Recently, a series of jokes started to go viral. The jokes usually related to history, and all vaguely followed the same template of "I was going to tell a joke about X, but then Y," with Y being a pun. For example, “I was going to tell a joke about Achilles, but I felt like such a heel.” One of the very first things I was told when I started this job 10 years ago is that weavers love puns, and I’ve found that’s (mostly) true. So of course, I had to join in on the fun along with project editor Angela K. Schneider, Handwoven editor Susan E. Horton, and our art director Charlene Tiedemann. We came up with some of our own.
I was going to tell a joke about stashes, but it was turning into too much of a yarn.
I was going to tell a joke about winding a warp, but I started at the end.
I was going to tell a joke about netting, but it was too sleazy.
I was going to tell a joke about doubleweave, but it was two-faced.
I have a joke about hemming towels; it’s a stitch!
I have a joke about warping; it really sleys.
I was going to tell a joke about indigo, but it’s a bit too blue.
I had a joke about dyeing yarn red, but it doesn’t madder.
I was going to tell a joke about weaving, but I’m beat.
I was going to tell a joke about a ball of yarn, but it kind of unravelled.
I was going to tell a joke about fringe, but it was twisted.
I was going to tell a racy shuttle joke but decided to treadle lightly.
We hope these elicited more laughs than groans. And if anyone out there has more fiber-related jokes to share, we’d love to hear them! Email us at [email protected].
Happy Weaving!
Christina