THE SECOND DAY OF CHRISTMAS

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh. So serene. Itty bitty pieces of Habu Textiles in my living room. Tiny little parcels of interesting wools, some steel, some paper, some linen, some mohair, and some wool. Little pieces to add into other projects, and enough steel to do something japanese with. I was generally dissapointed with Habu - which I feared would be the case before I even left on my trip. There's a reason everyone buys little bits of the wool, because it's so hard to know what you'd do with any of these pieces in bulk. And lets face it, the little bits look so cute just as they are. I enjoyed rummaging around in their large woven baskets on the floor, digging deeper to find something hidden beneath.  I was suprised to find the showroom so small - hardly condusive to buying really, and a lack of kits made up for viewing which makes it all extra hard. I went with a purpose of buying a jacket kit, and ended up with, well, little bits of things. However, even if they never get made into anything, they look pretty neat all piled up.

Comments

[Nichola]

I think they should stay displayed as a work of art!

[Amelia]

I went there once last year and was amazed at the huge yarn winders they have in the big room behind the curtains. I had to force myself to be very reasonable, it would be easy to spend all of one's money in there. I love your buys and will be watching with interest to see what you do with them.

[Carolyn]

Oh, I'm sorry not to have prepped you more about Habu. But isn't Purl lovely? And did you make it to Downtown Yarns? BTW, I just borrowed the Once Upon A Tart cookbook from my local library and it's full of the things I like to make: soups, muffins, and tarts. The writing is really evocative of the store itself.

[natasha]

i am a spinner, and i have the silk/stainless steel thread from habu which i ply with, and it looks amazing. i also have the paper/silk yarn, which i have hanging on a nail in my studio until i figure out what to do with it. i looooove their stuff! but, it is odd and if you aren't a mad maxx-esque knitter, much of their stuff is maybe just...odd and sparse. and expensive.