There should never, ever, ever be amnesty for war crimes.

That thing where life kinda overwhelms and you disappear from socials. That. Still writing regularly for patrons and clients, still doing lots of crafting, still watching winter tiptoe into the garden, still keeping on. Just quietly exhausted. #spoonies #patreoncreator #fiberarts #balconygarden

Welcome to #WomeninTranslationMonth! For the 31 days of August, I’ll be posting a free-to-read story a day by a Japanese woman on social media, along with a biographical snippet. Feel free to read along! Find the "calendar" for the whole month on the RJL website. 👇

Beautiful fiber dying and spindle spinning! #FiberArts #Spinning

Join me on Patreon for monthly art prompts. A gentle nudge to fill another page in your sketchbook. www.patreon.com/posts/134184... #sketchbook #creativehabit #artist

Newsletter now up with a brief garden & craft update. With a new-retro diagnosis of #SSc with progressing #ILD, I'll take August (& likely September) to come to terms with it, deal with medication & therapy changes & the summer heat. www.patreon.com/posts/summer... #spoonies #chronicillness

Flowers, fruit and veg from the balcony garden, the loom awaiting a rethread, and one of my favourite obi above the TV. Crispy summer garden update over on Patreon, crafting update later this month, along with the newsletter for free members. I’ll be taking a break in August to rest in the heat 😊🌻

It’s always a big shake up with a rare diagnosis (SSc+ILD). While I would love to be participating in #TourDeFleece this year, slow and gentle pacing has me spinning only a little, but following others and celebrating their progress. ❤️ #spinning #FiberArts #handspun

The Imp-ress turned 1 year old today! 🎉 I cannot believe her kittenhood is already over 🙀 #caturday #catsofbluesky #kittens #kittensofbluesky #birthdaygirl

Eveline WIld rose - makes a good syrup! #BloomScrolling #Florespondence

Have you ever wondered how medical doctors themselves would experience being sick and have to live their life as a patient? Here’s their story: A documentary by @anilvanderzee.bsky.social #medsky youtu.be/J0ywwLIfH_w

A quick summer school roundup of my goals from last year - goal setting and achieving is definitely not my thing! It's available for free and paid members over on Patreon. Perhaps you'd like to join me for an occasional cuppa over there! :) www.patreon.com/posts/summer... #FiberArts #spoonies

I still have one rainbow handwoven item in my shop - a slim but sturdy and comfy lanyard woven from shiny DMC cotton on an inkle loom. ko-fi.com/s/36da122f49 #weaving #handmade #handwoven

After a rough start to the month, the garden walkthrough and this month’s kimono update are up over on Patreon. Craft projects next week with a new cast on, and a wrap up of the 100 day project with a cast off and finished jumper, finally! #Patreon #UrbanGardening #The100DayProject #spoonies

Such a clear, historically grounded explanation of tariffs, their impact, why production was outsourced in the first place, & why it is too risky or impossible to restart local production. It’s political, but it’s not sided. It applies across industries, and everywhere. youtu.be/2qALHS-QJ28?...

Tasks for today - finishing the other sleeve of my jumper for #The100DayProject, and writing about this month’s kimono for Patreon. Right now, though, coffee and cat snuggling - it’s a slow start day.

It's a bank holiday weekend here in the UK so I'm offering 20% off for new paid members (or free members who upgrade) on my Patreon. No code needed, the discount will be automatically applied. Find out more about what I offer: www.patreon.com/c/cathrynwor... #WomenWhoDraw #SketchbookArtist #pwme

Unsurprised that #endometriosis & autoimmune conditions are linked. #BreastCancer too I reckon, with underlying inflammation. Endo on one side of my family, #spondyloarthritis + breast cancer on the other, I am a perfect genetic petri dish for all three. #spoonies www.bbc.com/news/article...

Finally laced my grandparents’ tapestry saved from a mound of rusting staples. Please don’t trim needlework canvas when framing - it makes cleaning and reframing nigh impossible. #fiberarts #tapestry

This month's hung kimono are both gorgeous examples of shibori tie dying combined with abstract painting and floral embroidery. The photo update with both kimono, three obi and a stunning cream haori now available over on Patreon. #KimonoCollection #FiberArts #Patreon

While I’m still slowly knitting up (down?) the sleeves of the jumper for The100DayProject, to give my angry wrist a break, I have been continuing to spin up the colourful advent calendar. Spinning is such a soothing thing when pain levels are too high. #handspun #spinning #FiberArts #spoonies

Lots of spinning and a #The100DayProject update in this month’s creative post over on Patreon. Looking forward to next month too - there is now a jumper blend and spin in my future, with a new tool to learn and experiments to do. #FiberArts #spinning #handspun #knitting #handmade

If you need a gentle nudge to create something, tomorrow I'm going to be sharing a new sketchbook prompt for free on Patreon. Paid members will also get to see a video of my painting process on Sunday. It would be lovely to have you join me over there! #sketchbook #drawing #pwme #CreativeHabit

Cookie surprised me while I was wandering around the balcony garden, looking at all the sakura cherry blossoms. I’ve shared this spring update with patrons. The coming month looks to hold a lot of work! www.patreon.com/posts/125126... #BalconyGarden #ContainerGarden #UrbanGardening #Patreon

Thank you for the creativity session! It was a lovely 20 minutes spent knitting alongside you, working on my jumper arms for #The100DayProject.

Happy to have mustered enough energy to photo and write up this month's kimono display over on Patreon. I hope the change of seasons isn't too rough on you - the ups and down are doing a number on my joints and head! #Patreon #kimono #spoonies #FiberArts www.patreon.com/posts/spring...

I'm doing a bit of a David Attenborough impersonation in today's Patreon video! (Don't forget that I'm offering free three-month gift memberships to my middle paid Patreon tier for Bluesky followers 😊 Get yours before they're gone). www.patreon.com/gogently/red... #pwME #MECFS #Gentle #Creativity

It’s the usual quarterly appointment season, where I get to spend hours and hours in waiting rooms. So I have started some very simple socks for #The100DayProject, working on making clothing and underwear a little every day for 100 days. #knitting #spoonies #ChronicIllness

The stealth bumbles have more energy than I do at the moment. Whether it’s the season/weather change or post infection exhaustion I’ve no idea. It’s very much spring outside, and I’d love to get out into the garden, but resting instead. #Balconygarden #urbangarden #containergardening

Progress will seems slow now on my jumper now I’m into the sleeves and knitting both at once. Also slowly working on my handspun socks. The yarn is very uneven, which makes it less stretchy, so I’m knitting rib up the Achilles/calves. #The100DayProject #knitting #handspun #spoonies

More progress on the jumper for #The100dayProject with a very helpful creativity session from @michaelnobbs.bsky.social on the GoGently Patreon. Neck done - an anxious tubular bind off - messy, but ‘twas my first time. Picked up the arm stitches and will try to knit both at once. #knitting

Today’s progress for #The100DayProject - one side of the split hem cast off (and immediately repaired when the yarn broke on a light stretch- not perfect, but wearable). This month’s creative project update now scheduled over on Patreon, with all the other non-clothing WIPs. #knitting #FiberArts

I've just scheduled a Creativity Session to go live at 4.00 pm GMT today over on my Patreon page. If you're not already a member and are curious about what we get up to in my Patreon community what not take advantage of my 3 month gift membership and find out. www.patreon.com/gogently/red...

Today’s task was to darn that spot. Not perfect on a ridiculous pain day, but should be wearable. And I tucked the ends in while I had the little hook out. As I need to rest and nap, I’ll stop there. #knitting #The100DayProject #spoonies

Like my #MorningView? I've just scheduled a video over on my Patreon page in which I show you more of it (including a red kite circling overhead). I'm currently offering three months free membership. Why not join today in time for the video to drop at 4.00 pm GMT www.patreon.com/gogently/red...

Doing #The100DayProject to replace some of my disintegrating clothing - allowed after 15-25 years. So slowly working on garments and undergarments every day. Currently #knitting a pair of #homespun socks, and a jumper. And there’s a mountain of #sewing and repairing. #ChronicIllness #spoonies

Welcome to a new week! Here's today's #MorningView It's still very cold here in Wales, but it seems to me that the light is getting stronger in the mornings. Spring isn't so very far off. Have the best possible start to the week. #GoGently ❤️🐌 #MECFS #pwME #Artist #Wales #CreativeHabit

Still struggling with post-covid symptoms and exhaustion. Work required a large pot of tea, and I wrote until dark. But beforehand, I chained up the rayon chenille warp I have spent the past few weeks winding in miniature doses. Progress is tiny steps. And tea 🫖 #AmWriting #weaving #FiberArts

There are only 4,400 signatures on this petition because billionaires convinced everyone via social media and some MSM that COVID was mild and wouldn’t impact them. They thought just ‘vulnerable’ people would be impacted. Wrong! We are officially still in a Pandemic, it doesn’t take long to 🧵

I've just shared a new sketchbook tour video on Patreon, which I recorded this morning at my kitchen table. Free members can watch a short preview too. #PatreonArtist #Sketchbook #SketchbookTour #Drawing www.patreon.com/posts/not-qu...

Moving very slowly, noticing the changing light, and collecting a few flowers to lighten the mood. The lingering symptoms of the consecutive viral infections and covid are making both writing work and personal crafting projects quite an unsurmountable challenge. #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain

Jackpot on the third virus this year, #covid probably picked up at the dentist (it’s the only place I’ve been since Christmas). I so, so wish people would treat this seriously and not work when sick. Got a special exemption from the insurer, so I start on #Paxlovid today. Crossed fingers.

Spring is arriving too soon. I'm worried a cold snap in February will kill the buds and fruit blossoms again this year. But it is definitely becoming cheerier out there amongst the dormant berries, stone fruits and maples. #BloomScrolling #BalconyGarden #BalkonGarten #UrbanGarden

January's kimonos have been up for a while, as the dragons were packed away to sleep until the next new year. This month's feature plenty of people doing everyday things. Post over on Patreon :) #kimono #patreon #FiberArts

After leaving Twitter when it was bought because of the behaviour and views of that new owner (which has only worsened), I can't in good conscience stay on FB or IG. For now, I've deactivated so I can still use Messenger, but I'll be moving those conversations to email threads then deleting fully.

I overdid it a few days back and am laid flat today from that and the storm that’s about to arrive. But, I nearly have a quilt top now, not just narrow strips on a toilet roll. #quilting #patchwork #spoonies #slowcrafts

okay this is a CALL FOR ESSAY PITCHES! I'm looking for freelance writers for Reactor Mag, a long-running SFF website (formerly tor dot com not the publisher). Im the senior editor for book content, focusing on contemporary sci-fi, fantasy, gothic, horror, and genre-defying books. (details below)

A frosty start. But for once, beautifully sunny - it’s been grey and overcast for so long. #BalconyGarden #UrbanGarden #CityGarden #BloomScrolling

Angora is a challenge to spin, with almost negative weight and the fluffiest of fibers that lives to fall apart. #spinning #FiberArts

Dragon kimono collection tour now up over on Patreon. Lurgy is still hanging in there, but I'm able to string a few words together, finally. Here’s a sneak peek, another kimono, obi, noren and hanging in the post, as all are present for the end of the year of the dragon. #kimono #patreon #FiberArts