Like everyone else I’ve been watching the horrors unfold as emboldened fascists take to the streets and murder people. However seeing people band together and fight back has been heartening and that inspired this piece I drew up this weekend, depicting a good old fashioned peasants’ revolt.

it's my birthday today!! as is traditional, it would mean the world to me if you could share my art 🥹🎂✨ 🔗 www.birdko.art 🔗 ko-fi.com/birdko/

The satin rouleaux that trim many an #1820s evening dress are so beautifully chunky. They represent so much labour, hand making the long robes of satin before applying them in loops around the sleeves and hem #MarylandHistoryCenter #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

I got given some of my aunt’s yarn stash to use up and I would like everyone to appreciate what this colour is called

Proud of r/StainedGlass today

The crafters are up in arms.

For those working with wool, you can pre-order wool from Palestinian farmers: handmadepalestine.com/products/all...

in case you missed it, I WAS ON NPR TALKING ABOUT COW TOOLS THIS MORNING AND YOU CAN LISTEN TO IT:

POV: knitting while doing the #BigGardenBirdwatch Tea is Twinings’ matcha and lime, bird showing is poor 😕

Our Dartmoor walk this morning was mostly bog, very little solid ground. Thinking of Unsuitable Dog Walk Attire, the streamers of this c1930 chartreuse satin evening ensemble would not have fared well. What a shape! Sold via #AugustaAuction #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

For this weeks #ShowMeYourKnits two of my favorite ever garter stitch projects. I just finished the sweater today. Still have to block it.

"This design is made with ear flaps to enable good hearing during telephone calls". A 1940s knitting pattern, available for download at the Victoria and Albert museum: www.vam.ac.uk/articles/194...

In my ongoing attempts to give you a break from *gestures widely* THE HORRORS: Let's talk about the utterly bizarre science of cats' purring. Here's a weird starting point: There are NO cats (Felidae) that can BOTH roar AND purr. Cats that roar = genus Panthera Cats that purr = genus Felis

Garter Stitch. Not my favorite, but sometimes it's really effective. My ESC, Kate, was done in #handspun cheviot and now has pride of place in my #yarn room. #showmeyourknits #knitting #handspinning #knitsky #blueskyknits #knittersofbluesky

#ShowMeYourKnits, More garter stitch. This is the Snaraness Kerchief from The Shetland Trader. I dyed and spun the yarn, still got a lot of it left 🧶 #Knitting

#ShowMeYourKnits Garter stitch again. ICYMI here’s what I posted last time 👇

New project: making the Paloma Top from Swim Style out of these lovely linens. As soon as I saw this pattern in Rosary Apparel’s 26 patterns for 2026 video I wanted it so it’s jumped the queue. 🧶 #GarmentSewing

Sometimes you just need miles of distracting, meditative #knitting 🧶🧘🏻‍♀️. Week 78 of #ShowMeYourKnits: let’s see your GARTER STITCH! Simple, but squishy & luscious, garter is great for shawls & pairs well w/lace. Or even as base for lace as in (unfinished 😬) Assana shawl from @ambahobrien.bsky.social

Closeup of my current WIP: #handspun hexagon blanket. Comprised of yarns made throughout my nearly five year spindle spinning journey. The part that forms the initial hexagon shape uses one of my first ever two ply yarns. 🥹

an axe with heart-shaped holes in the blade, japan, 14th century

It's a metallic green scarab-type beetle, today. I'm on a green insect roll. The ref for this had no identifying notes attached, so if anyone has details, share them! #art #SciArt #invertart #scarab

Only 1 day to go until the #BigGardenBirdwatch! Chirpy House Sparrows took 1st place as 2024's most spotted BGBW bird. Will they stay on top? 🏆 Get involved: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up. Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵

the knitters too. this is the top pattern on ravelry right now

“Face” reveal hahaha picrew.me/en/image_mak...

#showmeyourknits this week the theme is ‘Hands’. So here are the Trompe-l'œil ‘hands’ I knitted myself a few years ago. I don’t wear a lot of rings & until recently I rarely had ‘nice’ nails - these gloves though - - they have the works ! See Alt Text 4 details #handknit #handknittedgloves #gloves

#showmeyourknits Mitts edition. I need to make more. These have all been sent off into the world. I have one pair, that I recently completed, for myself. 🧶

I’m learning how to sew, and used my woollen handwoven panels made on my #rididheddle loom. Big learning curve, and am keen to make more clothes. #wearyourweaving #handsewn

We call it a ‘helping hand’ for a reason, we celebrate ‘hand-made’ things for the joy they bring & the care they show. Now more than ever, it’s important to protect your joy & care for your people 💕 #ShowMeYourKnits week 76: HANDS! Mitts, gloves 🧤,mittens; let’s see ‘em Soccer Mitts by Erica Lueder

Gloves that are also sleeves… Gleeves? Sloves?

Look at this absolutely INCREDIBLE mug from Nymla. I have been drooling over one of these for years (I have one of her gorgeous watercolour palettes too from years ago). Isn't it just the most perfect thing? Go follow immediately: nymla.se #mug #ceramics #ceramicmug #squashmug #pumpkin #pumpkinmug

Timeline cleanse: slowly weaving along on this rya on one of my warp-weighted looms.

For over a decade I have tied my shoes one specific way: Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot. I learned it from Ian (aka Professor Shoelace) whose site is over two decades old. The knot has never failed me. I spoke with Ian about knots and the dangers of the modern internet. aftermath.site/ians-shoelac...

#ShowMeYourKnits + #WIPWednesday collide: I had to frog and restart this shawl because I would‘ve run out of yarn way before it was long enough; now cast on with less stitches and thinner fuzzy sections. It’s growing steadily and the different lace sections are keeping my brain tickled. 🧶 #Knitting

Drying day. 🧶 #HandSpinning

babybel implies the existence of scarybel, sportybel, gingerbel and poshbel

Time for another round of ‘What’s on Your Needles?’! Week 76 of #ShowMeYourKnits; I wanna see WIPs 🚧, TBFs 🪡, maybe even the Naughty Basket™️. Starting on your 2026 #knitting goals? Finishing 2025’s? Just winging it? Let’s see ‘em! 🧶 Newest: (another) Take Your Time Slipover in mystery alpaca/wool

Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.

This year I’m planning to do #FinishItFebruary, #MendMarch and #TourDeFleece again, same as last year. Are there any other fibre arts/sewing related monthly challenges that I could do?

Whilst Madame Grès experimented with many different silhouettes and techniques during her long career, she often returned to her trademark style, her fine silk jersey pleats. This is an early #1960s iteration in soft lilac shades @phxart.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

The retention of vivid hues allows a window into the wearing of a garment that has survived more than 250 years. The #1750s caraco brocade bodice demonstrates the beauty of a supplementary weft allowing the flowers to float above the blue. Sold via #AugustaAuctions #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

#SewAndTell Week 20 - Joy The weekly Sewing Prompt Game 🧵 Starting positiv into the New Year with Joy. Let's talk about the joyful moments of sewing. 🧵 Other than finishing an objects, I feel the most joy when I can share my passion for sewing. #sewing #SewSky #GarmentSewing #QuiltSky #handmade 1/2

To preface this was my least favorite MKAL ever. The sections were just kind of a slog, and I had to customize it more than I like, however- I am still proud I finished this absolute BEAST (the final bind off was over 1,600 stitches alone) And now on to simpler things!

Found a vampire

Quite late for this week’s #ShowMeYourKnits 😬! In honour of New Year & first of the month, show me your #knitting FIRSTS 1️⃣! First item? New technique? New experience w/ fibre 🧶? I started knitting w/ knit-your-own beanie kit during 3rd lockdown. Behold my first hat, not blocked, popped on for walk.

#CrochetAway this week is cozy jumpers/cardis which gives me a chance to show off this beauty again. I call it my Wizard Blanket Jumper and it is my favourite make of 2025. 🧶 #Crochet

🧶 Hello crocheters! It's week 49 of #CrochetAway (the weekly crochet prompt game inspired by #ShowMeYourKnits) Let's get cozy! Show off those crochet sweaters/pullovers/cardigans - anything to warm you up on those chilly winter days ❄ I recently finished this Libra Pullover by Crochet Highway

For those who may not yet have seen the news, the world has lost an amazing woman: In Memoriam: Barbara G. Walker (1930-2025) www.blackbunnyfibers.com/in-memoriam-... #knitsky #blueskyknits #knittersofbluesky #knitting

#ShowMeYourKnits Knitter’s Choice: I cast on a shawl on Xmas day. I got a skein of merino/linen from my MIL that just happened to match a skein of suri alpaca blend that I got a few years ago. Serendipity. 🧶 #Knitting

Ending the year on a high note! My first brioche project, this is a skill I've been wanting to learn for a while and here it is! I just want to take a moment to say thank you for the all support, inspiration and for making this year such a special one! 🧶✨ Pattern by @needlefoxarts.bsky.social