Crafty Dreaming

[jennythereader]

I can't be the only one out there who daydreams about finding the perfect supplies for my crafts. So here's my question for all the other crafty people on my flist: What would you ask for if somebody came to you and said "What's the one supply for your craft(s) that you've always wanted, but never seen? Whatever it is, I'll make it for you."

For my embroidery I'd want 20 yards of silk embroidery floss, about the thickness of 2 strands of "normal" cotton floss, variegated with 1 yard chunks of color separated by 1/4 yard chunks of cream. Depending on the natural color of the silk, the cream parts might just be left un-dyed. The colors would be my perfect shades of colonial blue, rose pink, and moss green (all light, cool tones with maybe a slight gray tinge.) I have no idea what I'd do with this floss, but I'm sure I could come up with something deserving of it.

For knitting I'd want enough sock weight yarn to make a pair of knee socks in a silk/wool blend. Split it into two skeins, each big enough to make one of the socks. Dye each of the two smaller skeins the same: start at one end with a blue so dark that at first glance it would look black and slowly fade down the entire length of the yarn to so pale a blue that it would look white. What I'd do with this is probably obvious: a pair of socks, with the darkest end of the yarn at the toes and the lightest end at the cuff.

Comments

[jarien.livejournal.com]

I would require a kick-ass quilting-capable sewing machine (Bernina has a good line), an awesome worktable, and storage underneath it for my stash. :) Only about $2K, I think, total, not so much to ask!

[jennythe-reader.livejournal.com]

That sounds great. Spendy, though. :-)

[jarien.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've never seen a Real Person (tm) with this dreamy setup. I see it all the time in quilting magazines as the bare minimum any quilter must have, which keeps it firmly in the land of Crafty Dream.

[jennythe-reader.livejournal.com]

The people in craft magazines always have the best tools and supplies. It's really not fair.