Look familiar? It should. It’s the state of the studio – still. I’m beginning to feel like a character in Ground Hog Day – you know, the same day that dawns over and over again?
I’ve not touched the looms at all for days because it has been a repeat of warp winding, cone winding, label making, applying…
I’ve said it before and I’m going to say it again. I am not going to miss doing yarn sales. The amount of time and effort required? The hefting of heavy boxes, standing (usually) on concrete, long hours, long drives…I’m so done.
We will still be doing craft fairs, but only in the fall. It’s not much fun driving through the mountains in the winter, but needs must. If I’m going to use up my stash creating boxes of textiles, they have to be sold. And the best time to sell them is right before Christmas, so….
I will have copies of A Good Yarn: Rayon and Weave a V (latter by Kerstin Froberg) for sale at Olds. I’m also not doing publications any more – at least, not ‘real’ ones. It remains to be seen if I will actually get to doing digital ones.