Fibre Arts, craftivism, and the horrendously adorable macramé owl.

“Macrame Owl at J. Crew in SOHO.” ©2010 Scott Beale / Laughing Squid. License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

“Craft bloggers and enthusiasts attend the Craftivist launch night at Mary's Living and Giving shop in Primrose Hill on 16th October 2012 - World Food Day.” ©2012 craftivist collective. License: CC BY 2.0.

“Anybody caught selling macrame in public should be dyed a natural color and hung out to dry.” —Calvin Trillin.

Latest round of pinning: fiber arts, craftivism, textile culture jamming, & the wonderfully horrendous macramé owl. http://t.co/ugtdFzLSgw

— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 12, 2014

Amusingly eerie, macramé owls coincided in popularity with the 1970s Fibre Arts movement.

Macramé owl from my gran's house lives on pic.twitter.com/YoxxHfMWlD

— Kirsty McGregor (@mcg_kd) March 25, 2013

Francoise Grossen, entitled “Swan”, undyed sisal (1967) pic.twitter.com/09nPskMt8d

— Laia Riera Sanjaume (@lairisars) May 1, 2014

Owls were the harbinger of doom for the Fibre Arts discipline, claim some critics.

RIP Farley Mowat.

Bye Mr. Mowat! Will always have your stories. :'-) pic.twitter.com/Uj40IASuDP

— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 7, 2014

#Breaking news: Farley Mowat, acclaimed Canadian author, has died. He was 92. http://t.co/q9qXc1gZR3 pic.twitter.com/KCFargdMMN

— The Globe and Mail (@globeandmail) May 7, 2014

Awesome owl art.

These owls are part of an amazing installation at the Art Gallery of Ontario. pic.twitter.com/Sai7XA5VUF

— Eric Orchard (@Inkybat) May 16, 2014

Here's the custom barn owl daruma I created for the Nikkei National Museum BLOOM Art Auction. http://t.co/6CIITFteJU pic.twitter.com/fwTebDPOkE

— Jeff Chiba Stearns (@meditatingbunny) May 18, 2014