Where Do You GET YOUR IDEas?

The most common question I get asked whenever I'm at a show is about inspiration. People really want to understand the thought process or the germ of the idea. The birth of that twisted little thought that made monkey wool or seaweed hats.

My most recent scarf started out quite simply with the neighbourhood tom cat. Here is Sebastian hanging around the back door. He knows there is always extra food (and I think he has a thing with Asia--one of our fur babies). His fur had a super nice shine to it and almost a bit of a halo...

The next thing you know, I am digging in the fleece bins...

The silver, black and grey is a nice carded superwash merino and the white is merino, cashmere and silk. A nice silver thread for plying and this is what I ended up with.

Now, on to the task at hand, the spinning was just for fun, but I actually had a custom order for a black and grey scarf. I wanted something chunky, but light, so I opted to include some Kid Silk Haze in white and black with the hand spun.

Here is the end result.


I was so excited with the free form flow that I carried on to a separate 2nd scarf...That one is mine! Off to my first Weavers and Spinner's Guild meeting. I belong, I belong.