Hey, y’all. Sorry for the blog silence. I didn’t mean to disappear. Last week was filled with Serious and Important Decisions. Some were planned, others were not. I was surprised that it affected my blogging because creativity and writing are usually how I deal with those kind of things. I did a lot of mindless crafts — thank goodness for charity blanket squares — and a lot of reading.
Since my last post, I’ve received some questions about my granny bookmark yarn. I can’t think of a better way to start up the blog again than to tell you about The Big Spool of Wool.
- It was gifted to me by my friend Lisa. I believe she bought it secondhand. (She’s a thrifty thrill seeker, too.)
- There is a lot of it.
- The label says it’s from Pendleton Woolen Mills.
- So far I have only wound off three colors: tan, navy and red.
- It smells a little sheepy, but in a good way.
- It’s rough to the touch, but after working with it for awhile, the lanolin makes my hands feel soft.
I have used it for packages, gift tags, bookmarks, flowers, vases and little boxes. I’ve just scratched the surface with this stuff. I wonder how long I can go before it gets passed on to someone else. Like I said, there is a lot of it!
Fantastic looking wool!
How big is it? It’s hard to tell scale in your pictures.
Also, do you have to use up one color before you get to use the next color? I imaginie that would be maddening!
That is really awesome! I find a lot of times, that scratchy wool softens up amazingly after working with it, when I give it a little bath with some conditioner or wool wash – might be worth a try?