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Lost Artist @lesliehandmade.bsky.social · 3d

Halloween was a little busy with trick or treating and all so I didn't have time to sketch, so we will pick up with day 3 which is this quick scribble of my son and my nephew playing at the water table. #asketchaday #artsky #drawing #pendrawing #sketchbook #sketchbookpractice

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Lost Artist @lesliehandmade.bsky.social · 6d

Yesterday's drawing. I don't know why this image was in my head so I just drew it. And my sons contribution to the sketchbook. #asketchaday #drawing #artsky

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Lost Artist @lesliehandmade.bsky.social · 6d

Challenged myself to do a quick sketch everyday for at least a week. This was from yesterday. #adrawingaday #drawing #art #artsky

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Lost Artist @lesliehandmade.bsky.social · 22d

Made a linocut print for the first time in 20 years. I gotta get some better knives cause I just have the speedball one and it is not sharp.
#linocut #print #printmaker

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Lost Artist @lesliehandmade.bsky.social · Sep 28

I'm also working on spinning this red eri silk embroidery thread. The natural color of this silk is so beautiful! It's just shining in the sun! It's hard to get it as fine as I would like so we'll see how it turns out. It will be 2 ply. #handspun #spinsky #fiberarts #embroidery #craftsky

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Lost Artist @lesliehandmade.bsky.social · Sep 28

I actually love it 😀

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Lost Artist @lesliehandmade.bsky.social · Sep 28

Finally finished this embroidery piece and blocked it. Now I need to get a frame. I used dmc and wonderfil 8 weight pearl cotton. #embroiderysky #craftsky #fiberarts #artsky

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Lost Artist @lesliehandmade.bsky.social · Aug 17

It's rambouillet wool

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Lost Artist @lesliehandmade.bsky.social · Aug 11

So much handspun embroidery thread! I did 2 ounces this time and it made alot more then I thought it would! This is now washed and hanging to dry, then it will be divided up and dyed.
#handspunembrioderythread #crewelwool #spinningandfiberprep #tourdefleece2025 #embroiderythread #fiberarts

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Lost Artist @lesliehandmade.bsky.social · Jul 28

I was planning to sew some pants today, but I just handstitched this octopus to this fabric instead.
#handstitched #handsewing

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Lost Artist @lesliehandmade.bsky.social · Jul 27

Wow, this stopped me in my tracks!

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Lost Artist @lesliehandmade.bsky.social · Jul 24

I've seen people taping it to cardstock or various methods to print directly on fabric. So it won't wash out, it will just be covered by the embroidery? That is the main problem with most transfer methods is the washing out or removing afterwards. I might try the carbon paper

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Lost Artist @lesliehandmade.bsky.social · Jul 24

I've been trying to learn support spindle for tour de fleece, but I just can't get it down. I went on a trip last week so I didn't have any time for spinning, but hopefully I'll get some time this week.
#tourdefleece2025 #supportspindle #historicalreenactment #historicalcraft #ironagecraft #handspun

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Lost Artist @lesliehandmade.bsky.social · Jul 24

What do you use to draw your design? I can't seem to find anything I like for transferring designs

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Lost Artist @lesliehandmade.bsky.social · Jul 24

Very cool

Lost Artist @lesliehandmade.bsky.social · Jul 13

Match made in fiber heaven!

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Lost Artist @lesliehandmade.bsky.social · Jul 13

Yes, I made some already and dyed it but I was trying to get it finer and more consistent and make more colors, so we will see how this batch turns out!

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Lost Artist @lesliehandmade.bsky.social · Jul 13

That's one thing ai can't do, it cannot make a tangible object. It can't make an oil painting with brush strokes or wheel thrown ceramics. Or embroidery. Not yet anyway.

Lost Artist @lesliehandmade.bsky.social · Jul 13

Also research I did said crewel wool was typically made from long staple breeds like merino so I thought the rambouillet would work well, and it does. Plus I just love rambouillet!

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Lost Artist @lesliehandmade.bsky.social · Jul 13

I started doing crewel work using dmc eco vita thread, which is a two ply wool embroidery thread, so I was trying to make something like that, same thickness more or less. So I'm going to do 2 ply.

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Lost Artist @lesliehandmade.bsky.social · Jul 12

#crewelwool #crewelwork #woolembroiderythread #handspun #handspunembroiderythread #spinningandfiberprep #tourdefleece2025 #tourdefleece

Lost Artist @lesliehandmade.bsky.social · Jul 12

Spinning more embroidery thread, this time on the wheel. I'm trying for the thinnest most consistent singles I can get. This is my only goal for tour de fleece, since I don't have time to spin every day. Just trying to get this 2 ounces rambouillet spun and plyed.
#spinsky #embroiderysky

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Lost Artist @lesliehandmade.bsky.social · Jul 10

Another picture of my gulf coast handspun.
#gulfcoastnative #raresheepbreed #spinningandfiberprep #spinsky #handdyedyarn #aciddyes #gulfcoast #handspun

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Lost Artist @lesliehandmade.bsky.social · Jul 8

Dye experiment from a while ago I never posted. It's gulf coast native wool so I tried to dye it to look like the ocean on the gulf coast. Turned out pretty good I think
#spinningandfiberprep #handdyedyarn #handspunyarn #handspinner #aciddye #gulfcoastnative #raresheepbreed

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Lost Artist @lesliehandmade.bsky.social · Jul 4

Spun and natural dyed this range of embroidery thread. Which I will eventually use to make an embroidery piece