The moment that I was told I had to write a six-word memoir (and thankfully for me I was give three different opportunities), I thought there would be no way to sum up my life in just six words. Turns out I could.
My dream started at Orlando's Disneyworld
How to make it in America
How many likes is life worth
The Marshmallow skein of wool is currently sitting in a wood basket mixed up with at least another fifteen skeins. The other skeins are not like the Marshmallow one, they are just one color. Marshmallow is actually a beautiful mix of all the others. Marshmallow likes to be a mix and not be defined by just one color, even though its name is a color definition in itself already. Why does every skein need to be identified with a color name? Why can’t a skein pick its own name and identity? What if the best way to identify the skein was based on use and not on color?
Another reason why Marshmallow is different from any other skein in the basket is because when Marshmallow is used to make things, the final object is so much more interesting than what any of the other skeins can produce. The other skeins - aqua, mauve, copper - are not happy with their names. They all wish they could have some Marshmallow in them. They believe they should not be identified by their color and not even by their function because they can have many different ones. They would like to pick their own identity and name because even though they are unicolor, they have so much more within themselves and they feel like Marshmallow does - a mix.
Marshmallow is supportive of this fight from the other skeins, but not every marshmallow skein in the basket is. They also want their own identity, one that is not equal to the thick wool Marshmallow or the thin wool Marshmallow. They also don’t believe that the unicolor skeins have the same right as they do to have a new identity. These skeins are clashing and any new Marshmallow does not want to mix with the unicolor ones. They want to keep them in their one definition based on their color.
The marshmallow skein of wool is sitting in a basket full of colored skeins. This one though is particular because it is not just one color like all the others. It is a mix of soft pastels - pinks, blues, yellows, off-whites. The particular part about the marshmallow skein is that it comes in thick wool and thin wool. Thanks to the peculiarity of its coloring technique, when used to create on the needles, it can completely change the finished look.
The marshmallow skein, like any other skein in the basket, can make things, it can unravel them, it can be twisted and knotted in so many ways that it completely changes the look and feel of anything made on the needles. But it is more than just the look that changes. It is also the feel of the pattern. It can be smoother or rougher depending on what type of yarn is used from the marshmallow skein. It can be tight or loose when pulling the created fabric piece, it can be chunky or thin, it can be cozy or light.
Not only the color, the pattern, and the texture can change, but also the warmth these skeins of wool can provide. The skeins and what they can create touch on every single sensorial dimension that can also influence the entire feeling of a human body from warmth to coldness and potentially impact the emotional sphere as well.