(June 13, 2023 at 7:44 pm)Fireball Wrote: When I want to Zen out, I do woodcarving. I'm not bored, I'm focused on what I am forming, and I do it with hand tools, which make very little noise. I do have tools that require a mallet, but even then it's not that loud (I use mallets with a phenolic head wrapping), and I'm creating something.
Since I have been sewing again I usually have more than one project in the works. Sometimes I have a batch of fabric that needs to be ironed which I do either in quiet or listening to a book or music. Or I decide to cut out a whole quilt worth of fabric. Same thing as far as background goes. It depends on my mood which step in the process I am in the mood for. The cutting part does require some focus so I don't lose a finger but since I already know in my head what I need, it's pretty automatic.
