Traced outline of a handwoven hemp swatch on graph paper, centimetre squares numbered, its weight and area noted above

Entry 05: Measuring Our Handwoven Hemp’s GSM Properly (420 to 462gsm)

Two swatches of our undyed handwoven hemp, cut along the threads and measured on graph paper: 420 and 462gsm. Why...
A cheerful yeti in a top hat lies in tall grass, whispering in delight beside a coiled orange snake.

Steve Irwin Was the Grown-Up Nobody Told Us We Could Become

I was very little the first time I looked a big snake in the eye. It was a family trip...
Handwoven hemp chore jacket sample laid flat, with a tape measure running down the front

Entry 04: Measuring the Hemp Chore Jacket Sample, Point by Point

Every sample of our handwoven hemp chore jacket is now measured the same way: hung for 24 hours, laid flat...
Comic illustration of the Funcle Yeti at a small personal desk setup tucked into the corner of a city-flat bedroom

Just One Table: The Simple Psychology of Having Your Own Space at Home

From a very young age, we have been taught to view adulthood as a race—the race to chase larger titles,...

The Space Between Fun and Responsibility

Artifacts of Childhood

The Funcle Yeti in a top hat snapping a brick onto a half-built model on a table, a laptop pushed aside

Breaking the Bricks: Why Adults are Spending Hundreds on Lego to Escape the Screen​

The blue light of a monitor has a specific kind of weightlessness to it. We...

Space to Breathe

Comic illustration of the Funcle Yeti at a small personal desk setup tucked into the corner of a city-flat bedroom

Just One Table: The Simple Psychology of Having Your Own Space at Home

From a very young age, we have been taught to view adulthood as a race—the...
An adult sits on the floor at night absorbed in a trading card, surrounded by model kits and toys from his collection

“Grow Up!” – 6 Science-Based Reasons Why You Shouldn’t

Nostalgic hobbies are not a sign of arrested development. Across six psychology studies of 4,388...

The After-School Archive

A small child sits in front of a glowing CRT TV at night, casting the shadow of a tall, calm swordsman on the wall.

The Powerless Kid, The Invincible Hero: How a Childhood Coping Mechanism Became Adult Strength

Loved overpowered anime characters as a kid? You may have been using them as a...

The World That Shaped Us

A cheerful yeti in a top hat lies in tall grass, whispering in delight beside a coiled orange snake.

Steve Irwin Was the Grown-Up Nobody Told Us We Could Become

I was very little the first time I looked a big snake in the eye....