After having so much fun dyeing and doodling on my silk habutai scarf (September of last year), I decided to make a bunch more, and see if they're salable. I had money in my business account from the custom sewing and alterations I did the last few years, so why not use it for prototypes?  I ordered  the following scarves from Dharma Trading Company:
          12 Silk Satin, 12 mm, 17"x17"
          12 Silk Charmeuse, 19.5 mm, 22"x22"
          12 Crepe de Chine, 12 mm, 25"x25"
          12 Flat Crepe, 8 mm, 22"x22"

How did I decide which ones to order?  I went for the ones that were discounted.  I figured why shell out when I don't yet know what I like?  I also got a quart of Synthrapol, a detergent that gets excess ink out of scarves after dyeing.  My total for this order was $271.12. 

This blog has been quiet lately, as I have not had much time for either sewing or writing in a while.  Plus, winter always gets me down, and I find it hard to get excited about things when all I want to do is sleep.  But, today my life took a detour: my job is closing its doors for the next few weeks to help curtail Coronavirus spread, which means the next few weeks are a vast vista of unscheduled time for me!  Wow. 

I am determined not to let this time go to waste.  I have unfinished sewing projects, blogging ideas, a garden I'm putting in, letters unwritten, et cetera.  Oh, and while I'm unemployed, I need to find new income sources.  So here's my tentative schedule for all the time that's opening in front of me:

MORNING: Gardening, while it's still cool and quiet outside.  Use that time to talk a little to God. Try to listen more than I speak. 
MORNING: Important phone calls, because if I don't make them, I'll procrastinate them.
NOON: Lunch
AFTERNOON: Sewing/art -- no computer
EVENING: computer stuff: blogging, research, et cetera

I do not promise regular posting, but you will certainly see an uptick in posts while I am "sheltering in place"!