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Nova
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Fiber artist, on a no buy wardrobe quest
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Nova @nnnova.bsky.social · Oct 17
Thought I’d finally introduce myself:
Hi I’m Nova, (she/her), posting about fiber art, fashion, sustainability etc
🇬🇧 based
On a personal quest for a 100% handmade wardrobe
Here on Bluesky I make feeds, please check them out!
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secretlentil.bsky.social
Work in progress, with real afternoon sunbeams.
A gray jersey dress on a dress form, from the waist up, made of many panels with rows of serged gray stitching. My serger is in the background. #sewingsky #textileartist
February 13, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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sciencesocks.bsky.social
[On the bench today ⚒️ #BehindTheScenes]

Somewhere between here and Jupiter, #EuropaClipper is carrying an engraved plate with the waveforms of "water" in 103 languages. And here I am in the studio, putting those same waveforms onto a sterling silver pendant 😎

🔭🐡🧪🎨
A sterling silver Europa Clipper Vault Plate pendant held over a wooden bench pin, featuring engraved waveforms radiating from the center.
February 13, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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misterabk.bsky.social
The deadline for responding to this consultation (about whether we should shovel even greater heaps of bureaucratic misery onto immigrants in the hope of pacifying racists) is midnight on Thursday 12th:
ncecire.bsky.social Natalia Cecire @ncecire.bsky.social · 22d
The UK government is proposing radical and punitive changes to settlement rules. This is settlement, not citizenship. The consultation is open until 12 February; please respond to it and oppose these evil proposals. Amnesty have a good guide: www.amnesty.org.uk/resources/gu...
Guidance for responding to 'A Fairer Pathway to Settlement' consultation
We are Amnesty International UK. We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.
www.amnesty.org.uk
February 11, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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camelliakyoto.bsky.social
👋🌿WELCOMING SPRING🐦🎶

In the traditional calendar spring has arrived.
During 'Risshun' (立春) the 'east wind melts the ice' (東風解凍 Feb 4th-8th), 'bush warblers begin singing in the mountains' (黄鶯睍睆 9-13th), and mysteriously 'fish emerge from the ice' (魚上氷 14-18th).

#snow #spring #Kyoto #Tojiin
Toji-in's 'Seiren-tei' teahouse in the snow. The dry landscape garden at Toji-in covered in snow. The garden and pond at Toji-in become a winter wonderland after snowfall. Looking down at the main hall of Toji-in in the snow. Clipped azalea bushes look like the beginnings of snowmen.
February 10, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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littlestpersimmon.bsky.social
The Dancer and the Cloisonné Dream
a sleeping figure with enamel prosthetics. he is surrounded by floral motifs that mimic cloisonné
February 9, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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dumbmike.bsky.social
The woodcock is also the star of this video that is etched deep into the face of my brain m.youtube.com/watch?v=bY43...
American Woodcock Shine
YouTube video by steelels1
m.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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ellamchawk.bsky.social
Some mudlarking finds survived for centuries in the muddy banks of the River Thames. Others are freshly baked tasty snacks. 🍪

This biscuit (cookie) set recreates ten of the 350+ mudlarked objects in London Museum's Secrets of the Thames exhibition.

The exhibition closes on 1 March. Don’t miss it!
Laid out against a dark grey background are ten biscuits that resemble aged, chipped mudlarking finds. An oval biscuit in a rich, dark green looks like the seal of a glass bottle, and features a raised characterful face at its centre. Next to it is an unevenly shaped black biscuit with grey chips and the raised shape of a hare’s face, ears, and upper legs. There are two large biscuits with jagged edges, each decorated in blue and white to look like broken pieces of delftware plates. One features the shape of a small bird surrounded by swirling lines, the other has a series of concentric circles and curved shapes. A small biscuit with a multifaceted texture replicates a knapped flint arrowhead. Next to it are a tiny hammer-shaped biscuit in pewter with delicate cross markings, and a very small gold biscuit button etched with lines, circles, and a rough star shape. The smallest biscuit is made to look like a yellow glass cufflink with decorative circles in blue, white, and red. Another small biscuit has the appearance of an aged metal button edged with decorative white and turquoise dots. Finally, there is a small angular biscuit in a terracotta colour with raised lines roughly in the shape of two intwined figures.
February 9, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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peepums-room.bsky.social
Fixed a friend's sweater with needle felting! Visible mending for the win!
A needle felted green tree frog on an orange sweater. A needle felted fly on an orange sweater. A needle felted frog and fly on an orange sweater.
February 9, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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pansybeast.bsky.social
I've been so tickled after making the ceramic sphinx in my last post that I couldn't help but draw them for some fun this weekend :)
The same ceramic sphinx in the last post now digitally illustrated. In the top panel it sits with a giant grin, speaking. The text reads "A man in a car saw a golden door, a silver door, and a bronze door. Which door did he open first? The car door!" Bottom left it goes flying through the air, mouth open in a snarl. The text reads "Riddle failed! (Mind you they are the size of a kitten, don't worry about it). Bottom right shows them curled up on their back, blissfully relaxed, eyes closed for a nap. The text reads "Two minutes later". Scattered throughout the illusration are three small, simple doodles, looking up in wonder at a flowering plant, on its back, legs sticking straight up with a frustrated expression, and the last one; tail high with a happy smile.
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
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rowenajoe.bsky.social
Backnanas is done! 😀

Yarn 🧶: Cascade Yarns Heritage + silk mohair lace held together
Pattern 📐 : my own charts, based off the RTW Colourful Bananas Cardigan by Farm Rio 🍌, knitted according to the Cline Sweater pattern by Julie Hoover

#knitsky #bananasweater
Flat lay photo of the back piece of a hand-knit raglan sweater. The sweater base is pink and has psychedelic banana motifs all over in bright pink, orange, red, turquoise and black. Flat lay photo of the reverse side of the piece of a hand-knit raglan sweater. The sweater is intarsia knit so you can see the clipped ends of woven-in coloured yarn tails.
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
nnnova.bsky.social
Here’s our little fibre art community!
A screenshot of the blue sky map zoomed in to me @nnnova.bsky.social. It has dots representing each user, the denser the area the more lime green they are, as they get further apart they are dark teal. In the middle is the fiber arts and knitting community cluster and my highlighted pink dot is in the middle bottom. The knitting cluster is diffuse and doesn’t have a hard border like some other clusters , perhaps because most fiber artists have other interests and follow and post about lots of different things, not fibre art exclusively.
February 9, 2026 at 9:49 AM
nnnova.bsky.social
I haven’t posted for a week… that’s because last Sunday we said goodbye to our beloved dog Ada. It was very sudden and unexpected and has left us heartbroken. She was our very best friend.
February 8, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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dr-lil-hill.bsky.social
#knitsky 🧶💙 Working through some of my feelings by knitting these lil' Melt 🧊 hat pins/badges.
Small knit red hat for wearing as a pin/badge based on the Norwegian protest hats against Nazi occupation. Small knit red hat for wearing as a pin/badge based on the Norwegian protest hats against Nazi occupation.
February 8, 2026 at 11:28 AM
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aurorarouge.bsky.social
Finished up the first braid of my Polwarth/silk fractal. Polwarth floofs up so much after washing!

#handspinning #knitting
Finished skein of two ply Polwarth/silk blend in colors of plum, blue, rust, and acid green. Two spinning wheel bobbins holding singles, ready to ply together. The first bobbin is spun as it comes so the color runs are much longer than the second bobbin, which was spun in three lengthwise sections.
February 8, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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elizastein.bsky.social
I’m such a sucker for pop art crochet patterns www.etsy.com/listing/4369...
Giant do not eat silica gel packet crochet pillow by entrecrochetshop
February 6, 2026 at 4:38 AM
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cvkvlv.com
Hvrēssē Holatte (Blue Moon) Brick Stitch Fringe Beaded Earrings

→ cvkvlv.com/products/hvr...

• Hvrēssē (Huh-thlee-see) means moon in Mvskoke, and holatte ((Hoh-lah-tee) means blue
• Materials:
- Glass seed beads shades of blue and black
- Black nylon thread
- Silver-plated findings

#Beadwork
A pair of beaded fringe earrings in black, blue, and turquoise, with blue crescent moon shapes A close up of the fringe on the same pair of earrings
February 5, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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bridgetknits.bsky.social
Needle & Skein reports this morning that total donations associated with the Melt The ICE hat pattern have reached $650,000.
needleandskein.com

#knitsky #knitting #blueskyknitters #melttheice #resist
As of February 5th we have reached a total of $650,000 in donations. Funds last week were donated to STEP St. Louis Park emergency assistance for rent and other aid and the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund. We are working on donations to other local organizations. Stay tuned for more info. We are speechless. We are overwhelmed with the generosity of the fiber community and beyond. This outpouring of love and support is felt around the state. Because of you, we can help so many people who need it. Thank you thank you thank you. Keep knitting. Keep resisting. Keep showing up for your neighbors. Melt. The. Ice.
February 5, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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rrhiza.bsky.social
#SewAndTell Week 4 - Bold / Statement Pieces
The weekly Sewing Prompt Game
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Sorry I'm a day late 😅
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Let's be a bit extra this week and show your boldest statement pieces.
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I just finished this shirt, made from my childhood curtains.
#Sewing #SewSky #GarmentSewing #QuiltSky
A very colourful dress sirt on a taylor's dummy. The fabric has a bold and chaotic somewhat geometric print. It is oversized and has a peter pan collar. Pattern: https://store.mademoiselle-opossum.de/product/oversize-bluse-rosa/ (I changed some details ) (it's in german but the instructions have lots of pictures)
February 3, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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madhmstr.bsky.social
Last row knitted of my Lindal Skjort!
🇳🇿🧶.
Now to weave in the ends... so many ends. I couldn't make the carrying and floats work.
When I get home, it will be time to pick up the 196 stitches, provisionally cast on, and then graft together. Then elastic. Then sew the waistband down.
A knitted skirt, not sewn together at the back seam. The backside of a knitted skirt, showing all the loose ends.
February 3, 2026 at 6:50 AM
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racheldeering.bsky.social
Morning.
🖼️ Johann Friedrich Naumann
Two kingfishers, one perched on reed, one on a branch, a third can be seen in flight / diving behind them. They are perched over water with reeds in the background. Illustration.
February 2, 2026 at 5:56 AM
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marafish.bsky.social
relevant to many of yalls interests.
a red and pink cross stitch on blue fabric. "everything I love causes carpal tunnel" surrounded by hearts, a needle and thread, and a skein of embroidery floss.
February 1, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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katestrasdin.bsky.social
The House of Worth was never afraid of a bold motif in the late c19th. Exuberant florals became their signature, here woven into pear green damask but a blousy, leafy rose climbing the cloth @mfaboston.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
Back view of a long pear green damask evening dress with puffy leg of mutton sleeves and a rose motif woven into the cloth Front view of the House of Worth mid 1890s evening dress that shows the more complex arrangement of the front of the bodice A closer detail of the fabric of the pear green damask evening dress which captures the scale of the rose motif woven into the fabric A detail of the shoulder of the pear green damask evening dress with its fullness gathered into the top
January 31, 2026 at 10:47 AM
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livrunsfast.bsky.social
Bad for weather 🌧️, good for yarn 🧶 ? January skies have me thinking about GREYS…from smoky charcoal to feathery silver, grey offers surprising depth & complexity. #ShowMeYourKnits week 79: show me your GREYS 🩶🦏🦛🐺👽

Bergliebe jumper by @isabellkraemer.bsky.social in mystery cashmere/cotton
Light grey handknit jumper on a wooden hanger. It has a textured yoke with varied ribbing and cables and a stocking stitch body. Close up of the yoke pattern of a grey handknit jumper showing the light cabling and twisted rib stitches.
January 31, 2026 at 9:19 AM
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sadaboutchiffon.bsky.social
ROBERT WUN SPRING 2026 COUTURE COLLECTION [1/3].
The model wears a metal breastplate, molded to look like two hands clutching a star-shaped sword by the blade. The hilt and crossguard of the sword partly obscures the model's face. The dress has a layered, draped skirt with a train off to one side and completely covers the model's hands and arms. The dress is metallic silver. The model wears a voluminous ballgown that covers them from head to toe. The gown is black, studded with thousands of gemstones in yellow and golden shades like a nebula. It matches the thunderstorm backdrop of the runway. The model wears a long, sheer veil that fully covers their face, also embroidered with yellow gemstones. The model wears a full-body frayed dress with cascading pleats in white. The pleats outline the model's body in an imitation of an anatomical model of a muscular system. The dress has long sleeves and a frothy, sheer train. The model wears a white domino mask. The model wears a metallic gold coat over a gold mermaid gown with a flared bottom and train. The coat is sculpted tightly to the model's body, with flared tulip sleeves and a high collar that forms a petal shape behind the model's head. The model wears a full-face golden mask and golden gloves.
January 31, 2026 at 3:22 AM
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katestrasdin.bsky.social
This mid #1960s ensemble by Emanuel Ungaro made me smile this evening after a long day of teaching, mainly because I thought these were fried eggs. On closer inspection they are, of course, flowers but very cheering either way @metmuseum.org #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
Front view of a three piece ensemble that consists of a tunic top, trousers and a cap style hood. The entire outfit is made of large white and yellow fabric daisies sewn side by side Back view of the three piece daisy ensemble by Emanuel Ungaro A close up of the rows of fabric daisies sewn side by side that make up the cloth of the three piece ensemble
January 29, 2026 at 11:05 PM