“My favorite is a skein of silk that she spun that will never be worked into anything.”
I have some skeins like that, too. I keep them in a pretty old basket for decoration. Silks, some wool my MIL brought back for me from Ireland, and some expensive yarns I’d never pay top dollar for, found at thrift stores. ;)
I’d better check to see if the February Yarn Sale will be going on at my local St. Vincent De Paul Thrift store! Something many of us in the area look forward to each year!
Yes, this silk and some of the smaller, fine-weight yarns are on display in a couple of heart-shaped Alaska Clay pieces that that she made for me. Beautiful stuff, but I don’t allow anyone to touch them.
They can’t be replaced. The clay is very unusual — rust red, and when it’s fired it has cream-colored streaks in it. So the entire display is a tribute to her.
I just wish we lived closer, since there are only 15 months between our birthdays.