Rebecca
@rebeccapoulson.bsky.social
I make clothes and complain about computers
Icymi I am your Clothes/Fabric Guy. I have professionally outfitted entire homes with custom cushions made out of IKEA curtains for reality television and removed stains from garments that were in 6 musicals per week. Stop throwing away perfectly good stuff and ask me questions
my father-in-law is a “I know a guy” Guy. sadly all the old Guys are aging out of the Guy Economy. Guys are fundamentally incompatible with Hustle Culture because it’s not about “winning” a deal, it’s about collecting favors and goodwill in a mutually-beneficial cycle. protect your local Guy Economy
August 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Icymi I am your Clothes/Fabric Guy. I have professionally outfitted entire homes with custom cushions made out of IKEA curtains for reality television and removed stains from garments that were in 6 musicals per week. Stop throwing away perfectly good stuff and ask me questions
Like if you’d attend a jeans assembly party at Aibi Chicago—they have at least two industrial machines and sergers
Japan Post has ceased all mail delivery to the US for packages valued over $100. To get around this, a Japanese denim company tells me they'll ship components to US customers one-by-one — fabric, buttons, rivets, a sewing needle, and thread. You then assemble the jeans at home like IKEA furniture.
August 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Like if you’d attend a jeans assembly party at Aibi Chicago—they have at least two industrial machines and sergers
Are drop shadows cheugy? I haven’t made myself a website since 2014
August 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Are drop shadows cheugy? I haven’t made myself a website since 2014
It is so much harder to learn how to build a website now than when I started teaching people how to build websites and that makes me pretty sad
August 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
It is so much harder to learn how to build a website now than when I started teaching people how to build websites and that makes me pretty sad
Get the Pope on Colbert
July 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Get the Pope on Colbert
Every time takes like this go around the internet I think about my parents and then I remember that before they were suburban Boomers they had literal first careers as child farmhands and an exception has never proved a rule more
people do not understand how much better industrial agriculture is at making food than hobbyist agriculture.
Homesteading in practice is well-meaning people saying “well any little bit that we can do helps!” and then drive their SUV to tractor supply twice a week to offset 10% of their vegetable consumption
July 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Every time takes like this go around the internet I think about my parents and then I remember that before they were suburban Boomers they had literal first careers as child farmhands and an exception has never proved a rule more
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I support the US garment industry. I don't believe in making life harder for immigrants or erecting blanket tariffs. So how can we reshore some of our US garment manufacturing without xenophobia or protectionism? Here's my view. 🧵
April 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I support the US garment industry. I don't believe in making life harder for immigrants or erecting blanket tariffs. So how can we reshore some of our US garment manufacturing without xenophobia or protectionism? Here's my view. 🧵
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Love this! A collection of digital preservation jumpers no one asked for… 🧶💾😍
Knitting Through Digital Decay: A Collection of Digital Preservation Jumpers No One Asked For (But…
I’ve been truly overwhelmed by the interest in my Digital Preservation knitting patterns — thank you to everyone who has reached out…
digitalpreservation-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk
April 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Love this! A collection of digital preservation jumpers no one asked for… 🧶💾😍
I have a lot thoughts about old sweaters so I wrote a little letter about it open.substack.com/pub/downthre...
March 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I have a lot thoughts about old sweaters so I wrote a little letter about it open.substack.com/pub/downthre...
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Worried about our nation’s descent into fascism? This one pot cacio e pepe will make you feel like you’re in 1920s Italy.
February 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Worried about our nation’s descent into fascism? This one pot cacio e pepe will make you feel like you’re in 1920s Italy.
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It’s landed, and it may be the best yet.
January 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
It’s landed, and it may be the best yet.
Just some classics (Manhattan in my glass, DRK Everyday Socks on my needles)
January 29, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Just some classics (Manhattan in my glass, DRK Everyday Socks on my needles)
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Join the Sewsky Challenge + help us build a sewing community on Bluesky!
1. Challenge runs Feb 1-28.
2. Make a garment using a designer/fabric shop on Bluesky and tag them and use their pattern hashtag.
3. Use the #SewskyChallenge2025 hashtag.
#sewing #sewingsky #sewsky #garmentsewing #sewists 🧵
1. Challenge runs Feb 1-28.
2. Make a garment using a designer/fabric shop on Bluesky and tag them and use their pattern hashtag.
3. Use the #SewskyChallenge2025 hashtag.
#sewing #sewingsky #sewsky #garmentsewing #sewists 🧵
January 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Join the Sewsky Challenge + help us build a sewing community on Bluesky!
1. Challenge runs Feb 1-28.
2. Make a garment using a designer/fabric shop on Bluesky and tag them and use their pattern hashtag.
3. Use the #SewskyChallenge2025 hashtag.
#sewing #sewingsky #sewsky #garmentsewing #sewists 🧵
1. Challenge runs Feb 1-28.
2. Make a garment using a designer/fabric shop on Bluesky and tag them and use their pattern hashtag.
3. Use the #SewskyChallenge2025 hashtag.
#sewing #sewingsky #sewsky #garmentsewing #sewists 🧵
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My goal this year is to write more blog posts with a focus on education and information about zero-waste pattern drafting and my design process. I'm starting off with a little "what and why".
goldfinch.limited/2025/01/27/b...
#zerowastesewing #garmentsewing #sewing
goldfinch.limited/2025/01/27/b...
#zerowastesewing #garmentsewing #sewing
Beyond the Scraps: Why I Design and Sew with Zero-Waste Patterns
The fashion industry’s textile waste poses a significant challenge. Many sewists are adopting zero-waste sewing to positively impact this issue. Zero-waste pattern drafting minimizes fabric w…
goldfinch.limited
January 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
My goal this year is to write more blog posts with a focus on education and information about zero-waste pattern drafting and my design process. I'm starting off with a little "what and why".
goldfinch.limited/2025/01/27/b...
#zerowastesewing #garmentsewing #sewing
goldfinch.limited/2025/01/27/b...
#zerowastesewing #garmentsewing #sewing
I’ve been thinking of doing a little book club or book reports for sewists/knitters. The level of instructions indie patterns include is great! But when we build skills this way we also lose some of the benefits of continuity we get when we learn from books and people
Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
January 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I’ve been thinking of doing a little book club or book reports for sewists/knitters. The level of instructions indie patterns include is great! But when we build skills this way we also lose some of the benefits of continuity we get when we learn from books and people