This is where it gets sort of tricky trying to go in order of momentousness. These next three things are all pretty close, in that regard.
Anyway, I spent all of last Monday and Tuesday DYEING YARN.
It was a bit of a trip. I learned a lot of things, one of which was that I don’t like not being good at things. Back when I was working at yarn shops, beginning knitters used to come in feeling frustrated. To make them feel better, I used to tell them that, when you’re an adult, it’s been a long time since you were learning how to do something that you weren’t good at right away. When you were first learning how to write, you were no calligrapher. But you kept at it and soon you could write your name and now, hopefully, you’re pretty proficient at it.
I should probably take my own advice. I was spoiled because I was good at knitting without having to try very hard, but dyeing has a bit of a learning curve. It’s hard to get the ideas in my head onto the fiber, but I imagine I’ll get better at it over time.
Anyway, last Friday and Saturday were the North NJ Fiber Arts Festival, where I had a booth. I sold my books and patterns and also this batch of yarn I dyed.
Most of the rest of it is now with Chelsea Yarns, if you’d like to see and fondle it in person.
As for the future of this endeavor, I honestly don’t know yet how far I’m going to go with it. Designing is always going to remain my first priority, but we’ll see where it goes. I may open an etsy shop, I may not…who knows. I’ll make sure to keep you posted, though.