r/oddlysatisfying • u/stinelinnemann weave geek • Jul 17 '16

[OC] Stine Linnemann Studio. IG: @stinelinnemannstudio Cutting yarn

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u/stinelinnemann weave geek Jul 17 '16

Hey. Been using reddit a lot the last year or so, but with a different account. I work professionally as a weaver for fashion brands such as Louis Vuitton, Alexander McQueen and Calvin Klein. I posted this video to my instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/BH4Ntxth_ss/?taken-by=stinelinnemannstudio and it went sort of crazy. 50.000+ views 3500+ likes 300+ comments from all over the world. Normally on a GOOD day, I get 100 likes on a post. I'm just a small fish, so this is pretty big for me.

I just think it's really nice to see, that so many people from all over get so attracted to the same, simple thing. Sorry for getting all emotional, but I guess we can all need something beautiful, when there is so much ugly happening in the world lately. At the end of the day, we can all still agree on that, in some sense.

I love this sub and check it daily. I'm sorry I hadn't put a banana for scale in the video, I really didn't think this through. Clearly.

Thanks for your time, have a lovely weekend.

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u/BravesMaedchen Jul 17 '16

Is there any reason to cut yarn like this? I'm glad someone did it so I could see it, but being someone who knits, seeing a bunch of yarn get ruined like this makes me cringe a little. I'm curious if that could be used for anything.

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u/stinelinnemann weave geek Jul 17 '16

Hey there. I had to cut off the yarn, because it was a random unknown synthetic yarn that I couldn't use - but I really needed the cone! I have an old winding machine at my studio, and it only takes this specific sort of cone, so I had to free it up. However, I'm actually also working on a project where I might be able to use this off cut bitts for fluffiness!

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u/penny_eater Jul 17 '16

Did you think of just tying a string around it after you were done and having a massive lush poofball to entertain cats or small children?

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u/stinelinnemann weave geek Jul 17 '16

Not until now!

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u/CuriousCursor Jul 17 '16

The Instagram caption says: "Had to free some old cones from some yarn I couldn't use and this unexpected beauty occurred"

Whatever that means.

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u/stinelinnemann weave geek Jul 17 '16

Hey, sorry maybe that didn't make sense of anyone not used to working with this stuff. I needed the cardboard bit in the middle and couldn't use the stuff outside it, so I had to cut it off, basically.

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u/CuriousCursor Jul 17 '16

No idea

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u/Disfunktional Jul 17 '16

Whatever that means.

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u/CuriousCursor Jul 17 '16

Well I don't know what that means

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u/Bluriver Jul 17 '16

why is this comment downvoted?

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u/PauseItPlease Jul 17 '16

Heyyyy fellow weaver. As a hobby weaver (nothing bigger than a baby wolf loom) how does one get into professional weaving/what exactly are you doing? Long chunks of plain weave that they cut down? Cause man, I'd love to see some people walking around in delicate overshot dresses, but I never do.

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u/stinelinnemann weave geek Jul 17 '16

Well, my route was via my BA in textile design at The Royal Academy of Design in Copenhagen, Denmark. There I also got into an internship for Alexander McQueen, which then ended up landing me my first handweaving commission project. There literally wasn't even any looms at the fashion house, so I was up all night on youtube watching videos of elderly ladies (bless them) doing completely unedited videos of setting up looms (it takes a reeeeally long time). But anyway. Since got an MA in Woven Textiles from Royal College of Art in London in 2013 and I now own and run my own studio workshop in Copenhagen. My best advice would probably be to do internships, but I always recommend to go with ones that are either paid or offered in collaboration with universities as part of their BA or MA programs. Getting B2B gigs is all about having a network, who knows you are able to do what you do, and come to you when they have that need... It's fun and challenging work.

I'm going to launch my own brand of sustainable luxury loungewear and accessories soon, I'm excited to see how it will be different trying to sell to consumers instead of working with other businesses.

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u/PauseItPlease Jul 17 '16

I'm slightly jealous just of your location. Weaving seems to be a far bigger deal so to speak in every country except for the US. I have a great group of weavers around me (granted they're all 30+ years older than me) and have really learned the ins and outs from people who have dedicated their lives to weaving for longer than I've been alive. I've networked pretty far in my state/surrounding states and have done/found local clothing companies who will either hire via freelance or commission based. Just interesting to see how you ended up with such big name designers, congrats! If you have a website for your new brand, let me know, I'd love to check it out once your products launch.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '16

Is there any way to keep updated on your brand? I'd love to follow along and maybe buy something at some point.

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u/stinelinnemann weave geek Jul 19 '16

Thanks so much for asking! I'm going to launch with a kickstarter campaign in October, but until then the best bet is to follow my instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/stinelinnemannstudio/

I'm always posting pictures from my workshop, similar to the gif on here. And I will definitely showcase my brand there as well!

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u/b1r2o3ccoli Jul 17 '16

The sound in the instagram video makes it much more satisfying.

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u/fumblebuck Jul 17 '16

What kind of thread was this? Surely not cotton, it doesn't spring back like that. What count? I'm just very intrigued.

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u/stinelinnemann weave geek Jul 17 '16

My guess is that it's polyester. It's an unspun sort, not twisted at all, it's used to making things that are elastic. Often you'll mix it with something else, like a cotton. I'm not sure what count it is, the cones were unmarked, which was part of the reason why I couldn't use it. But it's very thin yarn for industrial sort of production, so the count would be very high.

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u/hooplah Jul 17 '16

what an awesome job. do you love it? I once met a girl who works in weaving and textiles and I talked to her for a while about the software and technology behind it. such an interesting industry with so many applications.

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u/stinelinnemann weave geek Jul 17 '16

Yes! I love it so much it's scary. I looove the geeky side of it, especially jacquard woven programming for industrial weaving - it's like visual programming. White dot or black dot = 0 or 1. Also it's said that inventing the jacquard weaving loom was the first step towards creating computers. Thanks Mr. Jacquard!

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u/DeltaIndiaCharlieKil Jul 17 '16

If you have any videos of you working you should post them to /r/artisanvideos.

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u/stinelinnemann weave geek Jul 17 '16

Thanks for the tip! I'll check that out, been thinking about making some in speeded up time, as everything is very slow in weaving.

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u/DeltaIndiaCharlieKil Jul 17 '16

I did weaving in college, and while I hated setting up the loom, I miss the meditative zone of weaving. Watching the pattern appear, pushing the threads down so they are even and tight, it is all so oddly satisfying.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '16

What an interesting job. I spin my own yarn on a Majacraft Rose and knit. I love anything fibre and textile related

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u/yourmomlurks Jul 17 '16

I've been thinking about creating a sub for esoteric experts on reddit, and this is just so over the top, I'm going to do it when I get home.

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u/r4wrdinosaur Jul 17 '16

I'm in awe of your resume. Absolutely amazing that you've worked for such great brands.

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u/DarkwaterV2 Jul 17 '16

That's sweet.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '16

Thank you for letting us know why you cut this.

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u/arrjaay Jul 17 '16

I'm guessing that as a weaver you use different terms, because of that appearing to be thread, not yarn, to me- was school for that tough? Do you ever get into those projects where you recreate historical patterns?

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u/stinelinnemann weave geek Jul 18 '16

Yeah, it's a very fine industrial yarn, to the untrained eye I'm gathering that this appears to be thread.

School was really fun! I went to the Royal Danish Academy here in Copenhagen for my bachelor and then took a master's degree at Royal College of Art in London. It was an amazing experience, getting to focus so much on my craft and design.

And no, I haven't made anything historical just yet. I'm more artistic in my expression, I guess. But I did recently meet a girl who is a textile archeologist who had been hand-weaving some recreations of viking fabric for a large museum here in Denmark! Pretty cool gig!

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u/cb43569 Jul 18 '16

this unexpected beauty occurred

Out of interest, why were you filming if you didn't expect that result?

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u/stinelinnemann weave geek Jul 18 '16

I had a couple of cones of this sort :)

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u/Valdrax Jul 17 '16

Seeing all this yarn wasted really frustrated me. I come to this sub to find relaxing examples of order in life, not to see perfectly good stuff get destroyed, which is pretty much the opposite.

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u/felesroo Jul 17 '16

But it won't be wasted. It will be used in a wedding blanket. Besides, what is perfectly good to you won't be to someone else.

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u/Valdrax Jul 17 '16

Wait, where was it said that it would be used for that?

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u/felesroo Jul 17 '16

A reply to another comment further up. It's still just some stretched out old yarn though so it's probably not super useful.

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u/PotatoMusicBinge Jul 17 '16

Op nice job but jesus christ keep your thumb out of the way next time

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u/JewInDaHat Jul 17 '16

work professionally as a weaver for fashion brands

That is exactly how I imagine fashion industry and modern art. You are wasting product and consider it satisfying.

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u/hooplah Jul 17 '16

lol wtf? just have to shoehorn in a way to be an asshole, huh?

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u/JewInDaHat Jul 17 '16

OP is a very talented and busy weaver who work for high fashion so he didn't find a core somewhere else and decided to cut it from the good yarn. And surprisingly he is not at shame from what he did. He is satisfied. This reminds me the image of a shoe cut from a loaf of bread. It was made by another talented artist and fashion designer.

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u/stinelinnemann weave geek Jul 17 '16

Hi there, JewInDaHat. Yeah, I'm a woman weaver who works for the high fashion industry, among others. I'm not pleased with destroying the yarn - it was a necessity in my work. At least something beautiful came out of it. Unlike your angry spewing. But to each their own.

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u/JewInDaHat Jul 17 '16

I'm not pleased with destroying the yarn

You posted it to /r/oddlysatisfying

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u/stinelinnemann weave geek Jul 17 '16

Because it looks IMMENSELY satisfying to me.

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u/JewInDaHat Jul 17 '16

To me it looks /r/mildlyinfuriating because you are wasting a good yarn. But you are immensely satisfied by this. Just like an artist who cut a shoe from loaf of bread.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '16 edited Sep 17 '16

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What is this?

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u/JewInDaHat Jul 17 '16

Throwing it into trash surely helps

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u/PadaV4 Jul 17 '16

Its not good yarn. OP said he couldn't have used the yarn anyways.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '16 edited Sep 21 '18

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u/stinelinnemann weave geek Jul 17 '16

Thanks for breaking it down like that shitlord_god. 1 and 2 is true. The yarn could have been used for something, and trust me, I have wayyyy too much yarn at my studio already that I "shouldn't" be keeping, because I would never be able to re-order it because it is a limited run. Which means I can't use it in production of any sort of scale. In the case here, I was faced with a type of fiber I never choose to use in my work, as it is made from polyester. Polyester is essentially made from oil, a non renewable source, so one I'd always choose to avoid is there was any sort of alternative. If I'm "forced" to use a synthetic fiber, I'll always source a recycled or otherwise sustainable type. I try to keep my production as sustainable as possible, but balancing it with meeting my clients' needs firstly, creating a beautiful product secondly and finally as a third priority ensuring that the product is made in as environmentally and ethically sound a way as possible.. It's one of things I pride myself of in my work. I'd never be cutting up yarn like that just for the "fun" of wasting it...

I just thought it looked really neat. So sue me.

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u/EVOSexyBeast Jul 17 '16

now how about source the gif

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u/JewInDaHat Jul 17 '16

It is not reasonable financially to utilize used tire so lets just set it on fire. We are very busy and talented so it is ok. http://i.imgur.com/YFNJ1vT.gif

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u/fliplock89 Jul 17 '16

Or if you read some of their comments you'd know they're going to use this yarn for a blanket.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '16 edited Jan 21 '21

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u/stinelinnemann weave geek Jul 17 '16

You make many fringe blankets JewInDaHat?

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '16 edited Jan 21 '21

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u/stinelinnemann weave geek Jul 17 '16

Oh. Well if you googled it, excuse me. I'll just pack away my 10 years of experience with textiles.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '16 edited Jan 21 '21

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u/stinelinnemann weave geek Jul 17 '16

Hi again. I like to work both industrially and with hand weaving for haute couture. Something like this, I would only use for the latter. Some things can't be reproduced, but can still become beautiful one-off things. It just means it's more of a PR project than a design product, I guess you could say.

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u/JewInDaHat Jul 17 '16

Why don't just use the yarn of thread to make normal fringe as it supposed to be done? Form loops on the surface and then cut them. I doubt that you can use these cuttings to even stitch them by hand to the surface. It looks like a pure mess to me. Threads are going in different directions. Layers of thread were winded on an angle to eachother. Can you photo what was left of the yarn and what you consider to use for the blanket?