What is the difference between being stubborn and tenacious? Mainly it is in the implication. Tenacious is generally used for someone who hangs on until something is completed. Stubborn is used more for people who will not give up because they want their own way.
When you are creating or learning a skill, stubbornness is not a bad thing. I believe I showed my spinning wheel here before. I have become a decent spinner with wool. But a while back, I ordered some cotton to spin. I got the good stuff - Pima Cotton Sliver (sly-ver) - because I was sure it would be easier to spin. For months, it has frustrated me - first on the drop spindle and then on the wheel.
I also wanted to be able to blend the fibers that I dye easily. So, since one of my friends is an Ashford dealer, I asked her about a blending board. She didn't have one in stock - but it is on order. Meanwhile, she has loaned her board to me. So I have been making these blended fiber put ups called "rolags."
Of course I went to Google and started searching for a way to blend the two. No luck in that search but I did find a video that I had watched once before on spinning cotton. So I tried again - yes, I am STUBBORN.
Guess what? My "stubborn" paid off. I have been spinning this cotton
What is one of your worst faults? Have you found a way to channel it and "use it for good"?
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8 comments:
Stubborn is definitely a trait of mine. However, it's probably worked more against me than anything else. Oh well! Maybe I'll learn to channel into something good one day.
I think I'd say you were more persistant than stubborn. Those rolags and the yarn you've spun from them is beautiful. I've never worked with just 100 % cotton but I have with blends. There can be a learning curve when it comes to cotton spinning since its different than wool. I have worked with tencil which too me is very similar to cotton and when working with it I got so frustrated that it drove me nuts. But I got stubborn/persistant and powered thru the learning curve and found that I had to keep a very short draw on it and spin faster to keep up with it or it would pull apart on me. Procrastination is one of my faults. Ha, is there a superhero for procrastination? One that can swoop in and make ya, git-er-done : )
I agree that you are mostly persistant but stubborn too-congrats on the conquer I have some raw cotton here that I grew from seed one year-you have me curious now-your hand dyed yarn looks like spring is coming-very pretty
Congrats, Gene, I admire that kind of persistence. I have a stubborn streak too, but only to a point. That's when I shift gears. If something isn't working, I turn it into something else. In fact, I have a project like that now. I stitched on it all afternoon yesterday and don't like it, so today it will become something else. Validation comes more quickly, and life is so short. Lol!
Ok, so now you've got me wanting to try spinning cotton on my wheel......
Without tenacity ..... I would never finish any projects Gene. Stubborn / tenacious who cares what they call it....I call it finished.
Remember that peacock I made a few years ago? If I asked myself once, I asked myself 20 times...."how high are you willing to jump to get this done?" I jumped day and night...and tore out tons....but it got done thanks to tenacity!
Hugs,
Kellly
Lovely, great colours. Alas, I am a no reply blogger, but I am definitely a 'come on over, visit and please leave a comment' blogger. You are very talented, thank you so much for sharing, and warm greetings from Montreal, Canada. :)
I love that colorful yarn. and from now on, you are Tenacious G.
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