Becky Barnes - The Wood Wyrm
@thewoodwyrm.bsky.social
Former Paleontologist, currently woodworking & woodcarving for sanity, cats, lizards, dragons - prone to random projects. Links: https://linktr.ee/TheWoodWyrm
A story in 2 pictures.
The elegant side profile of our distinguished calico-tabby…
The disgruntled look of “why are you holding that thing so close to my face?”
The elegant side profile of our distinguished calico-tabby…
The disgruntled look of “why are you holding that thing so close to my face?”
November 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
A story in 2 pictures.
The elegant side profile of our distinguished calico-tabby…
The disgruntled look of “why are you holding that thing so close to my face?”
The elegant side profile of our distinguished calico-tabby…
The disgruntled look of “why are you holding that thing so close to my face?”
October 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
More weaving! Shop still in progress - I’ll get back to woodworking soon, I promise.
The purple band is a “nonsense” band. No specific pattern other than when you move “forwards” you produce an M, and “backwards” makes a W. The change between gives you 2-3 dots, depending when you switch.
The purple band is a “nonsense” band. No specific pattern other than when you move “forwards” you produce an M, and “backwards” makes a W. The change between gives you 2-3 dots, depending when you switch.
October 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
More weaving! Shop still in progress - I’ll get back to woodworking soon, I promise.
The purple band is a “nonsense” band. No specific pattern other than when you move “forwards” you produce an M, and “backwards” makes a W. The change between gives you 2-3 dots, depending when you switch.
The purple band is a “nonsense” band. No specific pattern other than when you move “forwards” you produce an M, and “backwards” makes a W. The change between gives you 2-3 dots, depending when you switch.
Ok seriously… what’s the deal with cats and fabric? I break out a new project and suddenly I have helpers.
#sewingcats #cats #sewing
#sewingcats #cats #sewing
October 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Ok seriously… what’s the deal with cats and fabric? I break out a new project and suddenly I have helpers.
#sewingcats #cats #sewing
#sewingcats #cats #sewing
Shop isn’t quite set up yet (still ripping up glued-down carpet), but made enough workspace to finish an iPad rack for a Science class.
Thank you to the @rockler.bsky.social guys at Burnsville for assisting with my new router. It works great!
#woodworking #science #router #diy
Thank you to the @rockler.bsky.social guys at Burnsville for assisting with my new router. It works great!
#woodworking #science #router #diy
September 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Shop isn’t quite set up yet (still ripping up glued-down carpet), but made enough workspace to finish an iPad rack for a Science class.
Thank you to the @rockler.bsky.social guys at Burnsville for assisting with my new router. It works great!
#woodworking #science #router #diy
Thank you to the @rockler.bsky.social guys at Burnsville for assisting with my new router. It works great!
#woodworking #science #router #diy
A brief Side Quest brought to you by “I need trim for my garb so I can go in appropriate gear to sell my woodworking… it’s expensive… I’m sure I can make it myself…”
Yes yes, I spent about 30 years avoiding tablet weaving. Now look what happened. I blame my Mom & friend Mary Liz.
#cardweaving
Yes yes, I spent about 30 years avoiding tablet weaving. Now look what happened. I blame my Mom & friend Mary Liz.
#cardweaving
September 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
A brief Side Quest brought to you by “I need trim for my garb so I can go in appropriate gear to sell my woodworking… it’s expensive… I’m sure I can make it myself…”
Yes yes, I spent about 30 years avoiding tablet weaving. Now look what happened. I blame my Mom & friend Mary Liz.
#cardweaving
Yes yes, I spent about 30 years avoiding tablet weaving. Now look what happened. I blame my Mom & friend Mary Liz.
#cardweaving
New She-Shed… but need to scrape (yes scrape - I cannot pull) the old carpet up because they over-glued it. I pull, and it just starts unraveling. My biceps & triceps are going to be *amazing* when it’s done!
August 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
New She-Shed… but need to scrape (yes scrape - I cannot pull) the old carpet up because they over-glued it. I pull, and it just starts unraveling. My biceps & triceps are going to be *amazing* when it’s done!
The Shop / She-Shed is CLOSED. It's all boxed up for our move. This summer will be spent getting our new house in order, so there will be NO TIME for outside projects. Hopefully come Fall/Winter things will calm down enough, but at the moment all commissions are closed.
May 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The Shop / She-Shed is CLOSED. It's all boxed up for our move. This summer will be spent getting our new house in order, so there will be NO TIME for outside projects. Hopefully come Fall/Winter things will calm down enough, but at the moment all commissions are closed.
Hahaha! It's done! Pokemon starter trio cross-stitched onto a wooden pokeball. Pokeball is made from bloodwood, ebony, and maple. Example piece for my class in May.
#nintendostitch #pokemon #woodworking #crossstitch
#nintendostitch #pokemon #woodworking #crossstitch
April 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Hahaha! It's done! Pokemon starter trio cross-stitched onto a wooden pokeball. Pokeball is made from bloodwood, ebony, and maple. Example piece for my class in May.
#nintendostitch #pokemon #woodworking #crossstitch
#nintendostitch #pokemon #woodworking #crossstitch
My daughter had a few boxes of Girl Scout cookies left to sell, so we made up some "dragon-snails". People could adopt-a-snail (for the price of 3x boxes of cookies), and get 3x FREE boxes of cookies! Such a deal!
One (rear) had garnet cabochon eyes, and the other (front) had tigerseye cab eyes.
One (rear) had garnet cabochon eyes, and the other (front) had tigerseye cab eyes.
April 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
My daughter had a few boxes of Girl Scout cookies left to sell, so we made up some "dragon-snails". People could adopt-a-snail (for the price of 3x boxes of cookies), and get 3x FREE boxes of cookies! Such a deal!
One (rear) had garnet cabochon eyes, and the other (front) had tigerseye cab eyes.
One (rear) had garnet cabochon eyes, and the other (front) had tigerseye cab eyes.
Sorry it’s been quiet. Getting ready to move states, buying / selling houses, while preparing to teach another class AND find a new job! It’s been busy.
Here’s an in-progress piece I’m working on over lunch hours.
#pokemon #nintendostitch #crossstitch
Here’s an in-progress piece I’m working on over lunch hours.
#pokemon #nintendostitch #crossstitch
April 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Sorry it’s been quiet. Getting ready to move states, buying / selling houses, while preparing to teach another class AND find a new job! It’s been busy.
Here’s an in-progress piece I’m working on over lunch hours.
#pokemon #nintendostitch #crossstitch
Here’s an in-progress piece I’m working on over lunch hours.
#pokemon #nintendostitch #crossstitch
One case of cookies. Slightly fuzzy… check for mold!
March 22, 2025 at 10:37 PM
One case of cookies. Slightly fuzzy… check for mold!
March 1, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Took a class on making antler handles for knife blanks. Here’s my Mora “companion” in a tine from a whitetail shed, with a little ebony bolster (added at home when I glued everything up). Had extra time, so made an antler tine needle as well!
February 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Took a class on making antler handles for knife blanks. Here’s my Mora “companion” in a tine from a whitetail shed, with a little ebony bolster (added at home when I glued everything up). Had extra time, so made an antler tine needle as well!
End of Day 2 kuksa carving class. My cup is looking like a big chonky borb - good so far! A lot of refining to go. Inside is slightly fluted.
February 2, 2025 at 1:08 AM
End of Day 2 kuksa carving class. My cup is looking like a big chonky borb - good so far! A lot of refining to go. Inside is slightly fluted.
Taking a kuksa cup class at the Milan, MN Village Arts School. 3-day class taught by Alex Yerks.
February 1, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Taking a kuksa cup class at the Milan, MN Village Arts School. 3-day class taught by Alex Yerks.
Naalbinding needles - curved in two dimensions to fit flush alongside your thumb. Top Koa, middle Ebony, bottom Olivewood + turquoise
January 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Naalbinding needles - curved in two dimensions to fit flush alongside your thumb. Top Koa, middle Ebony, bottom Olivewood + turquoise
I finished my #Tempestry! First time tapestry weaving, made a temperature chart for 2024 - each color denotes a 5-degree interval. January on the left, December on the right. Next time I'll leave myself extra room; had to finish with tweezers, and my knots / tassel were pretty sad.
#weaving #loom
#weaving #loom
January 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I finished my #Tempestry! First time tapestry weaving, made a temperature chart for 2024 - each color denotes a 5-degree interval. January on the left, December on the right. Next time I'll leave myself extra room; had to finish with tweezers, and my knots / tassel were pretty sad.
#weaving #loom
#weaving #loom
They're almost all done! Hand-stitched felt plesiosaur jingle ornaments for my lab volunteers :D As they come in, they can pick a color. One left giddy, because hers was PURPLE and JINGLED! Only a few more to stitch.
#felt #ornaments #plesiosaur #volunteersROCK
#felt #ornaments #plesiosaur #volunteersROCK
December 18, 2024 at 3:19 PM
They're almost all done! Hand-stitched felt plesiosaur jingle ornaments for my lab volunteers :D As they come in, they can pick a color. One left giddy, because hers was PURPLE and JINGLED! Only a few more to stitch.
#felt #ornaments #plesiosaur #volunteersROCK
#felt #ornaments #plesiosaur #volunteersROCK
Thank you @himmapaan.bsky.social - it arrived safely! I can’t wait to frame this cutie. Support REAL artists, not AI garbage!
December 13, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Thank you @himmapaan.bsky.social - it arrived safely! I can’t wait to frame this cutie. Support REAL artists, not AI garbage!
Experimental ceratopsian sweater brooch. Dino is olivewood with a groove to catch the nose "horn", and branch is chechen with a small magnet on the bottom side that connects with a metal pin on the body. Attraction is not strong - just enough to nudge into place. $20 + shipping. #dinosaur #paleo
December 8, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Experimental Parasaurolophus sweater brooch. Dino is acacia, and branch pin is birdseye maple. Branch pin has a small magnet on the bottom side that connects with a metal pin on th ebody. Attraction is not strong - just enough to nudge into place. $20 + shipping. #dinosaur #paleontology #brooch
December 8, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Experimental Parasaurolophus sweater brooch. Dino is acacia, and branch pin is birdseye maple. Branch pin has a small magnet on the bottom side that connects with a metal pin on th ebody. Attraction is not strong - just enough to nudge into place. $20 + shipping. #dinosaur #paleontology #brooch
Experimental #Ichthyosaur sweater brooch. Body is Buckeye burl + turquoise, nose/tail is blue mahoe. Tail has a small magnet on the bottom side that connects in with a metal pin on the body. Attraction is not strong - just enough to nudge into place. $30 + shipping. #marinereptile #fossil
December 8, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Experimental #Ichthyosaur sweater brooch. Body is Buckeye burl + turquoise, nose/tail is blue mahoe. Tail has a small magnet on the bottom side that connects in with a metal pin on the body. Attraction is not strong - just enough to nudge into place. $30 + shipping. #marinereptile #fossil
Chicken brooch - good for sweaters, scarves, or other loose-knit enclosures. Approx 3.5" wide. #Chicken is chechen, bloodwood, and yellowheart; flower is tulipwood, yellowheart, and maple. $30 + shipping. #woodworking #brooch
December 8, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Chicken brooch - good for sweaters, scarves, or other loose-knit enclosures. Approx 3.5" wide. #Chicken is chechen, bloodwood, and yellowheart; flower is tulipwood, yellowheart, and maple. $30 + shipping. #woodworking #brooch
Each shuttle measures ~10" wide at the widest part, and 1.75" deep. The middle is slightly recessed to accommodate more thread, and the edge of the widest portion is tapered to allow it to wedge tightly against the weft. Sanded and sealed. Prices listed in the image. #weaving #shuttle #loom #inkle
December 8, 2024 at 9:29 PM