Got a full updated draft of the paper to my boss on Friday, yay! If I can get some stuff done this week and next, I might get this thing out by the end of next week. Assuming the rest of the week isn’t like today. Today is very Monday.

Cleaned my bedroom. Moved Ash in there, and currently the click reel. Bought a new belt for my vacuum, hoping it comes in this week so I can vacuum again. Apartment is still a disaster, but it’s slowly slowly coming under control. I think I might have figured out to solve the problem of my living room not being the TARDIS. Now to figure out how to afford the things I *have* while still squeezing out enough for the new shelf unit and cloth boxes to go on it.

And got a little spinning done. Not as much as I’d like (when do I ever?)

This is one of the finer yarns I’ve spun. Made from lovely hand-carded batts from the fabulous Bowerbird.

Across the Sea – Mostly Merino – 2-ply – 230ys – 16wpi (light fingering)

This is what’s on the wheel right now. Some true laceweight polwarth/silk. Mmm.

I also got quite a bit of dyeing done in between cleaning. Some will go up in the shop, some is for other things.

We’ll start with the things to go up in the shop…

Yay wensleydale!

Summer flowers always make me happy, and I just love the way this particular wildflower turned out. Warm and creamy.

Buttercup – 4oz – Combed Wensleydale Top

Another summer flower, bright and bold, in dry gardens…

Rose Campion – 4oz – Combed Wensleydale Top

This ended up a little more brown than the original intent, but I like it. Just have to go back and do the original attempt again. Brown with rich red under tones.

Red Oak – 4oz x 2 – Combed Wensleydale Top

And some luxury fiber… mmmmmmmm silk!

Summer Berries – 1oz x 2 – Combed Tussah Silk Top

And REALLY luxury fiber…

Gold Mine – 1oz – 50/50 Cashmere/Tussah Silk – Combed Top

These were done as part of two trades I’m behind on.

Muted Burning Bright in BFL. A massive dyelot for me. Really beyond what I’m equipped to do. Fiber ended up more compacted than I like do to that.

Middle Sea in Corriedale

And some stuff done and gone already.

Cashmere/Tussah Silk

Tussah Silk

Whee, fiber!

This is slowed down, really. It’s actually allowing me to do some colorways I otherwise have difficulty fitting in. Most of these take much longer times to get the needed saturation. I have a hemlock in silk and an oxblood in cashmere/silk (though it fell into three pieces) drying right now.

Back to trying to salvage today’s experiments which are so not cooperating.

~The Gnome