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Ansel

@ansellet.bsky.social

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Multimedia fiber artist in the PNW, aerialist, engineer, queer&trans (they/he), AuDHD. Slow fashion as a lifestyle; dreaming of a world where we use resources intentionally and take care of each other. Our liberation is collective 🌈🏳️‍⚧️🖤

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Ansel @ansellet.bsky.social · Jan 27

#Mending is an act of resistance and resilience in a world that prizes disposable fashion. #visibleMending

Visible mend in dark purple thread on light grey socks. The socks are heavily mended

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Ansel @ansellet.bsky.social · Apr 8

Any soft surface will make a cat perch in these trying times #WIP

Extremely fluffy cat sits on sewing project in process. A large appliqué mushroom and fern can be seen on a black background

Ansel @ansellet.bsky.social · Apr 5

When the thread match hits juuuust right 🧵 #sewsky #mushrooms #WIP

Sewing project in progress. White crescent moon on black background, with a rough cutout of an orange, black, and white mushroom cap and a tan checked mushroom stalk on top. Each mushroom part has a card of perfectly matching embroidery thread on top of it

Ansel @ansellet.bsky.social · Mar 24

Oh, hello, salmonberry blossoms! #pnwTreasures

Two magenta salmonberry blossoms hang on a spiky vine in front of two ferns. Other indistinct forest shapes can be seen in the background

Ansel @ansellet.bsky.social · Mar 14

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Ansel @ansellet.bsky.social · Mar 5

First attempt at spinning thread for #embroidery or #sashiko with some gorgeous golden eri silk top #spinSky. I’ll definitely have to ply this a few times!

Flier of an e-spinner with very thin gold silk in the process of being spun. Unspun fiber is piled behind for emphasis

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Ansel @ansellet.bsky.social · Feb 28

Supporting local businesses run by folx in the community is an important part of this - I’m hoping to make it in soon! 🧶

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Getty @gettymuseum.bsky.social · Feb 27

Like so many creative activities historically practiced by women and people of color, quilting was once relegated to the realm of the “decorative” and perceived as less important than fine art. [🧵1/3]

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Ansel @ansellet.bsky.social · Feb 27

Claiming zero invention credit; merely sharing a technique that works well for me in the folk art tradition

Ansel @ansellet.bsky.social · Feb 27

Chaos 🧶- the process! I add misc scraps of yarn/thread/roving/fabric to this bowl, and when I’m feeling like some chaotic spinning is in order, I pick coordinating bits, shred em up, and add them into the drafting triangle of singles as I go for tweedy pizazz #infoShare #spinSky #creativeReuse

Glass bowl of multicolored yarn and roving scraps sitting on fluffy white sheepskin

Scraps of orange yarn (multiple shades) split by ply on a multicolored wooden table. The yarn is about one inch in length.

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Ansel @ansellet.bsky.social · Feb 27

Tonight’s spinning solace: making more of what I’m calling the “chaos ply” of the 3-ply yarn I’m working on. I make yarn this way because it’s slow and soothing and I want unique results that show it was made by hand 🧶 #spinSky #slowCraft

Close up shot of single ply yarn on bobbin with roving sitting underneath. The yarn is black and white striped, with irregular orange tweed added.

Close up of 3 ply yarn in dark brown, blue, gray with a pop of orange tweed

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Ansel @ansellet.bsky.social · Feb 27

Looking forward to hearing more of these stories! We know this time is coming with my dad (he is living with early onset dementia), but it’s not here yet. So glad to have found another resource

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Ansel @ansellet.bsky.social · Feb 26

Oh that’s delightful! Thank you 😊

Ansel @ansellet.bsky.social · Feb 26

Yes it is! I find it works really well for mends on stretchy things

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Ansel @ansellet.bsky.social · Feb 25

Moi! I quite enjoy the descriptive aspect, actually

(I wish there was an edit option for the 1-2 times I’ve forgotten due to squirrel brain 🐿️)

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Ansel @ansellet.bsky.social · Feb 25

Curing the Monday blues by plying the indigo-dyed single from yesterday with more naturally colored Jacob fleece into a sumptuous & chaotic marled 3-ply. Planning to knit the cabled #darkAcademia inspired #sweaterVest of my dreams! But first - washing and thwacking #spinSky #shaveEmToSaveEm

Skein of hand spun yarn on fluffy white sheepskin background. Yarn is blue and dark brown tweed, with specs of white

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Ansel @ansellet.bsky.social · Feb 24

#februARTy #socks the first pair of socks I ever made as a baby knitter! Probably about 16 years ago? They’re too small now and need some mending, but I’m just as into the tranquil greens as I was back then 💚 🧶 🧦

Ansel @ansellet.bsky.social · Feb 24

And this is my favorite shape of mug!

Ansel @ansellet.bsky.social · Feb 23

I LOVE the idea of being surprised by a variety of designs! Also plz let us know when these will be available for order, I’m making an exception to my “no new mugs” rule 🥰

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Ansel @ansellet.bsky.social · Feb 23

Spinning it out with some spotted jacob fleece I dyed with #indigo this summer #spinsky

Bobbin of spinning wheel with dark brown and blue fleece in the process of being spun

Ansel @ansellet.bsky.social · Feb 22

I adopted Ganymede with no teeth- she was found wandering the streets of Seattle with half missing and the others falling out. She regularly engages in antics such as trying to steal porkchops the size of her head and whatever was going on here (note: the cat did not consume any chicken bones 🍗)