Mike Solontoi

a red waffle-weave scarf from repurposed sweater yarn

Finished up a red waffle-weave scarf from repurposed sweater yarn on the 3D printed heddle loom. #weaving #handweaving

A grey hand-woven scarf with a waffle-like texture.

Figured out to weave a waffle-like pattern on the heddle-loom. Pickup-sticks for the win.
#weaving #handweaving #rigidheddle

A coffee mug with the words "learn about gravity" with a chip in it.

Out of all my coffee mugs I dropped the one that made it the most funny.

two-tone grey houndstooth scarf

two-tone grey houndstooth scarf finished. #weaving #handweaving #rigidheddleweaving

A red and white plaid scarf

Red and white plaid scarf finished. #weaving #handweaving #rigidheddleweaving

Just gave my first talk on the Vera C. Rubin observatory since the first look event - it is weird and very, very exciting to be talking about @vrubinobs.bsky.social in the present tense!

The start of a red and white plaid scarf on a rigid heddle loom.

New scarf underway. #weaving #handweaving #rigidheddleweaving

A white lop rabbit named Wally in a large cardboard tube

Wally loves his tube.

A black and white mini-rex rabbit sound asleep in a pile of rabbit-safe toys

Loki fast asleep in his toy pile.

Black and white hand woven scarf

Black and white scarf on the 3D printed rigid heddle loom. #weaving #handweaving #rigidheddleweaving

Hand embroidered yarn ball and the words "life is short buy the yarn"

DMC floss and pearl 5 on cotton. #handembroidery

hand embroidered pokemon Litwick

Second embroidery from last month, Litwick in DMC pearl 5 on cotton, mostly done in long-and-short-stich, with outline in outline-stick. #handembroidery

hand embroidered pokemon piplup on a yellow background.

Finished a couple of embroideries last month, including this Piplup in DMC floss on cotton, mostly done in long-and-short-stich, with outline in outline-stick. #handembroidery

A checked scarf in red/pink/white draped over a banister.

Made a "stash buster" scarf on the 3D printed rigid heddle loom with a number of partially used balls of yarn. #weaving #handweaving #rigidheddleweaving

close-up of a handwoven scarf in a purple and yellow houndstooth pattern.

hand woven scarf in a purple and yellow houndstooth pattern

Houndstooth scarf on the 3D printed rigid heddle loom. #weaving #handweaving #rigidheddleweaving

Handwoven scarf with rainbow-colored threads showing through black ones

Glam-rock scarf finished on my 3D printed rigid heddle loom. Used some rainbow yarn for the warp and some black with metallic glitter for the weft. #weaving #handweaving #handwoven

A white lop-eared bunny and a black and white bunny laying down.

Wally and Loki hanging out.

Handwoven scarf in beige with colored stripes draped over a railing.

Finished another scarf on the 3D printed rigid heddle loom, maybe not the best color choices as it looks a little like crayon on burlap 🤪 #weaving #handweaving #handwoven

Hand embroidery of the Pokemon totodile in a 6" hoop.

Finished a Totodile embroidery. 6" hoop, DMC floss in outline stitch for the outline and long-and-short stitch for the fill. #embroidery #handembroidery

rigid tables loom made from 3-D printed connectors and heddles + wooden dowels for the frame + tensioners.

3-D printed connectors and heddles + wooden dowels for the frame + tensioners. Main thing I would change would be to replace the 3D-printed ratchet & dog with something a bit more sturdy, that's the main thing that doesn't always work right.

A blue and tan plaid handwoven scarf.

New scarf finished - figured out how to weave a simple plaid. 3D printed rigid heddle loom is still holding up.
#weaving #handweaving #handwoven

Sabbatical proposal - submitted ✔️

Embroidery. Nothing like stabbing something 1000's of times to make an art. Recently took up weaving too.

I find www.thistothat.com crazy useful for when I need to glue things together. Give suggestsion for the quickest and the strongest bonding glue, as well as useful tips.

Two-tone woven purple scraft

New scarf finished. Tried a very simple color&weave pattern this time. The 3D printed loom holding up pretty well, although I'll likely replace the ratchet dog as that seems to be the main point of failure/frustration.
#weaving #handweaving #handwoven

Watching a talk about the colors of methane haze around Uranus. No way that doesn't sound cheeky.

a teal and green scarf

Finished a teal & green scarf on the rigid heddle loom I 3D printed last summer. Textbook for scale.

Grading Status: HW graded, onto labs and finals.

Colorful flame examples from different chemical salts

Yesterday our STEM Ambassadors class did a number of chemistry demos for a local high school class. Of course there was fire :)

green and red "mug rug" (coaster) in plain weave alternating with Egyptian Knots

"Mug rug" (coaster) in plain weave alternating with Egyptian Knots