Crafts portfolio

Handweaving

I am a formally trained handweaver (Handarbetes Vänner 2016-2017) and the proud owner of an Ulla Cyrus "Öxabäck" floor loom from AK:s Snickeri. My work focuses on highly technical shafts weaving, for example echo weaves and block damask. The handweaving business is currently on hiatus but you can find some pretty pictures on the dedicated website.

Close-up of shiny yellow-orange-red fabric with small irregular diamond patterns in white, forming satisfying waves. — Scarf in spun hand-dyed silk, irregular twill.

Dyeing (no, it is not spelled dying)

While hand-dyeing yarn for production weaving is rarely cost-effective, it is something I am very, very good at. I have extensive practice getting the exact color I want and reproducing it as needed.

Close-up of a dozen small skeins of silk yarn dyed in a yellow-green-blue gradient, with another skein of white silk on top. — Some of the many samples I dyed for future reference.

Glassblowing

I spent the 2022-2023 school year in Paris at the Lycée Dorian following an accelerated scientific glassblowing program. This makes me little more than a beginning lampworker, but you have to start somewhere!

A complex glass piece, consisting of a central column surrounded by a tripod. Each column holds two rotating pieces with a glass sphere that reaches the central column. — Final school piece, my own design.

Other things

Those are the craft skills I am formally trained in, but I have also done:

Ceramics, primarily hand-building and notably a few spherical animal sculptures with pinch pots;
Tapestry weaving on frame looms;
Handspinning yarn, previously on a wheel but nowadays mostly on spindles;
Andean backstrap weaving, courtesy of Abby Franquemont's excellent class;

What this all adds up to is: if you need to hire someone for a few hours to help you make your game's crafting system more believable, I can probably help.