Laurie A. E. O'Meara

I am weaving and bead weaving.

[Laurie A. E. O'Meara @cottontailwvr]

Using a small hand made loom to make 2 x 2-3/4 inch rectangles. These are good for clothing patches, labels, piecework, etc. yarn is handspun Texel/ dog hair.

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For only the 2nd time in its history, the Red Cross has declared a national blood crisis. Patients may already be impacted. Blood donations have fallen to a 4-year summer low. Donors, especially those with type O blood, are needed ASAP to help save lives: https://t.co/W0Mko1eSQb

[Laurie A. E. O'Meara @cottontailwvr]

These take about 15- 16 feet of size 3 (baby) yarn for each rectangle.

[Laurie A. E. O'Meara @cottontailwvr]

Using a small hand made loom to make 2 x 2-3/4 inch rectangles. These are good for clothing patches, labels, piecework, etc. yarn is handspun Texel/ dog hair.

[Laurie A. E. O'Meara @cottontailwvr]

The other two rectangles are made with Lion Brand Ice Cream yarn in “Hokey Pokey”, one being done potholder style, and one being woven with a needle.

[Laurie A. E. O'Meara @cottontailwvr]

@LAEOMknits The loom will need 12 yards of yarn in a bulky- super bulky weight for each square.

[Laurie A. E. O'Meara @cottontailwvr]

This is an easy way to make your own pin loom. I saw a 12 inch plain ( not 3 pin) loom on Amazon, but wanted a bulky gauge. 4 white oak sticks, and 4 screws later, and I am about to drill pilot holes for the cotter-pin pegs.

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[Laurie A. E. O'Meara @cottontailwvr]

Mine is larger than the Harrisville Design pro potholder loom, which is a ten inch square but yields 8 inch woven items.

[Laurie A. E. O'Meara @cottontailwvr]

Here is the single worsted weight loom at Amazon

FOSA Wooden Knitting, Hand Craft, Knitting Board Tool, for DIY Weaving Beginners Adults and Children (30 * 30cm) https://t.co/f2lh09dpbu

[Invisible People ➤ Imagine Everyone With a Home @invisiblepeople]

Under Trump's Executive Order 14321, a homeless person doesn't have to appear mentally ill to be involuntarily committed. The only criteria: "living on the streets and cannot care for themselves." Here's what that means: https://t.co/PzKGUgtvO9

[Ed Markey @SenMarkey]

My mother fought Alzheimer’s for thirteen years. I'm proud to lead the bipartisan reauthorization of the Alzheimer’s semipostal stamp, which has raised almost $2 million for Alzheimer’s research. Each letter sent with this stamp offers hope to families & gets us closer to a cure.

[Laurie A. E. O'Meara @cottontailwvr]

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[Amandasatiro @Amandasatiro07]

Sadly, he doesn’t know who is really safe and who is. not. That’s the issue , plus did not , he had a federal court case , charges for murder of the reporter in Turkey in their consulate!?
His name was Jamal Khashoggi.

While the operation was carried out by Saudi government operatives, a declassified U.S. intelligence report—as well as assessments by the CIA and the UN—concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman personally approved the plan to capture or kill Khashoggi.

[Laurie A. E. O'Meara @cottontailwvr]

So @realDonaldTrump this is so the next time they grab planes and fly into our buildings, they’ll be nuke-armed, right? @SenWarren @SenMarkey @USRepKeating all those who died on 9/11 and all those who enlisted afterward mean nothing? But Trump gets a gold sword or something.

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

President Trump has formally approved a landmark agreement with Saudi Arabia that will provide the country with a civilian nuclear program and potentially open the door to uranium enrichment in the kingdom’s territory, according to U.S. officials. https://t.co/B6QUmxVVpw

[RedCrossMA @RedCrossMA]

Thank you to the Massachusetts Red Crossers deploying to the Marianas as the US citizens there deal with the aftermath of Super Typhoon Bavi. Many on the islands were still feeling the impacts of spring's Typhoon Sinlaku when Bavi made landfall Monday in Rota.

[Ed Markey @SenMarkey]

Another video of an ICE murder and another statement from ICE leaving us wondering what’s true. It shouldn’t be this way. Abolish ICE and hold Trump’s thugs accountable.

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The @MassGovernor has proclaimed July 5-11, 2026, as “Hurricane Preparedness Week” in Massachusetts.

In the coming days, MEMA will share facts and tips about how you can stay safe before, during, and after a hurricane. Remember, impacts of tropical systems, such flooding and damaging winds, can affect all areas of the state, so it's important to be prepared.

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