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Squishy Bug Arts

@squishybugarts.bsky.social

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Kirsty. She/her. 🇨🇦 Fibre artist. I love to weave, sew, knit, and upcycle. I sell my wares locally, in Kemptville, south of Ottawa, ON. I am creative, well-educated, and unafraid to call my business a micro-business. squishybugarts.square.site

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Squishy Bug Arts @squishybugarts.bsky.social · Aug 13

Thank you.

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Dean Jobb 🇨🇦 True Crime Writer @deanjobb.bsky.social · Jul 31

'I won't back down': How and why Canadians are boycotting the U.S.
Canadians being extra mindful about where they spend money
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#tariffs #trade #trump #boycott #travel #shopping

'I won't back down': How and why Canadians are boycotting the U.S. | CBC News

We asked Canadians to tell us more about how and why they are boycotting U.S. goods and travel. Here's what you told us.

www.cbc.ca

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Squishy Bug Arts @squishybugarts.bsky.social · Jul 27

Progress.

Squishy Bug Arts @squishybugarts.bsky.social · Jul 23

Thank you!

Squishy Bug Arts @squishybugarts.bsky.social · Jul 23

Work I progress - you can already see how a change in yarn choice for the sky is affecting the piece.

#weaving #tapestry #fibreart #ontheloom

Squishy Bug Arts @squishybugarts.bsky.social · Jul 22

I think I'm at a point where I'm finally satisfied with this tapestry I've been working on since September. It was picked apart and re-woven so many times I felt like I was Penelope waiting for Odysseus to come home. It's wonky, but done.

#tapestryWeaving #weaving #fibreArt

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Squishy Bug Arts @squishybugarts.bsky.social · Jul 1

Newly finished scrappy mug rugs for Canada Day. I had to stitch on an appliqué maple leaf to make the flag. Honestly, I prefer the red and white ones.

#weaving #upcycledtextiles

Grid of six separate images of red and white woven rag rugs style mug rugs with a brown and cream mug on top.

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Squishy Bug Arts @squishybugarts.bsky.social · Jun 30

One band, 7 new key fobs just in time for Canada Day.
#bandweaving #weaving

7 woven key fobs in red and white on a wood table.

Squishy Bug Arts @squishybugarts.bsky.social · Jun 28

I'm still pretty green, too. The trickiest part for me is maintaining my tension, but practice makes better, so once you find your rhythm it gets easier. Have fun!

Squishy Bug Arts @squishybugarts.bsky.social · Jun 28

What do you think you'll make?

Squishy Bug Arts @squishybugarts.bsky.social · Jun 28

New band design on the inkle loom. This one is for Canada Day. I love the possibilities of plain weave.

#inkleloom #bandweaving #weaving #fibrearts

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Squishy Bug Arts @squishybugarts.bsky.social · Jun 26

Gosh, thank you.

Squishy Bug Arts @squishybugarts.bsky.social · Jun 25

A little night weaving finished tonight.

#weaving #miniTapestry #paintingWithYarn

A small woven tapestry. The picture is a large moon in a clear sky with the moon reflected in the water beneath

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Squishy Bug Arts @squishybugarts.bsky.social · Jun 23

Keeping it simple. Happy Monday.

#weaving #miniTapestry #paintingWithYarn

Squishy Bug Arts @squishybugarts.bsky.social · Jun 21

Getting back to work on this band I'm weaving to turn into a lanyard for my youngest when he returns to uni in September. I love his school colours.

#weaving #bandWeaving #inkleWeaving #beingAMum

A red and black striped band with yellow dots woven on a wooden inkle loom.

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Squishy Bug Arts @squishybugarts.bsky.social · Jun 17

I finished this one last summer, but only got around to photographing it today.

#weaving #circularWeaving #woven

A circular weaving made with blue-grey, blue, and cream yarns and a yellow and orange cotton fabric.

Close up of a circular weaving made with blue-grey, blue, and cream yarns and a yellow and orange cotton fabric.

Squishy Bug Arts @squishybugarts.bsky.social · Jun 17

I finally got around to weaving in the ends of this manic hanging that I made a few years ago. As the world gets more and more mad, I can foresee myself returning to making more frenetic works like this. Ugh.

#weaving #wovenWallHanging #handwoven #FinallyDone

A fringed woven wall hanging in blues and reds.

Squishy Bug Arts @squishybugarts.bsky.social · Jun 3

Scarf photo shoot today. Thank goodness we are finally getting some decent weather! Time to take stock of my supply and update my website.

#weaving #handwoven #wovenscarves

A purple, blue, and black woven scarf draped over a mannequin with shrubs blurred out in the background.

A purples and grey woven scarf draped over a mannequin with shrubs blurred out in the background.

A copper and woven scarf draped over a mannequin with shrubs blurred out in the background.

A burgundy and cream woven scarf draped over a mannequin with shrubs blurred out in the background.

Squishy Bug Arts @squishybugarts.bsky.social · Jun 3

I hadn't even thought about a bag for mine.

Squishy Bug Arts @squishybugarts.bsky.social · Jun 3

I was at a small Pride Party market on Sunday and rather than pack my pocket sized loom, I brought my inkle. It was awkward to pack, but once I pulled out one of my bins, not as awkward to use. W00t.
#weaving #weavingonthego #inkleweaving

An inkle loom warped with red thread sitting atop a plastic bin, tucked behind a table.

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Squishy Bug Arts @squishybugarts.bsky.social · May 26

Hello gorgeous. New woven table runner using up cycled textiles including cotton, sheets, shirts, and saris.

#weaving #tablerunner #handwoven #upcycledtextiles

Squishy Bug Arts @squishybugarts.bsky.social · May 25

We finally have a little sunshine here today. Hopefully the gardens will soon be full of colours like the ones I'm using for this table runner.

#ontheloom #rigidheddleweaving #weaving #handwoven #handmade #upcycledtextiles #tablerunner

Squishy Bug Arts @squishybugarts.bsky.social · May 23

I love this design. Gorgeous.

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Squishy Bug Arts @squishybugarts.bsky.social · May 15

Show me the part of your craft you always put off as long as possible. For me, it's weaving in ends on a woven tapestry. Ugh.

#fibrearts #fiberarts #showme #weaving #weavinginends

The back side of an unfinished woven tapestry with many loose threads needing to be woven in or cleaned up.

Squishy Bug Arts @squishybugarts.bsky.social · May 14

Since then, they've become a staple at my markets. I always say my last small batch will be my last (I've almost used up my supply of mismatched socks), but I get so much joy out of making them that I keep making more.
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