I think I am going to start a Fossil Fibers spin. Or I’m going to ply my Corriedale spin. But these colors…

Prepping for a #springspinalong, using the Fossil Fibers Pi Day Plum Ginger Pie braid

New braids from Fossil Fibers arrived yesterday. The multi-colored batt is from the Studio Ghibli inspired colorways. It’s called Arrietty’s Room. The purple one is “Night Berry”. #spinningyarn #spindles #dropspindles #wheelspinners #supportedspinning #yarnmakimg #blueskyspinners #yarn #fiberart

It's time to ply Haku!!! #handspinning #yarn

What's on my Wheel? A beautiful gradient blue blend of BFL and silk from Fossil Fibers, inspired by Howl of Howl's Moving Castle. I'm aiming for a very light fingering or lace weight 2-ply, and so far it's cooperating really well! #handspinning

Anyone else spinning along with Tour De Fleece? I have a gradient from @fossilfibers.bsky.social and since Saturday have spun on my drop spindle at the ocean, in the mountains and my cozy back yard so it’s been quite a journey 😆 Let me see your handspun yarn! 🧶

#TourDeFleece update: my first finished skein of TDF is hanging up to dry, second one is now on the bobbin! I forgot to take a picture of this braid before breaking it up, but it's an absolutely lovely BFL from @fossilfibers.bsky.social.

I love matching my spindle to what I’m spinning. This Kodamas batt from @fossilfibers.bsky.social is a joy to spin

My second #TourDeFleece spin is this lovely BFL from @fossilfibers.bsky.social I decided to experiment by breaking the braid into chunks and spinning colors randomly. I love how that turned out!

#TourDeFleece update: finished plying this lovely green yarn from @hipstrings.bsky.social, and started the braid on the right from @fossilfibers.bsky.social. It's Rambouillet, so I'm spinning it fine and I think it will take me the rest of TDF.

My last spin of #TourDeFleece was this lovely skein from @fossilfibers.bsky.social. It had been in my stash for a bit, and while I was spinning it I wished I'd bought more. Final TDF line up on the right. I spun about a pound of yarn, and had fun!

Decided I wanted to work on some of my (many) fandom colors. First up is Xenomorph by @fossilfibers.bsky.social on a glorious Ramboulliet/Silk blend! 🧶 #handspun

My best attempt at a fractal spin yet 🧶 Ramboulliet/Silk from @fossilfibers.bsky.social in Romulus #handspun

Thou shalt remember that President Trump hired a “big time drug addict” to destroy the government and was fine with that. Thou shalt also remember that Elon Musk funded and worked for a man he knew to be a pedophile and was fine with that.

That escalated quickly! I knitted this shawl in a bit over a month, which is very fast for me. A tricky pattern but worth it. Now I need something like a black dress to wear under it for a photoshoot! Wingspan by Kyle Vey in handspun from @fossilfibers.bsky.social batts.

Super excited about my Ghibli-themed batts from @fossilfibers.bsky.social. Which one should I start with? Bacon Burner (Calcifer - purplish/orangish), Ponyo’s Jellyfish Ride, (blues/turquoise/pink) or Paper Airplane Skies (the Wind Rises - sky colors blues through orange to pink)? #handspinning

My latest video is up! Textiles are political and so are tariffs. youtu.be/2qALHS-QJ28

Sorry I haven't been here! I'm mostly getting my social media fix from various Discord servers these days. But I'm also spending a lot of time knitting! This Wingspan shawl is really coming along! All handspun yarn. Fun knit, once you have a system to track the short rows and staggered increases.

I haven't done a lot of spinning recently, but did manage to get this spin washed and skeined this weekend! The fiber was from @fossilfibers.bsky.social Passageways club.

Ponyo! This colorway encompasses so many of the bold, bright primaries and corals in this film. I took particular inspiration for this from Ponyo's mother. Shop update Sunday the 20th at 12pm EST. #handspunyarn #wovenart #handwoven #woolart

Ghibli has this way of making the most inviting and cozy looking academia scenes. This is A Warm Study and it is based on all the wonderful scenes in The Wind Rises where Jiro is working at the drafting tables. Shop update Sunday the 20th at 12pm EST. #yarnspirations #wool#handspun

We can't do Ghibli without Haku. Spirited Away is an amazingly crafted piece of art and definitely a favorite. I chose our Fine Polwarth base for this one for some maximum softness and puff. The handle is excellent! 🥹 Shop update Sunday the 20th at 12pm EST. #spinnersofbluesky #handspun #wool

Arrietty's Room and her precious red dress. This colorway is both retro and earthy and I love it a whole heap. It didn't look great in the dye pans, but it blossomed while drying. 🥹 Shop update Sunday the 20th at 12pm EST. #spinnersofbluesky #handspun #wool

Soot Sprites Kit! This is on our Corriedale fiber and comes with 2oz of the dark Soot fiber and 1oz each of the star candy colors. I think this would make the most adorable striped projects like socks or mitts. Shop update Sunday the 20th at 12pm EST. #yarn #spinnersofbluesky #crochet #knit

April and May are going to be dedicated to Studio Ghibli as our inspiration. April is going to be a bit condensed, but all of the colorways we had intention for will be gotten to and April colorways will stay on preorder until the end of May. Here we have the fantastic bird-form of Howl. #handspun

Here's what I'm knitting Saturday for the @knitforfood.bsky.social knitathon. Top row is a handspun gradient from @fossilfibers.bsky.social , a Wingspan shawl. Bottom left is Hedgehog Fibers sock yarn for socks. Bottom right is handspun for a hat. Check my pinned post to donate to the charities!

Finished my combo spin of a @fossilfibers.bsky.social batt and one of their Arcane braids (batt and braid photos from their original listings). It webbed up 520 yards and 24 wpi. I'm so proud of it!

Spinning up some amazingly bouncy Merino x Finn that I purchased as washed fleece a few years ago from @fossilfibers.bsky.social #handspun #handspunyarn #handspinning

The last little thing coming tomorrow is mushroom progress keepers. These 5 will be available right away and then 3 more on preorder in your choice of color from these 4 options. These are hand carved and painted. We foraged this Northern Catalpa wood local to us! #crochet #knitting #yarn #wool

Tree Rings is the last batt colorway I have to share! Targhee with a little Shetland, Wensleydale, flax, and silks. Love the orange and green combos this month! One more little wood carving goodies to share later! Shop update Sunday the 23rd at 12pm EST. #spinnersofbluesky #handspun #yarn

Our first one of a kind band shuttle will be available tomorrow! Entirely hand carved with colored pencil and acrylic artwork. This is sealed triple to keep the artwork in place during use. The edges are beveled for better functionality in weaving. Available the 23rd at 12pm EST. #weaving #yarn

These two colorways will have two each in the shop. I've made a handful of more limited batts from leftovers. Undergrowth is a Columbia cross lambswool fleece. Physarum Virdae is a high silk content batt. Shop update Sunday the 23rd at 12pm EST. #handspunyarn #farmwool #wool #yarn

Progress on my first fleece processing. Fiber is coopworth cross “Hobie” from @fossilfibers.bsky.social. I’m hoping to finish processing in the next week or so! Loving the little nests more than rolags. 🧶 #handspinning #fiberprep

The little Physarum this is based on has the prettiest peacock-colored iridescent surface! Iridescent sheen is always so hard to capture in fiber. 😂 Shop update Sunday the 23rd at 12pm EST. #handspun #weaving #yarnmaker #handwoven

Batts are coming!! We have my fave of the bunch so far here, Tichia Botrytis. All of these batts feature tons of fleece and a healthy amount of silk. Shop update Sunday the 23rd at 12pm EST. #woolspinning #handspun #yarn #knitting #crochet

Our Pi(e) Day colorway from the instagram even the yarn dyers lovingly put on every year is availble now for preorder through end the month! #spinnersofbluesky #handspun #weaving #yarn

Sunflower Fields is all plied up! Thankful to tick off another project on my outstanding spinning works in progress list. Only another 15 WIPs to go. Sunflower Fields by @fossilfibers.bsky.social Spun on @akerworks.bsky.social Mixy Spindles Chain Plied on @daedalusspinners.bsky.social Sparrow

I’ve reached the middle of the braid on Midnight Hour. I love these dark blue tones. This spin is destined to go onto my loom someday. 🧶 Midnight Hour on BFL/Sill dyed by @fossilfibers.bsky.social

I made a quick little pouch out of my woven ant bands! I designed 8 pixel charts of different ant species for this project, sized so that each band would be the same length. I chose species with, in my opinion, some of the coolest morphology- especially love the big heads 🐜 #weaving #sewing #ants

The other two Play Packs coming to the shop tomorrow are Po-tay-toes on a Wensleydale/Romeldale cross and Demon King on a Romney/Merino cross. I'm a sucker for long wools and their crosses. 🤩 Shop update Sunday the 9th at 12pm EST. #handspun #yarn #spinnersofbluesky

Tons of dyed Corriedale! We have Hextech vs. Shimmer, Erebor's Halls, and Scintillans Splendens coming up this Sunday in 5 color packs for blends and fiber play time. 🙌 Shop update Sunday at 12pm EST. #fiberartists #woolfiber #handspun #sheepwool #sheeptoshawl

Lamproderma Scintillans is our second non-mirrored gradient. This one is on our Targhee/Bamboo/Silk to capture some of the shine on the little slimes. Stay tuned for later as I have the dyed play packs coming to share! 🙌 Shop update Sunday the 9th at 12pm EST. #handspun ##spinnersofbluesky

Craterium Roseum made for a really cool variegated with these hot pink pops against a neutral background. I think this would make for a WICKED fractal yarn. Shop update Sunday the 9th at 12pm EST. #wool #handspun #weaving #knit #spinnersofbluesky

Because “no worries” is no longer relevant 🫠 #weaving

We have 2 non-mirrored gradients this month. These have been so fun to play with! On Wensleydale fiber, we have Cribraria Aurantiaca with all it's limey green.I love how this fiber crinkles up with the Wenleydale curls after dye. 💙 Shop update Sunday the 9th at 12pm EST. #handspun #spinnersofbluesky

Stemonitis Splendens made for a really gorgeous and warm gradient. A bit like a cozy fiber hug with tons of depth in the colors. 🥹 Shop update Sunday the 9th at 12pm EST. #handspun #woolenspun #silkfiber #yarn #spinnersofbluesky

Midnight Hour on BFL/Sill dyed by @fossilfibers.bsky.social Spun on my @daedalusspinners.bsky.social Magpie.

More progress on Midnight Hour by Fossil Fibers. I am loving the depths of greens, teals, and blues in this braid. This spin is destined to go onto my loom someday. Midnight Hour on BFL/Sill dyed by @fossilfibers.bsky.social Spun on my @daedalusspinners.bsky.social Magpie.

We are visiting microbiology to cover Slime Molds this March with some micro fungals thrown in. Slime, mold, and fungus sounds gross together, but they are so tiny and alien when photographed up close. This is Chlorociboria. 🥹 Shop update Sunday the 9th at 12pm EST. #yarn #handspun #wool

The beginnings of the second braid of the Midnight Hour gradient set. I can't wait to share all the green/blue sections. Fossil Fibers has such an eye for those beautiful blues and greens. Midnight Hour on BFL/Sill dyed by @fossilfibers.bsky.social spun on a @daedalusspinners.bsky.social Magpie