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jamespurvis.bsky.social
Jay Spins Stuff
@jamespurvis.bsky.social
Handspinner sharing my projects.
Knitting, crochet, and other fibre arts stuff when I’m not spinning 🧶

🏳️‍🌈 queer, sorcerer, AuDHD, coffee enthusiast
he/him
I jwore my regular jeans, and paired them with converse because they felt sort of appropriate and I couldn’t find thrifted cowboy boots. This was a fairly challenging make. The work on the biker vest definitely improved my pattern drafting and sewing skills, so time well spent #RockyHorror
January 18, 2026 at 7:26 PM
For the slingshot necklace, I sketched this out and made a replica from fimo. For the skull keyring, I took the skull off a plastic Halloween skeleton toy and added the keyring with a jump ring. I also had painted a black T-shirt with the word “Eddie” in green. I already owned the scarf #RockyHorror
January 18, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I bought the hiker vest from Vinted, took it apart, drafted and cut out a new back panel and lapels, and sewed them into the vest. This was difficult, but my sewing machine survived! I then drafted and cut out a felt appliqué design for the back to match the jacket from the film, and added studs.
January 18, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Went to a rocky horror showing last night, had the best time with my friends and won a prize for my Eddie costume! It’s not often I get up in front of a crowd and do the time warp, but when I do it I do it in style!
Details on the making in the thread 🧵
#RockyHorror #CosPlay #Crafts
#HandMade 🧶
January 18, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Me to my Lazy Kate as I cut small pieces of sellotape and stick them by their edges around her frame in order to wrap presents: Girl, is there anything you can’t do?

#HandSpinning #HandSpunYarn
December 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Yeah it’s perfect for travel. I did quite a lot of it on various train journeys. Let me know how you get on with yours, when you knit it I’d love to see pictures
December 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
It’s an amazing pattern - I love that it’s gaugeless as I sometimes just spin what the fibre is telling me to make and then it’s like “what can I do with this?” 😆
December 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Thankyou so much! It’s been my favourite make of all this year - and I’ve been wearing it everywhere since I finished it - thanks for writing the pattern
December 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
It’s official, I love this and wear it everywhere now 🥰

Pattern is @chaseharpole.bsky.social ‘motorcoach’ made with my handspun yarn

The flat lay photo is taken before blocking and seaming so you can see the colour interactions

#knitsky #knitting #HandSpunYarn 🧶
December 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I definitely gave in and made some green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and gravy… worst at being British award incoming 😅🧶
November 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Apparently almost all the news on my feed has been replaced by the fact that *checks notes* Americans are consuming a meal today

We’ll ignore the fact that I love green bean casserole, and cornbread dressing 😅🧶
November 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Thankyou so much
November 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Thankyou! 😊
November 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Not as much knitting time as I wanted this week but I’m making up for it this morning adding my last colour stripe to this cowl. This is all my own handspun and I can’t wait to wear it!

Pattern is @chaseharpole.bsky.social ‘Motorcoach’

#KnitSky #knitting #HandSpinning #HandSpunYarn 🧶
November 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Swiss darning is a technique if you want the repair to match the structure of the knit, it’s a little fiddly but there’s some great you tube tutorials, and you just need yarn, scissors, a large blunt sewing needle and something to stretch the sweater over - sometimes cans are good. Good luck 😊
November 15, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Thankyou! I wore them to choir tonight and I’m very happy with it 😊
November 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Great colours - also I was curious where the name came from, good to know!
November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
It’s patched, interfaced on the inside and then there’s a lining patch over the top - I took the photo before I ironed it, it looks very flat now 😂
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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November 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Oh I feel you! It’s such a struggle - although I do enjoy getting up early sitting with a cup of tea and saying “I’d better darn them trousers before the light goes” like I’m a character in a play 😂
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
When you own as many black clothes as I do (aging emos die hard 😂) and you live in the UK where there’s currently 9 hours of daylight (and still waning) you sit up in the morning and do your mending #mending 🧶
November 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Finished these a week or so ago and forgot to post a picture - this is my standard sock recipe in a self striping 4ply, I just needed another pair of socks for the winter
#knitting 🧶
November 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I did feel very smug that I’d timed the colour change so well lol
November 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Post a non-religious image you think of as holy
November 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Places you can knit: at the best coffee shop in your hometown, or possibly the world - Darkroom Espresso.
It’s so great to be back here and have a little time to relax, knit and drink great coffee

Pattern is @chaseharpole.bsky.social ‘s ‘Motorcoach’ cowl

#HandSpunYarn #HandSpinning #Knitting 🧶
November 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM