Gosh...

It is with a feeling of letdown that I announce that my Etsy shop, AfterTheSheep.etsy.com, is open. The reason I am not overjoyed by this is that I find the adding of new items to be very cumbersome and time consuming; if I have six colors, say, of unspun bamboo top, I need to list every one with category, (there is no unspun fiber category OR yarn category), tags, price, shipping, etc. all re-entered every time.

I have a LOT of different things. This looks like a long process...

Bed now. I was stung by hornets yesterday and the allergic reactions seem to be taking a lot out of me...

Forgot to mention

I finally was able to get that purple dye to work, but I had to do some really strange things. Very odd and unsatisfying; I have a lot of dye in that bottle yet, and it's in many of my colorways; if it's going to be this hard to use I'm a very unhappy dyer.

OK

I have untangled the yarn. I have started to tidy the guest room. If I get it tidy enough, I'll even be able to start the project that's on the loom that's buried in the middle of the room.

I also have a new challenge; G and I bought new kitchen flooring last night. The salesman, a really neat guy, sent us home with a whole book of samples. My mission? Find out how stainproof they are. I see marking various areas; fiber-reactive dye, acid dye, cochineal, and then seeing what happens.....

grumble...

I still have stuff all OVER the guest room, and my mom is coming in less than two weeks.

I can't seem to reproduce a purple that I've done a dozen times before, and it's really important that I get it done.

I have a skein of handspun yarn that is hopelessly tangled.

I've still hardly begun my bookkeeping data entry...

Home again, home again, jiggity-jig

I got home last night. I DID get to Canada and DID get the great wheel and it's beautiful; I've taken it down to the guy I know who fixes fiber machinery. I had a wonderful, relaxing day with friends in Holland and drove home from there yesterday.

Today's photo is of me (on the right) and my friend Lisa. I had a wonderful time seeing old friends. I love my life here in the Twin Cities, but I loved Chicago too...

You can see some of my stuff in the background...

Had a good show

...not a GREAT show, but a good show. Mad City Mike showed up and bought a lot of washed fleece; have a wonderful time, Mike! I got to see many friends; I enjoyed the kind friends who came out to help me. I did more than cover expenses, I learned a LOT, and I found a new distributor.

Tomorrow I drive across to Canada for the great wheel, then back to Holland, MI

More when I get home...

Going well

Just a quick note. Yesterday was setup, after that and a bad night and the long drive, I was exhausted, but slept well. Today was not bad for a Friday; did decent business; hoping for a great day tomorrow.