🧵Thread: I hate to break it to you if you hadn't already figured this out, but we are already in the Zombie Apocalypse.

You're either live in your bunker, trying to stay safe outside if you have to go out.

Or you're a zombie, outside, as a risk vector. Or you're part of medical response to the zombie.

Or you're researching cures to zombification.

Or you're likely to get eaten by a zombie.

Trying corn husk cordage twisting ... Two-ply base cordage, 2x2 cable cord #FranquemontUniversity #Shenanigans #FunChallengesMonth

1: Collage of all 5 individual pics 2: fingers hold a twist of corn husk that looks like a 2-ply yarn ending in a loop #FranquemontUniversity #Shenanigans #FunChallengesMonth

Thread: I want to tell you a story about someone marvelous.

This photo is from Festival of the Rose, August 12, 2017 -- Kirsten / Zhivana learned to spin on a drop spindle from me a month previously. 1/ 2/. It was the first time I got to teach a young mom with a young toddler to spin... And we got to quickly use, "Drop the spinning, grab the baby" all afternoon between lessons.

Two Threads here: Abby's commentary on the problems in the fiber community, and the referenced thread on the problems in the equestrian community. Click through and read both of them.

https://twitter.com/abbysyarns/status/1270696135137660930

Why am I sending you on two niche threads about the problems with white supremacy and bias in niche communities? Because it's likely YOU are in a niche community and it's past time we all look at what we excuse and what we ignore.

THREAD: I grew up as the eldest daughter of a city cop in Akron, OH in the 1970s. Dad was also OH National Guard, although post- Kent State shootings. He had been in the Army in Vietnam. As a white girl in OH in the 1970s with a cop for a dad, there was a lot that sheltered me. It took decades before I could really grapple with the supremacist patterns that pervade most US police and sheriff departments. If you're raised thinking that only criminals get the attention of cops, you REALLY DON'T SEE the problems.

This ACTUAL CHART put out by the State of Georgia is HORRIBLE on so MANY points. I was nearly screaming at the TV last night because I saw the problems right away. I'm sure others have helped sort this out, but here's my version too. #Thread 1/

https://twitter.com/Carnage4Life/status/1261789645932650496

First, let's read the heading and the caption:

Top 5 Counties with the Greatest Number of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases ... 2/

This is an odd list. It's possibly self-indulgent. But legitimately, I was beginning to doubt my track record as an Extrovert, because I was taking this Quarantine fairly calmly for myself. Part of that is having been VERY AWARE that I am EXTRAORDINARILY LUCKY. 1/ I have two other grown humans in the house with me, both of whom are fairly well-adjusted humans. They can both drive. They can both take care of themselves. They provide excellent conversation. And they both have been willing to do 100% of the shopping. 2/

Status Update: Been full-time Work-from-home WFH since Wed night. Crazed pace is slowing down. Am naturally inclined to be online by 6:30-7 AM when I have no commute. Hard to not work overtime, starting that early. I'm not sure my coworkers understand that I'm pulling 9+ hour days now if I'm not careful. And the pace of keeping up with frantic documentation needs when I'm the ONLY tech writer?

OMG so much agonizing on some discussion lists about "anyone use ACTUAL medieval style spindles? How can I find a reputable company on Etsy who makes them?"

O.o

#SRSLY #WhatAreYouStressingOver #TakeClayAddStick #HowIsThisHard I mean, SERIOUSLY, what does that person think a medieval style spindle IS?!?? Like, let's unpack this: (a) Where, geographically? (b) In which year? (c) For which social/financial class? (d) Lead whorl? Clay? Carved wood? Stone?

Small textiles gripe At a birthday party on Saturday, I was spinning on a drop spindle (as I do, in public, with downtime to fill). Two obviously clueless types sat down with wide-eyes, starting with the "what are you DOING??!" and so I started slowly, because I had a feeling ...