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I'm here for like two weeks. It feels much better than constantly being on Facebook. I'm calmer and more present.

But I really miss my #yarn and #handspinning tribe. I have noone to really share this passion with in real life, and there seems to be like I'm the only mastodon user in this niche.
Maybe I should not care and just create. It just feels a bit lonely like this.

Or maybe I'm just too stupid to navigate the #fediverse. But I'm really not that geeky Person...

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in reply to Sibylle

Hello!

nice colours!

I think you've done the right fediverse navigation thing: adding tags for things that interest you will let other people interested in the topic stumble on them, and you'll find that there are quite a few #spinners here in the fediverse!

I'm a #dropSpindle person, and I make most of my tools, but I don't really post about it that much, sorry.
in reply to Elena ``of Valhalla''

drop spindling is cool, I have made a few non pretty but functional dropspindles from jar lids and twigs.

My attempt at making hand cards from board and wire were not so lucky. 🥴 😅
in reply to Sibylle

You are definitely not alone! I see lots of toots about #FiberArts (or #FiberArts), #knitting, #crochet, #spinning and so on.
in reply to Sibylle

beautiful work! I don't do spinning, but I sew and like to see all sorts of fiber arts.
in reply to Sibylle

There are handspinners and other #fibrearts / #fiberarts people in the #fediverse, just maybe not so many, as yet. I occasionally go hunting, but I'm also trying not to spend too long on that when I could be actually doing my #embroidery. Tricky balance to achieve!
in reply to Sibylle

My partner is an avid knitter and especially loves finding local wools, shall share your yarns with her =)
in reply to Sibylle

Haven't been actively working on yarn atm but I've got a whole trashbag full of wool to process. One day I will master the drop spindle...
in reply to Siren 🌙

a trashbag of Material is something to Start from.

I find fiber preparation very important with the drop spindle. Gently pre-draw the fiber, especially if it sat for a while.
in reply to Sibylle

there are other ppl here, for instance @meet_judith does some nice things with yarn.
in reply to Sibylle

hello! I am a disabled knitter and spinner! I share photos sporadically when my focus bounces around to fiberwork, but I always love seeing others :blobcathearts:
in reply to Sibylle

That yarn looks cool! Even if it's not my hobby it's always fun to see the things others create!
in reply to Sibylle

Fellow yard lover here. I crochet. Keep doing what you love!
in reply to beetlejuice's ghoulish wife

I knit too, but I have to admit, I prefer spinning. It is the craft where my mind can wander free.
in reply to Sibylle

66 people and counting: "Heck let's find this person some yarny friends"
in reply to Dan moved to mstdn.social

I never had this experience ever before on a social network. And it keeps going on.

What a lovely crowd!
in reply to Sibylle

I'm not on very often here (my husband is on ALL the time) but I'm another handspinner/ yarn person! We should form an alliance!
I recently did Spin Together, I finished 8,010 credit yards of spinning, 2,560 actual yards!
in reply to Sibylle

just joined this week to ween off of Zuckerberg platforms….and I miss my sewing feeds from Instagtam. Seeing the response you got from this post gives me hope and patience to keep planting roots here in Mastodon. Love the no ads and no non-chronological timelines and feeds.

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in reply to petite rien

hey, I'm so overwhelmed by the Feedback I get!

I don't See on a regular Basis, but I love that craft. Happy to see what you create and talk about it.

What strikes me most about this social experience here, is that it feels a lot more like dealing with real people. You brought up Instagram. Yes, these lovely colors, these perfect Fotos - and there is a never ending flood of it. But I hardly ever got some Feedback that had substancia.
in reply to Sibylle

and here, there is a crowd that seems to care genuinly about me being in this community.

This really gives me the drive to go on and share the stuff I do here. So that my favourite hashtags get some more content.
in reply to Sibylle

Yes, I feel more engaged with people already here than on IG - smaller groups are maybe easier for me as an introvert. It takes a certain initiative and desire to leave the easy, yet draining world of FB/IG and try to remake our social media connections with more quality, less quantity (and less profits for those companies spreading misinformation and hate.)
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Dr. Morgan Lemmer-Webber
Thanks for the introduction, @marie_joseph

@Sibylle Hello! I do spin (by drop spindle) and I study textile history
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Sibylle
thank you!

This is encouraging to Post and share.
in reply to Sibylle

a fair number of people here do fibrecrafts! It’s not active right now because we’re out of season but i always see a ton of great posts in #TourDeFleece each year
in reply to Satsuma

thank you! I know tour the fleece. It is a yearly challenge.

I just have never been able to participate. It is when garden and hay and a lot of other work needs to be done. Happy to hear Tour de fleece is a thing on masto, too!
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Sibylle
thank you!
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Sibylle
Kekse? Kekse? Iff feh nur Krümel!

Danke für das liebe willkommen!
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Sibylle
hello! Looking forward to reading from you!
in reply to Sibylle

soo, scrolling down #yarn in husky, I found this post?
https://mastodon.art/@LensaMoon/106860447410983500
And like, you wanna do artsy stuff, that instance might be better for you in general.
#yarn
in reply to Greyshley :agummyhug:

what does that mean. Can I log in there with this Account I have created here?

(all New, you understand? 🥴)
in reply to Sibylle

Every pioneer have been and will be, alone at first. It is a matter of time, and perhaps help your Yarn Buddies to discover Mastodon/Fediverse... ;-)
in reply to Sibylle

I currently have one angora rabbit and hopes to get more. They are a wool rabbit. I am collecting wool from her and one day I do actually want to learn how to spin it into yarn and felt it.
in reply to That guy over there ن

oh lovely! I have considered getting angoras, too. But I heard that you can't let the out or they start felting...

I've never worked with Angora. But the fluffyness is heavenly! How long are the fibers? The longer the easyer...

Don't you think felting it after spinning would be a pity? I'd rather either felt it or spin it.
in reply to Sibylle

I haven't measured the fiber length yet but she's a fluffy one. We were trying to decide if we should shear her all the way or just pluck loose hairs as we go. We let ours out in the living room (she's litter trained) and she has a good time, but I wouldn't take her outside in the grass. It would be such a mess lol. Everything sticks to her which is a bit of a drag. I like to give my rabbits hay but more of it ends up in her fur than her belly 😆
in reply to Sibylle

I have never done either, but what I was trying to say was I would like to learn to spin some, but I also want to learn how to felt it. I've done the smallest amount of knitting before (scarves for my kids). I really enjoy learning how the world is put together.
in reply to Sibylle

Hi, Sibylle! What breed of sheep do you have?

I knit and do some spinning, but not much. (I'm pretty new at it, and the treadle makes my shins ache, which is probably a posture issue.)

There are other fiber artists on the fediverse, you just have to poke around to find them.

@gannet creates lace patterns, though she's been a little quiet lately.

@Knittymag is on, but they haven't been active for over a year... their list of followers might be a good start.
in reply to Sibylle

Hi Sibyl! I mostly knit & crochet, with the occasional foray into sewing or embroidery. Your toot brought out a lot of fibre folks -- seems like a good start!
in reply to eyrea

Indeed! I had never expected such a Feedback!
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Sibylle
thank you!

Yes I know 2 weeks is nothing. This very entry brought just a massive wave of Feedback.

I've already been told about this trunk thing. I just need to find out how this works, how I can log in etc. (I got a baby crawling around, so I do new stuff when he's asleep... 🥴)
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Sibylle
thank you for this profund answer. I'm glad that I don't need to worry about it now.

I also created some content on YouTube that I want to put on peertube. It seems like that is the same approach with these instances. I will have to take some time for that... It is not as intuitive for me.

Ich spreche vier Sprachen. Italienisch benutze ich selten. Wenn ich es lese oder höre, verstehe ich alles, aber wenn ich sprechen will... Das ist normal.
in reply to Sibylle

also did u say da f word. o no. zucc. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. zucc analytics. aaaaaaaaaaa.
in reply to potatoxel

zucc like... Zucchini? I like Zucchini. Nothing wrong with Zucchini... 🥳
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Sibylle
I will have to have a look at it with my Computer when the baby is sleeping.
At least I Start to understand the concept.
in reply to Sibylle

If I remember correctly, @bleeptrack is also one of these handspinning people. Maybe she knows where to find more of your tribe.
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Sibylle
thank you for encouraging me.

I thougt the same, go on, create content. I see a lot of appreciation. A looot of positive Feedback.
in reply to Sibylle

I too am into fiber arts. I'm scrufmcgruff on ravelry, you're not alone in the fediverse.
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Sibylle
than you! i'll share as soon ad there will be something to share. Right now, there is no time for handapinning.

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