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Why Stashes?
The Great Yarn Fairy sent me a nice bit of yarn.
Why is that ball of yarn precious to me beyond its financial value? I really do not know why I would put so much more effort into planning a knitting project that uses $20 worth of yarn, than I put into planning a evening at the theater that will cost me $20. But, I do! I treat a $20 bottle of wine more casually than I treat a $20 skein of yarn. And I really do not know why. I am not sure that learning to spin will cure my irrational protectiveness of yarn. I am not even sure that having my own sheep with fleeces piling up in the shearing shed would cure my irrational protectiveness of the yarn in my stash. Aaron |
Why Stashes?
On Thu, 3 Aug 2006 13:57:49 -0500, Georgia spun a fine yarn
$20 skein of yarn lasts longer than a bottle of wine or an evening at the theater...both in the working and in the wearing... Georgia Georgia, Couldn't have stated it ANY better, TOO true! Noreen -- I am not young enough to know everything. http://www.lulu.com/content/292418 - - - - - --- avast! AV: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0631-2, 08/02/2006 Tested: 8/3/2006 1:40:33 PM avast! - (c) 1988-2006 http://www.avast.com |
Why Stashes?
$20 skein of yarn lasts longer than a bottle of wine or an evening at the
theater...both in the working and in the wearing... Georgia wrote in message m... The Great Yarn Fairy sent me a nice bit of yarn. Why is that ball of yarn precious to me beyond its financial value? I really do not know why I would put so much more effort into planning a knitting project that uses $20 worth of yarn, than I put into planning a evening at the theater that will cost me $20. But, I do! I treat a $20 bottle of wine more casually than I treat a $20 skein of yarn. And I really do not know why. I am not sure that learning to spin will cure my irrational protectiveness of yarn. I am not even sure that having my own sheep with fleeces piling up in the shearing shed would cure my irrational protectiveness of the yarn in my stash. Aaron |
Why Stashes?
In economics that is called the 'multiplier' effect.
The concept is that when you pay somebody $1 for a task and then they buy something for $1 and then the grocer pays staff $1 for work and that person.... It isn't infinite but that is the simplest way of explanation: that because that original dollar gets spent over several times, it is said as an industry there is a multiplier for dollars spent from it. Confused yet? anyhow you use yarn, you get satisfaction from the process, the product and the use of the product.... hey don't hit on me for this one; I stayed at GaTech a long time and worked hard to be able to pull out such trivia 27 years after i left campus (the last time) klh in va Georgia wrote: $20 skein of yarn lasts longer than a bottle of wine or an evening at the theater...both in the working and in the wearing... Georgia wrote in message om... The Great Yarn Fairy sent me a nice bit of yarn. Why is that ball of yarn precious to me beyond its financial value? I really do not know why I would put so much more effort into planning a knitting project that uses $20 worth of yarn, than I put into planning a evening at the theater that will cost me $20. But, I do! I treat a $20 bottle of wine more casually than I treat a $20 skein of yarn. And I really do not know why. I am not sure that learning to spin will cure my irrational protectiveness of yarn. I am not even sure that having my own sheep with fleeces piling up in the shearing shed would cure my irrational protectiveness of the yarn in my stash. Aaron |
Why Stashes?
And why is it there are some balls of yarn in the stash that are much more
precious than others, even if they cost less? Is it the colour, the softness, where they came from? And why is it so much more difficult to find the right project for that yarn? Love & higs Christine wrote in message m... The Great Yarn Fairy sent me a nice bit of yarn. Why is that ball of yarn precious to me beyond its financial value? I really do not know why I would put so much more effort into planning a knitting project that uses $20 worth of yarn, than I put into planning a evening at the theater that will cost me $20. But, I do! I treat a $20 bottle of wine more casually than I treat a $20 skein of yarn. And I really do not know why. I am not sure that learning to spin will cure my irrational protectiveness of yarn. I am not even sure that having my own sheep with fleeces piling up in the shearing shed would cure my irrational protectiveness of the yarn in my stash. Aaron |
Why Stashes?
On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 17:50:35 GMT, spewed forth :
I am not sure that learning to spin will cure my irrational protectiveness of yarn. It won't, at least not immediately. I was sorely attached to my early handspun yarn, even the horrid stuff that's selling as "designer" yarn on etsy and other trendy handicraft sites. I finally came to my senses and made a cat mat out of it. I also, finally, learned that an ounce of this and an ounce of that do not a project make. I buy entire fleeces, sometimes several at a time, and have them sent off to Zeilingers' for processing. When I buy commerciaI fiber I buy not less than two pounds; I can spin a sweater from two pounds and expect to have leftovers. Anything less isn't worth my time. am not even sure that having my own sheep with fleeces piling up in the shearing shed would cure my irrational protectiveness of the yarn in my stash. My stash is reprehensible. One day I may sit down and take a formal inventory. Suffice to say I have lots of yarn, and lots of spinning fiber. More than any one person really needs. I just don't get the "buy it only as needed" mindset, but that's OK. Folks who operate that way don't understand my hoarding tendency, either :D +++++++++++++ Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET. This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%. Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account... |
Why Stashes?
On Thu, 3 Aug 2006 21:04:36 +0100, Christine in Kent, Garden of
England spun a fine yarn And why is it there are some balls of yarn in the stash that are much more precious than others, even if they cost less? Is it the colour, the softness, where they came from? And why is it so much more difficult to find the right project for that yarn? Love & higs Christine OMGosh, YES! I got some gorgeous lilac from Sue CD a WHILE back, it took forever for me to find the 'right' project to use it on... I also got some slightly knitand reknit red from Wooly that also defied a project for a while.... Noreen -- I am not young enough to know everything. http://www.lulu.com/content/292418 - - - - - --- avast! AV: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0631-2, 08/02/2006 Tested: 8/3/2006 5:16:31 PM avast! - (c) 1988-2006 http://www.avast.com |
Why Stashes?
On Thu, 3 Aug 2006 17:16:31 -0500, YarnWright
spewed forth : I also got some slightly knitand reknit red from Wooly that also defied a project for a while.... Noreen Hm. I sent that yarn to boot camp and you whipped it into shape. Wonder if I can send my kid to boot camp and get back "the boy next door" instead of this grubby spawn who took to Risk like a duck takes to water? Probably not, they'd probably turn him into the next Omar Bradley... +++++++++++++ Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET. This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%. Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account... |
Why Stashes?
In article ,
wrote: The Great Yarn Fairy sent me a nice bit of yarn. Why is that ball of yarn precious to me beyond its financial value? I really do not know why I would put so much more effort into planning a knitting project that uses $20 worth of yarn, than I put into planning a evening at the theater that will cost me $20. But, I do! I treat a $20 bottle of wine more casually than I treat a $20 skein of yarn. And I really do not know why. For me, it's because the yarn represents potential. It's something that I can add something to and create something new. Wine or other consumables are not something I create with. Probably a cook would disagree, but for me, creativity is done mainly with fiber. =Tamar |
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