Thursday, September 9, 2010

I Can't Hear You

Handspun sorted by color - Sept 2010
Yesterday, we had torrential downpours of rain. I was determined to go to my regular spinning group, so I braved the elements and loaded up my wheel and spinning basket and set off. I did not get very far though, because the roads going north to the highway I needed all seemed to be closed.

I decided to comfort myself by getting out the three full tubs of my handspun yarn to see if I could put together something to weave a shawl with - since my loom is standing empty for the moment.

I spread out the contents of the tubs, and separated everything by color in the middle of the living room floor. I thought if I got it all out, maybe some of it would speak to me and tell me what it wants to be.

Well, it is still there. I must be deaf.

3 comments:

Twisted in Texas said...

Good Lord!!

MaryB said...

Dear Liz (who is showing us yet another example of her overachieverness, this is all absolutely gorgeous.

How about putting on a black warp and using all the shades of a particular color for weft in some graduated way?

Or again using a black warp, combining different colors with the same depth a value for a Noro-style shawl?

Whatever you do with this yarn, it will be gorgeous!

Joanne said...

That is one huge pile!! Love it.