The Dragon's Lair

... But I'm not feeling very virtuous today!

We (Mom, PinkDandelion, and I) just placed a big WEBS order together - and I can't wait for it to get here!!!! *hopping up and down excitedly like I'm 5 years old again*

I'm making a sort of "business investment" and bought quite a lot. I'm hoping to make it back by selling woven items though. I bought two new shuttles - both Schacht brand boat shuttles. Another 11" slim, and one new one to try out: their 9" mini. It's a "duckbill" shuttle, and slightly smaller profile than even the slims. I'm hoping it will be a good one for my table loom.
So now I will own three shuttles!! Right now I have three shuttles attached to my Summer & Winter project, and two of the three belong to PinkD. I thought she might appreciate if I finally got some more of my own and quit stealing constantly.
Actually... the real reason is not because PinkD ever seemed to mind lending, but I'm tired of feeling like such a mooch ;-)

I also bought more bobbins - though it doesn't seem to matter how many a weaver has, there never seems to be enough! But this will be closer to that mythical "enough" than I was previously. And bought my own heddle hook/sleying hook - the Harrisville combination one. Again, so that I can quit snitching regularly from other weavers (usually PinkD or K... or L... or once in awhile someone else, but I'll quit tossing out letters of the alphabet now... I sure am blessed with a lot of weaving friends willing to lend me things!).

The big part of the order though was YARN!!!!
First off, there was lots and lots of lovely, shiny rayon. It's rather unusual, as it is 6-ply (of 18/1) - but it's gorgeous stuff. I sure hope I like weaving with it though, because I will have LOTS. If it looks even half as nice woven as it does on the cone though, it will make beautiful things.

I also stocked up on cotton rug warp, as I plan to start making more rag rugs. The first one I made was on a "guild warp" - sort of a community warp that the guild members share. I want to put on my own though. So I bought about a dozen tubes of rug warp to give me a lovely variety of colors to mix and match. It will be such fun! This is the palette I'll be able to work from soon -

I also nabbed a few cones of mercerized, space dyed 10/2 cotton in some really lovely variegated colors. They weren't as incredibly marked down as the rayon, so I only nabbed a few of my very favorites. Aren't these purdy??

This one is a 5/2 -

Now to wait for the order... and wait... and wait some more...
*two minutes later*
It's not here yet??!?!
How about now?
Now?

I feel like Cookie Monster with no cookies! *in my best Cookie Monster impression* OoooOOoohhOoOooohhhOOOhh!!! Me no have yarn yet!!