thank god my left middle finger's into bondage. otherwise this picture might seem odd.
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| john wayne is politely averting his eyes...what a p***y |
to those of you not familiar with the joys of handjobs (the giggle-inducing literal translation to käsityöt, meaning crafts in finnish), that's my puny hand after 3 days of spindle spinning and andean plying. turning that hot mess into 2-ply yarn was another 3 hours.
i can't believe i've actually grown fond of doing this. it's slow and it's unpredictable, and it causes so much physical pain that i'm pretty sure it does count as S&M. what you're seeing here is no more than 40 grams worth of twisted arms and cramped butt muscles and 80s metallica (hairdo's and all). and it's only 1/4 of the lorna's laces BFL top i got back in november. and once all finished it still won't amount to a whole lot in terms of yardage.
but somehow there's a poetic element of concentration and achievement there, meditation even. turning a raw material into something i can use. being more than just one part of the shearing-dyeing-spinning-knitting chain. mastering a skill that's not inherently programmed into the brain of every tom, dick & harry out there.
just wait for the finished yarn. it's gonna be epic.
wow. spinning is on my list of things to learn. i have a drop spindle and roving... but i really don't know what i'm doing... now i should learn :)i can't wait to see your yarn! um also, i mentioned you in a post on monday. if you feel like checking ;) xo
ReplyDeleteoh shoot! that post of yours somehow totally slipped past my radar! you're so sweet. thank you!
ReplyDeleteand if you haven't learned spinning by september i can give you a lesson once i get there :)