These are probably the only ones of their “kind” that I’d welcome in my home. :D Know what I mean?
Feeling really down and worried about money paradoxically leads to poor impulse control and purchase of three CVM/Romeldale fleeces. I need to get dyeing ASAP. I’ve noticed that the yarns I’m using take dye better from one set of dyes where the combed fiber does better with another. How curious, no? But fun, in it’s own way. It’s making it a little difficult to do predictable, repeatable colorways, but I’m finding it quite interesting.
I hope anyone reading this has a good weekend. I’m off to make another pot of comfort coffee…there are times when decaf (the dreaded “D” word!) has its uses.
Sorry for the long silence, for the two of you who might be reading this. There’s both not a lot and a whole ton to post. Not a lot in that I haven’t yet gotten a job, but at least the resume is nearly complete after fighting with a truly assholish service. I hope to get the rest of what I paid for ASAP so I can start submitting the plain text copy via online submissions.
There’s a whole ton in that I’ve finally got the studio functional and am dyeing up my first batches of fiber and yarn. I started with mostly solids in a category that I’m comfortable operating in, and I’ve gotten about 60/40 happy results. I can definitely use the stuff that didn’t come out quite like I’d hoped in other colorways, and I think that percentage for someone who’s dyed up all of two small batches of solid yarn previously is pretty good.
I invested a LOT of my money in equipment to get started, and while I have quite a lot of source material to get started, it’s not quite what I want. Sadly, until I get a job I can’t get much more, so I feel constrained and kind of stifled instead of truly creative and excited.
Even if it’s sunny and lovely and early fall outside, I feel like there’s a huge wet blanket of fog smothering me from the inside out. I really hope this’ll pass soon (there’s a ton going on astrologically right now), and will be doing quite a lot of work on dispelling this fear of extreme lack…I have so much bounty it’s ridiculous but it’s really hard work re-framing the state of mind. Job searches always suck all the good and happy out of life as you’re being JUDGED by complete strangers who have a say in what your future looks like, you know? It’s always an exercise in distress, but I’ll slog through it and hopefully come out the other end smelling like roses. Until then, I’m still here, still fighting, though daily it seems harder and harder to get out of bed.
I hope this message finds anyone reading it well, happy and hearty. Oftentimes I feel like this particular blog is like putting a message in a bottle and letting it float on away. A very odd feeling to be sure.
PS – if anyone knows anyone who has php experience and/or knows Zen Cart and can help get my store up and running for not too much money, please drop a line here or at moiraeknittoo at gmail dot com. :)