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@catandsparrow.bsky.social

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Dyeing, spinning, knitting, weaving and other crafting, one thread at a time. Indie dyer and 3D printed yarn-tool maker from Down Under 🐨🇦🇺🦘 www.catandsparrow.com.au

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Cat 🧶🐈 @catandsparrow.bsky.social · Feb 5

Two years in the making but well worth the wait and effort, thanks to small wool processors like EP Robinson, Cashmere Connections and @gorwoollenmill.bsky.social we now have some final products and we are in final testing.

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#australianwool #australianyarn #yarn #fibre #knitting #handspinning

Rows of spindles on a machine frame for spinning yarn.

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Cat 🧶🐈 @catandsparrow.bsky.social · 21d

This is the first of a mini series for spinning on a Turkish spindle, FULL VIDEO is available on YouTube.

Happy spinning!

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#spindlespinning #handspinning #dropspindle #handspinning #spinningyarn #tutorial #spinningtutorial

How to get started on Turkish style Spindles
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How to get started on Turkish style Spindles

YouTube video by Cat & Sparrow Fibres AU

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Cat 🧶🐈 @catandsparrow.bsky.social · Jul 26

Happy weekend everyone! 🐾

#LilyandMissy #catsky

Two grey and white cats lying on top of a heap of bedding and blanket. The cat of the left is lying belly up and the other is lying on her side.

Cat 🧶🐈 @catandsparrow.bsky.social · Jul 22

Missy is such a daddy’s girl 🩶🐾

#catsky

A grey and white fluffy cat is fast asleep in a person’s lap, the person is wearing a cream coloured sweater.

Cat 🧶🐈 @catandsparrow.bsky.social · Jul 21

Mum and dad were away for a few days and our sitter let us play with mum’s yarn 🙃

#catsky

A picture of the back of a rocking chair and a tangled heap of string is wrapped around the legs of the chair.

Cat 🧶🐈 @catandsparrow.bsky.social · Apr 25

Aren’t they the cutest 💕🐑
@etherealmedusa.bsky.social
@melbournecitydye.bsky.social

#lamb #sheep #farmlife #australiansheep

Cat 🧶🐈 @catandsparrow.bsky.social · Apr 25

This looks amazing 😻

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Lily and Missy 🐾🩶 @lilyandmissy.bsky.social · Feb 25

I guess the French know a thing or two when dealing with the ultra rich.

Harry Eccles @harryeccles.bsky.social · Feb 25

Well done France!

UK next please!

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Cat 🧶🐈 @catandsparrow.bsky.social · Feb 21

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Cat 🧶🐈 @catandsparrow.bsky.social · Feb 20

Lol it’s taken by Elli from distance, he and his gf went to the top top of the wall, I didn’t 😆

Cat 🧶🐈 @catandsparrow.bsky.social · Feb 20

The sign on the back says Songsan, never heard of them. Apparently this model is called Dolphin and it’s a hybrid.

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Cat 🧶🐈 @catandsparrow.bsky.social · Feb 20

Seriously hoping the pain (not induced by acupuncture needles 😉) in my forearm would go away, it’s interfering with my crafting.

#acupuncture

A person is lying on a hospital bed only showing the right forearm resting on their chest. There are acupuncture needles in their arm.

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𝓢𝓬𝓸𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓣𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓹 @scootertramp.bsky.social · Feb 20

The Dimwit thinks he invented the 'America First' slogan but I know where he got it from.

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Cat 🧶🐈 @catandsparrow.bsky.social · Feb 20

Thanks to the Lovey-Dovey test knit scarf I made for @dominiquetrad.bsky.social I was kept toasty warm on top of the Great Wall earlier today where the top temperature was 4C 💜

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#catandsparrowfibres #ethereal_medusa_fibreco #australianyarn #knitsky #travel

A person wearing a dark coat with a pink purple scarf walking on Great Wall, the person is also wearing dark glasses.

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Cat 🧶🐈 @catandsparrow.bsky.social · Feb 18

This is an EV (green plate) spotted outside a hotel in Beijing. I wouldn’t mind having one, just sayin’ 🙃

#ev #electriccar #beijing

Front and side view of a classic looking car with a forest green body and white trims parked in front of a building. The car has a green Beijing number plate indicating it is an electric vehicle.

Side view of a classic looking car with a forest green body and white trims parked in front of a building. The car has a green Beijing number plate indicating it is an electric vehicle.

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Cat 🧶🐈 @catandsparrow.bsky.social · Feb 17

@ 798 Art Zone, Beijing

#798artzone #artdisplay #publicspace

Cat 🧶🐈 @catandsparrow.bsky.social · Feb 16

#ShowMeYourKnits WIP

A project I casted on for the trip, this is another Norwegian Baby Cap using the new yarn by @etherealmedusa.bsky.social

#knitsky #knitting #knittersofbluesky #handdyedyarn

On a wooden table there is a piece of knitting on circular needles with blue and grey yarn in the foreground, behind it it’s a small white teapot and cup.

Cat 🧶🐈 @catandsparrow.bsky.social · Feb 15

I loved knitting my test knit, such an easy pattern 💜

Dominique @dominiquetrad.bsky.social · Feb 15

Lovey-Dovey is designed in collaboration with the lovely folks from Convent and Chapel Wool Shop and they have free copies of the pattern if you buy your Lovey-Dovey combo with them 😉💜

#lovey-doveyshawl #valentines #valentinesday #love #knitters #knitlove #shawllove

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Cat 🧶🐈 @catandsparrow.bsky.social · Feb 15

Beautiful work and so easy to knit! 💜

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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · Feb 15

I absolutely love this idea.

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Cat 🧶🐈 @catandsparrow.bsky.social · Feb 15

Missing my babies 🐾🩶

Lily and Missy 🐾🩶 @lilyandmissy.bsky.social · Feb 15

Hanging out with dad while mum’s away.

#catsky #catlive #kittens #catsofbluesky ##rescuecats #LilyandMissy

Two grey and white kittens sleeping in bed snuggled on top of a stripy bedcover.

Cat 🧶🐈 @catandsparrow.bsky.social · Feb 15

It’s so beautiful 😻

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g.tothe.e @grregor.bsky.social · Feb 15

But it was assigned Gulf of Mexico at birth

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Cat 🧶🐈 @catandsparrow.bsky.social · Feb 15

Scary times for those of us watching from afar.

Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · Feb 15

Even worse incompetence: they accidentally fired, then apparently today un-fired, hundreds of the people who manage America's nuclear weapons.

Cat 🧶🐈 @catandsparrow.bsky.social · Feb 13

Love your yarn in this 💜

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Cat 🧶🐈 @catandsparrow.bsky.social · Feb 12

Waiting at the airport = spinning 🙃

This medium sized spindle is my favourite for all purpose spinning, and it’s the perfect size for bringing on trips. It is called Persian in my shop.

#spindlespinning #turkishspindle #handspinning #spinningyarn #3dprintedspindle

A hand is holding a blue and green Turkish spindle hovering above a travel suitcase at airport terminal.

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