Well, this could be a problem

I have been busy - busy.  We've had weather - snow a few days ago, followed by rain, followed by crazy garbage blowing winds - all of which have come with gray skies.

I am working on more than one project, have been trying to get up to speed on my new drum carder* and to cope/retreat, I have been spinning.

But:

There is no fixing that driveband and there is not enough driveband string on the spool on the shelf** to cut a new one. 

I doubt that any place on the island, that is open past 5, sells what I need.  I will have to wait until tomorrow when I stop by the bank with some paperwork they called to about***.

I could try crochet cotton or something, but that never works for me.  Sigh.

Anyways, the fiber is Merino/Tencel that I'm thinking about adding to the shop eventually.  It spins fast, maybe so fast that it destroyed that driveband.

Maybe I should be knitting?

* A electric drum carder which meant adding another outlet to the fiber studio, plus more lighting and another awkward conversation where I ask Jim what I owe him, he shrugs his shoulders and I have to slap a stack of cash on the counter.

** I went through an entire spool of it when I sold my Matchless**** a few months ago and then asked Jim to pick me up another spool from the H. Depot and he bought the wrong stuff.

*** I could hear the bank lady wondering what the heck a cupcake with extra fiber tasted like.

**** I got the call last week that the new Matchless is shipping soon!

Comments

[Anne]

I wanna be a fly on the wall when you tell the bank lady that cupcakes are not for eating! LOL!

[Sarah]

I hope your weather settles into something nicer for you.

Are you finding the electric drum carding experience to be more challenging? I am very curious about drum carding.

Ack! I have tried crochet cotton, too, and it did not work well for me, either. What is your preferred driveband string?

I'm very interested in merino/tencel batts that you would make.

xo

[Kitten]

I use something that's plasticky and a little springy, and if/when it breaks I melt the ends back together. I haven't completely changed out a drive band in years.

[Cookie]

Stop being proud and just use sock yarn.

[Carrie#K]

I hope your weather evens out, even if I am jealous that you're actually having winter.

The spinning stuff? Not a clue.

[Melissa McKee]

Hope the spinning calmed down. Wish you could have gotten a picture of the faces at the bank while explaining about fiber cupcakes. Oh well.

[marianne]

ruh roh, the drive band, and yes, what DO you get from the HD?
I'm glad to hear Winter is out there for someone, but I do wish it'd ease up/make up its mind for you.
heee. fiber cupcakes. :D Those colours sure are gorgeous on the bobbin!
xox

[gayle]

My last driveband lasted for days longer than I thought it would, though it got quite flippity towards the end.
I think the expression on the bank ladies' faces would be even more interesting if you brought them in a box of your cupcakes...