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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

SF Zine Fest is this Sunday 9/6 in San Francisco! I’ll be at table A57-58 in the main room with perzines & assorted goodies. #sfzinefest #sfzf2026

A photo of a collection of zines by thimblewinder

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

New art! “Fries” 9 x 9”, felted wool

A side portrait of a seagull eating a pile of French fries. Everything is made of wool felt and the word “fries” appears in wool ketchup on the fries.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Cute felt eel, won’t delete later. (I made this)

Horizontal oval needle-felted wool illustration of a yellow-green eel with pale yellow spots underwater, surrounded by green seaweed, gray rocks, orange fish, a seashell, coral, and teal and purple anemone.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

I left KEXP on all day for the cat while I was at work and now she’s like A LOT cooler than me?!

A brownish blackish tabby cat with green eyes and a peachy nose looks at the camera with a content look. She knows she’s cooler than me.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

After I finished my first needle felted sweater project I had a great idea for a new one, featuring COW

Pencil sketch of a cow face surrounded by flowers and clover on wash-away interfacing on top of a gingery brown sweater. Some of the white (cow face) and green (clover) areas have been filled in with wool.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Needle felting in progress. Poppies!

An olive green wool v-neck cardigan sweater with two California poppies needle felted on to the left front.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Good morning! First time wearing this jacket this autumn and I had forgotten that I put my old Living Colour pin on it. #iaintnoglamourboy

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Mine is also boring but I enjoyed this one from my hometown in Windham County, CT

A drawing of a green frog with red eyes sitting on top of a gray spool of thread with the words “yo vote”/“I voted”. It’s a reference to the Frog Bridge in Willimantic, CT.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

A little cut and paste this morning

Tiny paper scraps of various colors on a blue cutting mat with yellow grid lines. A larger scrap of paper in the foreground looks like a potato. Tools include a wooden toothpick and a gray bone folder with an interesting speckled look.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

I finally let Bea the bean knit and got to see her drinking boba and eating chips. LOOK AT THE FACE CRUMBS!

Small anthropomorphic cartoon bean stands in a room drinking a pink boba tea with a cat shaped cup lid. They are closing their eyes in delight. Cute!

Small anthropomorphic cartoon bean stands in a room eating chips out of a chips bag. Bean has crumbs on their face. Cute!

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Spent some time today making a display for my table at SF Zine Fest using the super smart Thuban Press pattern and instructions, plus a big cardboard box from the basement.

A simple corrugated cardboard structure intended to display zines at a fair. It is a simple stair-step bookshelf made out of a cut-up UHaul moving box.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

I made a diorama for the @oaklibrary.bsky.social exhibit and it’s about a pigeon that rode the AC Transit bus in the 1960s.

A handmade paper diorama depicting a cityscape with woman in an aqua 1960s style coat and an olive green cloche standing in front of an orange and white public bus from the era with an illuminated pigeon sitting on top of it.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Sharing art? Would love to! Here’s a trans flag I made to carry in the Pride parade in support of, ya know, people who are trans. It wound up being kind of delicate but I did do some quality swirls with it 💗

Homemade fabric trans flag made of squares of quilting cotton in shades of light blue, light pink, and white, tacked on to a sheet of white silk organza. The flag is draped over the brown wooden banister of a deck.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

A nice thing I saw today: a bench by sfbabc.org

Orange wooden bench with sfbabc.org painted on it. The bench sits on the sidewalk in front of a mural of petal shapes in shades of orange from a deep pumpkin color to white.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

New zines alert! I promised myself I would keep making things and these are brand new today. Find them at thimblewinder.square.site

Photo of two zines, Inspirado 2.5 which has the title and an illustration of an ornamental vase on it, and Inspirado 3, which has the subtitle “a zine about making art” over a 70s photo of a child looking at small handmade animals. Both zines are printed in dark blue and green ink.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Ran out of coffee so had a cappuccino and a little pastry in the fog. And then I saw some nice dogs (please zoom in on car dog’s face).

A cappuccino in a white teacup with saucer and a small brown paper bag on a dirty orange plastic table at a sidewalk cafe

A black and white spotted dog with short floppy ears resting on a gray sidewalk beside a man in a blue jean jacket (all you can see is his elbow). In the background is a dark gray parked station wagon with a black storage thing on top, and beyond that is a lighter gray sedan with the back window open and a brownish kinda boxer/pitt with an excellent jowly overbite face hangin out the window, staring at the other dog.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

My family came to visit this week and we had a very nice time! Here is the cat, passed out on a chair 10 mins after their departure:

A black, brown, and gray striped tabby cat sprawled on a tan velvety chair, very much asleep.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Remy and I wish you a cozy relaxing time after your appointment

A beautiful, brown striped tabby cat gazes at the camera, lounging on a blanket with an abstract pink and white print. Pretty much all you can see are her face and ears, she is so nestled and cozy.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

You look like you need a cat looking at you

A brown and black striped tabby cat loafing in a fuzzy yarn-covered cat tree bed, looking directly at camera with a piercing yet endearing gaze. She love you.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Age yourself with a movie you saw in the theater.

Kermit the Frog, Camilla the Chicken, Gonzo, and Fozzie Bear in a vintage automobile (with Fozzie Driving) in The Muppet Movie.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Jesus doesn’t want me for a skateboard

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Hey you can actually draw one of these yourself, I drew this in 1998

Cover of the zine Red Hooded Sweatshirt issue 1 features a drawing of an action figure packaging. The figure is a teen girl with flippu blonde hair, a red sweatshirt, white pants, and converse low-tops. The packaging says “this action figure features: attention to detail, mid-autumn revisions, a peek into the future, small-town summertimes, recent adventures, collect them all!”

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Cat of encouragement! Remy believes in u.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Sometimes hanging out with Remy makes me wonder if she’s actually a tiny human in a very convincing cat suit.

A tabby cat with a dark brown-black coat sits as a human would on a couch, with her arm resting on the arm rest and her leg dangling off the front of the couch. She stares directly at the camera. The couch is green with cranberry red piping.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

If you see this, post a photo from your device, no explanation

A metal drainpipe poking out of a wooden building contains a surprise: a small plastic elfin face!

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Looking for #teslatakedown protest stickers? I got you! Download PDF via www.patreon.com/posts/123752...

Sticker design with message “BAD DOGE” in handwritten letters on distressed red background. There is a cartoonish drawing of an angry dog that is made out of a cyber truck shape. It has a red eye and is baring its teeth and kind of slobbering.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

I’ve been making these mending kits to share with unhoused neighbors who come to my workplace looking for resources. In case you, like me, are thinking “what can I do to help?” It’s a small thing in this big world but it’s still something.

Photo of clear ziploc bags on a table with label that reads “mending kit for patching clothing / 4 large + 4 small patches / needle & thread / safety pins”. Bag has items inside: rectangular cotton fabric patches, spool of thread, needle on card and pins in glassine envelope.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

More miniatures! This one was for my Secret Santa at work, who loves The Silence of the Lambs in a big way.

A collection of miniatures inspired by The Silence of the Lambs. A brown flat wooden dish contains a basket with a tiny bottle of lotion, the face of a bichon frise dog, a tiny meal of liver and green fava beans on a blue plate with a bottle of Chianti, a pile of papers and a tiny office file folder labeled “property of FBI” with papers in it, Clarice Starling’s FBI badge and ID, a deaths head moth, and a newspaper with the headline “bill skins fifth”. Most items are made of clay or paper.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Oh, just made some fan art of Shackleton’s Endurance expedition, as you do.

A collection of miniature items on a wooden table: a gray sweater, a pale colored fabric quilt, and some items made of clay: a pipe, a cup, a string of fish, a lump of seal blubber and a plate of food (green peas, a biscuit, and a penguin steak…don’t ask)

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

Happy Halloween! Figured out my papier-mâché skulls, and then made some marigolds with quilting cotton and attached everything to a wreath form from last Xmas.

A handmade Halloween wreath made of fabric marigolds and papier mache skulls hangs on a frosted glass door.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 27/10/2024

Making skulls for my holiday wreath out of balled up plastic bags, masking tape, papier-mache, and now 3D details with hot glue. Will cover the whole thing with tissue paper and paint the details.

Photo of a papier mache sculpture of a human skull (in progress) on a white countertop. Texture from layers of dried paper and facial features drawn in hot glue.

Photo of a papier mache sculpture of three human skulls (in progress) on a white countertop. Texture from layers of dried paper and facial features drawn in hot glue.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 05/10/2024

Today a friend and I drove 45 mins to take photos on the beach of fan art I made in 6th grade about my then-favorite tv show and man, I do not think that young person would ever have dreamed it.

Hand-drawn paper dolls posed on a beach, with shoes, a backpack, and the shadow of the photographer beside them.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 11/09/2024

In flight movies: Problemista (weird and wonderful, A++), Poolman (rambly, Danny DeVito showed up looking SO MUCH like my dad which delighted me)

An older white man with a gray mustache and goatee wearing a baseball hat, glasses, and a patterned shirt)

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 11/08/2024

When I played field hockey in school we didn’t have any head/face protection for corner penalties (terrifying!!) and I am really glad to see that has changed—this is the Chinese women’s team, the mens’ teams had them as well.

Four Chinese women’s field hockey players stand behind their goal putting on helmets and gloves in preparation for a penalty corner.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 07/08/2024

This repeat pattern on the court is so cute.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 04/08/2024

I drew these ice cream cones and worked with a friend who Riso printed them for me and I’m selling little prints for seven bucks. A real deal!! Your fridge needs one!! thimblewinder.square.site

An art print in red and blue ink on white paper says “know your cones” and features illustrations of four different kinds of ice cream cones in a cartoony style: sugar cone, cake cone, taiyaki cone, and waffle cone.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 12/06/2024

Pasta salad season is here. The only recipe is: put foods you like in it.

Close-up on a large bowl of pasta salad featuring rotini, multicolored grape tomatoes, pea pods, artichoke hearts, cubes of cheese, garbanzo beans, and a light oil/vinegar/spices sort of dressing.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 24/05/2024

Didn’t someone want to see gardens? Here ya go: peas are sprouting, tomato seedlings seem happy, nothing from marigolds and scallions yet (as expected)

A raised garden bed with chicken wire over it. There are pea seedlings and some staked tomato plants (no tomatoes yet)

A raised bed with three staked tomato seedlings. Also two pots, one with basil (thriving!) and the other strawberry (not much yet).

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 22/05/2024

In other doorbell news, I received this dispatch from algreens (and honestly? same.)

We’re at the Walgreens drive up window. There is a sign that says Walgreens and a sign with hours, but the interesting sign has a drawing of a finger pushing a button and the whole thing is crossed out, like “no smoking” and below it, in all caps, it says “ITS BROKEN AND MAKES A SHRIEKING NOISE”

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 01/03/2024

Here’s my bagel (from Poppy in Oakland)

A bagel sandwich wrapped in white paper,sliced in half, and opened on a white dinner plate. It is an everything bagel with folded scrambled egg, some kind of tomato spread, a hash brown, and very melty cheese that is stringing the two halves together.

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Thimblewinder @thimblewinder.bsky.social · 28/01/2024

Remy’s new favorite nap spot is what we refer to as “the people seat” since it’s where my housemate or I usually sit (Remy usually lounges on the striped blanket in the foreground).