My entrance into the Crochet Guild of America's Inaugural Design Competition has been slightly hampered. Allow me to explain...
I’m not one to complain, but I thought I should pass this on to my friends in yarn.
I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I was going to enter the 2008 CGOA Annual Design Competition. It is, after all, its inaugural year, and I always like to be in at the ground level of things when possible.
I also mentioned that I purchased heavenly silk Epi-Peace Thread (1500 yards of it straight from the worm). This simply means that the silk thread was taken from a well-treated worm. Since I wanted to design a bridal purse, this beautiful and peaceful image of the worm seemed to fit perfectly; peace, love, weddings, and all that…
That was until I unwrapped the hank.
Now, a hank of yarn is one thing—a hank of thread is something else entirely. For a short while, I allowed myself to luxuriate in the thread’s softness and to marvel that it came from a tiny worm. But eventually, I realized I could not work with a hank. The tangles would be immediate and severe. So, I thought to wrap it into balls of thread. I started by locating the beginning of the thread.
Or so I thought.
I did find AN end (I don’t know which). I got about 1/150th of the way before the hank turned into what looked exactly like cooked angel-hair pasta. This process took about one hour. Epi-peace or not, I did not feel peaceful. There was no chance for repair, and the thread is no longer with us.
Needless to say, I’m not making the bridal purse. I wonder how many scarves will be submitted…
