katja bach

Awww

Tue, 29 May 2012 17:09:40 +0200

Awww

bleat

Sun, 27 May 2012 22:38:54 +0200

bleat:

I am going to die. This is so cute and amazing I can’t express myself or breathe.

Another thing I’ve been doing yesterday. Tablet weaving! I...

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:26:57 +0200

Another thing I’ve been doing yesterday. Tablet weaving! I don’t know whose bright idea it was to have a beginner do a 2,5m project…
Anyway…
Pic. 1 - it was hell trying to stretch all the strings to tautness. Admittedly I didn’t start out with the obvious “pull each one on its own till it’s tight” method.
Pic. 2 - I’ve been trying to repeat the pattern from different starting points, because the design looked really bad.
Pic. 3 - turns out the design was showing up beautifully on the underside of the thing. Is that supposed to happen or did I screw something up? The instructions didn’t say which way the cards should be facing at the beginning, could that be what’s up?
Pic. 4 - refreshments courtesy of boyfriend. It would be a pepsi float if it wasn’t all blended. yum.

Lookit! My first completely hand spun two plied wool yarn :) So...

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:21:52 +0200

Lookit! My first completely hand spun two plied wool yarn :) So much fun.
Pic. 1 - still twisty before the shocker bath, whatever it’s called.
Pic. 2 - dry after shocker bath. No longer twisty! Win.
Pic. 3 - so uneven… I can live with that. Look at those two almost pro strands, though!
Pic. 4 - pear/grenade center pull ball.

It’s really short (didn’t measure…) so I don’t think I’ll be doing anything with it. It’s going to be the tester for when I get around to dyeing. I want to do natural dyes, but maybe I should start with chemical ones? Would that be easier?

Well, half a kg of wool came in the mail just now, courtesy of mom… My weaving tablets...

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:41:13 +0200

Well, half a kg of wool came in the mail just now, courtesy of mom…
My weaving tablets aren’t ready yet!! Argh!

Ok, calm down, one thing at a time.
First, I shall try to spin some of it on the top whorl spindle (I suck with the bottom one, I think it’s unbalanced. That, and I suck). I might need to weigh it down a bit, because it doesn’t spin too long and I need both hands for drafting.
Second, ply it and wrap into skeins.
Third, collect old pots from friends and get the mordant.
Fourth, go on escapades looking for natural dyeing ingredients.
Fifth, dye!
Sixth, perhaps tablet weave (if it feels manageable, I was gonna try today with scrap bits). If not, ball it (on nostepinne?)

Yay!

Got inspired by my Slavic mythology studies. This would be...

Sun, 20 May 2012 20:53:00 +0200

Got inspired by my Slavic mythology studies. This would be Veles, patron of many things - magic, music, the otherworld, to name a few.

Damn you, sudden interests! I’ve completely forgotten about 100 word stories, barely got into...

Wed, 16 May 2012 13:20:11 +0200

Damn you, sudden interests! I’ve completely forgotten about 100 word stories, barely got into spinning, and here you are again, with drumming this time. Sigh. Fine. Next time I’m on the other side of town, I’ll retrieve my frame drum from mom’s place.

Creamsicle baking! Moar rum!

Sun, 13 May 2012 12:02:00 +0200

Creamsicle baking!
Moar rum!

Fffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu evening bubbles…

Thu, 10 May 2012 16:34:00 +0200

Fffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
evening bubbles…

Bath time!

Wed, 09 May 2012 21:52:08 +0200

Bath time!

Uhh. I believe Other Girl has a pierced belly button. Obviously...

Wed, 09 May 2012 12:34:43 +0200

Uhh.
I believe Other Girl has a pierced belly button.
Obviously Normal is watching some gay pr0n.
I need the “I regret nothing” chicken gif.

Guys ;_; I’m doing it. I’ll finish later.

Wed, 09 May 2012 10:52:26 +0200

Guys ;_; I’m doing it. I’ll finish later.

So, “creamsicle” huh? I dig that. The very essence of tumblr, I’d say.

Tue, 08 May 2012 22:43:37 +0200

So, “creamsicle” huh? I dig that.
The very essence of tumblr, I’d say.

Second time around everything’s kinking up from the very start. Could barely get yarn off the...

Mon, 07 May 2012 16:15:58 +0200

Second time around everything’s kinking up from the very start. Could barely get yarn off the spindle - couldn’t wind a ball straight away, had to skein it (with the kinks still in there). Maybe I’ll be able to wind it tomorrow.

A crocheted sample with my first plied yarn. It also seemed to...

Mon, 07 May 2012 12:44:00 +0200

A crocheted sample with my first plied yarn.
It also seemed to have too much twist. I wonder if it’s because it’s plastic and keeps it pretty well? Or because I didn’t let the singles sit overnight? (Is this necessary with artificial materials?) Oh well.

Two plied plarn on a makeshift nostepinne :) woo! One of the...

Mon, 07 May 2012 12:39:49 +0200

Two plied plarn on a makeshift nostepinne :) woo!
One of the singles had two much twist and was kinking up pretty bad. Will try better next time.

Yay, practicing with plarn! So far I’m only using the top...

Mon, 07 May 2012 11:56:26 +0200

Yay, practicing with plarn!

So far I’m only using the top whorl one. It doesn’t spin for too long, probably needs more weight on the outside (the whorl is cardboard).

balanced yarn plying

Sat, 05 May 2012 19:55:08 +0200

balanced yarn plying:

This is just a reminder for me not to lose this page, my bookmarks are a mess.

That’s it. I’m gonna hand spin.

Fri, 04 May 2012 21:28:08 +0200

That’s it. I’m gonna hand spin.

random update

Wed, 02 May 2012 21:47:29 +0200

I have recently finished reading Butterflies are free to fly. I’m not particularly keen on the part that would require belief - the Infinite I and how it operates. Seems like yet another one of those systems for Human Adults. But I have no problems with the exercises and am willing to put in the work. So far I have started identifying the most problematic areas of my ego - my identity as a caregiver, and my attachment to being perceived as intelligent. Surprisingly and ironically, I also deal very badly with chaos and inconsistency, when I’m on the receiving end of it. The other exercises prove to be very enjoyable and have great results. Many a pleasant holograms were experienced in the past few days.

I’m sure the Mormons who caught me on my first ice cream walk through the park today weren’t ready for me. In the end they just blinked and gave me a pamphlet.

Also: bubble tea is delicious and not gross at all, but is ridiculously expensive. We’re getting tapioca pearls to do stuff at home, for cheapz.