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Sarah Barsness
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Digital archivist. Giant nerd. Fiber artist. Sword fighter. Carb enthusiast.
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Finally finished this pair of socks, pretty happy with how they've turned out! 🧶🧦
Full overhead view of a pair of handmade mid-calf socks on a dark surface. They fade colors from salmon pink at the toe to gold, periwinkle at the heel, sage green, a cool brick red, and finally a rose oink at the cuffs. They have a textured stitch around the leg and top of the foot, and a flap-and-gusset heel construction. A close-up showing the sock leg's texture when stretched. The yarn is periwinkle at the bottom, turns sage green, and becomes a cool brick red at the top of the inage. It is mostly a rib knit with small interruptions at regular intervals (for knitters, it's 3 rows k3,p1 and 1 row k1,p1)
July 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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One of the things I love deeply about CONvergence is that the volunteers work really hard to make inclusion as seamless and intuitive as possible for everyone. ALL restrooms in the convention space, both gendered and not, had these signs to help you find the facilities that work best for you.
Part of a sign outside a bathroom at a convention reminding attendees that "Diversity of gender identity is embraced at CONvergence. All are welcome to use the restroom that best fits their identity." The bottom of the sign lists the amenities (urinals, stalls, in-stall trash, changing table) in that particular restroom.
July 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Great news:
Screenshot of BlueSky error screen showing Kiwi Farms has been suspended
November 24, 2024 at 7:29 PM
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I was apparently user number 1,202,640 -- I got an invite through @quinnanya.me at last year's iPres (almost exactly one year ago). As iPres2024 gets underway I have some major fomo but I'm so glad I have BlueSky to get a sneak peek of what you all have been working on!
Bluesky-generated tile in celebration of 10 million users saying that I am user 1,202,640 and that I joined Sept 24 last year.
September 17, 2024 at 11:22 AM
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The protests outside the DNC explicitly tied the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party to the rest of Freedom Summer, including the murders of student volunteers Chaney, Schwerner and Goodman -- explicitly tying racial violence to systemic racism in a way that made a lot of people very uncomfortable.
A nighttime rally outside the Atlantic City Convention Hall in support of seating the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party(MFDP) at the 1964 Democratic National Convention. A young man at a nighttime rally in support of the MFDP. Behind him people carry signs with portraits of James Earl Chaney and Andrew Goodman, two of the three civil rights volunteers who were murdered in the summer of 1964. Fannie Lou Hamer with two other women, probably fellow MFDP candidates. All three women are wearing hats and carrying handbags. A crowd of people are behind them, including someone using a movie or television camera, and someone else holding a large microphone.
August 23, 2024 at 11:36 AM
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I'm not much of a sewist, so as you might imagine I'm pretty pleased with how this ruana turned out. It's got an attached hooded scarf situation, and it's made out of sweatshirt-type fabric, making it VERY warm and cozy. Handmade tassel on the hood, easily the best I've ever made. 🧶
Front view of hooded ruana, with a Very Good Dog laying on the bed in the background. The ruana is tan, with leaves in shades of brown printed along the bottom. Front view of hooded ruana, with a Very Good Dog laying on the bed in the background. The ruana is tan, with leaves in shades of brown printed along the bottom, and along the top of the hood. A large brown tassel hangs from the point of the hood.
August 11, 2024 at 3:38 PM
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Here it is!!

ANNA MAE SALAD
(24 hour salad)

Ingredients
2 eggs (beaten)
¼ cup vinegar
¼ cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter
2 cups of marshmallows
1 cup whipping cream
2 cup of fruit cocktail
2 cup pineapple tidbits

Instructions in the next skeet!
Recipe card (front) for Anna Mae Salad, recipe transcribed in skeet. Recipe card (back) for Anna Mae Salad, recipe transcribed in skeet.
August 8, 2024 at 1:16 AM
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I FOUND MY FAVORITE JELLO SALAD RECIPE, my Mom had it ☺️ Recipe will be transcribed in the replies!
Recipe for jello salad, recipe itself is in the skeet
August 7, 2024 at 10:09 PM
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I opened my grandma's recipe box to find my favorite jello salad to share with you all AND IT'S NOT IN THERE but I did find 5 other ones 😅
Close-up of old recipe cards featuring dessert salad (a k.a. jell-o salad) recipes
August 7, 2024 at 7:53 PM
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Keeping it classy, MNHS.

Reader, if you have a minute, throw some solidarity at the MNHS union: www.instagram.com/mnhsunion or www.facebook.com/share/p/CTb5...
Infographic Transcript: On Wednesday 6/26, Minnesota Historical Society Management announced that they have laid off seven of our amazing colleagues from across MNHS sites. The laid off staff were given 2 days notice, and their severance package is contingent on them signing away their recall rights. Several of the affected staff have been heavily involved in organizing and running the MNHS Union.
June 28, 2024 at 3:47 PM
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Like have you ever walked a Large Dog? You constantly feel like a magical badass who mortals should probably love and fear, it's so good.
Queen of The Night by Marjorie Miller. A pale, waifish woman with blonde hair and an elaborate silvery sheer dress walks a large black dog on a jewelry-like chain. They are both clearly feeling otherworldly and magical.
March 23, 2024 at 2:32 PM
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There are dog people and then there are Large Dog People (who obviously have excellent taste and very correct opinions)
Two skeets from author Amal El-Mohtar that say "saw an Irish wolfhound today & I think it was a well disguised portal unto a better world" and "like have you ever just looked at a really big dog"
March 23, 2024 at 2:24 PM
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An illustration of the smallest, cutest bunny you've ever seen with a black body and white belly, wearing an armored scale mail mantle and carrying a spiked flail. The caption reads: soft...but not available for mistreatment
December 29, 2023 at 1:05 AM
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If you're celebrating today, I hope it's grand. If you're not, I hope today is full of rest and joy. And if you're a French Revolutionary, happy #JacobinDay of the dog. Regardless of what you're up to, enjoy this pic of my dog in his Christmas sweater, find joy in resting on a squashy sofa.
A scruffy black dog lays on a sofa. He is wearing a rainbow-striped sweater that looks like something a child in the 1980s might have been forced to wear. He's looking directly at the camera with interest, but is too tired from being the Best Boy to pick up his head.
December 25, 2023 at 4:53 PM
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Everyone this is Murphy, and he wants to know if you think his haircut is cute.
A photo of a large black dog, who is very clearly the most handsome and adorable dog ever. He is sitting and looking up at the camera with earnest and attentive brown eyes. He is wearing a red collar that has a blue tag on it, and narrow patches of white fur are visible on his neck and chest.
October 28, 2023 at 11:57 PM
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See these feet? They're covered in socks that I MADE MYSELF WITH MY TWO HANDS. They're not necessarily the greatest socks, but they're cozy and comforting and I made them.

Gonna eat some tempeh sloppy joes while Julia Child teaches me about french bread, then start in my second pair.
A pair of feet, sporting hand-knit striped socks in shades of brown, tan, pale pink, and robin's egg blue. In the background, a TV shows the title card for Julia Child's cooking show, The French Chef.
October 7, 2023 at 10:44 PM
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Ooooh, depends on the cover but I'd probably go for that weird cream or warm beige-y grey color that I associate with vintage electronics from the 80s and 90s. Or maybe like squiggle-cup teal.
A paint chip for Sherwin Williams 7641, called Colonnade Gray. It's a warm beige-y grey reminiscent of vintage computer equipment in the 1980s and 1990s. A white disposable paper cup, decorated with iconic 1990s teal and purple overlapping squiggles.
September 30, 2023 at 4:54 AM