Two steps forward...

     Lots of unpacking in the craft room took place last night chez Rob.  As usual, once I gave myself permission not to do what had to be done, I was able to motivate myself to do it.  It is too weird that I respond to my own urges by saying, "Hey, you're not the boss of me!"  But hey, whatever works.

     The heaviest yarn is piled up in bags at one end of the ginormous walk-in closet, waiting for clear plastic bins.  After living here for a year, I will determine if I will ever again be able to touch aran weight wool and mohair, or if it has to be redistributed throughout the fiber world.   The sock yarn is being stored, appropriately, in a hanging shoe bag on the garment rack.  While at the moment even the sock yarn feels too woolly to touch, I don't want to give up making socks.  I could happily live in sandals and clogs for the rest of my life, but I found myself cooing over the handknit socks as they emerged from suitcases and laundry bags.  So I am holding off on the sock-yarn afghan idea.

     Bookshelves and cubby units are now holding books, spinning and weaving equipment, weaving stash, and fabric.  Another storage unit thingie is awaiting assembly.  Then I have to decide where the work tables go.  There are still boxes left to unpack, but a very manageable number of them.

     You may have notice that no pictures accompany this entry.  My computer suddenly decided it does not recognize my camera.  After a number of attempts at correcting this (turning things off and on again, using a different USB port), it occurred to me that perhaps the problem was the cable.  But get this: buying the official replacement cable will cost over $40, while other folks insist they have the equivalent for about, oh, $5.  Hmmm.  I am going to shop locally and then, hissing in frustration when I drive all over town with gasoline at $3.45 per gallon without being able to find it, I will have to decide which to order online. 

     Meanwhile the creative ideas keep bubbling up.  Once I can find everything (more or less) I want to get started on a number of projects, lots of them experiments for decorative or art pieces.  Ideas keep exploding for:

• lace or modular pieces done with the small bits of weird Habu yarns that I have
• an art quilt done with two beautiful pillow tops I bought, some gorgeous and emotionally resonant fabric that used to be window treatments in my mother's bedroom, and some other designer fat quarters in the pretty-much-never-used quilt fabric stash
• finding and resuming work on Campanula.
• Some small weaving projects from Time to Weave and Handwoven's March Bag of the Month.

All, of course, while I continue to work on the house and learn my new job and meet new people and take Pilates classes. 

Sounds good to me.

Comments

[Phiala]

Progress is being made! I think your workroom might already be more organized than mine...

[Julia]

Wow, that's a cool bag from Handwoven! I hadn't noticed it before. You always find the best patterns! I'm glad you're getting settled, and the new studio space sounds great!

[KimB]

Wow! Sounds like a lot of work/organizing has been done since we spoke earlier in the week. This is great for you. Soon you will be done unpacking and you will have time for fiber arts. Live a full year in Texas before you make any decisions about wool yarn. You might never be able to use the bulky stuff, but I'm sure the lighter weight yarn and those nifty socks will come in handy at times.

[freshisle]

Wow! That's been quite a move. I think it's about time we moved again just so I can do the de-clutter thing. It seems to be the only way to motivate me to get rid of anything!!

[Rob]

Freshisie, EXACTLY! This move was overwhelming because it had been nearly 10 years since the previous one. Way too much stuff had accumulated.

[Dorothy]

I was just exploring Weavering and found your blog for the first time. Hello! All best wishes for your new home. I hope you are soon organised and can have fun exploring your creative ideas.

[Laura]

I like the blog's new look. Re: your camera woes, I went through the same crisis last year. Buying a new USB cable didn't work. What did work was the purchase of a basic memory card reader, which you connect via its attached USB cable to your computer. Cheap, compatible with lots of cameras and very user-friendly.