textile facts
What is the weighted part on a spindle called?
The whorl
What was my special interest from 2021-2023(ish)?
What is the name of the game that the kids play?
Sburb
What language family is English in?
What are the threads called that go horizontally through a piece of fabric?
the weft
What is my favorite music genre? Bonus points if you name an album or artist from this genre.
Filk
What zodiac sign is Sollux Captor associated with?
Gemini
What is the closest relative of American Sign Language?
Francophone Sign Language
Rayon, cotton, and linen are all _____ fibers.
cellulose
Which of these is NOT on my "hear me out" list?
a. the railway bridge in henry cowell
b. the schwa vowel
c. the warp of a loom
d. the song Elijah Rock
b. the schwa. it's on Byrd's list but it's just a reliable platonic friend to me.
Who is the troll fictionalized Andrew Hussie wants to marry?
Vriska
What is the most widely spoken isolate language?
Korean
What is the name of the doomed ship in Dracula?
The Demeter
What do heddles do in a loom?
They raise and lower the warp threads.
What is my favorite podcast? Bonus points if you can also name the first podcast I listened to.
I Am In Eskew or The Silt Verses. My first audio drama was The Bright Sessions.
How many canonically disabled characters does Homestuck have?
2 major and 3 minor- Tavros uses a wheelchair for the first part of the story, Terezi is blind, there is also Mituna, Meulin, and Latula.(there's also Nepeta but her autism isn't totally canon, i don't think)
What is the most linguistically diverse country on the planet?
Papua New Guinea
What year was Frankenstein published?
1818
What is the first step of processing a bast fiber like linen or nettle?
Retting
What was my first social media?
Wings of Fire forums
What is Dave Strider's classpect?
Knight of Time
where is Adyghe spoken?
Russia, Turkey, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Israel, Caucasus mountains region.
What is the name of Scheherazade's sister in 1001 Arabian Nights?
Dunyazad