Charlie (they/them) - Thread & Bone Studio

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Me and my little textile adventures. Predominately weaving but can’t forget the knitting, sewing, crochet and embroidery attempts. Parental figure, witch, weaver, AuDHD and PTSD.

The flat flower like shape of the end of this ball of yarn held in my hand. It’s grey, there’s a blue and white pencil case on the shot as well.
2 wooden spinning bobbins filled with rather grimy white yarn.
My hand holding a fluffed out corridale lock. Basically looks like a teeny white fan of white fleece
A small bundle of neutral/white single spun alpaca on my table
A pink, blue and yellow hand spun yarn. It’s pretty.
A loose ball of natural/off white yarn that is very thick and thin and over and under spun.
A sweater lying on a grey bed spread with the arms crossed over the abdomen section. The main colour and collar is dark teal. There’s a contrast yoke in vibrant pink and yellow and is worked so that a row of stylised cats show at the bottom of the yoke. Cuffs and waist band are in the same contrast colour.
A photo of the beach/rocks at the Forrest Caves on Phillip Island. It’s sunny, blue skies and amazing landscape.
A mug featuring the knight character from hollow knight lying on their side in a black background. A speech bubble says ‘nope’ and below him is written ‘not today’. The handle and inner are vibrant red.
Sleeveless princess style dress made from pink fabric with closely spaced cat heads with Santa hats on printed all over it.
Two tiny gold leaves photographed close up. They’re embroidered line work on black Aida
A length of handwoven fabric in neutral beige, white and natural colours. It’s a pattern of intersecting stripes in both direction that are random widths, material and colours
One pink hand knit sock on one small humans foot. It’s really nothing fancy, just a plain knit with ribbed cuff
A collage on dar blue card. Prices consist or a lotus flower, human heart, small bird, kettle and a number of craft items - embroidery chart for roses, needle, hand loom etc
A collage badge with Sarah written in random cut out letters
My daughter cocoon cardigan made in rainbow acrylic with pastel rainbow trim hanging on the back of a chair. It legit looks like a unicorn puked it up and she LOVES it
It’s a pencil sketch. The bottom looks kind of like a lady sitting with her knees folded, the top has fairy-ish wings, and there’s nothing resembling a head…
Uhm a small line drawing of a sort of fat body with truncated arms and legs… it’s hard to explain. Sorry.
An embroidery sampler showcasing different stitch types. The finished piece is in a rainbow of colours and forms a heart shape.
Striped tea towel in shades of blue purple and orange
A small, folded l, grey scarf with tassels. There’s about a 1inch textured section in view in the photo.
A yellow, white and black piece of hand weaving that’s about as wide as a scarf. It showcases different weave patterns.
I’m not sure how to describe this. It’s basically a cropped photo of a midsection and thighs that has been stylised with ink and pink pastels to resemble rolling hills.
My daughter wearing a thick, warm, vibrant green jumper that is MANY sizes too big over her tshirt and leggings. She has her hands in the air as I caught her mid interpretive dance ala Kate Bush
A simple bracelet of spherical orange carnelian beads strung between two strips of black leather wrapped twice around my very pasty wrist. I am burn if I consider going in the sun white
A bundle of vibrant green yarn with sections of gold/yellow through it. It is very bobbly and uneven in weight and ply
The top yoke of a sweater still on the needles. The ribbed collar is in a dark teal, the main yoke is vibrant pink and yellow hand dyed yarn, and there’s the silhouette of cats added in teal at the bottom of the yoke. The remainder of the jumper will be in the teal.
A close up shot of the panda headed styled hood of a black and white baby blanket.
A beige cotton bunny ear hat with pink lining on the ears and a little wooden button
A black and white pen line drawing looking at the back of a woman with short hair with writing in the white space around her.
Me with very meh hair styling wearing a grey crochet cowl made out of a fine yarn. I hadn’t woven in the end and there’s a small white skill stitch marker attached.
Hand knit green socks with a faux cable down the side. On my feet. There’s two of them!
My daughter being her delightful dramatic self posing in a dark purple velvet party dress printed with silver bats with a black tulle underskirt also printed with silver bats.
Colour and weave gamp - different warp threading of black and white yarn are crossed by those same threadings in weft to make a map of what patterns emerge. In between sections is an orange border
A price of weaving showcasing different combinations of black and white thread in both warp and weft - think all on colour warp with 1 black, 1 white thread woven into it then 2 black threads and 1 white thread. Each section of warp and weft pattern has an orange stripe between them
A bowl of ramen featuring a darkish chicken and soy broth, sticky soy chicken thigh, wombok, broccoli, soft boiled egg and rice noodles (the rest of the family get proper ramen noodles).
Photo of my kitchen with pots on the stove and various bowls and ingredients scattered around. I’m making ramen!
A partial child’s sock (band and partial leg only) still on the needles sitting on my grey blanket because I’m still in bed. It’s in a vibrant pink yarn with speckles of blue and purple.
Shaping the inside of a pattern instruction manual for a dress I’m making. Text reads: To avoid the soul crushing disappointment that comes with realising you don’t have enough fabric for your project, we’d advise you err on the safe side and get more than you need!
2 rectangles of knit work - one in grey with triangular details and one in a russet red in plain knit fabric- pinned to blue foam mats to block. They’re on a messy dining table.
Me, a tall red-haired white woman, wearing a green satin dress and pointy black heels. I’m standing awkwardly in the middle of a room because I hate being photographed
A sleeveless summer dress for my kiddo hanging on the back of a door. Its main fabric is unicorn print on a sort of pink and purple nebula background, with a pale blue unicorn ribbon at the waist and pink lining. All cotton except the ribbon.
A photo from the back of my loom showing my warp of black and white cotton threads in various patterns with light orange pattern breaks. It’s would onto the back beam and about 4/5 threaded through the heddles.
A mostly black and white braid of cotton yarns with small stripes of pale orange sitting on a cushion for me to photograph. Nothing exciting happening here.
You can see my warping board (a big wooden rectangle with dowels poking out that you thread your yarn around. Used to measure out the warp and keep a nice even tension) with black and white cotton yarn measured onto it. It’s balanced on a painting easel to keep it at a nice height for me to work on. In the background you can see the tv that my partner is playing mechwarrior on.
My beloved partner (male presenting) standing in our bedroom in jeans and the hand knit Gandy sweater I just finished. He’s not impressed I’m taking a photo but I am posting with permission.
Photo of a cake of yarn on a spinner set on a table. It’s a beautifully soft silk merino blend and looks almost oil bit like an oil slick - silvery grey dominates but with lovely shades of purple and blue in the spin.
Me, carefully weaving in the ends of yarn that are hanging loose from the jumper I’m almost done with.
A pile of fibre and weaving and knitting tools on my bed. It’s a cluttered mess, better photos with better descriptions when I do the blog post - sorry.
The collar section of the Gandy jumper. I had no idea how one would knit a v-neck but it’s come out rather tidy and looking good. Maybe should have gone down a needle size
Photo of the thumb join of a dark green fingerless glove. A patch of black covers what was a hole.
Photo of my very first wheel spun yarn on my black glass dining table. It’s… definitely not a good spring. Over spun in some spots, under in others, very fine to very thick width… messy.
A square of rib knit in a claret coloured yarn balanced on my knee. Still on the needles it’s the cuff of a sleeve.
A few rows of red rib knit still on the needle rests on top of a small notebook on a black leather couch arm.
Table with knitting, knitting accessories, a thermal cup and pink water bottle on it. You can’t tell from the pic but it’s situated in a fitted out former warehouse that is now a (fucking cold) dance school
A little round table containing a yummy donut in a small box, a cup of tea in a pink mug, various knitting notions and the trusty thermometer (fever seems to finally be actually gone though)
The stage set for Hadestown. It’s a lot to explain, but it’s cool
My logo which is a central vertical needle with a spiral of thread coming from it and some dots that look a bit like a constellation. Beneath the logo is my studio name - Thread & Bone