Spindle Mystery Solved

    As predicted, I got my craft knife out, found a suitable dowel (technically it's a distaff, but I have multiple and this one was the oldest and most broken, so I considered it an acceptable sacrifice), and was preparing to cut a new spiral into it, when my spouse found my plying spindle in the seasonal decorations closet. What possessed me to put a spindle in with the seasonal decorations? I don't know, perhaps I sleep walked, because I have zero memory of ever doing so, but I'm the only spinner in the house, so it's not like anyone else would have reason to move my spindles around.

    All my spindle whorls broke quite some time ago, so I've been starting out by just twisting in hand. And it works, it's fine, but it's tiring on my hands and wrist and I'm already so sleepy all the time from my new medication that I don't want to spend even more energy on something that should be relaxing and fun, so this is on the back burner as I make some salt dough whorls today. I'll probably photograph the process and write about it tomorrow. I just bought some modge podge at the dollar store the other day for this express purpose, so it's good timing.

    I'm genuinely so pleased with how this is coming out! I finished the edges of the scarf and now all that's left is the final strap. I'm so so stoked to block this and see how it looks in the end, because it's so cute even while lumpy bumpy so I know it's going to look amazing when it's blocked. I would definitely use this edging technique going forward, it's so neat and smooth and stretches better with the fabric than a seam would. Sometimes having the stability of the seam is needed, don't get me wrong, but this is the kind of project where it isn't and having that join look so smooth and flawless makes me feel so professional and accomplished.

    I don't know, sometimes it feels silly how happy and proud of myself that my crafting makes me feel, but I think of it like how if I'm going to spend all this time on it, why bother unless it's stuff that makes me happy? Plus I really have grown and improved over the course of literally over my entire life. I still remember the lumpy misshapen doll clothes and doll purses I made as a very young child and this is so far from that, maybe I do deserve to feel at least a little proud. 

    Anyway, that's it for today. Nothing too exciting, but hopefully the photos of the spindle whorls will be a little more exciting tomorrow!