DTJacobson (she/her)🌞
@calorofibrewerks.bsky.social
A small Bay Area fiber arts studio, strategically located within drinking distance of the Napa Valley. This is a microblog. I post about #fiberarts, #weaving, #handspinning, #needlework ( #knitting, #crochet, etc.), #gardening and my #artistlife in NorCal.
Wishing a very happy Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates it. 🌞
November 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Wishing a very happy Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates it. 🌞
Bouncy, bouncy this afternoon. Only a 3.6, but you really feel it when it's practically under the studio. #earthquake
November 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Bouncy, bouncy this afternoon. Only a 3.6, but you really feel it when it's practically under the studio. #earthquake
At this time of year, the studio turns into something like Santa's workshop. Some of the bags for a #spinning guild's Advent Calendar. #fiberprep #fiberarts #artistlife #Treadles2threads #holidays
October 27, 2025 at 10:44 PM
At this time of year, the studio turns into something like Santa's workshop. Some of the bags for a #spinning guild's Advent Calendar. #fiberprep #fiberarts #artistlife #Treadles2threads #holidays
The view #inside the loom of a couple holiday towels in 10/2 cotton. This is double-2-tie on 40 shafts. #BlueSkyArtShow #weaving #handwoven #fiberarts #weavingpictures
October 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The view #inside the loom of a couple holiday towels in 10/2 cotton. This is double-2-tie on 40 shafts. #BlueSkyArtShow #weaving #handwoven #fiberarts #weavingpictures
Took a break for the local #NoKings protest. You can't be intimidated by authoritarian a$$hole$ when you're being silly. 🌞😜 #grantifa #artistlife
October 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Took a break for the local #NoKings protest. You can't be intimidated by authoritarian a$$hole$ when you're being silly. 🌞😜 #grantifa #artistlife
October 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Just woken up by a 4.5 temblor. 😲 Everybody/everything OK but I Do Not Like Earthquakes.
September 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Just woken up by a 4.5 temblor. 😲 Everybody/everything OK but I Do Not Like Earthquakes.
#Home for the holidays. #BlueSkyArtShow
September 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
#Home for the holidays. #BlueSkyArtShow
Big day for the sidewheel ferryboat Eureka and Vallejo! The #NPS and San Francisco Maritime Museum are moving her to Mare Island. There will be a crowd on hand to welcome her this evening. More pix later. #NHL #MINSY #SFMM #localhistory #artistlife
August 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Big day for the sidewheel ferryboat Eureka and Vallejo! The #NPS and San Francisco Maritime Museum are moving her to Mare Island. There will be a crowd on hand to welcome her this evening. More pix later. #NHL #MINSY #SFMM #localhistory #artistlife
The local museum has its big gala on 9/20 & I'm going. Everything in the studio-- #weaving #spinning, etc--is on the "back burner" until I get an evening suit made. #sewing #fiberarts #goawayimsewing #1940s #artistlife
August 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The local museum has its big gala on 9/20 & I'm going. Everything in the studio-- #weaving #spinning, etc--is on the "back burner" until I get an evening suit made. #sewing #fiberarts #goawayimsewing #1940s #artistlife
August 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It's a lovely day to be outside. I'll clean later. 🌞 #dyepotMonday #weaving #spinning #dyeing #fiberarts #fibrearts #artistlife
August 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
It's a lovely day to be outside. I'll clean later. 🌞 #dyepotMonday #weaving #spinning #dyeing #fiberarts #fibrearts #artistlife
Here's a nice list of tariff-free yarns. #supportyourfibershed #shoplocal #weaving #spinning #fiberarts #fibrearts www.ourdailycraft.com/2025/01/13/a...
American Made Yarn Producers - Our Daily Craft
These American made yarn producers are great to know about if you want to reduce your carbon footprint and buy more locally.
www.ourdailycraft.com
August 18, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Here's a nice list of tariff-free yarns. #supportyourfibershed #shoplocal #weaving #spinning #fiberarts #fibrearts www.ourdailycraft.com/2025/01/13/a...
Where others see #pieces, I see possibilities. #silkscraps #weaving #fiberarts #somethingfromnothing #artistlife #BlueSkyArtShow
August 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Where others see #pieces, I see possibilities. #silkscraps #weaving #fiberarts #somethingfromnothing #artistlife #BlueSkyArtShow
The things one does for the one they love. "Honey, could you possibly cut my hair & trim my beard for tomorrow's gig? Please?" I sat him on a kitchen stool on the patio & gave him a haircut & beard trim in less than 20 minutes. As it was getting dark. #artistlife #pandemicskills
August 16, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The things one does for the one they love. "Honey, could you possibly cut my hair & trim my beard for tomorrow's gig? Please?" I sat him on a kitchen stool on the patio & gave him a haircut & beard trim in less than 20 minutes. As it was getting dark. #artistlife #pandemicskills
Sharpening up my #sewing skills by turning some #handloomed fabric from India into a camp shirt before cutting into my own #handwoven cloth. #fiberarts #newclothes #artistlife
August 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Sharpening up my #sewing skills by turning some #handloomed fabric from India into a camp shirt before cutting into my own #handwoven cloth. #fiberarts #newclothes #artistlife
Out of the studio to rework a section of the garden. Normally I don't do "heavy" yardwork in August (it's too hot!), but I had to move some irises. #gardening #artistlife
August 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Out of the studio to rework a section of the garden. Normally I don't do "heavy" yardwork in August (it's too hot!), but I had to move some irises. #gardening #artistlife
Meanwhile, in other news, we're under a #tsunami watch. 🙄 That's how things go here in California-- sometimes it's earthquakes; other times it's tsunamis. 🤷♀️ #somethingdifferent #artistlife
July 30, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Meanwhile, in other news, we're under a #tsunami watch. 🙄 That's how things go here in California-- sometimes it's earthquakes; other times it's tsunamis. 🤷♀️ #somethingdifferent #artistlife
Spun/plyed the last sample skein this morning: a 3g sample of Corriedale from Ashford.
Announcer: "...and so we bid the #TourdeFleece 'Au revoir' until next year."
Now I just have to wet-finish all these skeins. 😆🌞 #TdF #spinning #fiberarts #artistlife
Announcer: "...and so we bid the #TourdeFleece 'Au revoir' until next year."
Now I just have to wet-finish all these skeins. 😆🌞 #TdF #spinning #fiberarts #artistlife
July 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Spun/plyed the last sample skein this morning: a 3g sample of Corriedale from Ashford.
Announcer: "...and so we bid the #TourdeFleece 'Au revoir' until next year."
Now I just have to wet-finish all these skeins. 😆🌞 #TdF #spinning #fiberarts #artistlife
Announcer: "...and so we bid the #TourdeFleece 'Au revoir' until next year."
Now I just have to wet-finish all these skeins. 😆🌞 #TdF #spinning #fiberarts #artistlife
Stage 19: More "fine" #spinning merino/silk. How fine? The white is a piece of sewing thread for scale. Definitely for #weaving. Sadly, spinning this fine is hard on my hands (arthritis) so it's slow going. #TdF #TourdeFleece #fiberarts #artistlife
July 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Stage 19: More "fine" #spinning merino/silk. How fine? The white is a piece of sewing thread for scale. Definitely for #weaving. Sadly, spinning this fine is hard on my hands (arthritis) so it's slow going. #TdF #TourdeFleece #fiberarts #artistlife
Stage 18: The "bits & pieces" #plying to empty bobbins is done. The challenge now: Cleaning them off when I finish a project. 59g plyed. Legacy electronics repurposed. #TdF #TourdeFleece #spinning #fiberarts #artistlife
July 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Stage 18: The "bits & pieces" #plying to empty bobbins is done. The challenge now: Cleaning them off when I finish a project. 59g plyed. Legacy electronics repurposed. #TdF #TourdeFleece #spinning #fiberarts #artistlife
Stage 17: More plying, more spinning (mostly merino tops), and a cool little 1/2-yard skeiner. #TdF #TourdeFleece #spinning #fiberarts #artistlife
July 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Stage 17: More plying, more spinning (mostly merino tops), and a cool little 1/2-yard skeiner. #TdF #TourdeFleece #spinning #fiberarts #artistlife
Stage 16: Eked out a few grams of really fine merino/silk singles in spite of a major reorganization. This yarn may be too thin for #knitting, but might make a nice #weaving weft when paired with a silk warp. #TdF #TourdeFleece #spinning #fiberarts #artistlife
July 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Stage 16: Eked out a few grams of really fine merino/silk singles in spite of a major reorganization. This yarn may be too thin for #knitting, but might make a nice #weaving weft when paired with a silk warp. #TdF #TourdeFleece #spinning #fiberarts #artistlife
Lots of cleaning, some baking (brownies!), & a little "recreational" #plying to clean off bobbins. An old paperback & a No. 11 DPN are still my favorite method for making a plying bracelet. #TdF #TourdeFleece #spinning #fiberarts #artistlife
July 22, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Lots of cleaning, some baking (brownies!), & a little "recreational" #plying to clean off bobbins. An old paperback & a No. 11 DPN are still my favorite method for making a plying bracelet. #TdF #TourdeFleece #spinning #fiberarts #artistlife