Fran
@franmakesstuff.bsky.social
Always moving, always making.
https://kinetic-color.com/
Note: Not the Fran who knits, but the Fran who weaves (and 3d prints)! Sorry to the other Fran, didn't know you were using this name before I picked it!
https://kinetic-color.com/
Note: Not the Fran who knits, but the Fran who weaves (and 3d prints)! Sorry to the other Fran, didn't know you were using this name before I picked it!
Using up some smaller bits of yarns I plyed
September 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Using up some smaller bits of yarns I plyed
3 tries before getting a look I liked with these yarns (inherited with the big loom)
July 22, 2025 at 2:03 AM
3 tries before getting a look I liked with these yarns (inherited with the big loom)
Went thrifting today :3
April 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Went thrifting today :3
Library book sale haul. No surprises :)
March 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Library book sale haul. No surprises :)
After a lot of guesswork and screwing up, I think I might know what I’m doing now? Ignoring the pattern helped.
March 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
After a lot of guesswork and screwing up, I think I might know what I’m doing now? Ignoring the pattern helped.
Finished project using up some scraps and testing out my latest 2nd hand sewing machine.
February 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Finished project using up some scraps and testing out my latest 2nd hand sewing machine.
Thrift store is why my living room is full of fabric. The prices were just too good not to…
February 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Thrift store is why my living room is full of fabric. The prices were just too good not to…
After far too many mistakes, this weave is finally set up and ready to be started. … later.
February 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
After far too many mistakes, this weave is finally set up and ready to be started. … later.
Finally working on this quilt only a year after I said I’d make it, whoops…
February 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Finally working on this quilt only a year after I said I’d make it, whoops…
About 20 different threads twisted together, a mix of cotton, viscose and rayon.
February 19, 2025 at 2:44 AM
About 20 different threads twisted together, a mix of cotton, viscose and rayon.
Playing around with markers today, these are the few that came out good. (The others I think I just overworked)
February 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Playing around with markers today, these are the few that came out good. (The others I think I just overworked)
Filed under “weaves I want to redo “ it’s super short because I used the wrong gage of heddle/beater/thingi so the warp treads broke. Swapped out for the correct one to finish it off.
January 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Filed under “weaves I want to redo “ it’s super short because I used the wrong gage of heddle/beater/thingi so the warp treads broke. Swapped out for the correct one to finish it off.
My gift to myself arrived :3
January 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
My gift to myself arrived :3
Twisting up thicker yarn from the thread thin spools I got earlier
January 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Twisting up thicker yarn from the thread thin spools I got earlier
Did I need more yarn? Nope. Could I resist $5 cones at the Makery? Also no. I DID limit myself to just 5, however…
January 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Did I need more yarn? Nope. Could I resist $5 cones at the Makery? Also no. I DID limit myself to just 5, however…
Carmel and Cream: Mixed fibers, all 2nd hand and salvage.
Warp: Mixed thread layered and respun, mostly cotton, mixed sources.
Weft: Mix of two yarns, one unknown fiber (source: yarn swap) one mixed Poly/Nylon/Wool/Viscose/ Metallic (source: fabscrap.org)
Warp: Mixed thread layered and respun, mostly cotton, mixed sources.
Weft: Mix of two yarns, one unknown fiber (source: yarn swap) one mixed Poly/Nylon/Wool/Viscose/ Metallic (source: fabscrap.org)
December 22, 2024 at 12:15 PM
Carmel and Cream: Mixed fibers, all 2nd hand and salvage.
Warp: Mixed thread layered and respun, mostly cotton, mixed sources.
Weft: Mix of two yarns, one unknown fiber (source: yarn swap) one mixed Poly/Nylon/Wool/Viscose/ Metallic (source: fabscrap.org)
Warp: Mixed thread layered and respun, mostly cotton, mixed sources.
Weft: Mix of two yarns, one unknown fiber (source: yarn swap) one mixed Poly/Nylon/Wool/Viscose/ Metallic (source: fabscrap.org)
