Wool Witchery

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The National Park Service is looking for people who can read English Cursive, to help them transcribe old records from the Revolutionary War!

You can also help them by tagging old pictures and articles (I know a lot of people here would be really good at that!) to help with searches

They have instructions and even short little videos you can watch to learn how best to help them! Idk seemed like a fun thing some people might wanna help with! There's apparently close to 8 million (iirc) records and they say some of them are really fascinating!

Here's the link to the announcement:

https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/01/can-you-read-cursive-national-park-service-wants-hear-you

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Local Rusałka said sapphic rights. Have a good summer this year 💮 💮

<:o) Happy New Year!!! <:•]

<:•} This is Walnut the Clown! <:•3

I crocheted him over the holiday season, he’s kind of inspired by Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy.

I gave his outfit plenty of ruffles and stripes to make sure it’s sufficiently clownish. I used some puffy yarn for his hair, made a yarn pompom for his hat, and added some bows and funky buttons to his clothes.

It never occurred to me to imagine Kira creating her own garments. When she is asked to become an artisan to follow her D’jarra (cast) she attempts many mediums and fails miserably. Did she always crochet, but didn’t see it as an art so much as a practical skill to create much needed garments during the occupation?

It has scenes from aesop's fables! Cherubs doing things! Beheadings! Greek muses! Little farm people! Intricate floral pattern! Goth stained-glass window like patterns! Fun little corner pieces! Eeeeeeeeeeeeee

https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/html/warm/C-TT008-180.htm

Publications include (for those who can't see the picture) :

Battenberg Lace, Beading, BerlinWork, Bobbin lace, Bookbinding (yes, bookbinding!!!)

Calligraphy, Carpentry, Crochet, Cross Stitch, Cutwork

Drawing, Dressmaking

Embroidered Net, Embroidery

Filet, Filet Crochet, Flower Arranging

Glass

Hardanger

Irish Crochet

Knitting, Knotting

Lace (soooo many forms of lace making)

Macrame

Paper, Point Lace

Quilting

Ribbonwork

Sewing

Tatting, Tulle Embroidery

Various

Waxwork, Woodworking

Workbasket Magazine -- a publication that usually posted multiple different crafts in each issue.

It's a wonderful site, and I've loved it for nearly 20 years!

Today we have the Royal School of Needlework Stitch Bank! There are HUNDREDS of stitch types in the RSN Stitch Bank.

And more added regularly, let’s look at a recent addition

I picked the first one in the 25 recently added Elizabethan stitches, the Elizabethan French Stitch

The stitch bank provides written and photo tutorials as well as a video option to learn to do it yourself. There are examples of the stitch in use, resources, references, everything but a needle and thread!

Me: Yes, right here.

Lady: Is how much?

Me: $2.99 a pound.

Lady: It's usually $1.49.

Me: Yes, in the summer.

Lady, pauses, then grabs two: I put it in a soup.

Me: Oh nice, what kind are you making?

Lady: You will not fantasize about my soup.