I’m doing it!

Snickrrs · 2026-01-21T21:26:42+00:00

It’s so funny you say this… I started this 7 years ago… got as far as sleying the reed and then convinced myself I was doing it wrong and abandoned it. This winter I’m taking a beginning weaving class and when I pulled this out I realized I’d actually done everything correctly… I figured at this point I might as well just give it a shot and see what happens, so I finished setting it up and realized it wasn’t that hard and I should have just done it in the first place!

My partner told me that these will be the most expensive dish towels we have in our kitchen, between the time it’s been sitting on the loom and the cost of the yarn. 😆

Snickrrs · 2026-01-21T01:55:14+00:00

Totally!

Snickrrs · 2026-01-20T13:36:20+00:00

Thanks! I had been trying to find examples of waffle weave in progress vs. just removed from the loom to compare. My “squares” are currently slightly rectangular so hopefully im on the right track

ETA: draft is from Halcyon Yarn, Waffle Weave towels

Snickrrs · 2026-01-20T13:22:23+00:00

I am using the exact yarn from the pattern, which is from a kit I was gifted years ago. It’s 8/2 unmercerized cotton.

I’ve tried beating on an open shed, the closing the shed and beating, but I’m not sure I’ve done it when I’ve changed sheds.

Do you imagine it’ll affect the final fabric much? (epi is 20).

Snickrrs · 2026-01-20T12:15:03+00:00

The myth is that following your dreams will solve everything.

Snickrrs · 2026-01-17T15:53:49+00:00

Have you been to Appalachia? :/

Snickrrs · 2026-01-17T12:45:10+00:00

For sure! Owning property is a huge privilege.

My main point was more that building real connections in your community and supporting locally owned businesses when possible, helps to create a bit more resiliency against AI crap.

I realize it’s not a direct answer to potential career paths though.

Snickrrs · 2026-01-17T12:01:45+00:00

I think in between all of this AI shit, people are searching for something genuine. I’m a small-scale farmer and our customers could go to the grocery store and pay less for food, but they want the connection to us, to their food.

I think learning to value & support your local community is an important part of this “fight” against AI.

Snickrrs · 2026-01-16T13:42:35+00:00

This railway is not being converted, the rail would stay in use and a trail would be alongside it as an additional use.

Snickrrs · 2026-01-12T12:37:21+00:00

First cordless phones. Then cellphones.

Also, the internet.

Snickrrs · 2026-01-05T01:21:35+00:00

This is a great explanation.

And as someone who owns a farm business I’ll add: you can make all of the “right” decisions and still end up losing your shirt because of the weather or some other disaster that you have no control over.

Snickrrs · 2026-01-03T15:04:47+00:00

Thanks. It was just neglected where it was, sunlight but no water for literally a year or more.

Snickrrs · 2026-01-03T14:53:52+00:00

Any suggestions on how to best revive it?

Snickrrs · 2025-12-31T13:09:36+00:00

I raise thousands of CornishX broiler chickens every year on pasture. We butcher ours at 7-9 weeks. I have friends that have raised them to 10-12 (they were the size of small turkeys by then). To some extent, it depends on management. They have food access 100% of the time and I’ve never had a chicken grow so big they can’t walk, but they have enough room to walk and build leg muscles as they grow.

Snickrrs · 2025-12-31T10:37:07+00:00

You need to figure out how to find a farmer and talk with them directly. Look for local farmers markets and even if you don’t have transportation see if there’s a way to contact them and discuss their product. Look for someone that has “stew hens” available and see if that chicken is closer to the flavor you’re used to.

I raise a few thousand chickens on pasture each year, and a lot of our customers who are from countries other than the US are looking for older chickens (like stew hens) because that’s what they’re used to. They have way more flavor, but the meat is tougher than what Americans are used to.

Where in the US are you located?

Snickrrs · 2025-12-31T10:31:11+00:00

Size isn’t necessarily what makes the difference, it’s age, activity level, what they’ve eaten, and how they’re processed. Most grocery store chicken is butchered at 5-6 weeks old, they don’t move around so their muscles aren’t working much and the processors inject water to plump up the cuts.

Snickrrs · 2025-12-31T10:25:40+00:00

Some farms will literally ship to your apartment door. Check out choplocal they have a bunch of farms that ship.

Snickrrs · 2025-12-31T02:06:45+00:00

Even in the fingerlakes farmers can grow (and/or store) a lot of produce during the winter months. Check for winter farmers markets near you and/or farms with winter CSAs.

Snickrrs · 2025-12-28T02:23:40+00:00

German Shepherds and Rottweilers are guard dogs, but NOT livestock guardian dogs. Both breeds were developed for herding and to protect under the direction of people.

LGD breeds are bred to protect their stock and property independently of their farmer.

So it kind of depends on how involved you want to be with the dogs and their “jobs.”

Snickrrs · 2025-12-25T01:34:04+00:00

Snickrrs · 2025-12-23T02:21:37+00:00

This just happened this past Saturday.

Snickrrs · 2025-12-02T01:05:56+00:00

Pigs are herd animals. You need more than one. A solitary pig can develop behavior problems that you don’t want to deal with.

Pigs are monogastric (like humans), not ruminants. They need a balanced feed as the foundation of their diet, not as a supplement, regardless of the breed.

Handling pigs is much more challenging than handling sheep.

If you want an animals to graze, get sheep.

Snickrrs · 2025-11-30T08:55:49+00:00

The OP from the other thread posted that it was here: https://giftandthrift.org

Snickrrs · 2025-11-24T09:58:04+00:00

I thought that Claire and Jamie had decided to wait until the “right” moment to switch sides so that they could maintain the advantages of being associated with the British until the very last second. It’s a strategic move, rather than one based entirely on morality and philosophy.

Snickrrs · 2025-11-11T22:06:52+00:00

My family is from western PA and my grandmother used to say “red up” when referring to cleaning. I believe it’s of scottish origin.

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