Monday
Nov172008
Just in case you were wondering…
Monday, November 17, 2008 at 5:18AM
... and I know you were. You can't hide the wondering from me.
Just in case you were wondering what my studio now looks like, here are a couple of pictures:
Pardon the mess. No, seriously, stop looking at the mess.
This is where I actually dye your yarn. I stick notes to myself up on the wall. They say things like, "Quit looking at the wall, why aren't you looking at the yarn?" "The yarn will never get done if you keep staring at this," "Step AWAY from the brown dye!"and "Buy more tape."
I had this table custom made for moi. You can't have it, it's my baby.
This is the room where the finished yarn goes, waiting to be shipped. The color isn't that great in this shot, I only have the overhead lights on, not the fancy special lights. The wall on your left is actually deep raspberry, and the wall straight ahead is periwinkle.
Some days I think I would like to get a futon and just fall asleep staring at the yarn wall. That would not be a popular choice with my husband.
Perhaps, instead, I should blow up some pictures of the yarn wall and put them on my bedroom wall at home.
I need something with a fine art quality. How about something like this:
Yarn seen through miniblinds. This has a postmodern quality to it.
And here's what a yarn wall would look like if the yarn were actually made of fur and not wool. I could splash this with some red dye, and it could be PETA protest art.
Perhaps something a bit more traditional, like an antique mosaic:
Or mid-century modern, like molded plastic?
Maybe just a classic oil painting would do the trick.
And finally, here's what the yarn wall would look like if it were actually fine aged leather. Maybe I should look into getting a club chair upholstered with this.
Decisions, decisions...
Just in case you were wondering what my studio now looks like, here are a couple of pictures:
Pardon the mess. No, seriously, stop looking at the mess.
This is where I actually dye your yarn. I stick notes to myself up on the wall. They say things like, "Quit looking at the wall, why aren't you looking at the yarn?" "The yarn will never get done if you keep staring at this," "Step AWAY from the brown dye!"and "Buy more tape."
I had this table custom made for moi. You can't have it, it's my baby.
This is the room where the finished yarn goes, waiting to be shipped. The color isn't that great in this shot, I only have the overhead lights on, not the fancy special lights. The wall on your left is actually deep raspberry, and the wall straight ahead is periwinkle.
Some days I think I would like to get a futon and just fall asleep staring at the yarn wall. That would not be a popular choice with my husband.
Perhaps, instead, I should blow up some pictures of the yarn wall and put them on my bedroom wall at home.
I need something with a fine art quality. How about something like this:
Yarn seen through miniblinds. This has a postmodern quality to it.
And here's what a yarn wall would look like if the yarn were actually made of fur and not wool. I could splash this with some red dye, and it could be PETA protest art.
Perhaps something a bit more traditional, like an antique mosaic:
Or mid-century modern, like molded plastic?
Maybe just a classic oil painting would do the trick.
And finally, here's what the yarn wall would look like if it were actually fine aged leather. Maybe I should look into getting a club chair upholstered with this.
Decisions, decisions...
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Reader Comments (7)
I think you may be inventing a new category of yarn pr0n: studio pr0n. ::covet::
After you get that chair upholstered, you should have a handbag made from the leftover fabric.
Have you been drinking a lot of coffee lately? :)
Can the yarn wall come and live at my house?
Yes I was wondering :p!! Thanks hee hee
So I want to know,how do you drain that very nice table? It has to get a ton of dye in it.
I can see a washer hiding in the background,that's what you use to spin out the moisture in the skeins,right?
The finished skein room is sooooo pretty!
LOL at all the "fine art"!
Your studio is awesome - I'm so jealous!
I love that yarn wall...oh yes I do!
Heard about this site from my friend. He pointed me here and told me I’d find what I need. He was right! I got all the questions I had, answered. Didn’t even take long to find it. Love the fact that you made it so easy for people like me. More power