Fibre *Artist* Things

[untonuggan]

1. Prepped a bunch of handspun yarn (i.e. labelling yardage, fibre content, washing instructions, etc.) to take to a local art store that has admired my handspun in the past and expressed an interest in buying it. We shall see if they still are. If not, it's a test run, and there are other places that might be. *squees nervously to self*


2. Started working on a 100% handspun shawl made partly from conservation breed sheep and also art batt from a local farm. I feel *so* crunchy. Am hoping to exhibit it with a local fibre guild - some of them have space in a local art space, or in local libraries. Also, the items they exhibit are usually for sale. This is the excite, too. Here's a sneak peak:
   
   close up of triangular shawl knit from handspun brown/white twist, cream/multicolor twist, and brown/multicolor twist in stripes yarn over holes go up the center, and a blue stitch marker marks the center stitch
   


3. I am very excite over both how fast my spinning has gotten and also my improved dyeing skills. Still getting a tad of the tie-dye effect (I swear I tied the yarn loosely) but omg omg look at the lusciousness that is 72 yards of this purple targhee:
   
   Handspun dusky purple yarn tied in a hank resting on a brown wooden table; some white undyed yarn shows underneath the ties whoops


4. I *may* have only gotten two hours of sleep last night whoops oh well so nervous/excited about the yarn "interview".


5. I can be a fibre artist now?

ETA: Thanks for many kind thoughts. Art shop talkings went very well, although I think based on time +  materials I am probably out of the price range that the shop owner is willing to pay. However, he did mention that other knitters in the store may be interested, so I gave him a huge stack o' business cards and left an 18 yard sample of Best Tea China Wensleydale Handspun. He got very excited about trying it out and also showing it to the other knitters (although I think mainly trying it out himself incorporated into a hat to see what it would look like), and kept stroking the fibre. Yesssss.

In other news, a very dear friend's girlfriend may need to go to the hospital (again), and she is not sure about being able to afford to miss work when she is inpatient. She is going to be raising money on her tumblr I think, so I gave her the above purple yarn as an incentive for folks who chip in. She also does a lot of cut paper art herself. No idea how/when she will have the spoons to do the fundraising, but I'm giving folks a heads up that I will be signal-boosting here in case anyone can throw a bit in the hat, so to speak.

Comments

[jjhunter]

5. I can be a fibre artist now?

You ARE a fiber artist. I think you're starting to move out of 'novice' fiber artist into 'journeywoman' fiber artist territory now though, and I'm very excited for you. :o)

[untonuggan]

I dinged! Heh.

[shanaqui]

Pretty yaaaaarn.

[untonuggan]

^____^ Thank you!

[spiralsheep]

3. It might not be pressure impeding the uptake of dye. It might be the smaller amount of physical movement. Try extra poking/squishing/agitation for the tied points? SCIENCE!

I hope everything else goes well for you. Your homespun is lovely.

[untonuggan]

Thank you! I shall try that this evening with another batch mwahahaha.

^___^ Much appreciated.

[phlox]

Congrats on the lovely yarn(s) and much, much luck with the art shop meeting! And very neat about the possibility of exhibiting the shawl! Lots of exciting things!! Causing me to use many exclamation points!! ;)

[untonuggan]

MANY EXCLAMATION POINTS AND EVEN CAPSLOCK FOR ME!!!!

Even though (see above) no yarn was sold, I think it was still good networking experience.