Laura H
@ninewitchknots.bsky.social
Professional 18th cent historian; woodworker; long time fiber artist (knitting, sewing, handspinning, etc); chronic reader and occasional writer
Every time someone asks me if nails existed in the 18th cent, I lose an hour off my life.
Every time someone INSISTS that nails didnt exist in the 18c, I lose 2 years.
Why do so many people think that nail making is some insane modern marvel?
Every time someone INSISTS that nails didnt exist in the 18c, I lose 2 years.
Why do so many people think that nail making is some insane modern marvel?
November 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Every time someone asks me if nails existed in the 18th cent, I lose an hour off my life.
Every time someone INSISTS that nails didnt exist in the 18c, I lose 2 years.
Why do so many people think that nail making is some insane modern marvel?
Every time someone INSISTS that nails didnt exist in the 18c, I lose 2 years.
Why do so many people think that nail making is some insane modern marvel?
Finally catching up on the new Ken Burns and starting one of my most ambitious spinning projects
November 27, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Finally catching up on the new Ken Burns and starting one of my most ambitious spinning projects
If you're traveling this holiday season and visiting museums, please remember to be kind and respectful to staff! These are often the busiest times of the year and staff are trying their best to help everyone have a educational and meaningful time. Practice patience with fellow guests as well.
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
If you're traveling this holiday season and visiting museums, please remember to be kind and respectful to staff! These are often the busiest times of the year and staff are trying their best to help everyone have a educational and meaningful time. Practice patience with fellow guests as well.
I think it can be said that this is a good representation of my personal aesthetic: flowers and hand tools
#WomenInWoodworking
#WomenInWoodworking
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I think it can be said that this is a good representation of my personal aesthetic: flowers and hand tools
#WomenInWoodworking
#WomenInWoodworking
How's today going?
Well I opened the freezer door to retrieve my lunch from the microwave. 🫠
Well I opened the freezer door to retrieve my lunch from the microwave. 🫠
November 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
How's today going?
Well I opened the freezer door to retrieve my lunch from the microwave. 🫠
Well I opened the freezer door to retrieve my lunch from the microwave. 🫠
I need someone to just like puppet me like a muppet to get through the rest of the workday so I can just turn my brain off and stop being overstimulated
November 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I need someone to just like puppet me like a muppet to get through the rest of the workday so I can just turn my brain off and stop being overstimulated
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Time has changed me.
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Time has changed me.
Not nailed together yet, but it actually is looking like a cupboard now!!!! All of this work has been done by hand without power tools.
November 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Not nailed together yet, but it actually is looking like a cupboard now!!!! All of this work has been done by hand without power tools.
Made an important saw cut on a big project on Saturday and tomorrow I need to replicate it. Send good vibes and prayers for steady hands.
November 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Made an important saw cut on a big project on Saturday and tomorrow I need to replicate it. Send good vibes and prayers for steady hands.
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Still thinking about Frankenstein
November 14, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Still thinking about Frankenstein
Watching the "Making Of" about Frankenstein 2025 has got me feeling so much "I am inspired to make by seeing how much care and attention went into making this movie."
And I dont know where to put all that energy.
And I dont know where to put all that energy.
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Watching the "Making Of" about Frankenstein 2025 has got me feeling so much "I am inspired to make by seeing how much care and attention went into making this movie."
And I dont know where to put all that energy.
And I dont know where to put all that energy.
I wish I could figure out how to create a Frankenstein 2025 Elizabeth inspired wardrobe, that blends the Gothic 1850s vibes with some practicalities of 21st century daily wear.
Time to hit the sketch book, I guess?
#Frankenstein2025
Time to hit the sketch book, I guess?
#Frankenstein2025
November 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I wish I could figure out how to create a Frankenstein 2025 Elizabeth inspired wardrobe, that blends the Gothic 1850s vibes with some practicalities of 21st century daily wear.
Time to hit the sketch book, I guess?
#Frankenstein2025
Time to hit the sketch book, I guess?
#Frankenstein2025
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"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
July 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
I wish I could just directly imprint fall colors into my brain.
November 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I wish I could just directly imprint fall colors into my brain.
Did you know Virigina is at her prettiest in the fall when she's has just elected her first woman as governor and turned the state leadership blue again?
November 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Did you know Virigina is at her prettiest in the fall when she's has just elected her first woman as governor and turned the state leadership blue again?
Also hi, good morning. How are we all doing today?
I think today is a good day to have a lil treat.
I think today is a good day to have a lil treat.
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Also hi, good morning. How are we all doing today?
I think today is a good day to have a lil treat.
I think today is a good day to have a lil treat.
Okay but now that we've just had a huge showing of exactly what people want... I hope Congressional Dems lock the fuck in and start pushing hard on the shutdown. I don't expect the Republicans to roll over, but there's no reason to tiptoe any more. Failing to use this momentum would be idiotic.
November 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Okay but now that we've just had a huge showing of exactly what people want... I hope Congressional Dems lock the fuck in and start pushing hard on the shutdown. I don't expect the Republicans to roll over, but there's no reason to tiptoe any more. Failing to use this momentum would be idiotic.
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Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door, MOTHERFUCKERS.
AMERICA: A LIFTED LAMP BESIDE THE GOLDEN DOOR; ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES
November 5, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door, MOTHERFUCKERS.
Election nights are too stressful. I wish we could just instantly know election results when the polls close.
November 4, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Election nights are too stressful. I wish we could just instantly know election results when the polls close.
I can't believe I have to wait for election results and DON'T have a delicious basket of beignets to soothe my soul. I can't go on under these conditions.
November 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I can't believe I have to wait for election results and DON'T have a delicious basket of beignets to soothe my soul. I can't go on under these conditions.
Still 20 min to get in line and stay in line at your polling place!!!
Polls are open for two more hours, voting isn't over, make sure you vote!
November 4, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Still 20 min to get in line and stay in line at your polling place!!!
Been sick with some upper respiratory crud, have no voice, and no energy, but my brain keeps clearing my fatigue and fog juuuust long enough to make me either feel guilty for taking off work or make me daydream about someday being brave enough to cosplay. Brains are so weird.
October 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Been sick with some upper respiratory crud, have no voice, and no energy, but my brain keeps clearing my fatigue and fog juuuust long enough to make me either feel guilty for taking off work or make me daydream about someday being brave enough to cosplay. Brains are so weird.
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I think this is the National Trust for Historical Preservation version of same. savingplaces.org/press-center...
October 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I think this is the National Trust for Historical Preservation version of same. savingplaces.org/press-center...
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folks can complain about the effectiveness of scheduled orderly mass protest but to think about it another way its the closest thing we have to the opening scene of A Muppet Christmas Carol where all the muppets sing "there goes Mr. Dipshit, there goes Mr. Ass" to Scrooge and it clearly bothered him
October 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
folks can complain about the effectiveness of scheduled orderly mass protest but to think about it another way its the closest thing we have to the opening scene of A Muppet Christmas Carol where all the muppets sing "there goes Mr. Dipshit, there goes Mr. Ass" to Scrooge and it clearly bothered him
Had to fill out a routine anxiety questionnaire at my doctor and its like I live in the US in 2025 and attended a family wedding this past weekend, of course I've anxious in the past 2 weeks.
October 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Had to fill out a routine anxiety questionnaire at my doctor and its like I live in the US in 2025 and attended a family wedding this past weekend, of course I've anxious in the past 2 weeks.