Too much of a good thing?

I never thought I would say this, but maybe there is such a thing as too much yarn...

Brian's aunt recently passed, and she was somewhat of a collector of yarn and fabric. As I am the only crafter in the family, the yarn and fabric collected over the years were handed over to me to do with what I like. I thought we were going over there to pick up a few balls of yarn and maybe a stack or two of fabric. No. We came home with 8 heavy bags of fabric, and too many bags to count of yarn.

They have been airing out most of the week, as they reek of moth balls, and tonight I began sorting through the stacks of fabric. This was a relatively quick chore - completed in the 20 minutes it took the Oochie muffins to bake. I probably kept about a third of the fabric - the rest is loaded into my car and will be dropped off at the senior center tomorrow. There are just way too many loud flower prints and weird novelty fabrics. I know someone else will love them way more than I do.

The yarn, on the other hand, is more of a daunting task to address. First, most of it is just so stinky that it makes your eyes water. I really can't stand the smell of moth balls. All of the yarn oozes of crazy pesticide. Second, about half the yarn is tapestry/needlepoint yarn, which I have NO idea what to with! It's in pretty colors and is pure virgin wool, but it seems like it may not be right for crocheting/knitting. I have to do some research. Lastly - there are a lot of fantastic other yarns in the pile - colorful and soft mohair, pure silks, luxurious merino wools, the list goes one. I am not talking one skein of this, a hank of this, a couple balls of that. I am talking 10 skeins/balls and up. A lot of yarn...

So, the plan right now is to sort through it all and inventory what I want and store it away in space bags until I can get to it (with a little lavender to keep the moths away...), then open up the selection to friends and family. What's left will go to the senior center, too.

If you're local, email me and come take a look. Take what you want.

Anyone know if you can use tapestry / needlepoint wool for anything else?