spinning yarn


here is the story about my wool. like so many of you hunters, i rummage about for yarn. wool and cotton will do, mohair is a sent from heavens above. different yarn for different projects, goes without saying. i’m none too fussy, since i’m mainly crocheting for the house. quality is scrutinized, but not imperatively ‘the best there is on the market’, since second hand is what we’re talking about. but oh, how happy i am when i pull discarded wool from trunks, baskets and boxes. and funnily enough, i do not mind when the yarn i buy is tangled. disentangling is just another meditation exercise. unless i lose my patience that is. yarn has been know to fall to vertical classification in my house. a dead end is dead end, no less. but until then though… more vintage finds.

10 comments :

  1. I'm enjoying the mixes of colours in that basket... and by the way, I don't yet know if "washing buttons" have any special powers - what if they cleaned whatever clothes they were sewn on to???

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  2. het is alsof je de dingen een plaatsje hoger geeft... mooie groetjes tom

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  3. Im starting to think I will be the only woman left on the planet who doesn't knit or crochet. I better get that hook out and start watching Pip's tutorials so I can have a basket full of lovely spun wool too!

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  4. i completly get a thrill from detangling wool...and i thought i was the only kook..:)

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  5. Wat ziet dat er heerlijk uit! Heb spontaan zin in de herfst en winter. Lekker breien bij de haard!! Wat een held trouwens dat je ontwarren niet erg vind!

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  6. Well, at least Estelle has company - apparently there are at least two of us women left on the planet who don't knit or crochet. But if I keep seeing your lovely posts and your yummy photos of yarn and crocheted squares, all in warm autumnal colors, I am bound to join the fun sooner or later!

    And thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your kind wishes on my blog. You're right, my dog is very therapeutic!

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  7. I love all your warm colors, lovely spot!

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  8. fab fab finds and what a lovely looking basket!!

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  9. I met a mohair goat (?) on the weekend - and even in its purest form, she was beautiful!

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  10. your baskets look so calming and peaceful. exactly what yarn should be.
    My Flea Market Find

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