Endings, Beginnings

 

Yesterday I got the last warp inspected and repaired and into the washing machine and dryer.  Today I will press them.  

Weaving is a constant state of ending one project, beginning another.  

I had thought to get the next warp beamed, but what with one thing and another (Life Happens) I had not generated the threading for the next warp.  I had a plan thought out, but needed to polish it and make sure it was going to work.  

This morning I did that and polished it so that it is now weave-able.

The repeat is fairly large so I don't know if it is going to copy/paste nicely here or just be a blur or smudge on the screen.

It is my 'final' (for now????) warp in which I will use the energized 6 singles cotton for weft.  The temperatures dropped like a bucket in a deep well, and the relative humidity dropped with it.  The highly energized cotton became unruly (even more than usual) and a bit of a bear.  The penny finally dropped and I wound bobbins and put them into a humidor to steep and - while it wasn't 'perfect' - the yarn became a lot more co-operative.

The yarn is going a lot further than I expected and I doubt I will do much other than put a small dent in the last, final cone.  I may 'save' what is left (nearly a kilo) and do one more warp in the future.  Or I may donate/give it away.  TBD.

On a personal level, I am in a 'holding' pattern (holding on to the knot at the end of my rope for dear life), waiting - for appointments, for new meds to kick in.  I grit my teeth and keep going - if I can.

When things are so uncertain and feeling very unsafe, it may seem useless to keep weaving.  Keep creating.  But remaining *human* is the best thing we can do.  

To my mind that means to fight for everyone to survive these much too 'interesting' times.  I do that by using my imagination.  My knowledge.  To encourage others to do the same.  And above all, never lose sight of the humanity in all of us, even the ones that don't give a flying fig for others.

It is a balancing act.  I'm not very successful at it some days.  But for now, I keep on...