Just finished reading this book last night, but am now turning back to re-read a few sections. Clare Hunter writes wonderfully well and is passionate and very knowledgeable about her subject. I finished the book inspired by the stories she tells, with a list of things to find out more about, and with more than a few project ideas floating around in my head.
@ml@academicchatter I've found the gupp.e groups like @academicchatter and @fiberarts to be really helpful in building community. Otherwise, it's just engaging with the people who engage with me through my instance. I find that mastodon has given me the highest ratio of responses to my posts of any platform I've ever been on. People here are chatty!