I can see everything so clearly now. All the components for my batts are in plain view. After emptying out all the surplus from my studio, I have been working several nights in a row. I have spun up a lock spun yarn, carded up a batt, dyed a whole fleece and it feels so good. I look forward to many more nights.
I started by throwing out or “freecycling” anything that I had not used in the last 5 years. Then my husband, with the help of Ikeas amazing storage ideas, hung up extra cubbies for me to store all my wool. I picked up all the fiber from the floor and loaded up the new storage units. Packing up all the fleeces that still need washing and dying, freed up lots of floor space. We rearranged the furniture and removed 4 extra chairs. A total of 6 big bags left the room.
I have felt very unproductive for the last few months. I was finding it hard to focus on things like producing batts, turning them into yarns, and dying fiber. Things I used to love doing. Even updating the shop seemed to be a huge motivation.
I have spent the last few months concentrating on so many other exciting and creative aspects of life that I hadn’t realized how disorganized my creative space had gotten. How could I possibly produce anything when all my stuff was so messy? It was time to clean up my studio with the hope that it would turn around the artistic funk I have been in.
In other news about life and my glorious husband, over the last few weeks he worked to make me this great website. In light of that, I have put together a list of goals in an effort to keep this site/blog focused.
My intent is to draw people to http://www.newtwistyarn.com for general information about wool, yarn, spinning and patterns. I want to use the site to help broaden the depth of my knowledge and of those people reading or viewing the yarn archive. I intend to post technique videos and my inspirations in the hopes they will inspire you too. Aside from my obsession with fiber, I love working with all manner of handcrafts, cooking traditional foods and cultivating connections with local farmers.
I have spent the last few months concentrating on so many other exciting and creative aspects of life that I hadn’t realized how disorganized my creative space had gotten. How could I possibly produce anything when all my stuff was so messy? It was time to clean up my studio with the hope that it would turn around the artistic funk I have been in.
In other news about life and my glorious husband, over the last few weeks he worked to make me this great website. In light of that, I have put together a list of goals in an effort to keep this site/blog focused.
My intent is to draw people to http://www.newtwistyarn.com for general information about wool, yarn, spinning and patterns. I want to use the site to help broaden the depth of my knowledge and of those people reading or viewing the yarn archive. I intend to post technique videos and my inspirations in the hopes they will inspire you too. Aside from my obsession with fiber, I love working with all manner of handcrafts, cooking traditional foods and cultivating connections with local farmers.