. . . A Happy New Year!
I’m excited.
. . . A Happy New Year!
I’m excited.
As you have no doubt already noticed, Maiden Yarn has a spiffy new theme! Do let me know what you think.
Setting aside the fact that I lost half of the crimson fiber due to my own mistakes, what was usable spun up into some rather pretty yarn.
I’d wanted to use it for a beautiful shawl. A shawl that requires five hundred yards. Mine spun up into just under two hundred. I guess that’s enough for a capelet, but I’d much prefer a bigger something. So now I have to decide whether to wash, dye, and spin some more wool in the “same” colorway, or just make something with this little amount. Considering how much colder it’s getting, I’d need to get the wool washed pronto. I don’t want to be outside pouring greasy water in the cold!Just as an update: I mentioned earlier that I was hoping to go to the SAFF. (It’s looking like I’ll get to go, which is a blessing.) And I had planned on saving up a certain amount of money to spend there, which was a big amount for me, but I didn’t know how far it would go. Without my asking Him, God has suddenly blessed me with an amount almost triple what I was planning to spend. (A quilt I had entered in a contest is what “produced” the prize money.) I’m so excited!
And, due to being asked, here is a picture of the quilt.
It all started in my aunt’s living room. My family and I were on vacation, and we were coming up with different ideas for cottage industries that I might be able to do. My dad thought of weaving, since I liked yarn, and in the process of researching looms and whatnot, my wonderful aunt brought out a copy of SpinOff magazine. I was hooked.