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DTJacobson (she/her)🌞
@calorofibrewerks.bsky.social
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A small Bay Area fiber arts studio, strategically located within drinking distance of the Napa Valley. This is a microblog. I post about #fiberarts, #weaving, #handspinning, #needlework ( #knitting, #crochet, etc.), #gardening and my #artistlife in NorCal.
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It's "Finish It February" & what am I doing? Starting a new project, in this case a cherry red toque out of Red Heart Soft. The pattern is on Ravelry. IYKYK. 😉 #knitting #knitsky #fiberarts #artistlife #resistance #toqueonthat
A cake of bright red yarn next to a circular needle with stitches on it, on a copy of "Melt the ICE Toque" pattern by Sisu Designs. Pattern available from Ravelry.
February 4, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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The first of the #2026projects was finished last month, but I didn't photograph it until today. It's a 96" long crocheted "crazy stitch" scarf out of Lion Mandala. And, of course, it's sunny & in the 70s. 😆 #fiberarts #crochet #crochetsky #artistlife
A crocheted scarf in a rainbow gradient ranging from red at one end to orange at the other, finished with a series of red and orange tassels.
February 4, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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All that denim is now squares. Now, to put them together to make "new" fabric. Good thing I like jigsaw puzzles. 😆 #sewsky #fiberarts #artistlife #somethingfromnothing
A white ironing board in front of a set of cluttered shelves. On the ironing board are 11 small stacks of 6x6-inch squares of indigo blue denim in various shades.
January 26, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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This little guy looked #cold so I lent him my handknit bias lace scarf. The yarn is Malabrigo Arroyo in the "Arco Iris" colorway. Taken at the 2012 SOAR, Lake Tahoe. #fiberarts #handknit #knitting #knitsky #artistlife #BlueSkyArtShow
A tiny snowman wearing a handknit lace wool scarf.
January 24, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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Time to put some of the salvaged denim to work. I need a barn/bog coat for working in the garden. #newproject #sewsky #somethingfromnothing #fiberarts #artistlife
An ironing board in front of a set of cluttered shelves. On the ironing board is a stack of pieces of used denim salvaged from blue jeans, a couple clear rules, a chalk pencil, and a sharp pair of shears.
January 23, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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Days 1 through 11, ready for wet-finishing. I'm taking a short break to prep Day 12 & tackle some much-needed mending. #AdventCalendar #handspinning #spinning #spinsky #fiberarts #artistlife
Brightly colored skeins of handspun yarn on a brown wood tabletop.
January 19, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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Day 11: A visit from an "old friend." Ashland Bay Merino top, Baltic colorway. I spun 8 oz. of this in the 2010 #TourdeFleece. 🌞 #AdventCalendar #handspinning #spinning #spinsky #fiberarts
Oak Woolee Winder bobbin with blue 2-ply Merino yarn.
January 18, 2026 at 1:39 AM
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#One tiny stripe, one tiny rainbow, in a world of gray & white. 2/2 twill in 8/2 unmercerized cotton. #BlueSkyArtShow #handweaving #weaving #weavesky #fiberarts
A gray-and-white striped towel with one narrow rainbow stripe.
January 17, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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Left, Day 9--Merino/Stellina. Right, Day 10--mystery wool roving handpainted red & gray. Center, a lemon-poppyseed bundt cake 'cause cake! 🌞 #spinning #handspinning #spinsky #fiberarts #artistlife #yesIcancook
4 oak Woolee Winder bobbins--2 with light-colored singles, 2 with dark-colored singles--flanking a lemon-poppyseed bundt cake on a wire rack on a baking sheet.
January 17, 2026 at 4:06 AM
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Day 8: A very tasty Merino top, dyed purple & teal. Fractal spun ABBA/ABBAABBA then 2-plyed. #AdventCalendar #spinning #handspinning #fiberarts
Skein of handspun purple & teal 2-ply Merino self-striping yarn.
January 15, 2026 at 2:38 AM
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Day 7's spin was short--only 8g of orange, somewhat coarse mystery wool--so after #spinning it, I did the plying for both days 4 & 7. #AdventCalendar #handspinning #fiberarts
Two oak Woolee Winder bobbins with orange mystery wool singles flanking a third Woolee Winder bobbin of green 2-ply merino.
January 14, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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Day 6. (*big sigh*) 🙄 Gray "mystery fiber" that I think is alpaca blended with a neppy wool (merino?). Spun & plyed so I don't have to deal w/it longer than necessary. New Rule: I can sub in something else when needed. #AdventCalendar #spinning #handspinning #fiberarts
Small skein of spun and plyed gray alpaca blend on a red damask background.
January 13, 2026 at 1:31 AM
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Day 5: Fractal #spinning 10g of KnitPicks' Merino/Tussah that was handpainted at the guild's Dye Day. ##AdventCalendar #handspinning #fiberarts
Two oak Woolee Winder bobbins, each with 5g of singles from handpainted Merino/Tussah silk fiber.
January 12, 2026 at 4:06 AM
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Day 4: A 2-fer. On the left, "Mystery Merino" singles. On the right, Day 2's singles are plyed. #AdventCalendar #spinning #handspinning #fiberarts
Two oak Woolee Winder bobbins. The left has subtle variegated Merino singles; the right, a 2-ply Corriedale yarn in shades of blue.
January 11, 2026 at 2:38 AM
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This is certainly #vibrant: The first 3 days of the #AdventCalendar spin. #BlueSkyArtShow #spinning #handspinning #fiberarts
Three oak Woolee Winder bobbins on a wooden lazy kate, containing orange merino/silk, blue corriedale, and green merino handspun singles.
January 10, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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Day 3 of the #AdventCalender spin: #Merino top from Woolgatherings. #spinning #handspinning #fiberarts
Olive green merino singles on an oak Woolee Winder bobbin.
January 10, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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Day 2 of the #AdventCalendar spin: Corriedale roving from Bellwether Wool Co. #spinning #handspinning #fiberarts
Medium blue singles spun from Bellwether Wool Company Corriedale roving on an oak Woolee Winder bobbin.
January 9, 2026 at 3:28 AM
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A little Roc Day spinning: 10g of merino/silk in the "Leo" colorway from Divine Dyeworks. Day 1 of the #2025AdventCalendar spin. Yes, I know I'm late. 😆 #RocDay #stdistaffday #handspinning #spinning #fiberarts
Light orange merino/silk singles on an oak Woolee Winder bobbbin.
January 8, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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Good morning and happy Roc/St. Distaff Day. Now, get back to work. 😆 #handspinning #spinning #weaving #handweaving #fiberarts #holidaysover
"Young Woman Spinning" (1513). Woodcut by Lucas van Leyden.
January 7, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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First project of 2026: a #crochet scarf of "crazy stitch" from the Lion Yarn Book (1916). The finished scarf will go to a homeless shelter's "closet." #fiberarts #2026projects #crochetski
January 7, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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TIL to use a circular sock machine & made a sock! 😃 #csm #knitski #knitting #fiberarts #fiberartsretreat
January 3, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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May your 2026 be filled with #weaving, #handspinning & successful #fiberarts projects. Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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2 sunny days = 5 pruned fruit trees + 6 pruned rose bushes + 1 very big, cleaned up border. #gardening #artistlife #winterinCA
December 29, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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A #holiday draft from a few years ago. 37-shaft point twill, woven in 8/2 cotton. #BlueSkyArtShow #handweaving #weaving #longwarps #fiberarts
A royal blue and white weaving drawdown (picture) of menorahs with 9 lit candles on a blue background. Each menorah is separated by an elaborate design of diamonds connected by decorative bands.
December 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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"Santa" left this intriguing cabinet in the garage for me. All I'll reveal right now: It's old (1930s). It's from the UK. It's not "just a cabinet." More later. 😉 #2026projects #fiberarts #artistlife
A slightly shabby, vaguely Moderne-style mahogany cabinet with a pair of book-matched veneer doors and small rectangular wooden handles. The scratched and worn top is of two layers of wood.
December 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM