brenna 🌈🌿🍂 (she/her)

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a person sits in a poofy red and tan gingham arm chair. a support spinning bowl carved from a block of wood into the fates sits on the left arm of the chair, and a white arm with a black beetle tattoo holds up a wooden support spindle with a pika carved into it inside the bowl. the person is wearing a white linen shirt and blue jeans, and a full support spindle (carved into a hobbit house) and a ball of grey wool roving sits in the person's lap. the floor is aged hardwood, the scene appears cozy and inviting.
Bev, a German shepherd and golden retriever mix, lays comfortably on a bed covered with a blue comforter. the foot of the bed has a folded up rainbow scrappy crochet blanket, and Bev's face is comfortably laid up on the blanket. she has tan eyebrows adoringly lifted, and she is looking at the camera.
a basket full of charcoal coopworth wool locks, light grey Corriedale cross wool likes, tan tussah silk, and brown, green, and blue dyed leicester longwool roving set against a beige quilted backdrop
a yellow modular top whorl drop spindle from akerworks is FULL of heathered grey single spun yarn. the spindle is held by a white person's left hand, and the background is a blurry and chaotic assortment of spinning accoutrements
a small glass bowl is filled with water slowly being pigmented by the ink from the fountain pen nibs and cartridges that rest within it
a mega cake of black fleece yarn sits atop a closed laptop computer ready to be swatched. next to it is a yellow hydroflask coffee thermos with a green frog sticker that reads "stressed by doing my best"
Bev the German shepherd mix oversees her owner as she sorts through locks from a CVM cross fleece. a mitered square scrappy blanket makes a guest appearance draped over the couch
a person holds up a double layer stockinette hat with a folded brim, which was knitted with red, pink, and brown fractal-spun yarn. a German shepherd mix looks at the hat from the background with desire in her eyes.
a person takes a mirror selfie in a hair stylist's chair while they hold up a self patterned sock that they are knitting on
screenshot of an episode of Ologies, the topic is Eco-Odorology (science-sniffing dogs) with guest Kayla Fratt.
a series of spinning tools sit upon a wooden step stool. the stop step in frame holds a top whorl drop spindle full of grey wool, a sheep shaped measuring tape, and an in-progress purple and grey plying project on a glow in the dark cross arm spindle. the bottom step hold a small tea cup and a tea pot, a green tea fills the cup. to the right of the clay taa pot is a pair of brass scissors shaped like squirrels. on the carpeted floor sits a wooden lazy Kate holding two small plastic bobbins -- the blue bobbin holds green wool, and the white bobbin holds coral wool. both are attached to a wooden cross arm spindle.
a round wooden spindle stand is loaded up with support spindles from various makers. some spindles are full of lime green yarn and others have chubby cops of white wool with snipped yarn ends strewn in. two spindles stand empty, one is carved from walnut in a teacup design, the other is a custom spindle hand carved by Allen Berry depicting a pika climbing a rock surround by alpine wildflowers.
a hot pink bobbin is setup on a lacewood electric spinning wheel, and the bobbin is about a third full of a pink-dominated combo spin of very fine singles. in the background is a blurry basket of colorful, mostly pink, fluffy wool
a two tone wooden support spindle with a copy messily spun singles lays atop a white woolen batt with sprinkles of color blended in -- the colorful specks are snipped up ends of yarn that would have been thrown away had they not been repurposed
three colors of watercolor paint (yellow, blue, and green) were placed in blobs on watercolor paper, and a fine line pen was used to draw contour lines around the blobs.
a white hand holds a package of loose leaf tea labeled as Warm Bread Pudding Black Tea, sold by The Spice & Tea exchange. the packaging read, "reminiscent of the iconic dessert, this rich and comforting black tea blend delivers fresh baked aromas of warming cinnamon and brown sugar with notes of lemon and vanilla. cozy up with a full-flavored cup"
the corner of a gremlin of a human's work desk, showing a few locks of sheep fleece, a basket of fountain pens, a charging eReader with a red cover, a portion of a mechanical keyboard, a leather journal, and three beverages. the key to chaotic hydration is always three beverages: hydration, which is shown in the photo as a mason jar of water, caffeine, which is shown in the photo as a to go mug of coffee, and fun, which is represented in the photo as an herbal tea in a hand thrown and painted ceramic mug.
a person sits criss cross apple sauce wearing denim jeans on a beige couch, their white-skinned left hand holding a copy of Margaret Killjoy's novel The Sapling Cage. the book has a bookmark peeping out of the top and multiple sticky tabs along the edges. a sweet black dog lays on the brightly carpeted ground -- she's blurred in the background, but you can still make out her expressive caramel colored eyebrows, and she's clearly eyeing the photographer and their book.
top view of a glow in the dark cross arm spindle very full of singles. the yarn being spun is a mixture of grey, brown, and purple
a person in blue jeans sits criss cross apple sauce on a couch. in their lap is a zip pouch of crocheted squared and a notebook with handwritten dungeons and dragons notes. a white skinned hand holds the beginning of a new square with mint green yarn and a skinny crochet hook.
Beverly, a German shepherd and golden retriever mix, lays on an ottoman with her paws in a human's lap. the human is sitting criss cross applesauce wearing jeans and slippers and petting Bev with one hand. to the left is a lacewood Hansen electric spinning wheel with a pink bobbin and colorful singles being spun onto it. a basket of colorful wool fluff sits in the background
a wooden cafe table is covered with cheese themed playing cards, a folding cribbage board, and a salted chocolate chip cookie the size of a small plate. the person playing with the red pegs is in the lead and shows a hand with a 9 of diamonds, a 9 of hearts, a 6 of spades, and a 5 of hearts.
a tiny 3d printed glow in the dark cross arm spindle is almost fully loaded with sound fiber. the spindle has been wound neatly into a turtle, and it sits atop a nest of brown and purple wools. to the right sits an open and mostly eaten container of talenti gelato in the black raspberry chocolate chip flavor. interestingly, the spindle looks like it may fit perfectly in the container (assuming someone washes it first).
a small tahkli spindle, designed for spinning very short stapled fibers like cotton, sits in a small ceramic spinning bowl. the support spindle.is being loaded with fine but slubby white cotton singles, a testament to the spinner's novice cotton spinning skills paired with dedicate to practice.
Brenna, a white person with glasses, sits at a desk. she is spinning cotton, poorly but joyously, on a small support spindle called a tahkli, which is made for spinning cotton. at the end of the video, she holds her spindle up to the camera to show her spinning progress.
a tahkli spindle, traditionally used to spin cotton and other short stapled fibers, rests in a small blue and black ceramic spinning dish and is leaning against a warm brown leather journal. the fine, slubby cotton single being spun on the support spindle is connected to a small piece of white cotton fluff. it is nowhere near being full -- this is a project that will occupy a maker for quite some time.
a white hand holds three pieces of mail: a small package from Canada, a letter from NY, and a post card from CA. the postcard sits on top, and depicts San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, showing a brick paved sidewalk on a city street lined with gas street lights. the recipient is heartened by community connections despite far flung geographies. in the background is the blurry foot of a bed covered with a royal blue duvet and a Mario Kart blue shell squishmallow plushie.
white fingers hold a top whorl drop spindle with blue fiber wound neatly as commonly seen on a cone of yarn. atop the neatly ordered layers is some randomly wound green yarn. nothing makes sense.
a white hand stops mid-knitting to admire the handspun 2-ply yarn. boy howdy is it balanced well! in the background lies The Field Guide to Fleece, an exceptional resource written by Deb Robson and Carol Ekarius. the field guide has various pages marked with sticky notes for the reader to return to.
a glow in the dark cross arm spindle is loaded with natural Shetland wool blended with colorful.merino. the spindle is being held by the fingertips of a white skinned hand. the background is blurred, but we can make out a bit of a red side table, a basket of top whorl spindles, and a basket of wool.
brenna, a white woman with glasses and split pink and green hair, joyfully smirks as she spins white fleece on a tiny pink cross arm spindle. she's wearing a sweatshirt from the 50th anniversary of the Maryland Sheep & Wool festival. she is finding joy in something small and radical.
a small hot pink 3d printed cross arm spindle with glow in the dark stripes sits atop a self healing cutting mat. the spindle has a little acorn at the bottom of the shaft and has some neatly wound white handspun yarn wound onto it with white fluffy wool in the background
a person with white hands opens a package from BattyFibers containing two glow-in-the-dark 3D printed cross arm spindles. one spindle is already assembled, the hands assemble the second spindle during the recording and spin the pink spindle in their palm
screen capture of adding a post on bluesky. the post reads, "when you reach a word limit, click the lil plus sign! it'll add another box so that you can have a linked / threaded post." the add another post button is circled in the screenshot.
a hand-bound watercolor notebook sits atop a wooden lap desk with two wooden watercolor paint palettes. the wooden paint palettes contain soil-based paints. on the pages are water color gradients, some cute mushrooms, and a geometric design. a German shepherd golden retriever cross sits supervising in the background.
two skeins of yarn, one is heathered charcoal handspun by Brenna -- it's from a sheep named Tara (a California variegated mutant and Rambouillet cross) -- and the other is a minty green hand dyed by Andrea at Earth Garden Farms. Andrea's yarn is in her MSA DK base, custom milled with her Shetland wool and a neighbor's merino and angora.
a plastic basket with small balls of single ply pink tweed merino yarn, which is being plied and wound onto a cross arm spindle. the spindle has a neat and tidy turtle topped with a chaotic temporary cop. in the background there are blurred.shoes and a Christmas cactus with small pink blooms
a white hand holding a partially eaten girl scout cookie that reads "I'm bold". in the background is a large box of girl scout cookies proudly purchased from a trans girl scout.
a white hand holding a black 4 ounce tin of hand salve from Earth Garden Farms (California). the salve is made with avocado oil, cocoa butter, beeswax, rice bran oil, and magical lanolin from the farm's sheep.
Beverly, the goodest dog, lays ladylike with her paws stretched out in front of her on a grey carpeted floor. she is next to a maple castle style spinning wheel, and her tan eyebrows show that she's a little worried about your well being.
podcast "Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff" by Margaret Killjoy at Cool Zone Media
Brenna's latest work in progress, a hat knit with the Musselburgh pattern, sits atop a closed laptop. the project is connected to a bobbin of yarn, in reddish/pinkish and brown hues, which Brenna was clearly too lazy to wind into a center pull ball. She will unwind from the bobbin as she knits.
Brenny holds up a latte mug with failed latte art. the maker attempted a smiley face, but the result is either demonic or a smiley face made from melting wax dribbles
a scrappy crochet work in progress, with lots of different colors of lightweight yarn. a massive ball of odds and ends will be worked into this chevron patterned blanket, crocheted on a C hook
Brenna's bare left arm with a red, angry, fresh tattoo of a flying stag beetle, holds a length of rainbow wool attached to her wooden electric spinning wheel. a very full basket of wool sits next to the spinning wheel.
two freshly inked forearm tattoos on a pair of chaotic pals. one is a key from Hazbin Hotel. it's not red, it's just a little bloody. the other is a stag beetle in flight. chaos: accomplished.
brenna gives a thumbs up with a stencil of a flying beetle on her left forearm, ready to get stabbed repeatedly
The first layer of multicolored yarn sits on a hot pink bobbin on a gorgeous lacewood Hansen mini spinner pro. A small length of wool is connected to the spinner as a little braid, and a basket sits in the background overflowing with wool.
A golden retriever / German shepherd mix hides her snoot under the wooden treadle of a castle style spinning wheel. Her name is Bev, and she is perfect.
A Lakewood Hansen mini spinner pro, an electric spinning wheel without treadles, sits in the foreground with a huge basket full of nests of pink wool spills overflowing in the background
A set of five wool fiber braids rolled up into neat little spirals. The braids are composed of different breeds, but they are all fine wools and have a cohesive color palette, with pinks, greens, blues, oranges, and tans connecting them all.
Bev, a perfect mixed breed dog, sits upright with her head looking to the side. She has the shaping and coat of a golden retriever, but the coloring of a German shepherd, black with tan patches and the most expressive little eyebrows you ever did see. She is perfect.
Brenna's left hand lays atop a bluish green knit garment. Her white index finger and thumb are crossed to resemble a heart, which lies next to a mended hole on the garment, just to the right of her hand. The leftover yarn, which she spun specifically to match this yarn, sits slightly to the right of the mended hole in a tidy little bundle, ready for the next hole to be mended.
A bluish green knit garment sits, mid-mend, with hanging threads and yarn.
Close up of a small hole in a bluish green knit garment. Perhaps the hole was caused by a hungry, snacking carpet beetle? Or maybe a moth?
A small section of plied wool rests on the outside of a spindle. The yarn is bluish green and matches the knit garment in the photo, which appears to have a small hole. The intention is to mend the hole with this newly spun yarn.
A hand card sits atop a self healing cutting mat with wool in a variety of colors. To the right sits a bluish green sweater. Some yellow wool and some green wool has been placed onto the hand card with the intention of blending a color match for the sweater
Brenna holds a bobbin partially full of heathered brown and grey single spun yarn with a hint of pink. She holds the bobbin in her light-skinned hand resting atop a fluffy woolen batt, with a portion of her maple castle-style spinning wheel and canine companion in the background.
A wooden bowl full of rolags, or wool rolled into worm like shapes, in bright rainbow colors. Sitting atop the rolags is a tiny cross arm spindle almost full of finely spun singles.