Annmarie Pisano

@annmariepisano

professional magpie. human-powered comms for good causes, especially in repro, and 🧶 🍜 obsessive.

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Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· 16d

#goodlunch?

insane summer tomato open-faced sandwich on a blue plate

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· 17d

ooh 🧶 update, it's holding the shape off the loom, now to never touch it again

same woven piece as above but finished and off the loom

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· 17d

Friday night 🧶 Waffle weave by hand on the 5" loom. Too much draw-in but it's an early sample.

a small loom with a half-done waffle weave pattern in mustard, pink, and green line. yarn. Warp ends are everywhere.

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· 21d

ideal sequencing

bsky screenshot

brooke says: 🤩 water soluble graphite crayons 🤩

elizabeth says: you know what's in the water you drink? well i do and it's amazing

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· 24d

child was very into the big trampoline

kid bouncing in a harness on an enormous trampoline

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· 24d

Summer update from the Barnstable County Fair.

too many people on line for the swingy pirate ship

a sign that says "please don't feed me your fingers"

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· 26d

measuring all of my friends on the HO SCALE, none of us are passing :(

a model train club display with a big sign over it that says HO SCALE

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· 27d

a perfect book for 2026

cover of a children's book called "I really like slop!" a cartoon pig in a chef's hat has a bowl of soup and flies

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· Jul 11

hi omg did you ever sell this?

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· Jul 11

i made this on a potholder loom

round weaving with pink and white gradient

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· Jun 30

A few tiny tapestries I wove as part of an experimental workshop this month. 🧶

overhead shot of all my tapestry babies in various colors and shapes and materials

my favorite, a spinny round tapestry with a rose colored core and cream gradient

two wall hangings, one with a dried purple flower woven in, and the other with eucalyptus leaves

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· Jun 29

low tide last night was sort of apocalyptic (at Nauset Light Beach, Cape Cod)

a beach at very low tide with a lot of fog rolling in. there are two people fishing.

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· Jun 20

Big Cake Day

overhead shot of a big confetti sprinkle sheet cake

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· May 24

who else up warping tonight

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· May 18

hey someone finally realized he's losing

a bodega window sign that says "ABOLISH ICE. Antonio Reynoso! for Congress"

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· May 15

these! I just looked for the link and can't figure out where I pulled my copy from, but they're so good and unexpected and perfect for a party like this.

(OLIVE BISCUIT COOKIES)

Susan's recipe calls for olive from Nyons, preferably. Kalamatas are what I had on hand, and they worked out nicely. I thought they would stain the dough, but they didn't.

9 tablespoons / 4.5 oz / 130g unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup / 3 oz / 85 g powdered sugar, sifted
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/4 cups / 6.5 oz / 185 g all-purpose flour
1/2 cup / 2 oz / 55g cured olives, pitted and chopped
two pinches of sea salt

Either by hand, or with an electric mixer, beat the butter in a large bowl until light and billowy. Add the sugar, and stir until it is incorporated, then drizzle with the olive oil and stir until combined. Use a wooden spoon to stir in the flour by hand just until the dough is smooth. Add the olives and salt and stir just until they are evenly distributed throughout the dough. You'll end up with a sticky dough.
Place the dough in the middle of a large piece of parchment paper. cover it with a second piece of parchment paper and roll out the dough until it is 1/4-inch thick. Because the dough is sticky, you need to use this method, plus it is quite convenient. Refrigerate the dough for at least 45 minutes, or overnight.

When you are ready to bake the cookies, preheat the oven to 350F / 180C, with racks in the top and bottom third. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside while you stamp out cookies using whatever size of sharp edged cookie cutter you like. Sharp edges help cut through the olives. Bake until the edges of the cookies are golden, rotating the pans from top to bottom, front to back once after about 8 minutes. Bake for about 12 minutes total for tiny cookies, and a bit longer for larger cookies. Just keep a close eye on them, and the edges will tell you when they are done baking.
Makes a few dozen tiny cookies, or a dozen or so larger ones.

Adapted from this, a Scourtins aux Olives de Nyons recipe shared by Susan Herrmann Loomis. This was a family recipe originally shared with her by Jean-Pierre Autrand of Les Vieux in Nyons, Provence.

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· May 13

this seems impossible from a well-known brand, they're breaking some kind of record here

screengrab of their account showing they've gotten a total of 16 followers in five months

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· May 10

Does #GardenSky 🌱 have any idea what these flowers are called?

mystery red and yellow flowers in garden store flats

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· May 6

I did a visible mending and am very proud of myself for getting another wear or two out of these before it's shorts season

kids sweatpants with yellow and red patches on the knees. sashiko style stitching.

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· Apr 27

omg it's a hold steady lyric in the wild

From "Dont Let me Explode":
Yeah, we didn't go to Dallas
Yeah, cause Jackie Onassis said
That it ain't safe for Catholics yet
Think about what they pulled on Kennedy
And then think about his security
Yeah, then think about what they might try to pull on you and me

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· Apr 27

any idea on sizing of these two?

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· Apr 24

this will be over two posts! It's from the book Whimsical Stitches by Lauren Epsy.

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· Apr 24

They're still doing school pictures with these backgrounds, in case anyone was wondering. I'm really tempted to pay $23 (cash or check only!) for the most batshit option but i can't decide which.

school photo backgrounds: abstract outer space stars, rainbow stars, bubbles on technicolor meadow, too many kites, insane ai flower display, and one called "simply spring" that looks like Victorian Catholic heaven. zero lasers.

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· Apr 20

This holds true for so many disciplines now, from weaving and crochet to cooking dinner to actual paid work. I can only hope to enjoy the artisanal cleaning and laundry process someday.

Indeed, these odes to the act of cooking are dropping at a time when process—the act of actually doing the thing rather than its result—is being portrayed as a societal enemy, the polar opposite of a more desirable efficiency. I am hounded to use A.I. at every turn, with the promise that I will no longer “have to” write an email, or an essay, or a book. Whatever I imagine, instantaneously in front of me with a single prompt. Finally, these hucksters pledge, you won’t need to do anything. Not even use your brain connectivity!

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· Apr 20

Cupcakes going to school today for a certain 5 year old's birthday party. Learned how to make lemon buttercream for these! 🍜🍽️

overhead shot of cupcakes with sprinkles on a round tray. Half are chocolate and half are lemon.

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· Apr 20

😬

Beth Howard is the author of “Song for a Hard-Hit People: A Memoir of Antiracist Solidarity from a Coal Miner’s Daughter.” She is the cultural strategist for Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), the largest national organization bringing white people into the fight for racial and economic justice.

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· Apr 9

Just fyi you set up a nice RSS page but it's not working! Your article appeared in my feed but with this 404. (I don't mind, I'll just click through if the headline is good, but might = attrition over time).

RSS feed message that says: unable to parse article. The content of this page could not be extracted for reader mode. You can open the page directly in browser.

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· Apr 7

you guys have to see the sleeping bag / costume that my mom knit for my son's 5th birthday 🧶

a knit grey shark, big enough for a 5yo to crawl into. The tail and fins are stuffed with fiberfill.

Annmarie Pisano@annmariepisano· Apr 3

This part is curious wrt that...