oh, forevermore

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For me it’s cross stitch -> tatting (only mild success) -> weaving (rigid heddle -> inkle -> 4 shaft) -> spinning -> knitting.

I did technically also do sewing in middle/high school but I don’t count it because I didn’t enjoy it enough to stick with it.

Age 11-12: spinning, pin loom weaving. Made a bunch of yarn I didn't use, stopped after a few years.

Age 16: took up knitting more, but still not very seriously

Age 19: got my sewing machine and made a few things. Didn’t last very long

Age 22: started knitting a bit more seriously

Age 23 (2020): learned to crochet and dye yarn. The dyeing stuck more than the crochet did. I fell in love with dyeing, and thus fell in love with knitting with my own dyed yarn so the two hobbies fed each other. I also attempted to learn to spin with my first spindle but very quickly gave up

crochet (fail) -> knitting (fail) -> cross stitch -> pin loom weaving (potholders) -> sewing -> knitting (fail) -> crochet (made a couple blankets) -> frame loom weaving -> rigid heddle weaving -> multishaft weaving -> fleece preparation -> wheel spinning -> dyeing -> continuous strand weaving -> drop spindle spinning -> pick-up band weaving -> (future nalbinding)

The ones I still do are sewing, pin loom weaving, frame loom weaving, rh weaving, multishaft weaving, continuous strand weaving, pick-up band spinning, fleece prep, wheel spinning, drop spinning, and dyeing.

Lindsay Merrill (American b. 1987), Untitled, 2026