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there are a few of the skeins i have been working on over the last few days. they aren’t exciting, but i have these big orders for shops that need to get filled and it is much easier to just put my head down and spin. i do plan to do some more “art” ones this weekend. i also need to spin yarn to then knit things with for 2 boutiques and that is really stressing me out. i think i may need to just buy some nice yarn to use for some of them. and the stash, of course. i ordered a couple of different green fuzzy yarns to use with the felt flowers, but i have some other ideas, like scarves made out of old felted sweaters, or even other fiber sweaters cut and then embellished. so recycling even more and not so hard on my hands. which are giving me trouble lately. i thought i would butter you up with the fiber first!

i know, i know, i haven’t posted in a little while. i have had a few bad days. on wednesday, i got to talk to barb of saints and sinners on the phone for ages (although after the fact, i realized i was amped up on coffee and was so excited to talk to her that i think i talked at her. a blue streak. nonstop. and may have seemed….obnoxious. oops. she caught me at a moment of high energy) and we have sooooo much in common it is freaky. seriously. a small world. i love being able to connect with inspiring people with such great energy. i thank the gods of the blogosphere yet again.

whilst talking to her, i was winding yarn and steaming it, labeling it, etc. i had a hair appointment later and went and was there for hours. by the time i left there, i had a migraine cranking. i couldn’t see right, i felt strange and my face was numb and nauseous and shaky. needless to say, i didn’t do anymore work that night.

the next day, not so good. i tried to do some work and it didn’t go well. also, for the past few days my hands have been really hurting and weak. i have been wearing my stupid braces and i need to find new ones. any suggestions for ones that look moderately okay (not beige or navy) and are easy to put on. cock-ups they are called. i don’t know if there is an alternative. and actually, my hands hurt so much, i couldn’t hold a book to just read. fun! it didn’t make for a pleasant mood.

i had asked linda if i could buy a knitknit magazine from her and she just sent it along with a bunch of gorgeous handmade papers, fiber, including super soft angora and a tencel/merino blend which actually felt like the special stuff that is stretched, odds and ends and i do not know why i deserve to have such sweet people around me. i don’t! so sweet, and such a talented artist and craftswoman. thanks so much!

i spun a lot today (i think around 6+ hours), skeined and steamed some yarns and carded a few big targhee batts which i am excited to spin. i also got some yarn done wednesday for materialwhirled’s amazing effort with therese for charkas for africa. so many people have pitched in, which is incredible, but miss chocolatte herself actually makes the trek there holding all of her own stuff plus the charkas and whatever stuff she is taking on her back. and she is a petite little thing. she needs help in all forms, including someone to actually go to deliver them. i would loooooove to do it, i have relatives in south africa still, for those of you that don’t know, that is where myself and my older brother were born, and i would love to be able to go. my lame health just does not permit it, although i have always wanted to be the world traveller. i cannot say how much i admire that woman. and i keep forgetting to put the button up. must. do. that.

okay, lastly, a couple of questions…first, i have had a few people tell me that my blog looks all crazy and is smooshed all the way at the bottom. i am trying to get an idea of how many people see the blog this way in order to decide if “fixing” it would cause it to be broken for everyone else. so feel free to drop a comment and let me know if it looks okay or not.

nextly, i am thinking of doing a couple of yarn wallpapers and my collages made into wallpapers (www.helloyarn.com gave me the idea) would anyone be interested in this? again, drop a comment so i can have an idea if it is worth harassing my webby dude about it. i think it would be fun.

xoxoxoxo
n.