Those gals at kpixie.com sure know how to make my yarns sing and shine. Uhhhh huh. The first 8 kits sold in a day and they just put up 2 more and 10 yarns. Here's hoping they don't last either. It's exciting, somehow, to see them sell off another site. And the pics look so good I almost bought one myself. Heh. Check 'em out.
A while back I saw another handspinner spin in some dyed silk cocoons, and while I don't use silk, they looked awesome! So I went on a hunt and found something called peace silk. Have you heard of this? The cocoons aren't gathered until after the silk worm has emerged and gone on it's merry little wormy way. No death to little wigglers, which is something I'm all about (the no death, not the death, 'cause I'm so not all about death, though in highschool...well, that's another story entirely... Yeah, so pretty cool. They're expensive but I ordered a few to see what I thought. And soon we'll see what you think too.
Physically I'm feeling better. I may have not mentioned my health issues, but I've had 'em. Three week headache (which is a motherfucker for someone not at all used to that particular pain in the neck), fatigue, and a strange inabilty to be in a lit room without sunglasses. Yeah, don't even say menigitis, K. That was my first guess. However, B-ill's wonderful pop, who's an accupuncturist and holistic doc, gave me the once over, popped the hood, stuck some needles, gave me some herbal tonics and I'm seeing straight and making lists again. Feeling much better. Yin deficiency and adrenal fatigue be damned.
Posted by jacey at March 7, 2006 08:45 PMDefinately heard of those cocoons ..great idea and why can't all moth farms just wait for that to happen instead of boiling the poor critters. I nearly threw up when a cook on T.V here threw Mussels into the pan alive .Holly...love your yarns B.T.W
Posted by: Holly Cox at March 8, 2006 03:59 AMVery cool info about the Peace Silk - thanks for passing it along!
Glad to hear you're feeling better, too.
Posted by: amandamonkey at March 8, 2006 10:12 AMi wouldn't wish menegitis on anyone, least of all you--that shit sucked.
how cool that your FIL is a accupuncturist? i had no idea when i met him, or i would have hit him up for a consult. i'm glad you're feeling better, who knew a yin defficiency could make you all emo.
that peace silk looks cool. i too, saw a yarn with coocoons in it that was awesome, but crazy expensive and sort of creepy, it would be really cool if you cold tone down the creepiness by taking the "death" element" away.
looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
Posted by: kathleen at March 8, 2006 04:35 PMi've been following your blog for a while, and i love your yarns. :)
if you're talking about pluckyfluff's use of silk cocoons, i'd actually dyed them and sent them to her in a fiber exchange. they were from the peace silk cocoon website in hawaii, and they were an absolute pleasure to work with. they're totally worth the money, and i hope you enjoy them.
Posted by: kat c. at March 8, 2006 11:21 PMi've been following your blog for a while, and i love your yarns. :)
if you're talking about pluckyfluff's use of silk cocoons, i'd actually dyed them and sent them to her in a fiber exchange. they were from the peace silk cocoon website in hawaii, and they were an absolute pleasure to work with. they're totally worth the money, and i hope you enjoy them.
Posted by: kat at March 8, 2006 11:21 PMWow, Sorry to hear you have not been feeling well. This sounds a lot like an ongoing migrane to me. I had similar issues with a migrane that would not go away it was recurring for months all while I was in college. I believe it was stress related. I can't tell you how many excedrin extra strength pills I popped over that semester--but it did stop until one day I went to see an accupuncturist. Wow it was like magic, I came out of there floating on air. I do get migranes from time to time but never again for days, weeks on end.
Posted by: Marisol at March 13, 2006 01:25 PMI'm glad you're feeling better!! I've had a cold for about a year now, haha. Maybe I should see someone to stick needles in me!!!
Posted by: pam at March 13, 2006 03:33 PMi went to the 'puncturist too this week and received a stress test on old vital organs.
adrenal fatigue must be going around. he said "ape you gotta lay off the coffee" "but,but,but...i know".
i wanna try this peace silk. silk is strange stuff. good health to you and yours, feel betters.