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My two Bosworth spindles,
Mini on the left, Pau Amarillo
Midi on the right, Bubinga
Both are wonderful
1.9 oz of Coopworth wool in natural shades, spun and plied by me on a drop spindle in my first spinning class (June 2008).
My first two spindles. First from Butterfly girl Designs, the second from ford4him.
Lapis Square Whorl: Whorl - 2"
Shaft - 9-10"
Weight - 1.2 oz
Little Joe: Whorl - 3"
Shaft - 12"
Weight - 1.5 oz
My new spindle! A Forrester Granny in sipo and maple, 19g.
Already in use :) (that's some carded merino on it)
A shrub native to Britain. The unusual shaped berries are attractive to birds and split open to reveal a seed like an orange segment. The wood was used to make spindles (hence the common name?), skewers, knitting needles or toothpicks and produces a good quality charcoal, used by artists. Whisby Nature Park, Lincolnshire, UK.
i dyed this fibre at a workshop, and don't have much of it, so i decided to spin it on my spindle. It's 70/30 merino/bamboo. Very nice blend.
This spindle *can* fit four ounces of fiber. But I probably stick to two ounces at a time in the future.
This is the Rambo I bought at A Verb For Keeping Warm. Spinning it on a Bosworth midi spindle (zebrawood). Fabulous prep and soft fiber. Winner at Black Sheep Gathering and processed by Morro Bay Fleeceworks.
Sweet Gum Spindle 1 -full view. The wood came from a tree branch that fell in my neighborhood. I kicked off a branch and turned out some spindle whorls. The shaft is turned from the less burly sapwood that has some worm holes for character, I hope.
My current collection: KCL Woods (2), Cascade (2), Spindlewood (2), Greensleeves (2), Maggie (1), unknown (1).
The container is a repurposed spinning photo/pencil box. The glass broke for the photo portion. Once I remove the frame/glass portion, the rest of the box was fine.