Ansel
@ansellet.bsky.social
Multimedia fiber artist in the PNW, aerialist, engineer, queer&trans (they/he), AuDHD. Slow fashion as a lifestyle; dreaming of a world where we use resources intentionally and take care of each other. Our liberation is collective 🌈🏳️⚧️🖤
April 5, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Oh, hello, salmonberry blossoms! #pnwTreasures
March 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Oh, hello, salmonberry blossoms! #pnwTreasures
First attempt at spinning thread for #embroidery or #sashiko with some gorgeous golden eri silk top #spinSky. I’ll definitely have to ply this a few times!
March 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
First attempt at spinning thread for #embroidery or #sashiko with some gorgeous golden eri silk top #spinSky. I’ll definitely have to ply this a few times!
Chaos 🧶- the process! I add misc scraps of yarn/thread/roving/fabric to this bowl, and when I’m feeling like some chaotic spinning is in order, I pick coordinating bits, shred em up, and add them into the drafting triangle of singles as I go for tweedy pizazz #infoShare #spinSky #creativeReuse
February 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Chaos 🧶- the process! I add misc scraps of yarn/thread/roving/fabric to this bowl, and when I’m feeling like some chaotic spinning is in order, I pick coordinating bits, shred em up, and add them into the drafting triangle of singles as I go for tweedy pizazz #infoShare #spinSky #creativeReuse
Tonight’s spinning solace: making more of what I’m calling the “chaos ply” of the 3-ply yarn I’m working on. I make yarn this way because it’s slow and soothing and I want unique results that show it was made by hand 🧶 #spinSky #slowCraft
February 27, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Tonight’s spinning solace: making more of what I’m calling the “chaos ply” of the 3-ply yarn I’m working on. I make yarn this way because it’s slow and soothing and I want unique results that show it was made by hand 🧶 #spinSky #slowCraft
Curing the Monday blues by plying the indigo-dyed single from yesterday with more naturally colored Jacob fleece into a sumptuous & chaotic marled 3-ply. Planning to knit the cabled #darkAcademia inspired #sweaterVest of my dreams! But first - washing and thwacking #spinSky #shaveEmToSaveEm
February 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Curing the Monday blues by plying the indigo-dyed single from yesterday with more naturally colored Jacob fleece into a sumptuous & chaotic marled 3-ply. Planning to knit the cabled #darkAcademia inspired #sweaterVest of my dreams! But first - washing and thwacking #spinSky #shaveEmToSaveEm
#februARTy #socks the first pair of socks I ever made as a baby knitter! Probably about 16 years ago? They’re too small now and need some mending, but I’m just as into the tranquil greens as I was back then 💚 🧶 🧦
February 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
#februARTy #socks the first pair of socks I ever made as a baby knitter! Probably about 16 years ago? They’re too small now and need some mending, but I’m just as into the tranquil greens as I was back then 💚 🧶 🧦
I adopted Ganymede with no teeth- she was found wandering the streets of Seattle with half missing and the others falling out. She regularly engages in antics such as trying to steal porkchops the size of her head and whatever was going on here (note: the cat did not consume any chicken bones 🍗)
February 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I adopted Ganymede with no teeth- she was found wandering the streets of Seattle with half missing and the others falling out. She regularly engages in antics such as trying to steal porkchops the size of her head and whatever was going on here (note: the cat did not consume any chicken bones 🍗)
For #fungiFriday, please enjoy these giant #amanita muscaria mushrooms I found last autumn. They’re my fav for sure 🍄. Even in the city, we’re surrounded by so much natural beauty
February 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
For #fungiFriday, please enjoy these giant #amanita muscaria mushrooms I found last autumn. They’re my fav for sure 🍄. Even in the city, we’re surrounded by so much natural beauty
For #februArty #turquoise - a closeup of a feather inspired by the Steller’s jay I made from embroidered watercolor. Currently displayed at the PNW Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum! They’re one of my favorite birds to see so I had to include them in my #corvid project 🪶
February 21, 2025 at 5:11 AM
For #februArty #turquoise - a closeup of a feather inspired by the Steller’s jay I made from embroidered watercolor. Currently displayed at the PNW Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum! They’re one of my favorite birds to see so I had to include them in my #corvid project 🪶
3/3 I’m working on my quilt detective skills, but I can say these blocks are machine stitched and constructed by someone with a fine eye for detail. I don’t know how they got to the shop, but I’m grateful to honor the work of the unknown artist & I like to think they’re glad their work is in use
February 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
3/3 I’m working on my quilt detective skills, but I can say these blocks are machine stitched and constructed by someone with a fine eye for detail. I don’t know how they got to the shop, but I’m grateful to honor the work of the unknown artist & I like to think they’re glad their work is in use
2/3 The blocks featured here are a very traditional Log Cabin (originating in the 1860s). I picked them up at the PNW Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum. The red square in the center represents a cozy hearth, and the yellow(ish) one represents a window. #QuiltHistory #LogCabin
February 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
2/3 The blocks featured here are a very traditional Log Cabin (originating in the 1860s). I picked them up at the PNW Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum. The red square in the center represents a cozy hearth, and the yellow(ish) one represents a window. #QuiltHistory #LogCabin
1/3 #februArty 18: glasses - bit of a stretch, but I’m including seeing reclaimed fabric in a new way under the prompt! Recently started a revamp of this #thrifted denim vest with some gorgeous vintage quilt squares 🧵 #remade #slowFashion #meMade #quiltSky
February 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
1/3 #februArty 18: glasses - bit of a stretch, but I’m including seeing reclaimed fabric in a new way under the prompt! Recently started a revamp of this #thrifted denim vest with some gorgeous vintage quilt squares 🧵 #remade #slowFashion #meMade #quiltSky
Ah yes, it’s time for the annual “Despondent Gourd in Light Dusting of Snow” portrait. Poor Punkin was not born for this ❄️ #dogsOfBluesky #pibblesOfBluesky #PunkinPie
February 14, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Ah yes, it’s time for the annual “Despondent Gourd in Light Dusting of Snow” portrait. Poor Punkin was not born for this ❄️ #dogsOfBluesky #pibblesOfBluesky #PunkinPie
#febArt #februArty is orange today, which is a color I don’t work with very often - BUT I do have a handsome orange gourd of a rescue pibble who’s very proud of the art he did with his dogsitter 🐾 #pibblesOfBluesky
February 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
#febArt #februArty is orange today, which is a color I don’t work with very often - BUT I do have a handsome orange gourd of a rescue pibble who’s very proud of the art he did with his dogsitter 🐾 #pibblesOfBluesky
I’m taking today’s #febart prompt of sweet very literally - here is the bûche du Noël my partner and I collaborated on this year! Featuring ginger-spice cookie animals, chestnut mousse, chocolate sponge, fanciful meringue ferns and fungi, and matcha cake for that authentic PNW moss 🍄
February 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I’m taking today’s #febart prompt of sweet very literally - here is the bûche du Noël my partner and I collaborated on this year! Featuring ginger-spice cookie animals, chestnut mousse, chocolate sponge, fanciful meringue ferns and fungi, and matcha cake for that authentic PNW moss 🍄
#febart Day 6: Nature’s Palette
Extracting color from foraged #mushrooms and #lichen is the goblin witchcraft I’m here for! Walks in the forest are so much better now that I’ve started to learn how to responsibly #forage and use these resources. #naturalDye #mycoPigments #forbiddenSoup
Extracting color from foraged #mushrooms and #lichen is the goblin witchcraft I’m here for! Walks in the forest are so much better now that I’ve started to learn how to responsibly #forage and use these resources. #naturalDye #mycoPigments #forbiddenSoup
February 7, 2025 at 12:33 AM
#febart Day 6: Nature’s Palette
Extracting color from foraged #mushrooms and #lichen is the goblin witchcraft I’m here for! Walks in the forest are so much better now that I’ve started to learn how to responsibly #forage and use these resources. #naturalDye #mycoPigments #forbiddenSoup
Extracting color from foraged #mushrooms and #lichen is the goblin witchcraft I’m here for! Walks in the forest are so much better now that I’ve started to learn how to responsibly #forage and use these resources. #naturalDye #mycoPigments #forbiddenSoup
One of the joys of moving is uncovering beloved treasures - I adore this compilation of short stories by @nkjemisin.bsky.social! Some of the characters and worlds are familiar from her other works, some are new, but they’re all a thought-provoking delight #afroFuturism #storiesMatter #booksky
February 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
One of the joys of moving is uncovering beloved treasures - I adore this compilation of short stories by @nkjemisin.bsky.social! Some of the characters and worlds are familiar from her other works, some are new, but they’re all a thought-provoking delight #afroFuturism #storiesMatter #booksky
For #sensoryArt prompt “fuzzy” - some roving I mixed on my drum carder which looks uncannily like #Jupiter. It’s mostly merino, with strands of natural colored angora, alpaca, and camel, and was delightfully fuzzy to spin! #spinSky
February 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
For #sensoryArt prompt “fuzzy” - some roving I mixed on my drum carder which looks uncannily like #Jupiter. It’s mostly merino, with strands of natural colored angora, alpaca, and camel, and was delightfully fuzzy to spin! #spinSky
#showMeYourKnits is on stripes supposedly - I will forever be obsessed with the gentle fade of this #pastel #technicolor dream of a sweater. Kit from Oshen Knits, in Astoria, OR!
February 3, 2025 at 3:00 AM
#showMeYourKnits is on stripes supposedly - I will forever be obsessed with the gentle fade of this #pastel #technicolor dream of a sweater. Kit from Oshen Knits, in Astoria, OR!
Welcome to #BlackHistoryMonth 🎉 time to be extra loud, especially this accursed year
I’m really looking forward to reading An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence
Book by Zeinab Badaw #booksky
I’m really looking forward to reading An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence
Book by Zeinab Badaw #booksky
February 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Welcome to #BlackHistoryMonth 🎉 time to be extra loud, especially this accursed year
I’m really looking forward to reading An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence
Book by Zeinab Badaw #booksky
I’m really looking forward to reading An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence
Book by Zeinab Badaw #booksky
#januarty 31: Angle - I hemmed these jeans with some flashy bias binding from Brooklyn Haberdashery instead of a boring hem! The hand-stitching has held up wonderfully to machine washing and I love the pop of color. Added bonus: stripy scraps! #meMade #mending #slowFashion
January 31, 2025 at 6:42 PM
#januarty 31: Angle - I hemmed these jeans with some flashy bias binding from Brooklyn Haberdashery instead of a boring hem! The hand-stitching has held up wonderfully to machine washing and I love the pop of color. Added bonus: stripy scraps! #meMade #mending #slowFashion
🏳️⚧️ We have always been here. We will always be here. Our strength and joy in community can never be taken away, and we can’t be erased in a meaningful way 🏳️⚧️
(Photo: aggressively cheerful crocheted blanket WIP)
(Photo: aggressively cheerful crocheted blanket WIP)
January 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
🏳️⚧️ We have always been here. We will always be here. Our strength and joy in community can never be taken away, and we can’t be erased in a meaningful way 🏳️⚧️
(Photo: aggressively cheerful crocheted blanket WIP)
(Photo: aggressively cheerful crocheted blanket WIP)