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Fiber Therapy

Good for the soul, good for our health.  All that wool, another idea...

Felting is not my specialty...can you teach an old dog new tricks...is it worth the bother?...  maybe it's just fiber therapy.  At least it gets me away from the computer for a little while and off the loom.  Fiber is fun and I certainly can't spin all that I've got stored away. 

First attempt yesterday, not exactly to my liking, 

but very organic...

Today, I changed my technique 

and mastered uniformity and delicacy...

Now, I'm not sure about durability or practicality, but it seems that's what is sometimes the style.  After all, I make very delicate lattice scarves on the loom.  Who's to say?  I'm still contemplating some finishing touches, but the simplicity is growing on me the more I play with them and shape them.  What do you think? 

Winding Down with Alpacas

Handspun Suri Alpaca

16 sk 2ply 150 yds 17.7oz

Time well spent.

Leaving the Land of Alpacas soon.  In some ways I'm looking forward to getting back into the studio, in others I'm not.  It's been nice to have the luxury of time to spin and have fewer deadlines (made by others) and responsibilities (to others).  Now I will have to decide what to do with this batch of yarn, never mind the other batches that have been done before. It is precious for the time it took to make and for the energy that created it.  I hope that it also created and sent its own energy back into me to feed my soul for a while...

Spinning and spinning...

Spinning my wheels in Alpacaland... Been here a week and have one spool done...more than enough yet to go...

...and I'm still working on the one bag from my previous visit...

It's a change of pace from the Studio & Gallery.  I see so many possibilities...but not enough time in the day(s).  It's like being surrounded by fortune, but not knowing how to use it.  Sometimes it's more than you need as well.  One day at a time.  This is supposed to be vacation as well, after all.  So the wheels keep on turning...