I'm going to be weaving more samples for an article for WEFT, but to do that, I needed more of the 2/20 mercerized cotton from Brassard. I placed the order before the Canada Day holiday, and waited for the invoice (which arrived a couple days after I ordered), and then the tracking number. I usually pay as soon as I get the tracking number.
Not hearing anything, assuming they were on holidays or something, I went ahead prepping for another tea towel warp. (What? I have stash to weave down!)
I'm hoping to cut the current warp off the loom today and start beaming the next warp.
Except, this morning the box of yarn from Brassard arrived. Oops.
Well, I am going to go ahead with my plans. I have until the end of August to produce the samples, which *ought* to be enough time to get them woven and wet finished. Plus I have some number crunching to do to make sure I'm weaving what I've been asked. Truth is, I kind of ran out of word count, and instead of weaving yet *more*, I stopped. But they have asked me to do exactly what I would have done if I was continuing on the path I had started following. So, in a way it feels right to do the additional samples. And IMHO, will make the whole exercise more informative, I think.
I have offered to have a weaver's meeting for the local weavers after each issue of WEFT arrives. If I have an article with samples, I'll bring the samples for people to handle. If I don't (which I don't always), I can still bring what I'm currently working on. And we will talk about the issue and I can answer questions. And hopefully they will bring things to share, too.
In the meantime, it is nearly my birthday. The sale continues until tomorrow at midnight.
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