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Irene (she/they, Sir/Mr.)<p>Been learning how to shuttle tat lace</p><p>The hardest part of it has honestly been giving myself permission to do it, </p><p>and then not getting caught up in how "good" or meritorious the finished pieces are. </p><p>Also working thru the worry that my creations have to be useful in some way or else they dont deserve to exist, </p><p>which of course touches feelings i have about myself &amp; my usefulness/right to exist...</p><p>Anyway plz enjoy this snowflake</p><p><a href="https://freesky.world/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://freesky.world/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> <a href="https://freesky.world/tags/fiberarts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiberarts</span></a> <a href="https://freesky.world/tags/tattedlace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tattedlace</span></a> <a href="https://freesky.world/tags/lace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lace</span></a> <a href="https://freesky.world/tags/crafts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crafts</span></a> <a href="https://freesky.world/tags/spinster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spinster</span></a></p>
the well and the tree 🍄<p>y'know? the more i cook for a household on One and tailor my cooking for myself and my own tastes, the more i'm enjoying experimenting with textures and flavors and the way my food makes me feel and the less i care about the aesthetics and photogenicness of my meals. </p><p>like, y'all. ugly food is DELICIOUS. </p><p><a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cooking</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/poorskills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poorskills</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/SingleLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleLiving</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/spinster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spinster</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/UglyFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UglyFood</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/delicious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>delicious</span></a></p>
jane goblin 🍄<p>hey there! i'm new to this instance, so here's an <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> !</p><p>i'm jane, i'm an artist and disabled. i live in the middle of a cornfield, lol. </p><p>i very much like to <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> and this year i'm trying out growing flax to spin! </p><p>i'm currently learning to program and use <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> </p><p>i'm a <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/spinner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spinner</span></a> and a <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/spinster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spinster</span></a> lol. i'm also a <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/knitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>knitter</span></a> and into <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/FiberArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FiberArts</span></a> of all sorts! </p><p>i'm not new to the fediverse, tho and some of my favorite hashtags are:</p><p><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/ThreeGoodThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThreeGoodThings</span></a> <br><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Today" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Today</span></a> <br><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bloomscrolling</span></a> <br><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a> <br><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/HandSpinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandSpinning</span></a> <br><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Knitting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Knitting</span></a> <br><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/PenAndInk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PenAndInk</span></a> <br><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/TinyDelights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TinyDelights</span></a> <br><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/SolarPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunk</span></a> <br><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/HopePunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HopePunk</span></a> <br><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Compost</span></a> <br>🎉 🌿 🍄 </p><p>i hope you all have a lovely day!</p>
alice 🪞♥️ 🎩🐇<p>Do men still use the word <a href="https://beige.party/tags/spinster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spinster</span></a> in their <a href="https://beige.party/tags/maletalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maletalk</span></a> ?</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/littleme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>littleme</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/asking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asking</span></a></p>
chickweed<p>"Spinster" denoted an unmarried woman who spun wool. Highly skilled spinsters were paid enough to afford not to marry. Despite later applied derogatory connotations, it's original meaning included independent women who rejected marriage and male partners entirely.</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/where-did-spinster-and-bachelor-come-180964879/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/</span><span class="invisible">where-did-spinster-and-bachelor-come-180964879/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spinning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spinster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spinster</span></a> </p><p>photo: <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/where-did-spinster-and-bachelor-come-180964879/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/</span><span class="invisible">where-did-spinster-and-bachelor-come-180964879/</span></a></p>
Jennifer Ebeling<p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/January" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>January</span></a> 26, 1893<br /><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OTD</span></a> Winifred Welles, American <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Poet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Poet</span></a>, is born.</p><p>In her dark <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Ballad" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ballad</span></a>, “Miss Calkins &amp; the <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Centaur" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Centaur</span></a>,” a woman kills a <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Beast" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Beast</span></a> while blackberry-picking. </p><p>&quot;So far from home, so close to harm,<br />The <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Spinster" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Spinster</span></a>&#39;s thoughts, though stiff with fears, <br />Recalled the basket on her arm<br />&amp; that it held her <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Garden</span></a> shears.&quot;</p><p>Miss Calkins keeps the murder a secret &amp; the <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Poem</span></a> ends:</p><p>&quot;Where jellies glistened, glassed &amp; clear,<br />W/ <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Apple</span></a>-gold &amp; <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Currant" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Currant</span></a>-flame<br />No somber <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Blackberry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Blackberry</span></a> gleamed that year.&quot;</p>