January's yarn, "Get Up, Stand Up" is inspired by the song by The Wailers (co-written by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh). It may have been written in response to the poverty Marley saw when visiting Haiti, but it also may have been inspired by his childhood in Jamaica. Either way, it's become an anthem for those who believe in rising up rather than continuing to live on your knees. You can have faith, even faith that things will be better in heaven than on Earth... but you can also fight to make things better here on Earth.
Get up, Stand up is on the album Burnin'. It was The Wailer's second album for Island Records, and the last before Tosh and Wailer left Bob Marley to go it on his own.
It's hard to track down exactly who did the cover art for Burnin' - it was produced by a company in London named CCS London and they no longer exist. The photography that it was based on, though, was taken by Esther Anderson.
Esther (sometimes also spelled Ester) Anderson was born in Jamaica and moved to England to pursue a modeling career. From there, she got into acting. At the same time, she helped to start Island Records; she did everything from writing lyrics to taking photos of the acts.
From acting, she got into producing, and from that, also got into directing documentaries. She also continued a photography career, with exhibitions all over the world. She has won many awards and been recognized for her contributions to the arts.
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Not in Yarn Club? Want to be? There are two ways.
The first way -
On Patreon; for $30/month you get the yarn (including shipping), and access to patron-only posts. Or for $50, you get the yarn (including shipping), a postcard, and access to patron-only posts and my fiction. Because most of the tallying on that is done by hand, I've limited it to the standard bases; Andre, Joy, Lynn, Tepper, or Tiptree. There are many reasons why I moved it to Patreon years ago but the biggest one is that unlike my online shop, Patreon offered recurring billing, so that I wouldn't have to charge everyone for everything all at once, in three-month intervals (because I didn't want to charge someone more than about three months and have their money tied up for ages).
Cosmic Makers
$30/month
The only benefit this tier receives is a hand-dyed skein of yarn, once a month.
While this tier will be able to read open/public posts, and non-fiction Patron-only posts, it will not include access to the serialized story, or any other Patron Benefits such as postcards or Discord chats.
Solar Systems
$50/month
- everything that Shooting Stars, Comets, Planets, and Stars get
- one skein of yarn per month. Colors will range between semi-solids and multi-colors. This includes shipping.
Sign up before the last day of the month, and your card will be charged after the 1st; yarn ships around the 20th. You can cancel or change tiers at any time by logging into Patreon and making those changes yourself.
The second way -
I can finally offer Yarn Club on my online shop again, HaldeCraft, as a recurring subscription! Think "that big online place's Subscribe and Save" model. You can either buy into it once, to get an idea of what club is like, OR you can subscribe to it, get 15% off the base you choose (that's right, you can choose from ALL HaldeCraft bases), and cancel or change your subscription at any time via your customer account dashboard. This is a great option for someone who wants a different base yarn, or is uncomfortable or unfamiliar with the Patreon model.
I usually dye yarn between the 15th-20th of the month, and club is mailed out between the 20th-25th. I am just one person, though, so if life gets in the way and I'm running a few days late, I'll post here about it. But you can join any time, in either location!
Hopefully this is pretty self-explanatory, but if not, please - drop your questions in the comments! And thanks, y'all!
PS. Yarnies on Patreon - if you're interested in switching over to the club on HaldeCraft (it will always be the same color no matter where you're signed up), please feel free to! It won't change anything about this month (if you choose a different base yarn) but will start next month.
Either Way -
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The yarn colorway will be the same no matter where you sign up
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I typically dye yarn between the 15th and the 20th of the month
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I typically mail out yarn between the 20th and the 25th
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If you sign up and pay before I've dyed the yarn, you'll get that month's colorway
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If you sign up and pay after I've dyed the yarn, you'll get a one-hit wonder in the base you sign up for and the following months you will get the club colorways
Thanks, y'all!
