R.A.L.
@radlan.bsky.social
Textiles & fiber arts, section hiker, erstwhile equestrian, transmasc, neo-Luddite, Episcopalian, they/them
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I know, I know....I hate to derail your holiday shopping, but you may want to think twice before you buy the 370 square miles of wrapping paper.
December 11, 2024 at 4:23 PM
I know, I know....I hate to derail your holiday shopping, but you may want to think twice before you buy the 370 square miles of wrapping paper.
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Potoooooooo enters the chat
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December 9, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Potoooooooo enters the chat
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potoooo...
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for the record if youre really pressed about passing heres your heads up that doing it in a rural town is easy mode and doing it in the big city is the extra hard difficulty where everything has +30% health and damage and you get unique legendary loot drops
December 10, 2024 at 12:15 AM
for the record if youre really pressed about passing heres your heads up that doing it in a rural town is easy mode and doing it in the big city is the extra hard difficulty where everything has +30% health and damage and you get unique legendary loot drops
No lie though I’m probably going to take a few woodworking classes after the busy season at my day job wraps up so I can make flyers with ultra slow whorls for ergonomic low twist worsted spinning
It's only a matter of time before we all take up woodworking to make our own wheels and looms. Then we'll become blacksmiths to forge our own woodworking tools. All in the name of fiber. 😂
December 3, 2024 at 6:34 AM
No lie though I’m probably going to take a few woodworking classes after the busy season at my day job wraps up so I can make flyers with ultra slow whorls for ergonomic low twist worsted spinning
Today I learned that some companies sell 2.75mm #2 needles and some companies sell 3mm #2 needles. First off, you’d think that with as long as I’ve been knitting I’d have noticed that by now. Second, wish I’d realized that 40ish rounds ago instead of after I finished the yoke on this sweater.
December 2, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Today I learned that some companies sell 2.75mm #2 needles and some companies sell 3mm #2 needles. First off, you’d think that with as long as I’ve been knitting I’d have noticed that by now. Second, wish I’d realized that 40ish rounds ago instead of after I finished the yoke on this sweater.
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In today’s episode of the ongoing saga of the Brother KH881 knitting machine that refuses to be brought back into service, I’m mysteriously missing both handle screws for the main carriage and instead have two screws that don’t seem to go anywhere.
November 30, 2024 at 1:52 AM
In today’s episode of the ongoing saga of the Brother KH881 knitting machine that refuses to be brought back into service, I’m mysteriously missing both handle screws for the main carriage and instead have two screws that don’t seem to go anywhere.
Apparently today is the day that my spouse decided that ignoring the results of an allergy test from last year isn’t actually a good idea
November 28, 2024 at 3:48 AM
Apparently today is the day that my spouse decided that ignoring the results of an allergy test from last year isn’t actually a good idea
I don’t love this as a textile, but the singular goal of this project was to confirm that the second set of repairs I made to my piece of shit table loom actually did the job, and it did manage to accomplish that.
#FiberArts #weaving
🧶
#FiberArts #weaving
🧶
November 27, 2024 at 4:52 AM
I don’t love this as a textile, but the singular goal of this project was to confirm that the second set of repairs I made to my piece of shit table loom actually did the job, and it did manage to accomplish that.
#FiberArts #weaving
🧶
#FiberArts #weaving
🧶
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I hope Clallam transit never changes this gem of a webpage www.clallamtransit.com/route123
www.clallamtransit.com
November 26, 2024 at 4:19 AM
I hope Clallam transit never changes this gem of a webpage www.clallamtransit.com/route123
Opening up another front in the “stuffing vs. dressing” debate by arguing the only correct term is filling
November 23, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Opening up another front in the “stuffing vs. dressing” debate by arguing the only correct term is filling
How many times today am I going to misspell the word “occurrence” while I’m configuring a half dozen new accounts?
November 22, 2024 at 5:09 PM
How many times today am I going to misspell the word “occurrence” while I’m configuring a half dozen new accounts?
It’s a tragedy that the only coffee stands along my commute are the one that’s kind of terrible, the one that’s aggressively heteronormative, and the one that’s known for bad labor practices
November 22, 2024 at 4:11 PM
It’s a tragedy that the only coffee stands along my commute are the one that’s kind of terrible, the one that’s aggressively heteronormative, and the one that’s known for bad labor practices
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What they want is for trans people to NOT EXIST. They start small and take inch by inch of what is given but the ultimate goal is as Michael Knowles said: "'transgenderism' must be eradicated completely." Do not give them an inch. Don't fall for their fake concern about protecting women & children.
November 22, 2024 at 3:34 PM
What they want is for trans people to NOT EXIST. They start small and take inch by inch of what is given but the ultimate goal is as Michael Knowles said: "'transgenderism' must be eradicated completely." Do not give them an inch. Don't fall for their fake concern about protecting women & children.
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But the main pushback I have here is this reality: the argument that trans men like myself exist as a gotcha against transphobia and particularly transmysogyny doesn't actually work. These transphobic bigots DO NOT ACTUALLY want trans women in men's rooms and trans men in women's rooms.
November 22, 2024 at 3:34 PM
But the main pushback I have here is this reality: the argument that trans men like myself exist as a gotcha against transphobia and particularly transmysogyny doesn't actually work. These transphobic bigots DO NOT ACTUALLY want trans women in men's rooms and trans men in women's rooms.
Taking the fuck it we ball approach to oboe practice for the next few weeks because all of the reeds in my stash from summer are screwed up from the wet weather
November 22, 2024 at 1:27 AM
Taking the fuck it we ball approach to oboe practice for the next few weeks because all of the reeds in my stash from summer are screwed up from the wet weather
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Milkweed beetle believes in you
November 21, 2024 at 6:26 PM
Milkweed beetle believes in you
I’m glad I don’t struggle with social anxiety as badly as I did when I was younger, but I really don’t like being reminded that it’s not cured, just in remission
November 20, 2024 at 4:09 AM
I’m glad I don’t struggle with social anxiety as badly as I did when I was younger, but I really don’t like being reminded that it’s not cured, just in remission
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I see a lot of anti architecture takes from real estate people and I’m sorry the exterior is how 90% of people interact with your building plus it leaves a lasting impact on the urban fabric as it changes over time. It’s actually very important!
November 18, 2024 at 3:03 PM
I see a lot of anti architecture takes from real estate people and I’m sorry the exterior is how 90% of people interact with your building plus it leaves a lasting impact on the urban fabric as it changes over time. It’s actually very important!
I wonder if these would be valid entries for the Doll Clothes classes in the State Fair’s home arts competition
November 17, 2024 at 7:58 PM
I wonder if these would be valid entries for the Doll Clothes classes in the State Fair’s home arts competition
Heading back to the PNW today. It’s been a very bittersweet trip home.
November 17, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Heading back to the PNW today. It’s been a very bittersweet trip home.
Are there any other mills in the U.S. currently producing 20/2 wool yarn? I wasn’t thinking ahead when Jagger Spun announced their closure, and I think I might be stuck handspinning the yarn I need for a project I’m thinking of getting on the loom.
#yarn #weaving #knitting #FiberArts
#yarn #weaving #knitting #FiberArts
November 14, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Are there any other mills in the U.S. currently producing 20/2 wool yarn? I wasn’t thinking ahead when Jagger Spun announced their closure, and I think I might be stuck handspinning the yarn I need for a project I’m thinking of getting on the loom.
#yarn #weaving #knitting #FiberArts
#yarn #weaving #knitting #FiberArts
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if i won the lottery, i wouldn’t tell anyone, but there would be signs
November 10, 2024 at 9:33 PM
if i won the lottery, i wouldn’t tell anyone, but there would be signs
Sort of accidentally went on a seven mile walk around town
November 11, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Sort of accidentally went on a seven mile walk around town