Caught Up...

So - it seems I've caught up with the things that happened during summer. I've not quite caught up with work, though, or at least it feels like it. There were things to re-order, things to sort, things to send off, and online workshops to prepare, and somehow there is never enough time in a day. Partly because small extra tasks tend to add up, and eat away at the time, too. Such as ordering new printed folders to tell people about what I'm doing, or making new goodies for the orders I send off. (There's usually something included if you get a package from me - a sample of threads or other things I have in the store, sometimes a small piece of parchment, and if you order something spinning related, probably a fibre sample of some kind.)

Current things on the list mostly involve packing and sending off of orders, and getting the sample threads for the Bronze Age Project labeled, packed up, and sent off. Before I send those off, though, I have to do a bit of re-winding, as only a part of them will go for the weave sampling.

Winding, by the way, has become a lot more fun since installing a counter on my skein winder... as in a magnetic counter app on my phone and a magnet on the skeiner. This is the prototype installation, with the magnets held by a piece of tape, but in the meantime, there are three little screws in the skeiner and the magnets hold on to those.



The phone app recognises the peak in magnetic force as the magnets pass the sensors, and thus counts the number of turns the skeiner makes. There's a beep each time, and it's possible to set the threshold for the magnetic force, and all this is very nice and comfy and also pleases my nerdy side. Smartphone! App! Strong magnets! All that to count the number of loops on a skein... for doing reconstructions of ancient textiles! Just the thing that makes me smile.