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sam blickhan
@snblickhan.bsky.social
She/her. Chicago. People, tech, museums, research. Zooniverse.org Co-Director & #DH lead at Adler Planetarium. PhD. CW Handbook: https://britishlibrary.pubpub.org/

Lapsed musicologist/medievalist. Fiber artist. Musician: https://umbrellabirds.bandcamp.com
This is Bowie’s preferred method of getting out of something he doesn’t want to do… hoping the day gets better!
September 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
How it started / how it’s going
#weaving #twill #dhmakes

Still a few details left to add (front closure? maybe a contrast woven binding for sleeves & neck??) but really pleased with my first handmade garment from handwoven fabric.
July 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
When you go outside for a walk and the RealFeel™️ is almost 100 degrees.
July 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Huge crowd for #NoKings Chicago
June 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
LFG
June 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
For the #DHMakes folks not at #ACH2025 -- here are some recent #weaving update photos. This is a twill complication I'm working on using 8/2 Tencel. Will eventually become a garment, sort of a boxy top? Will see. First time using a boat shuttle, too! It took some time to get used to, esp. left hand.
June 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Oh my god.
June 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Research and prep for my next weave. And I got to use the warping mill! #DHmakes
May 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
My maternal grandma started 20 quilt blocks ~40ish years ago. I found them in my parents’ basement last September. Today I gave Mom the finished quilt top for Mother’s Day. Fibers hold memory, & heirlooms keep family by our side long after they’re gone. Love to all the caregivers today 💜 #DHmakes
May 12, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Finished product (feat. my very helpful assistant) #DHmakes
May 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Mini project this AM: a DIY frame loom. Made from a used canvas I found at goodwill and some 1 1/2” nails (with apologies to the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social schedule that I’ve read and am now using to protect the table). #DHmakes
May 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Happy May Day. Here’s a recent make for a tiny new comrade. #DHmakes
May 1, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Please enjoy this Nick Cave timeline cleanse. Video from Tuesday night’s concert at the Salt Shed.
May 1, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Sunday was my birthday and my partner gave me some small binoculars, to support my neighborhood birdwatching habit. Thanks to the better view, I think I can ID this gal as a female Cooper’s hawk! 🐦
April 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington (1991)
April 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Watching critical funding programs for your field be canceled in real time kinda makes you want to just go to bed at 4:30, huh
April 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Photos for easier zooming! This is its temporary hanging spot until I figure out where I want it to live. #dhmakes
April 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A few weeks late to share, but I finished my 6-week sampler #weaving project. With new techniques like twills, weft-facing weave, lace weave, tapestry, and danish medallions. Finished off with some macrame & a stick I found in the neighborhood (inspired by @quinnanya.me’s bark collecting!) #dhmakes
April 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A brief update on my weaving lessons, we have made it to inlay + tapestry, and I’m so grateful for the deep focus of learning — that diagonal angled tapestry section took me almost an entire class to weave. #dhmakes
March 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Durbin’s Chicago office is still accepting voice mails in case anyone wanted to call today and leave their opinion on the Continuing Resolution vote #votenooncloture
March 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Seems like as good a time as any to share the updates from my new weaving project. Working on a sampler, learning lots of new methods, being messy, feeling awe in the act of making and learning. #DHmakes
February 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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February 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Shout out to this cute lil February friend from the 2025 @avondalegardeners.bsky.social almanac/calendar
February 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Well, I finished my first weaving project. Fully obsessed, can’t wait to start my next one. #DHMakes

For locals interested in learning, I cannot recommend The Chicago Weaving School highly enough, it’s an incredible community. chicagoweavingschool.com
February 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
A #weaving update for the #DHmakes crew & anyone else interested. This is lesson no. 2, so I got to actually start weaving!
January 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM