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<\/a>Bad Girl Maleficent<\/p><\/div>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Bad Girl Malificente\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
I started spinning because all the kids were doing it. No, really–my homeschooling younger siblings and their peers were all learning how from a close friend. Not being a kid, it was a little embarrassing to be the last to pick it up. It would be more embarrassing to never learn, though. A lot of secret practice later, and I actually got a job at a tourism-focused sheep farm because of this skill.<\/p>\n
It was there I got a chance to explore the dimension color could have in a yarn. One of the sheep breeds on the farm is Jacob Sheep, who are spotted and have a naturally two-tone fleece. Spinning up a roll of that wool, watching the balance of black and white shift to create texture was fascinating. Like dominos falling, was the thought that crossed my mind, or moonlight on cobweb by night. Not long after, I was given some beautiful dyed wool. I spun the soft blue up with gray and white natural wool I had, like clouds against sky. When I was finished, the colors were strongly reminiscent of Haku, in the film Spirited Away.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Memories of Haku<\/p><\/div>\n
Memories of Haku<\/p>\n
It was ridiculous\u00e2\u20ac\u201dit was enthralling.<\/p>\n
I’ve since realized that I associate things strongly by color palette, be it movies, places, or even the ones imagined from the descriptions in a book. When setting up my yarn shop, and checking out the competition, I found that I wasn’t the only one doing this. Not by a long shot–artisans crave inspiration.<\/p>\n
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Arabian Nights by Weird and Twisted:<\/p>\n