over a couple years, and I am so proud of the results. I used feathers saved from my late bird, Zephyr, who still holds my heart.

#knitting #handspun
May 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
That escalated quickly! I knitted this shawl in a bit over a month, which is very fast for me. A tricky pattern but worth it. Now I need something like a black dress to wear under it for a photoshoot! Wingspan by Kyle Vey in handspun from @fossilfibers.bsky.social batts.
May 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Sorry I haven't been here! I'm mostly getting my social media fix from various Discord servers these days. But I'm also spending a lot of time knitting! This Wingspan shawl is really coming along! All handspun yarn. Fun knit, once you have a system to track the short rows and staggered increases.
April 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Oh no! What a bummer for your birthday (fb told me so I came here to wish you well) I hope you can at least taste your birthday cake.
April 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Here's what I'm knitting Saturday for the @knitforfood.bsky.social knitathon. Top row is a handspun gradient from @fossilfibers.bsky.social , a Wingspan shawl. Bottom left is Hedgehog Fibers sock yarn for socks. Bottom right is handspun for a hat.

Check my pinned post to donate to the charities!
April 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Wow, look at that! It must be so smooshy to step on. What a fun project!
April 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Ouch, those things are so sharp. Highly recommend little leather finger cots.
March 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I'm fascinated! I'm going to ask the question that every yarn-maker dreads answering. What will you make with it? For me, I don't always have a project in mind, I just like making the yarn. But I've never tried such a novel technique!
March 28, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I'm successfully weaving! This vintage loom is functional but still finicky. I have ideas of how to improve it but will need to finish this 3 yd warp first. This cotton twill will either be a scarf or cut into face cloths, depending on how it wet finishes. #weaving #loom #slowcraft
March 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I must be crazy, because I just signed up for a knitathon for charity. I will knit, spin, and weave for 12 hours (with breaks). I plan to post updates to socials and also do a video chat for donors on Discord. I only have a couple weeks to fundraise, so please share!

givebutter.com/knitforfood2...
March 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Wow! Now that's a warp!
March 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
My next diy is probably a raddle. I'm warping front to back this time, but if I want to use a more fragile handspun, I want to avoid having that go through my wire heddles twice, so back to front is preferred, right?

Also lease sticks. I made cardboard slats this time and they were not well done. 😅
March 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Oh wow, that worked. I found this idea on Pinterest, and wasn't sure it would be sturdy enough, but with strong clamps and not too much tension on the warp, it's a worthwhile hack. Admittedly I'm not sure how much the clamps I found in Dad's garage originally cost, so ymmv. #weaving
March 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Yes, there are levers below the front beam. This loom was built by Jules Clement in Canada, probably in the seventies. It is so heavy! My neighbor kept it on an enclosed patio so a lot of bits rusted. That was not fun to clean! Just hoping I get decent function.
March 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I'm just hoping, after all this work, that I can get a clean shed. Fully depressed, the levers raise the harnesses pretty high, but when you release pressure they lock at a lower orientation, so there's not a huge difference in the up and down positions. But at least they're locking now!
March 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
For the past few weeks, I've been refurbishing this vintage loom I got from a neighbor. Stripping rust, adjusting mechanisms, and replacing the reed (which only barely fits, note the gap on the top beater bar) Next I will make new aprons for it, with canvas from Joann (RIP) #weaving
March 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
We want to keep the spin in our yarn, not the weather!
March 5, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Stay safe! I'm in Montgomery. Not spinning at the moment, but it'll keep me sane tomorrow if power goes out. Now if I can just get this poor dog to settle...
March 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Reposted by Allison T
Whimsical linden tree seed pods depicted in multimedia fiber art — pin loom weaving, hooking, embroidery.

#fiberart #pinloomweaving #rughooking #art
February 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Spinning and dyeing the yarn yourself is a lot of fun! I even have a couple knitted accessories that started as unwashed fiber. And once I helped shear an alpaca! The washing and prepping is less fun than spinning but very rewarding.
February 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM