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Those sound like amazing projects. How did you go about digitizing the pen strokes? Onboard IMU or something else?
I don't even know what a braile keyboard looks like. But that sounds really interesting.
The shawl sounds so cool. Where does one get yak hair(?) for spinning? I've never tried spinning. Sounds like another rabbit hole to jump into :)
There really is way too much that's interesting and not enough time for it all. Or people curious enough to share it with. Ah well.
My favorite fountain pen will sound boring but the journey was fun. After a few years of trying many many pens (I have like 50-60) over the last year I've settled in on the humble Parker 45.
I like a form factor with stepless section (Sheaffer Balance, Parker 51, etc) and the slim pens from the 60s (like Montblanc 221 / 32 / etc) is my jam. For whatever reason I am able to do my best handwriting with the 45. I also like that they're such an advanced design, easy to clean, and that they're so plentiful and low cost, and come in so many different colors. They're durable and reliable (on airplanes and everywhere else). And they work well with my go to work in, Quink Black. But also are not too picky about ink and are easily tuned to write wetter or drier. So I can use my other favorite inks like Lamy Pacific blue, Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo, Kobe Sannomiya Panse, or Diamine Purple Dream (I really ought to get a bottle of that stuff... But I have too many bottles already). Unfortunately my favorite purple, Diamine Damson, is way too dry for anything but absolute gusher pens (prior favorite pen Pelikan 140 is perfect).