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.
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
#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
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
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
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
A little bit of bragging. 🌞😆 And yes, I'm taking today's rest day "off." Maybe. 😉 #TdF #TourdeFleece #spinning #weaving #fiberarts #artistlife
July 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A little bit of bragging. 🌞😆 And yes, I'm taking today's rest day "off." Maybe. 😉 #TdF #TourdeFleece #spinning #weaving #fiberarts #artistlife
Done! About 1,350 yds spun & 17 oz. (roughly 1,275 yds) plyed in 13.25 hrs. That's 2,625 yds or 1.49 miles. I. Am. Exhausted. #spinamile #TdF #TourdeFleece #challengeday #spinning #weaving #fiberarts #artistlife
July 21, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Done! About 1,350 yds spun & 17 oz. (roughly 1,275 yds) plyed in 13.25 hrs. That's 2,625 yds or 1.49 miles. I. Am. Exhausted. #spinamile #TdF #TourdeFleece #challengeday #spinning #weaving #fiberarts #artistlife
July 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
One last really big "climb"... #spinamile #TdF #TourdeFleece #spinning #weaving #fiberarts #artistlife
July 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
One last really big "climb"... #spinamile #TdF #TourdeFleece #spinning #weaving #fiberarts #artistlife
Sun, sky, & #smooth sailing. Cabo San Lucas. Someday I'll #weave this. #BlueSkyArtShow #travelpix #CentralAmericaCaper #fiberarts #artistlife
July 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Sun, sky, & #smooth sailing. Cabo San Lucas. Someday I'll #weave this. #BlueSkyArtShow #travelpix #CentralAmericaCaper #fiberarts #artistlife
Spun .75 oz for Stage 13 but no pix. Instead, a "snapshot" of my 1st #TdF in 2009, when I spotted a California Fiber Bird nesting in my backyard. 🌞😆 #TourdeFleece #spinning #weaving #fiberprep #fiberarts #fibrearts #artistlife
July 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Spun .75 oz for Stage 13 but no pix. Instead, a "snapshot" of my 1st #TdF in 2009, when I spotted a California Fiber Bird nesting in my backyard. 🌞😆 #TourdeFleece #spinning #weaving #fiberprep #fiberarts #fibrearts #artistlife
Tired today but chuffed: I spun/plyed over a kilometer of yarn yesterday! 🌞 The ruins are a vacation pic of the Chateau de Coupvray, east of Paris. #TdF #TourdeFleece #spinning #fiberarts #fibrearts #artistlife
July 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Tired today but chuffed: I spun/plyed over a kilometer of yarn yesterday! 🌞 The ruins are a vacation pic of the Chateau de Coupvray, east of Paris. #TdF #TourdeFleece #spinning #fiberarts #fibrearts #artistlife