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my first experiments in dyeing and spinning
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i have inhaled so much kool-aid powder that i have rainbow snot. i will never drink it again, not that i did so often, but that is bad stuff. i dyed a ton of stuff at work, and spun it when i got home. so much fun. also, i saw some reviews that said that the babe wheel was not so great, it was so lightweight that it was hard to use. i think i will just get a kiwi or the louet cheapie. any opinions? i cannot wait. i have a sore hand from spinning. doesn’t stop me though. i am like the lance armstrong of spinning. i don’t care, i will survive.
it makes me so happy though. i haven’t been this exciteable since college. anyway, thank you yarn, for giving me my life back.
i spoke to jason h last night, he was saying that all of this has really consumed me, and i told him, for anyone that knew me 5 years ago, before i got together with he who sucks happiness out of all that are around him, i was constantly making stuff, nonstop. like this, and then when i started tattooing, it didn’t help. it sucked it out of me further. since i have been with jake, he is incredibly supportive of me, and anything i want to do. he is an amazing person. anyway, i hope it doesn’t put people off, all the art mania, but i am so happy. i can’t wait to get up in the morning. i am sad at night when i am too tired to focus anymore on anything.
in other news, i have ambrose’s shoulderette, maribel, at work waiting to be sent to her, to grace her soft milky shoulders…a client saw it and asked how she could get one, i told her i make them for friends and the occasional boutique she asked what it would cost, and i told her $80 and she asked if i could make her one. so i have to bring some yarn in for her to look at today. pretty cool huh? so i may keep a few things at work. terrie from dv8 asked if i wanted to sell anything there, and i guess maybe i should. i get a really strong response. i love it. cats, people, babies. especially cats. good for sleeping on and licking. and nesting on. if you have a high rent cat on your list.
so, i need to stop and pick up some more koolaid today, in some darker blues, the purples and burgandys were nice. it reminds me of the noro i have.
we lave on friday for vaca, so i am starting to get nervous. so much to do. tivo is not working, that is a whole different story, and we cannot deal with it until we get back. also, i need to figure out what projects i want to bring to the beach. there is a really good back in one of the old interweave knits i got for 1 buck at kathie’s. a big shoulder bag. and jason’s hat. no boring boutique scarves.
anyone who spins, let me know your wheel input!!