or how to try to dispurse a thousand batts.
When I am procrastinating in the studio, I make batts. Colour blending that you can change as you go is much more transformative and interesting to me than dyeing yarn. I also don’t need a mask, or gear of any kind. I can also walk away from it and think about it for a while. (often to go back to the wheel).
Yesterday I needed to make pirate hats, so I made batts. Lots of them, but instead of piling them up like I usually do, I made one and then spun it. Then another one shifting colours slightly and then it was time to teach my crochet class at Birkeland. This went on all afternoon and the time just flew.
I still didn’t add any pirate hats to my tally, but I do have these….
On another note, I was working on samples of Navajo plied, 3 ply and two ply from the same fibre to illustrate how the colour distribute based on the technique. For the record, three plying (while I understand the value, and even how pretty it is) completely sucks and is a technique I will only use when absolutely necessary, like when a family member is held hostage and three plying is the only way I can have them returned unharmed.
Or possibly, if I am holding someone hostage and I need to tie them with a rope that has integrity. Really, even a tensioned lazy kate would do little to easy my tension when the fibres start crawling up to the orifice only to land it a knotted pile of free form crappiness.
I relally love the resulting yarn, particularly the distribution of colour, the loftiness and bounce. Again, since I am a production gal, this will be a rare yarn and in my personal stash.