Any ideas on this? Usually I'm a big fan of organization, but the stash is always out of control! I've got bags, baskets, bins, totes, shelves, closets...There must be a better way! Anyone?
Seriously, anyone?
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Stash Control
Any ideas on this? Usually I'm a big fan of organization, but the stash is always out of control! I've got bags, baskets, bins, totes, shelves, closets...There must be a better way! Anyone?
Seriously, anyone?
Introductions...
I learned to knit an purl when I was very young...probably 5 or 6. It wasn't until I moved to Ottawa, Ontario in 1997, that the addiction started. A friend of mine was a huge knitter and gave me a very sage piece of advice. "Why put all that work into something and use crap yarn?"
Since that fateful day, I've been a Fibre Snot. I love fibre...all kinds...wool, alpaca, cotton, llama, silk, cashmere (who doesn't?).
A few months ago, in a state of delerium, I purchased a nice little spinning wheel from a lovely lady in America. Three weeks later, my little Baynes wheel arrived from New Zealand. Of course I wanted to put it together immediately but my darling hubbo made me take it out to the shop for sanding, staining, more staining, more staining, sealing, more sealing, even more sealing and finally, assembly. It was the longest 5 days of my life!
I've never been so in love with an inanimate object! I spin while watching cheesy movies with Hubbo, I spin while sitting on the deck, I spin before I'm fully awake in the morning, I spin when I'm aching at night. I love it! The only time I'm not spinning is when I'm setting the twist in a new skein, knitting, surfing the web for spinning and knitting links and supplies and when I'm at work. It's a shame that "work" has to cut into my fibre time!
I've decided that since I spend so much time thinking about fibre, playing with fibre, stalking fibre online (you know you've done it too!), I might as well blog about fibre! We'll see how it goes. I must confess, I'm concerned about the amount of time this blogging-thing will take away from my ever growing stash. We'll just have to see how it goes!
Cheers!
Since that fateful day, I've been a Fibre Snot. I love fibre...all kinds...wool, alpaca, cotton, llama, silk, cashmere (who doesn't?).
A few months ago, in a state of delerium, I purchased a nice little spinning wheel from a lovely lady in America. Three weeks later, my little Baynes wheel arrived from New Zealand. Of course I wanted to put it together immediately but my darling hubbo made me take it out to the shop for sanding, staining, more staining, more staining, sealing, more sealing, even more sealing and finally, assembly. It was the longest 5 days of my life!
I've never been so in love with an inanimate object! I spin while watching cheesy movies with Hubbo, I spin while sitting on the deck, I spin before I'm fully awake in the morning, I spin when I'm aching at night. I love it! The only time I'm not spinning is when I'm setting the twist in a new skein, knitting, surfing the web for spinning and knitting links and supplies and when I'm at work. It's a shame that "work" has to cut into my fibre time!
I've decided that since I spend so much time thinking about fibre, playing with fibre, stalking fibre online (you know you've done it too!), I might as well blog about fibre! We'll see how it goes. I must confess, I'm concerned about the amount of time this blogging-thing will take away from my ever growing stash. We'll just have to see how it goes!
Cheers!
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