In another class with Susan she shared a bit from the previous day's New York Times where good craftsmanship was said to embody patience and love of materials.

Above are silk headband threads. My twin spools of chocolate- and toffee-colored threads served me well, but when the cardboard core starting showing I decided to splash out on headband threads in every color they have at Talas right now. I figured it would be a nice collection to have. It's always a treat when the thread box comes out in a class, it's almost like a box of crayola crayons. So now I'm ready to wild out on headbands... or simply be prepared. I'm sure I'll spend a fair bit of time playing with the spools themselves, arranging and re-arranging them.