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SelkieSpots
@catbriarfiberworks.bsky.social
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Fiber artist, farmer, animal lover, writer, former librarian. I sell handmade jewelry and hand processed fiber for handspinners at catbriarfiberworks.etsy.com.
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The mama cat who showed up at our back door six months ago and her four kittens are also sending encouragement!
A grey tabby kitten one step above a black and white tuxedo kitten on an outdoor wooden staircase Four kittens curled up in a tight ball against a background of brown leaves. One is looking directly at the camera A brown tabby mother cat lying on her side with her eyes closed and front paws outstretched. Four kittens are curled up next to her nursing, two grey, one brown tabby, and one black.
November 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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I hope you are feeling better soon. Here is a kitten picture in case it helps - mama cat is a stray I’ve been feeding for about two months and she’s finally decided she trusts me enough to let the kittens near me.

You are awesome and you are appreciated.
A small gray kitten with blue eyes surrounded by brown autumn leaves
October 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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And there’s pastries, too!

Okay, I think that’s enough caffeine for right now.
A large flaky croissant sits in a paper tray beside a short paper cup holding espresso with milk foam swirled on top.
September 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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There’s nothing quite like a fancy cappuccino after an overnight flight. ☕️❤️
Top view of a cappuccino with swirled milk foam in a paper cup on a pale wooden table.
September 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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I have acquired sheep! This little one will eat hay out of my hand.
Overhead view of a person’s hand holding a bunch of leafy hay for a small white sheep to nibble.
August 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Fluffy Cat hopes you are feeling better soon!
A fluffy brown tabby cat with white paws rests on his side, with his head upright and looking at the camera, in front of a blue curtained window. The light hits one eye so that it glows green.
April 22, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Thursday morning coffee and yarn spinning is almost finished with two spindles full of grey alpaca fiber! 🧶

#handspinning #FiberArt #YarnSky
Two spindles full of #handspun grey #alpaca #yarn, next to a coffee mug and a short length of unspun grey fiber.
February 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Wednesday morning coffee and yarn spinning is more grey alpaca fiber! This is very fine and soft and fun to spin. 🧶

#handspinning #YarnSky #FiberArt
A coffee mug sits beside a drop spindle holding grey #handspun #yarn. A length of unspun grey #alpaca fiber is underneath the spindle.
February 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Tuesday morning coffee and yarn spinning is grey #alpaca fiber from a local alpaca farm! 🧶

It turns out there are several alpaca farms near me! I would have thought Florida would be too warm, but apparently not. It’s exciting ti be able to explore local sources of fiber! #handspinning #FiberArt
A coffee mug sits on a wooden surface beside a drop spindle holding grey #handspun #yarn. A length of unspun grey #alpaca fiber lies beside it.
February 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Monday morning coffee and yarn spinning has finished spinning this batch of purple Shetland #wool. Now it’s ready to wind off for plying!🧶

#handspinning #DropSpindle #YarnSky #CraftSky
A white coffee mug sits beside two drop spindles filled with purple wool handspun yarn.
February 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Tuesday morning coffee and yarn spinning has finished plying and washing my mini sample skein of Gulf Coast Native lambs wool, and now I am spinning more purple Shetland. 🧶
A red coffee mug, a mini skein of white two ply yarn, and a spindle holding purple #handspun #yarn beside a length of unspun purple wool. #DropSpindle
February 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Monday afternoon tea and yarn spinning has finished plying my sample of Gulf Coast Native lamb’s wool. It is very soft!
A large spindle holding a small amount of white two ply yarn sits beside a mug with evergreen designs in front of a window. #handspinning #DropSpindle #FiberArt #wool #yarn
February 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Friday morning coffee and yarn spinning is more purple Shetland and a sample of Gulf Coast Native lamb’s wool. 🧶

The fleece from a young sheep’s first shearing is typically finer and softer than later shearings. This is a very nice soft fleece that I washed and combed myself. #FiberArt
Two drop spindles, one holding purple yarn and one holding white yarn. A coffee mug and a length of unspun purple wool are beside them. #handspinning
February 7, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Thursday morning coffee and yarn spinning is more purple Shetland wool. I’m also wrapping these small plastic rings with handspun red eri silk thread to make buttons. 🧶
A drop spindle holding purple handspun yarn, two small plastic rings wrapped with orange thread, a red coffee mug, and a small pair of blue-handled scissors. #FiberArt #DropSpindle #handspun #SpinningYarn #CraftSky
February 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Monday morning coffee and yarn spinning has wound off the dark purple Shetland wool. Looking forward to plying it! 🧶
A ball of dark purple #handspun #yarn sits beside a drop spindle holding lighter purple yarn and a white coffee mug in front of a window. #FiberArt #SpinningYarn #CraftSky #DropSpindle
February 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Monday morning coffee and yarn spinning is spinning a lot of purple! I have finished spinning two spindles full of dark purple Shetland wool, and I’m ready to wind those off for plying. 🧶

Next up is more purple, also Shetland wool, in a lighter shade.
A coffee mug with evergreen designs sits beside three spindles. Two are full of dark purple #handspun #yarn. The third holds a smaller amount of lighter purple yarn, attached to a length of unspun purple #wool. #handspinning #DropSpindle #CraftSky
February 3, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Saturday morning coffee and yarn spinning is making a little bit of progress every day. 🧶

It’s still cold here, but there’s a cozy fire in the fireplace. I hope everyone is having a relaxing start to the weekend! #handspinning #DropSpindle #FiberArt
A full red coffee mug and a drop spindle holding purple yarn, with a length of unspun purple wool beside it.
January 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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New in the shop today at catbriarfiberworks.etsy.com! 🧶These are made from handspun sari silk thread and millefiori glass beads, with stainless steel wires.

#bsnm #handspinning #CraftSky #FiberArt #ArtShop #ShopSmall
A pair of dangle earrings on a black card, consisting of silver colored ear wires, two flat round red buttons woven in handspun thread to form a cartwheel shape, and two squarish glass beads striped in red white and black. A pair of dangle earrings beside a single US dime coin, consisting of silver colored ear wires, two flat round red buttons woven in handspun thread to form a cartwheel shape, and two squarish glass beads striped in red white and black.
January 25, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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New in the shop today! catbriarfiberworks.etsy.com

#Handspun thread spun from tussah silk (white) and Corriedale wool (blue), with stainless steel wires and lapis lazuli beads. 🧶

#bsnm #handmade #ShopSmall #ArtShop #CraftSky #FiberArt
A pair of dangle earrings on a black card in a cardboard box, consisting of silver colored ear wires, two woven thread buttons in a cartwheel design, one white and one blue, and three blue beads. A pair of dangle earrings beside a single US dime coin, consisting of silver colored ear wires, two woven thread buttons in a cartwheel design, one white and one blue, and three blue beads.
January 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Friday morning coffee and yarn spinning is making progress on the second spindle full of purple Shetland wool. 🧶

Happy Friday! #handspinning #yarn #wool #FiberArt #CraftSky
A drop spindle holding purple yarn lies beside a length of unspun purple wool and a white coffee mug with a red bird design.
January 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Thursday morning coffee and yarn spinning has finished plying the red eri silk sample. 🧶

I love this color! #handspinning #yarn #FiberArt #CraftSky
A coffee mug sits beside a spindle holding a small amount of orange two ply handspun yarn.
January 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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These are in my shop today, reminding me that spring will be here eventually. catbriarfiberworks.etsy.com

Peridot beads and #handspun tussah silk thread. 🧶 The ear wires are gold plated stainless steel, the rest of the wires are gold plated brass. #bsnm #FiberArt #handmade #CraftSky #ShopSmall
A pair of dangle earrings in a small white box on a black card, consisting of gold colored fishhook ear wires, clear green beads, and flat round thread buttons woven with green handspun thread in the shape of a cartwheel.
January 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Potato update!🌱

I can see tiny eye sprouts on spuds that didn’t have any three days ago when I first put them up there on the shelf above the stove.
A hand holding a light tan potato with tiny purple eyes sprouting. A hand holding a light tan potato with tiny white eyes sprouting.
January 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Wednesday morning coffee and yarn spinning is trying red eri silk for the first time! 🧶

It is very smooth and shiny. #handspinning #CraftSky #FiberArt
Two spindles holding warm orange silk yarn and a short length of unspun orange silk lie beside a coffee mug.
January 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Chilly Tuesday morning coffee and yarn spinning has wound the Shetland wool I finished plying yesterday into a ball so it is ready to weave with.

And I’ve started the second spindle of purple Shetland. 🧶 A little bit of progress every day! #handspinning #CraftSky #FiberArt
Two smaller spindles and one larger one lie beside a ball of tightly plied yellow yarn and a mug of coffee. The larger spindle is empty. The two smaller ones hold purple yarn, and one has a length of unspun purple wool attached to it.
January 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM