Kyle Rankin @kyle@librem.one

I also made a few table runners, which are basically just wide, long scarves. My first attempt was a Forbes tartan-inspired plain weave table runner, which I used to learn how to weave plaids. Later I wove an overshot table runner to practice that technique.

Scarves! I have made so many scarves this year. It is a great starter project and a great gift. I started with a basic plain weave pattern but also did a matching pair of tweed and plaid scarves for my wife and me.

It's been about a year since I took up ⁨#weaving⁩ as a hobby! This thread will look back at my projects and progress over the past year.

First let's talk looms. I started as many weavers do on a rigid heddle loom. I opted for the widest Kromski loom they make so I had the most flexibility. Then about a month in, I lucked into a *free* floor loom and since then most of my projects have been on that.

My wife's tote is complete! This is my first ⁨#weaving⁩ project with significant ⁨#sewing⁩. First I came up with the design and wove it on my loom. Then I sewed it into a tote, reinforced it with interfacing, sewed a liner, added straps and sewed it into the hem. I'm very pleased with how it turned out.

@pressgirlk Welcome!

@Viss Eugen reported a spike for mastodon.social that coincided with the initial announcement. I would guess there would be more folks in that initial exodus than now, at least until people see tangible changes. It will be interesting to see.

This weekend I sewed my handwoven fabric into a tote and added fusible interfacing to give it structure. I woke up early this morning and so I decided to stitch on the leather straps. Once I add the lining, hem the top and turn it out it's done! ⁨#weaving⁩ ⁨#sewing⁩

@ademalsasa I use a pretty standard postfix and dovecot combination, and I document the ways I set it up to be compliant and secure with modern email standards (SPF/DKIM/DMARC) in the email chapter of Linux Hardening in Hostile Networks.

It's time to sew my handwoven fabric into a tote! I'll be using a combination of hand sewing and my ⁨#antique⁩ 1890s Willcox and Gibbs sewing machine. ⁨#weaving

Opened a vertical split screen in #vim for the first time in a long time and realized I forgot the keys to move between split windows. Thankfully I documented this in a Linux Journal article 14 years ago so I was able to refresh my memory. https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/10159

A ⁨#vintage⁩ ⁨#weaving⁩ book find at Powell's! The author of The Romance of French Weaving started work after the Great War documenting the history of the French weaving tradition, weighing the inevitable march of mechanization and mass-production against craft. Quantity vs quality. The conversation continues today.

@dallin@fosstodon.org Thank you for including me!

Today I rode in a vintage lift in a historic hotel that smelled just like the inside of one of my #antique electro-mechanical calculators.

@kop316 I do have a vintage Gruen Veri-Thin I got as a present with rubies at 12, 3 and 9. It runs for a bit (sometimes a few minutes, sometimes an hour or two) then stops. I imagine at the very least it needs a cleaning, but it would not be something I would tackle as a first project!

@kop316 The book you posted definitely looks like the one to get if I want to expand into watches though!

@kop316 I'm starting with traditional, larger clocks, at least in terms of learning/research. Not sure yet if that will expand into a full hobby, or expand beyond that into watches as well.

@kop316 I got The Clock Repair Primer by Balcomb. I was inspired to learn more about clocks after putting this kit together: https://ugears.us/products/20-minutes-timer

Just because you ordered an introductory book on horology, it does *not* mean you are taking up clock repair as a hobby... he tells himself...