yarnquester
@yarnquester.bsky.social
RPGer, artist of many stripes, in an "it's complicated" relationship with The Sea; former librarian, current archival person, all chaos gremlin
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The look on my face in this photo is the look I make when I'm jumping in the air at just the right time to catch the auto shot after 2 seconds while trying to remember to have the best form I can in midair so the archers don't get mad and also not dry fire the bow.
And don't forget the knee!
And don't forget the knee!
November 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The look on my face in this photo is the look I make when I'm jumping in the air at just the right time to catch the auto shot after 2 seconds while trying to remember to have the best form I can in midair so the archers don't get mad and also not dry fire the bow.
And don't forget the knee!
And don't forget the knee!
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Reading letters from the Princess Liselotte of Palantine, the German sister-in-law of Louis XIV, and it's wild because she had this super informal writing style that almost sounds like modern texts
Like at one point she goes "wish to god my son didn't love holding chunks of bread like a peasant"
Like at one point she goes "wish to god my son didn't love holding chunks of bread like a peasant"
November 28, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Reading letters from the Princess Liselotte of Palantine, the German sister-in-law of Louis XIV, and it's wild because she had this super informal writing style that almost sounds like modern texts
Like at one point she goes "wish to god my son didn't love holding chunks of bread like a peasant"
Like at one point she goes "wish to god my son didn't love holding chunks of bread like a peasant"
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The Smart Bitches Candle Collection is here!!
I partnered with Wax Cabin Candles to create a limited edition set - one candle for our 20th anniversary, and one for all you Bad Decisions Book Club members out there. You can shop small and spread light and warmth this year!
https://bit.ly/SBTB-cndl
I partnered with Wax Cabin Candles to create a limited edition set - one candle for our 20th anniversary, and one for all you Bad Decisions Book Club members out there. You can shop small and spread light and warmth this year!
https://bit.ly/SBTB-cndl
November 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Smart Bitches Candle Collection is here!!
I partnered with Wax Cabin Candles to create a limited edition set - one candle for our 20th anniversary, and one for all you Bad Decisions Book Club members out there. You can shop small and spread light and warmth this year!
https://bit.ly/SBTB-cndl
I partnered with Wax Cabin Candles to create a limited edition set - one candle for our 20th anniversary, and one for all you Bad Decisions Book Club members out there. You can shop small and spread light and warmth this year!
https://bit.ly/SBTB-cndl
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Mexican Gothic Lace Palette Trio
This month I wanted to draw some lace and my patrons voted on the theme and color palette. For this set I imagined book covers or movie posters to stories that don't exist
In my store now for $20 and $2 shipping world wide
yoshiyoshitani.store/products/mex...
This month I wanted to draw some lace and my patrons voted on the theme and color palette. For this set I imagined book covers or movie posters to stories that don't exist
In my store now for $20 and $2 shipping world wide
yoshiyoshitani.store/products/mex...
November 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Mexican Gothic Lace Palette Trio
This month I wanted to draw some lace and my patrons voted on the theme and color palette. For this set I imagined book covers or movie posters to stories that don't exist
In my store now for $20 and $2 shipping world wide
yoshiyoshitani.store/products/mex...
This month I wanted to draw some lace and my patrons voted on the theme and color palette. For this set I imagined book covers or movie posters to stories that don't exist
In my store now for $20 and $2 shipping world wide
yoshiyoshitani.store/products/mex...
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Black Friday is here! Get 50% off all Pelgrane Press PDFs when you use code blackfriday50 at checkout. Stock up on 13th Age, Trail of Cthulhu, The Yellow King, and more. Sale ends soon, so fill your library while it lasts!
bit.ly/44BnD99
bit.ly/44BnD99
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Black Friday is here! Get 50% off all Pelgrane Press PDFs when you use code blackfriday50 at checkout. Stock up on 13th Age, Trail of Cthulhu, The Yellow King, and more. Sale ends soon, so fill your library while it lasts!
bit.ly/44BnD99
bit.ly/44BnD99
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It's a beautiful day. We just dropped new merch for the first time in a year.
merl-shop.co.uk
(and, yes: we ship internationally!)
🧵
merl-shop.co.uk
(and, yes: we ship internationally!)
🧵
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It's a beautiful day. We just dropped new merch for the first time in a year.
merl-shop.co.uk
(and, yes: we ship internationally!)
🧵
merl-shop.co.uk
(and, yes: we ship internationally!)
🧵
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May your demons slumber was a piece I did way back in 2014 and is still one of my most popular pieces (and one of my most stolen) Cards can be bought on my old Redbubble though! www.redbubble.com/i/greeting-c...
November 25, 2023 at 8:37 AM
May your demons slumber was a piece I did way back in 2014 and is still one of my most popular pieces (and one of my most stolen) Cards can be bought on my old Redbubble though! www.redbubble.com/i/greeting-c...
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You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
and now I have done my requisite cleaning, which means the rest of my day can be filled with making a pizza dough! and a drink. And some videogame time and a little sewing
November 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
and now I have done my requisite cleaning, which means the rest of my day can be filled with making a pizza dough! and a drink. And some videogame time and a little sewing
ahhhhhhhh! okay, the ending was perfect
this is a book with very imperfect characters, and a lot of them, and a lot of complexity
and there are two timelines, with hop-skipping around those timelines.
this is a book with very imperfect characters, and a lot of them, and a lot of complexity
and there are two timelines, with hop-skipping around those timelines.
am I finishing this audiobook purely by telling myself that once it's finished, I can listen to fun stuff? yes
(the book is.....interesting? It is a mystery, and I am very invested in this mystery. And the characters are complex but there was a swerve that happened an hour ago that i am
(the book is.....interesting? It is a mystery, and I am very invested in this mystery. And the characters are complex but there was a swerve that happened an hour ago that i am
November 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
ahhhhhhhh! okay, the ending was perfect
this is a book with very imperfect characters, and a lot of them, and a lot of complexity
and there are two timelines, with hop-skipping around those timelines.
this is a book with very imperfect characters, and a lot of them, and a lot of complexity
and there are two timelines, with hop-skipping around those timelines.
am I finishing this audiobook purely by telling myself that once it's finished, I can listen to fun stuff? yes
(the book is.....interesting? It is a mystery, and I am very invested in this mystery. And the characters are complex but there was a swerve that happened an hour ago that i am
(the book is.....interesting? It is a mystery, and I am very invested in this mystery. And the characters are complex but there was a swerve that happened an hour ago that i am
November 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
am I finishing this audiobook purely by telling myself that once it's finished, I can listen to fun stuff? yes
(the book is.....interesting? It is a mystery, and I am very invested in this mystery. And the characters are complex but there was a swerve that happened an hour ago that i am
(the book is.....interesting? It is a mystery, and I am very invested in this mystery. And the characters are complex but there was a swerve that happened an hour ago that i am
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
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This was brought up on a @pankraru.bsky.social stream. Starting and being bad at art is the hardest step, full stop. Knowing what you want to draw but struggling with stick figures is daunting and discouraging. But you cant skip it.
You can make art.
The biggest step isn't getting good at art, it's being willing to make art that doesn't match the idea of "good art" in your head.
Making a lot of imperfect art is an essential step toward making perfect art; a counterproductive goal you shouldn't have anyway.
Just make art.
The biggest step isn't getting good at art, it's being willing to make art that doesn't match the idea of "good art" in your head.
Making a lot of imperfect art is an essential step toward making perfect art; a counterproductive goal you shouldn't have anyway.
Just make art.
November 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
This was brought up on a @pankraru.bsky.social stream. Starting and being bad at art is the hardest step, full stop. Knowing what you want to draw but struggling with stick figures is daunting and discouraging. But you cant skip it.
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I need to scan this in properly, but I’m real pleased with this little watercolor study I did today 👉👈 I got Nita Engels’ book “How to Make a Watercolor Paint Itself” and it’s been really helpful in figuring out some landscape techniques ☺️
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I need to scan this in properly, but I’m real pleased with this little watercolor study I did today 👉👈 I got Nita Engels’ book “How to Make a Watercolor Paint Itself” and it’s been really helpful in figuring out some landscape techniques ☺️
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🩷 Reference vs Art 💜
Reference is a screenshot from a reel by A Disabled Icon whose Instagram I will link below!
Reference is a screenshot from a reel by A Disabled Icon whose Instagram I will link below!
November 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🩷 Reference vs Art 💜
Reference is a screenshot from a reel by A Disabled Icon whose Instagram I will link below!
Reference is a screenshot from a reel by A Disabled Icon whose Instagram I will link below!
I have never played any Assassin's Creed game ever (is there a Best One? is there one I, a person very bad at games and prone to getting stuck in doors and hopelessly lost without maps: should play?)
but DAMN, if they do not have really good soundtracks
but DAMN, if they do not have really good soundtracks
November 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I have never played any Assassin's Creed game ever (is there a Best One? is there one I, a person very bad at games and prone to getting stuck in doors and hopelessly lost without maps: should play?)
but DAMN, if they do not have really good soundtracks
but DAMN, if they do not have really good soundtracks
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The weather has been so cold but I love all the snow
November 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The weather has been so cold but I love all the snow
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Have you checked out Spoken Legends, the fateful follow up to 2019's Spoken Magic, yet? You've still got a day and a half to get it 15% off on early-bird sale, or 34% off if you also own Spoken Magic!
Spoken Legends by Dylan Grinder
A GMLess, prompt-based story game about heroic struggle and the weight of legacy.
anarisis.itch.io
November 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Have you checked out Spoken Legends, the fateful follow up to 2019's Spoken Magic, yet? You've still got a day and a half to get it 15% off on early-bird sale, or 34% off if you also own Spoken Magic!
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A tiny dragon guarding his treasure.
November 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
A tiny dragon guarding his treasure.
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This is the version of the post that everyone needs to see. And all you readers/authors despairing of non-comprehension, etc, we are gaining new fans of fantasy and SF. It might not be the fantasy or SF you personally read, but they're reading and buying where they weren't before.
November 20, 2025 at 10:40 AM
This is the version of the post that everyone needs to see. And all you readers/authors despairing of non-comprehension, etc, we are gaining new fans of fantasy and SF. It might not be the fantasy or SF you personally read, but they're reading and buying where they weren't before.
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Not enough fantasy artists drawing chariots.
November 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Not enough fantasy artists drawing chariots.