Samira Verhees

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Formerly a full-time linguist: East Caucasian languages, in particular Botlikh. More on that on my website.

Currently a data engineer and an independent linguistics researcher. Also interested in plants, fungi, and embroidery.

From the Netherlands. Zeêuws.

Websitehttps://sverhees.github.io/site/
Samira VerheesMar 8
I think my skills for weaving bands with a rigid heddle are improving #weaving
Samira VerheesFeb 25

can anyone here identify the bird that makes this sound? 

i hear it year-round in an urban environment in the netherlands, and have never heard it before until i moved to my current place. i also have no idea what the bird looks like because i'm on the ground floor and have a limited view of the trees in neighboring backyards.
#birds #birdsofmastodon #vogel #vogelaars

Samira VerheesFeb 20
New release of the Typological Atlas of the Languages of Dagestan, with a few new chapters and a new visualization (in addition to a bunch of technical fixes): https://lingconlab.ru/tald/changes.html #linguistics #dagestan
Samira VerheesFeb 19
My homemade linen yarn has been cleaned and is ready for use. Now I'm learning / practicing to weave bands using a rigid heddle my partner 3D-printed for me so I can turn part of my own yarn into a handwoven band. #weaving #linen #flax #1m2vlas
Show threadSamira VerheesFeb 7
It has a lovely inside sleeve and booklet as well ♥️ #ored #caucasus #northcaucasus #circassian #circassianmusic
Samira VerheesFeb 7
Recently switched from spotify to cd's and mp3's, and purchased this album with field recordings of Circassian and other Caucasian music. I've said this before, but I wish more projects like Ored existed in the North Caucasus. You can listen to the album here:
https://tal-label.bandcamp.com/album/music-from-the-caucasus-the-archive-of-ored-recordings-2013-2023 #caucasus #northcaucasus #circassian #circassianmusic
Samira VerheesJan 23
Finished spinning my homegrown flax. It's not the most beautiful yarn, but spinning is rather difficult. Up next: preparing the yarn to either weave or embroider with it, and plant the seeds of last year's plants for the next cycle. #1m2vlas #flax #spinning #spindle
Samira VerheesDec 28
went to the forest just before dark looking for mushrooms that light up under a uv-light. found a few decaying sulphur tufts, and a bug (possibly a milipede?) inside a tree bark. #mushtodon
Samira VerheesSep 21, 2025
Spent yesterday scutching my flax. Next step will be spinning #1m2vlas #flax
Samira VerheesJul 11, 2025
Day 96. Retting time #1m2vlas