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Got this beautiful bottom whorl spindle from RagBagRebelAlliance on etsy. It’s turned from reclaimed antique parts; shaft is a furniture leg, whorl is a treadle spinning wheel whorl combined with a spinning wheel bobbin end. It kinda reminds me of a dalek eyestalk. It’s 89g so is going to be a plying spindle. My only…
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Washed my first handspun to set the twist & weighted it to dry in an attempt to even things out. Nope, my first handspun is a hot mess of wiggles because parts are way overspun. That’s ok, I never expected it to be perfect. Now I’m going to put it back on the niddy noddy…
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Ok, I’m good for roving now. The scandi wool is for support spindle practice & Felting Ewe roving is destined for some shawls. The rest is just because it’s delicious blends & I got enough to knit some small items once spun.
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My new gossamer support spindle, made by local Australian artisan The Spindle Shop, along with a reversible support bowl arrived. This spindle is absolutely lovely. It’s made from banksia, lacewood, and frogwood & weighs 16 grams. The support bowl has a shallow dimple and a deeper dimple & is made from camphor. This is my…
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Holy smokes, I spun up approximately 236yds (215m) of yarn. Now it needs to rest for a bit before I set the twist.
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My SIL taught me how to spin over the holidays. Now I need to make up a niddy noddy to get this yarn off and start all over again because god this is relaxing to do.