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Andrea Cesari@oldbluedoor.bsky.social |
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Living in a two loom garage with an attached house in the Cascadia bioregion. Mostly things related to textiles, and cat photos.
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Andrea Cesari
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This was very interesting. Doda compares probate records, visitors’ impressions, and the archaeological record to show the extent to which Acadians hewed to French styles, developed their own, and borrowed from indigenous folks. #textilehistory
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Andrea Cesari
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Apparently it’s a Phineas Gage headache sort of day for me
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Will Quinn
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Daily bunny no.2540 calming the cats
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Andrea Cesari
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So much damage to be undone…
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Andrea Cesari
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I couldn’t get past the photo of the little future handmaid and her cutesy little embroidery (and I do a fair amount of embroidery myself)
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Andrea Cesari
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Some of the county fairs I've attended over the years had pedal tractor parades and they were always one of my favorite things.
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Andrea Cesari
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Since Maggie Rudy doesn't post here, the best I can do is commend you to her web site, maggierudy.com and show you a screen shot of today's piece. Poor frightened little wooly bear!
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Andrea Cesari
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Antique tractor parade at my house! Okay, so it's a *toy* antique tractor and it's the only one here, but it's the spirit that counts. Happy Independence Day everybody!
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Andrea Cesari
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Picked far too many cherries today. All pitted using a pitter I got at Goodwill for $7.00. A solid afternoon’s work to get 20 lbs of cherries pitted. 6 lbs went to making cherry brandy, the rest were frozen. I’m tired!
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Andrea Cesari
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It’s raspberry season and I’ve picked 12 pounds to replenish the strategic seedless raspberry puree reserve here. It’ll be used to make jam throughout the year but especially to give at Christmas #makeityourself
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Andrea Cesari
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Sea boot stocking 1.4: finished the 6” of ribbing, now onto the leg. Using a purl stitch to create a “seam” for keeping track of the (eventual) decreases is a traditional technique that won’t survive much beyond WWII, when this pattern was published. #knitting
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Andrea Cesari
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Sea boot stocking 1.4: finished the 6” of ribbing, now onto the leg. Using a purl stitch to create a “seam” for keeping track of the (eventual) decreases is a traditional technique that won’t survive much beyond WWII, when this pattern was published. #knitting
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Andrea Cesari
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This week’s additions to The Book Hoard #reading
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Sardonicus
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‘Slug’ by Nagasawa Rosetsu
Edo Period
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagasaw...
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Andrea Cesari
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[imagining a world in which we all have corvid trees in our yards which we decorate with paper clips and bottle caps]
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Andrea Cesari
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Are they like crows and are fond of shiny things?
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Andrea Cesari
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I mean, you just have to say good morning to a face like this
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Andrea Cesari
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Victor and I take our Day of Doing Nothing very seriously
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Andrea Cesari
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Sunday evening activity: analyzing the draft for a fabric pattern published in 1792. The draft is a schematic of the fabric showing the warp threads (blue) and weft threads (pink) The fabric is called Ducape, usually a silk fabric, though probably cotton in this case. #handweaving
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Andrea Cesari
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You’re officially Old when a dress pattern you made up when you were in high school is reissued as a vintage pattern. I made view A in that specific fabric. loved that dress when I was 16
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Andrea Cesari
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I think that the UX is what makes this puzzle sort of fun Strands #118 “It's way over your head” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟡🔵🔵
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Andrea Cesari
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WHY WAS THAT SO HARD?!?!?? Wordle 1,106 6/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Oregon Plates
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The Custom Oregon Plate ODDISH was previously assigned, but is now available for reservation. dmv2u.oregon.gov/eServices/?link=custom #Oregon #LicensePlate #VanityPlate #OregonPlates #CustomPlate #ODDISH
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Tom Gauld
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Beware of the book festivals! (My latest Guardian Books cartoon)
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Andrea Cesari
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Sea boot stocking 1.3: four inches into the ribbing of the first stocking. Knitting is hard on my repetitive stress injuries so I can do only a few rounds in a day.
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Andrea Cesari
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A little word search before the caffeine kick in Strands #117 “That's my jam!” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵
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Andrea Cesari
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New NYT game. Not sure what I think yet Strands #116 “Better together” 💡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵💡🔵 🟡
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Andrea Cesari
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I appreciate all you folks watching the debates so that I don’t have to. Kinda like sin eaters at a funeral
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Andrea Cesari
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Victor discovers that roses HAVE CLAWS.
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Andrea Cesari
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Sea boot stocking 1.2: three inches into the ribbing of the first stocking. Does anybody have any dpn recommendations? These Susan Bates Silvalumes are as old as I am. I like a sharp point and just a small amount of flexibility. #knitting
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Andrea Cesari
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I’m ready to put the Hudson’s Bay blanket away for the summer but Victor isn’t so sure
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Andrea Cesari
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In 1826 a blacksmith was killed by his apprentice, who bludgeoned him with the treadle from a weaver's loom. (Daily National Journal, Washington DC, October 09, 1826) I'm going to keep careful counts of my treadles from here on.
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Nina Willburger
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A wooden barrel found in a well in the Roman settlement at Aalen with the name GAIVS COTTIVS FLORENTINVS branded in, probably the merchant or owner of the barrel. Barrels were used for the transport and the storage of wine. This one was reused as a lining for a base of a well. The damp...1/2 🏺
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Jane Austen
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You deserve a longer letter than this; but it is my unhappy fate seldom to treat people so well as they deserve.
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Andrea Cesari
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This is the way
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Andrea Cesari
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"THERE'S KNITTING IN THERE, I CAN TELL!" Yes, I use a tool bag as a knitting bag,and yes, there is a sea boot stocking in progress inside, and no, Victor will not be allowed to help.
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Tom Gauld
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SCIENCE CAT (my latest cartoon for New Scientist)
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Andrea Cesari
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What do you suppose has fallen over the edge?
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Andrea Cesari
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Speaking my language
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Andrea Cesari
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Sort of tempting
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Charlotte 🇵🇸
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Just making sure you’ve all seen this. Artist Chavis mármol has crushed a Tesla with a giant Olmec head sculpture and I think it is very, very beautiful
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Andrea Cesari
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We call this “Alvin Mode”
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Andrea Cesari
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Victor has been banished from the bedroom for Unnecessary Use of Claws while I drink my coffee and it’s hard not to laugh at his Lost Baby Kitten voice coming from under the door
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Tom Gauld
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My cartoon for this week’s Guardian books.
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Will Quinn
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Daily bunny no.2528 is holding off the invasion
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Andrea Cesari
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Work on the placemats is going well. This is the cheeriest warp I’ve ever woven. #handweaving
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Andrea Cesari
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Sea boot stockings #1: cast on 76 stitches on three needles and knit K2P2 ribbing for six inches or until the end of time, whichever occurs first (slightly paraphrased from original instructions)
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Andrea Cesari
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The epitome of grace and refinement (but not today) The funny thing is, he actually likes belly rubs. #caturday
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Andrea Cesari
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Perfectly comfortable, thank you
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Andrea Cesari
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I have fallen down the weirdest rabbit hole of early 20th century ladies dusting caps.
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