Does yarn texture affect how spellcasting works? As in make it easier or harder or add extra side effects? If so, then what's your favorite and least favorite type of yarn to work with?
Audio Transcript:
Oh this is a GREAT question! So, yarn texture DOES affect your spellcraft, but probably not in the way you'd expect. Like- oh my gosh I think I need to write this down. Otherwise it's not gonna be coherent in the slightest.
For starters, I can cast with just about any yarn at my disposal. It's more a matter of making sure it's enchanted. And that's like, super easy, just gotta get it on the same frequency as my magic, bathe it in there for a bit, and we're all good. Any yarn can work for any spell, but some of them have properties that really come in handy for specific magecraft.
Like, say you want to cast something that keeps you warm. Fire magic, heat enchantment for going out in the snow, etc? You want something like wool for that. It's a good insulator, and it's very breathable (very important for the fire triangle).
If you want to cast a spell that's soothing and gentle, like say, something to help you sleep? I'm gonna recommend something like mohair or alpaca fiber. That's wicked soft, and dreams stick to it better.
For the sake of keeping it simple, I tend to roll with synthetic fibers, namely acrylic yarn. Just because it's what I have on hand. It comes in a lot of colors, it's fairly good at handling heat, and frankly, there's just a lot of it on Patchland. I don't think I have a least favorite, they're all pretty good in my book. Though, nylon can get a touch stringy for my liking.
I'd love to try my hand at working with more though. There's some really fluffy rabbits out there that have the SOFTEST fur, and I'd love to like, try and spin that for myself someday, see how it casts. I wonder if any of my furry friends would let me try that with their fur. Hmm....something to think about later.
That said, there are some things to be cautious of. Yarn- kinda has a memory to it? So like- I've gotten a couple different yarn bundles from my friends off-planet, and I gotta tell ya: you HAVE to be careful about where your yarn comes from. There's this arachnid tailor that was visiting for Fluff's last birthday ball, Manny I think his name was? Traded me some yarn from Shiver Star. It was a really nice fiber, but when I went to use it for spellcraft- I got turned human-ish! And that metamortex was tight, it took a lot of work to unravel.
And that's when I learned the hard way: yarn retains the essence of the people and places it comes from. It makes perfect sense when you think about it. Yarn is an art tool, art carries a piece of its creator with it. The same thing would happen if someone used yarn I spun for their spells, they'd have some of my essence shining through in their work. It's, kind of beautiful, honestly. It connects us across the world: we all sort of influence each other, help one another without even knowing it sometimes.
Anyway, that's a LOT of yapping from me. ^^'' But thank you so much for the question! I LOVE getting into the nitty gritty of this stuff, it's so much fun!
