So, once again, I have managed to build up a little stash of handspun yarns that need listing. But, I’ve been very busy around the house too… that nesting thing, I think… Hmmm… I think thats what you call it when the 8 month pregnant chick runs around the house cleaning everything in sight despite knowing that it will be a mess 2 minutes later, does a marathon of laundry that leaves the whole house with approxiamately 3 loads of laundry unwashed (and beleive me, we have a lot more than that usually), and started cooking big monster sized meals from scratch to save away in the freezer for after baby.
All that has left me with very little time to do things like MAKING things, or taking pictures of the things I have made. and I keep telling myself that for now, at least, I need to stick to my schedule… but its hard.
I spent several days this week going through my fabric drawers… all that diaper fabric that I have not looked at in over a year? well, now, a large chunk of it is in my paypal account… as in, gone, goodbye, syonara… I don’t miss it. destashing that stuff gives me 2 things. 1, space for the things I DO use, and 2, MONEY. Money that is MINE. well, ok, so I am debating what to spend it on, and the head-runners right now are either a new camera, or full size wool combs. Either one would be nice to have. Either one would in its own way make life easier for me. (ok, maybe the wool combs would not do more than give me another way to prep my fibers… and I do already have minicombs made by a freind… which do work well)
So, I guess the camera is winning out… and that is ok. I have been wanting a new camera for a long time… the one I have now is over 4 years old, and while it works, it is not as product image friendly as I would like, aside from having essentially no video capability.
So, the one I think I want is this: Olympus Stylus 7040 Pink 14MP Digital Camera, 7x Optical Zoom, 3.0 LCD, HD Movie/HDMI Control, AF Tracking
It costs more than I Actually have for now, so I will have to hold off a bit till either 1, the rest of my destash stuff sells (over at DSD for any Divas who might read this blog and not have seen it) or till I sell some more stuff in the shop, as I DO see this as an acceptable use of business moneys, being that it will be used very very often to photograph products.
I would also love to have it before the new babe is born, both so that I can get some videos done for the website (how to spin from a batt mostly) and so that when the new baby is born, we don’t have to miss a second of his or her life on camera. Ok, so really, that is more so that the long distance family can see baby too.. but still.
Meantime, between all this STUFF I have done. I HAVE managed to get spinnign done. which is why I have a pile of yarns sitting in front of me, waiting to be shown to you, and listed in the shop. This is mostly only because I have been getting tired so quickly, and have had to take frequent breaks from all the other stuff. what better to do than spin?
So, without further Ado, some yarns:
Jacob wool, spun from a batt, in my original attempt to create that video- which failed horribly due to me and the batt being a sillouhette in the camera's eye.
SW BFL, lovely stuff, though this one broke once in the winding... and I somehow have a sneaky suspicion that I showed it off already... did I??
Merino Yarn, soft as soft can be, perfect for baby somethings... pretty pastel colors. I know I showe dthis, but on the bobbin... isn't it nicer now?
Polwarth- Yumberry... mmm...
and with that, hopefully not too redundant photo session, I am off to get some of this scrumptious yarn listed in the shop!
Oh! and if you have not done so already, jump on over to my ravelry group and enter the baby guessing game! only a few more days before the game closes to guesses and the waiting begins!
