Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 1d

It's also a really lovely day for a mildly moody walk through the woods, just fyi.

A small clearing in the woods in autumn. The ground is thickly covered with leaf litter, and the leaves left on the trees are a mix of golden yellow and green. To the left is a campsite with a faintly smoking fire pit, and an adult, child, and dog are walking along the trail in the middle distance.

A small stream snaking through a sparse wood. Both banks are covered with orange and brown fallen leaves, with a few green ferns and patches of moss along the edges. The trees rising above the stream have lost most of their leaves, and the ones that are left are yellow against the dark branches. A man in a gray sweatshirt and a medium sized brown dog are walking next to the stream.

Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 1d

I did accidentally end up spinning it on the floor a few times, but even that needs work so I don't let the arms touch the floor. I'm sure with practice it will all get easier, and if not, I'll have to go shopping for a lighter spindle - not something I particularly mind!

1

Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 2d

I am trying again to make friends with a drop spindle, and I think I have to accept that my 33g Turkish just can't do thin singles. Which is fine, because this Shaniko Tweed from 316 Dye Studios (in the appropriately named Lite-Brite color) will look pretty good as a DK/worsted 2-ply. #handspun 🧶

A Turkish drop spindle next to a braid of neon-dyed wool. A small amount of the wool has been spun into singles which are wound into a gods-eye style cop on the spindle, showing off pale neon blues, greens, purples and oranges, with tweedy bits of all different colors. The fiber braid is hand dyed in blotches of the same colors, only brighter and interspersed with white. Barely visible on the arms of the spindle are cutouts in the shape of cars playing.

1 13

Reposted by Julianna

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 14d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

64 2.8K 7.8K

Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 14d

Very lucky to have a husband who can print more bobbins when I run out! My current project has filled 4 of my 6 bobbins with no end in sight, so I may yet end up needing a few more, but not for a few weeks. #handspinning 🧶

A shiny teal-blue 3-D printed spinning wheel bobbin held close to the camera, with two more lying on a couch in the background. The bobbins have a small gear on each end, indicating they are for a Woollee Winder device.

21

Reposted by Julianna

John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 14d

Amélie is more of a detective movie than any Batman movie has ever been.

7 8 66

Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 14d

Okay, I think I can see it... It does look like it could be snaggy though, definitely an interesting design choice!

Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 15d

Re-reading Snow Crash and waiting for my preorder of Queen Demon to arrive!

1 3

Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 16d

Hmmm... That was my best I guess. I agree the color is pretty perfect, so hopefully it turns out to be something useful!

2

Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 16d

The overall shape has me stumped, but is there a small blade inside the cutout for cutting yarn? Like this: katrinkles.com/products/hal...

Halloween Collection 2025 - Skull Yarn & Thread Cutter

This little guy might be all bones, but he packs a serious bite for yarn ends and lengths of thread. Look close (if you dare!) and you'll see his eye and nose holes are actually little balls of yarn! ...

katrinkles.com

1

Reposted by Julianna

ambaile.org.uk @ambaile.org.uk · 27d

Spinning wool with a Saxony wheel, c1930s (location unknown)

[source: Highland Life Collection, Edinburgh Central Library]

3 12

Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 26d

Desperately trying to will sweater weather into existence with a new cast on. This is The Botanist by @theacolman.bsky.social in @purlsoho.bsky.social Hedgerow, a merino Donegal tweed with a smidge of cashmere and silk. #knitting 🧶

A swath of in-progress knitting, still on the needles and swirled into an A-shape, lying on a worn wooden table. The knitted fabric is a deep, rich burgundy with tweedy pops of lighter red, pink, and green, and the surface of the fabric is twisted into a complex cable texture.

3 36

Reposted by Julianna

Cats with Jobs ⚒️ @catworkers.bsky.social · Sep 19

📸 Loose Ends Shop Ltd

2 20 240

Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · Sep 16

It is Fleece Artist Merino Slim, in the color way Forillon Qc! I actually liked this one better in the skein than how it is knitting up, but it is growing on me...

Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · Sep 16

Taking lunch in my car and knitting while parked outside a cemetery seems super appropriate for September. The Musselburgh hat seems never ending - this is only half a hat - but that was kind of the point, a project that is super easy to pick up and put down and will keep me busy for a while. 🧶

A hand holding up a long tubular piece on knitting. The knitting work in progress, which is going to be a hat, is striped in grey, tan, and burgundy and is over a foot long. The person holding the knitting has a tattoo of a tiger fairy kitten holding a ball of purple yarn. In the background is a concrete cemetery wall and a large gnarled tree with a canopy of green leaves

4 2 51

Reposted by Julianna

Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · Sep 11

What an exhausting time to be able to read

62 300 2.6K

Reposted by Julianna

Liv Ross @livrunsfast.bsky.social · Sep 6

Time for another round of ‘What’s on Your Needles?’ 🧶Week 58 of #ShowMeYourKnits; let’s see WIPs 🚧, TBFs 🪡, & even the Naughty Basket™️.

I’ll have a lot to say this week as I need to have honest look 👀 at some things… Bit of a sock graveyard 🪦 at mine right now; trying new things & not loving them…

Four hand knit socks at various stages of progress on a wooden floor with their associated balls of unknit wool. A Stillwater sock that is not well matched to the patterned yarn, a Breton striped that I’m vaguely unenthusiastic about, a Trompe le Monde sock that I think looks sloppy, and a random decoy sock that has a backstory…

5 2 74

Reposted by Julianna

consumableJoy @consumablejoy.bsky.social · Sep 2

It’s Week 1, Day 1 of #FinishOrFrogAlong! We're kicking off with lintros! Tell us about yourself. What should we know about you? What are your crafts of choice? Why are you interested in the Finish or Frog Along?

#knitting #crochet #CrossStitch #LeatherCraft #sewing #quilting #fiberarts #crafting

2 1 5

Reposted by Julianna

womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · Aug 31

Marianne Stokes (1855-1927), Austrian painter who settled in England, considered one of the leading women artists of her time #womensart

Painting featuring a white woman sitting and spinning wool in a long red dress in an interior space

66 530

Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · Aug 31

Steeking and blocking done, all that's left to do is sew a few buttons! #knitting #handspinning 🧶

A close up of the button bands of a hand spun, hand knitted sweater. Three of the brown mother-of-pearl buttons are sewn on, and the fourth is in progress with a golden needle and purple thread sticking out of one of the button holes. The sweater is various muted shades of purple, blue, gray, green, and orange in a textured color work pattern. Lying on top of the sweater are a white card with purple and pink embroidery floss wound onto it, and a pair of gold and silver folding scissors.

2 35

Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · Aug 23

Thank yoouuuu! I am so excited, I have been spinning and planning for this sweater for years, and I think I can power through and finish this weekend!

2

Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · Aug 23

I made my first niddy noddy out of PVC pipe, it's fairly inexpensive and accessible! Or, if you have a friend or library with a 3D printer, there are several free print files out there that work quite well.

3

Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · Aug 23

Our camping trip was..not ideal (dog got injured at the sitters, car broke down two states away from home, and it was so cold and rainy that we left a day early), but we're having a nice do-over with hot dogs, s'mores and knitting by the fire pit in our own backyard. #knitting #handspinning 🧶

A knitting work-in-progress in front of a concrete block fire pit. The piece of knitting, which is actually the second sleeve of a sweater, is made of handspun yarn in various shades of purple, green, and tiny bits of orangey brown, and is being held up by a person's hand near the needles. A few flames and wisps of smoke are curling up from the fire pit, and further in the background is the setting sun peeking through out-of-focus pine trees.

2 2 49

Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · Aug 19

You will get it! It takes a while to build up the muscle memory, but some day it just clicks. I was spinning for a few years before starting this sweater project, and even then it took me a few more years to finish all the yarn!

1

Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · Aug 18

It's the Shiftigan by Andrea Mowry - very well suited to handspun!

1