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Stayed late last night to make things a bit sparkly…
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November 28, 2024 at 7:28 AM
buymycomics.com
Here's one for my comic art fans! Mike Grell is such an amazing artist. I'm not sure when this was from, but I can't find *any* others for sale online. Get it!
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EC Comics Hosts - Crypt Keeper, Vault Keeper, Old Witch - Signed, Numbered Print by Mike Grell
Limited edition print of the three EC Comics hosts signed and numbered by the comic book artist Mike Grell.
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February 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
thevoiceofretail.bsky.social
"Special, not big." Daryl Aitken shares why independent retailers should focus on curating, not expanding. Essential listening for small biz owners! #SmallBiz #IndieRetail #ShopSmall

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February 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
lisarayn.bsky.social
Weaving patterns for all looms. Lisa Rayner Handwovens 🌀 #FiberArt #TextileArt #FiberArtist #Weaving #HandWoven #overshot 🧶 #slowfashion #RigidHeddleWeaving #WeavingPatterns #ShopSmall #IndieArt #IndieRetail
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Collage of two photos, one above the other: above two cats, black and tuxedo, hang out by aqua and multicolored fabric just rolled off an eight shaft floor loom. The bigger tuxedo cat is lounging on the fabric, which drapes across a saltillo tile floor. Below the navy text Lisa Rayner Handwovens 🌀 Weaving Patterns for All Looms is centered on an aqua ocean rocky shore photo.
July 1, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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Lisa Rayner Handwovens is the home of freeform weaving patterns and books 🌀 #FiberArt #TextileArt #FiberArtist #Weaving #HandWoven #overshot 🧶 #slowfashion #saoriweavi g
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Me wearing a straw hat and a fuchsia-magenta-red purple top made from multiple strips of scarf-width handwoven Saori fabric. A lilac spiral, stripes in purples, yellows and reds/oranges. Eggplant purple leggings. Lighter skinned person with glasses. Big smile. Standing in front of a white/gray painted Japanese sushi restaurant.
June 13, 2026 at 12:02 AM
lisarayn.bsky.social
A freeform overshot seahorse from my seashell pattern charts. The home of freeform weaving patterns & books 🌀🐚 🌊#WeavingPatterns #FiberArt #TextileArt #FiberArtist #Weaving #HandWoven #overshot 🧶 #slowfashion #Craftivism #RigidHeddleWeaving #OvershotWeaving#ShopSmall #IndieArt #IndieRetail #Artivism
A handwoven turquoise seahorse on a navy scarf width background. Twills create the different textures of the seahorse. A diagonal twill forms the background, light blue dots on dark blue. The fabric is on a little wooden loom.
June 1, 2026 at 7:48 PM
lisarayn.bsky.social
A zigzag freeform twill pick up pattern in progress. Handwoven with chunky yarn in 2:1 twill for short weft floats. Weaving patterns & books 🌀 #FiberArt #TextileArt #FiberArtist #Weaving #HandWoven 🧶 #twill #RigidHeddleWeaving #WeavingPatterns #ShopSmall #IndieArt #IndieRetail
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Lavender and grape Saori weaving on a little wooden loom. At the top of the fabric near the heddle are half inch / one centimeter wide zigzags, each section about one one (2.5 cm) thick horizontally. The bottom half has a mix of yarns, chunky lavender and neon streaked sock yarn a thick bundle of neon purples creating a horizontal stripe
May 9, 2026 at 1:04 PM
lisarayn.bsky.social
Sewing scraps rag rug. Thrift store socks 💜🦋💙 Lisa Rayner Handwovens, home of art yarn & freeform weaving patterns & books 🌀 #FiberArt #TextileArt #FiberArtist #Weaving #HandWoven #overshot 🧶 #slowfashion #Craftivism #RigidHeddleWeaving #O#WeavingPatterns #ShopSmall #IndieArt #IndieRetail #Artivism
Two feet standing on a handwoven rag rug, socks in similar stripes as the rug of red purples, royal purples, lavenders, turquoises, blues. Trippy visual effect created by the color resonance.
May 2, 2026 at 1:51 AM
lisarayn.bsky.social
Spinning fine cotton singles yarn with my box charkha for weaving. Lisa Rayner Handwovens, home of freeform weaving patterns & books 🌀 #FiberArt #TextileArt #FiberArtist #Weaving #HandWoven 🧶 #slowfashion #WeavingPatterns #ShopSmall #IndieArt #IndieRetail
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A lighter skinned person with a brown hair buzz cut sitting cross legged on a green mat petting a tuxedo cat (left). A brown wooden box with a spindle and magenta yarn wound around it dpun from attached roving sits off to the side (right). Red silk thrift store kimono robe. Wooden balcony with green pine trees.
April 25, 2026 at 2:30 AM
lisarayn.bsky.social
A warm weather cotton pattern that combines Spanish & leno lace to form wave motifs. Use the technique to create your own motifs 🌀 #FiberArt #TextileArt #FiberArtist #Weaving #HandWoven #weavesky 🧶 #slowfashion #lace #RigidHeddleWeaving #WeavingPatterns #ShopSmall #IndieRetail
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A long haired tuxedo cat standing on a section of jewel green (slightly to the blue side) lacy fabric spread out on a light beige carpet in front of a sliding glass door. Snow and a gray painted balcony railing outside with snow covered pine trees. The cat is staring straight at the camera with green yellow eyes. The shawl has bands of five lacy waves across it with plain weave in between.
April 18, 2026 at 2:09 AM
lisarayn.bsky.social
🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Day of Visibility 🏳️‍⚧️
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We’re celebrating in Oceanside, 2nd Annual Nourishing Our Power Rally, San Diego North County LGBTQ Resource Center 🏳️‍⚧️ #TDOV #Weaving #HandWoven #FiberArt #TextileArt #FiberArtist 🧶 #RigidHeddleWeaving #WeavingPatterns #ShopSmall #IndieRetail
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A white trans woman with long graying blonde hair and glasses wears a handwoven lace scarf with the trans pride flag colors in the warp (vertical stripes). She’s smiling and wearing an indigo and white top and skirt in front of an ivy covered plastered wall.
March 31, 2026 at 2:44 AM
lisarayn.bsky.social
My newest Saori freeform twill pick up pattern. Handwoven with chunky yarn in 2:1/1:2 twills for short weft floats. Weaving patterns & books 🌀 #FiberArt #TextileArt #FiberArtist #Weaving #HandWoven 🧶 #twill #RigidHeddleWeaving #WeavingPatterns #ShopSmall #IndieArt #IndieRetail
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Darker purple in lighter purple twill weaving design: center row of diagonal diamonds with two rows of zigzags on either side. Hand dyed slightly variegated yarns create a somewhat muted contrast. Lavender art yarns in plain weave frame the scarf width motif.
March 28, 2026 at 3:10 AM
lisarayn.bsky.social
My Spring Colors #4Shaft & rigid heddle pick up twill pattern (two sets of directions)🌿🌈 The home of freeform weaving patterns & books 🌀 #Weaving #HandWoven #FiberArt #TextileArt #FiberArtist 🧶 #slowfashion #RigidHeddleWeaving #WeavingPatterns #ShopSmall #IndieArt #IndieRetail
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A square ruana hanging on a long rounf wooden rod. Pastel rainbow colors and stripes in both the warp and weft (horizontal and vertical). Strong emphasis on lavender, pink and yellow. Two sided ruana with a neck slit and long fringe.
March 21, 2026 at 2:51 AM
lisarayn.bsky.social
Lisa Rayner Handwovens is the home of freeform weaving patterns and books for all loom types 🌀 #FiberArt #TextileArt #FiberArtist #Weaving #Handwoven #overshot 🧶 #slowfashion #RigidHeddleWeaving #OvershotWeaving #WeavingPatterns #ShopSmall #IndieArt #IndieRetail
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Mixed Balkan person with glasses wearing a straw hat and deep magenta striped thick handwoven shawl with wool lock art yarn, a striped turquoise and magenta handwoven art yarn cuff bracelet. Standing in front of a juniper woodland with a metal leaf sculpture.
March 14, 2026 at 1:12 PM
lisarayn.bsky.social
Diamond twill handwoven shawl, #8Shaft, handspun in warp, recycled sweater yarn for weft (I used my spinning wheel) 🌀 #FiberArt #TextileArt #FiberArtist #Weaving #HandWoven #overshot 🧶 #slowfashion #twill #handspunYarn #recycle #WeavingPatterns #ShopSmall #IndieArt #IndieRetail
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Plum purple shawl and knitted hat to match. Diamonds in aqua, fuchsia, plum yarns. Photo of upper body. Lighter skinned person with glasses. Purple oyster shell silver butterfly necklace with turquoise heishi beads.
March 7, 2026 at 2:48 AM
lisarayn.bsky.social
Saori freeform twill pick up pattern. Handwoven with chunky yarn in 2:1/1:2 twills for short weft floats 🌀 #FiberArt #TextileArt #FiberArtist #Weaving #HandWoven #overshot 🧶 #twill #RigidHeddleWeaving #OvershotWeaving #art #WeavingPatterns #ShopSmall #IndieArt #IndieRetail
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A dark grape jelly purple diamond twill pattern on a wide scarf width lavender warp. On a little wooden rigid heddle loom. Saori plain weave underneath the pattern. Top down view.
February 28, 2026 at 3:23 AM
lisarayn.bsky.social
An art yarn handspun, hand dyed, handwoven scarf. Custom sheds for the handspun supercoils to make them pop out 🌀 #FiberArt #TextileArt #FiberArtist #Weaving #HandWoven #Art 🧶 #slowfashion #RigidHeddleWeaving #Craftivism #WeavingPatterns #ShopSmall #IndieArt #IndieRetail #Artivism
A bright magenta long scarf folded twice over a turquoise painted wooden fence. One very thick handspun yarn with turquoise and purple chunky supercoiled blumps stands out.
February 21, 2026 at 12:54 PM
lisarayn.bsky.social
Eight shaft advancing snowflake twill, handwoven with my handspun cotton weft. The weaving shuttle is designed for a charkha spindle 💜 #FiberArt #TextileArt #FiberArtist #Weaving #HandWoven 🧶 #slowfashion #WeavingPatterns #ShopSmall #IndieArt #IndieRetail #handspunYarn
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Slanted view of a large wooden floor loom with a grape jelly purple fabric being woven on it. The pattern looks very complex, a wavy X-styled pattern with moire effects. In the background is a tuxedo kitty with white paws and a white goatee chin on a chair.
January 31, 2026 at 3:10 AM
lisarayn.bsky.social
My newest collection of pick up weaving patterns. Geometric motifs of 2:2, 2:1 & 1:2 twills for short floats with chunky yarn 🌀 #Weaving #twill #FiberArt #TextileArt #FiberArtist #HandWoven #Artivism #LoomWeaving 🧶 #RigidHeddleWeaving #Craftivism #WeavingPatterns #ShopSmall #IndieArt #IndieRetail
Lilac book cover Simple Freeform Twills For Thick Yarn. Lilac/lavender yarn photo background with nine black and white pixelated charts of complex diamonds, zigzags and herringbone twills.
January 29, 2026 at 2:30 AM
lisarayn.bsky.social
A chunky handwoven wool art scarf, hand dyed yarn. Lisa Rayner Handwovens is your place for wearable art books & patterns 🌀🦓 #FiberArt #TextileArt #FiberArtist #Weaving #HandWoven 🧶 #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #RigidHeddleWeaving #WeavingPatterns #ShopSmall
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A wide, long chunky gray scarf streaked with rainbow colors wrapped once around my neck. Coiled handspun yarns periodically stick out the sides and fringe, giving the scarf a somewhat wild look. Gray matching knit hat with a pom pom and a rainbow zebra for Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.
January 24, 2026 at 3:08 AM
lisarayn.bsky.social
Shop small from people who share your values 🌀 Creative pick up weaving patterns for all looms. Weaving & sustainable living books. The income supplements my SSDI 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♿️♾️ #FiberArt #TextileArt #FiberArtist #Weaving #HandWoven #IndieRetail #LoomWeaving 🧶 #WeavingPatterns #ShopSmall #Artivism #Craftivism
A farmer’s market, colorful fabrics under gray skies. I’m wearing a blue vertical striped kimono-inspired coat made from quilting fabric. Purple knit hat, dark plum purple pants and top. Mixed Balkan person with glasses.
January 10, 2026 at 3:26 AM
lisarayn.bsky.social
Wet felted African daisies hand sewn on a thrift store jacket. I dyed some of the wool roving in cochineal to create red-purples 🌀 #color #FiberArt #TextileArt #FiberArtist #felting 🧶 #slowfashion #WetFelting #WeavingPatterns #ShopSmall #IndieArt #IndieRetail
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Ten felt daisies in hues of fuchsia, magenta, crimson, pink, lilac. Red, yellow, light lime centers. Green triangular leaves. Tiny whip stitches around the felt pieces. Gray wool knit fabric background.
December 27, 2025 at 3:10 AM
lisarayn.bsky.social
A diamond twill ruana I wove. It won a county fair best of show textile arts award. Handspun headband dyed in cochineal. Lace fingerless mitts. It’s Winter Solstice🌞 #FiberArt #FiberArtist #Weaving #HandWoven #LoomWeaving 🧶 #slowfashion #bskyweavers #WeavingPatterns #ShopSmall #IndieArt #IndieRetail
Me dressed all in bright crimson red with my arms fully outstretched, big smile. The ruana is a long purple striped fabric that is as wide as my elbows, hand knit fingerless mitts up to my elbows. Thick red knit headband, dark red turtleneck. Red quilt fabric tie dyed hand sewn pants, red suede shoes. Late fall leaves almost gone landscape.
December 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
lisarayn.bsky.social
An #8Shaft undulating twill shawl I wove with tabby, as with freeform overshot 🌀 #FiberArt #TextileArt #FiberArtist #Weaving #HandWoven #overshot 🧶 #slowfashion #weavesky #bskyweavers #RigidHeddleWeaving #ShopSmall #WeavingPatterns #IndieArt #Artivism#IndieRetail #SupportSmallBiz #Craftivism
An aqua-turquoise shawl with a wavy curvy zigzag pattern and fringe. I’m wearing it, a mixed Balkan brunette with a buzz cut and glasses. Smiling, left hand over the front, dark navy pants. I’m leaning against an adobe style wall with a bench ledge and a dusty blue antique wooden doorway.
December 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
lisarayn.bsky.social
A handspun, handwoven art yarn vest. Custom sheds so coils face outwards, interior smooth 💜 #ShopHandmade #PampaLoom #FiberArt #TextileArt #FiberArtist #Weaving #HandWoven #LoomWeaving 🧶 #weavesky #bskyweavers #RigidHeddleWeaving #ShopSmall #WeavingPatterns #IndieArt #IndieRetail #SupportSmallBiz
A purples with turquoise accent handwoven vest, thick blumpy textured handspun art yarn vertical, creating funky fringe at the bottom. Wild yet finished look. Worn by a mixed Balkan person with glasses, thick brown eyebrows, big smile, deep turquoise blue hiking style sun hat. Lavender long sleeved top. A large brown furrowed tree trunk behind. Greenery in a semi-arid climate, a few red roses in bloom. Speckled sunlight.
December 4, 2025 at 2:46 AM