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Bought Yarns to Dye for at the bookstore today. In general her technique for making self-patterning yarns can be summed up in single concept that anyone with dyeing experience can then apply their own experience to (basically: make a 40 foot hank, handpaint), but it's got some interesting-looking projects in it, and the yarn that shades gradually over the entire ball from one color to another looks like a fun (if messy) project.
Then went to the beadybead shop with kathrynt I went because it was a few blocks from the bookstore, and she wanted to get a clasp. Well, we did get a clasp. But we also got things in "elemental" color combinations. We've been kicking around an idea of making some sort of tiara/circlet headpiece thingies for people who do ritual things, maybe also custom wedding tiaras and jewelry. There does seem to be plenty of space in both the woo-woo and bridal markets. But also, SPARKLY. If we're seriously going to do this sort of thing for sale, we'd need to get the components wholesale. But at this point we think we might be able to make a couple of complete sets with what we've got and see if it's even something we'd consider fun to do on a larger scale, and keep them for the love of having SPARKLY SPARKLY things. Yes, we are both part magpie. I also am taken with the idea of seasonal things, I've got a little experimental autumnal crown (needs more sparkly, but I also have autumnal shades of Swarovski crystals I can add to it) and have started pondering what I can put into a spring one.
Turns out the color of Brown Sheep yarn I need for my Big Girl Knits project is so popular that they had to dye more and that's why I don't have it yet, it's due to be shipped next week. Luckily it's the second yarn needed for the project, so I can get everything done up to the point where I need it before it arrives and not be knocked too much off of schedule.
Then went to the beadybead shop with kathrynt I went because it was a few blocks from the bookstore, and she wanted to get a clasp. Well, we did get a clasp. But we also got things in "elemental" color combinations. We've been kicking around an idea of making some sort of tiara/circlet headpiece thingies for people who do ritual things, maybe also custom wedding tiaras and jewelry. There does seem to be plenty of space in both the woo-woo and bridal markets. But also, SPARKLY. If we're seriously going to do this sort of thing for sale, we'd need to get the components wholesale. But at this point we think we might be able to make a couple of complete sets with what we've got and see if it's even something we'd consider fun to do on a larger scale, and keep them for the love of having SPARKLY SPARKLY things. Yes, we are both part magpie. I also am taken with the idea of seasonal things, I've got a little experimental autumnal crown (needs more sparkly, but I also have autumnal shades of Swarovski crystals I can add to it) and have started pondering what I can put into a spring one.
Turns out the color of Brown Sheep yarn I need for my Big Girl Knits project is so popular that they had to dye more and that's why I don't have it yet, it's due to be shipped next week. Luckily it's the second yarn needed for the project, so I can get everything done up to the point where I need it before it arrives and not be knocked too much off of schedule.