A Few Laughs—and Groans—for a Busy Week

We‘re entering that part of the year where the days seem to whiz by, the to-do lists never get shorter, and obligations keep piling up. You may be heading out on the road this week to visit family and friends, or preparing for guests and cooking up a storm. Chances are, weaving time is scarce—but do you have a few minutes for some laughs?

Recently, a series of jokes went viral. The jokes usually related to history, and generally followed this template: "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.”

Handwoven editors enjoy a good pun, so we got together and came up with some versions 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 kind of beat.

• I was going to tell a joke about a ball of yarn, but it 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 other fiber-related jokes to share, we’d love to hear them! Email them to handwoven@longthreadmedia.com.

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Updated Nov. 25, 2024