My 3 year old giving this cute little spindle a whirl. She does look downright professional in doing so :-)

handmade spindle, soapstone whorl.

hanging around at magnet's backstage area after the new year show, 21.11.2008

Cloudy sky, bare tree, on 15th street.

Ash spindle, with clay whorl

Clockwise from top:

* Bosworth midi-spindle in paduak wood

* Greensleeves "Ethan Jakob" in redwood burl & purpleheart

* Greensleeves "Vixen" in paduak wood

The Spindles playing at the grand opening of Julie's garden patio.

spindles mounted with f1 brake

poladroid

Each year the Zoo hosts its annual sheep shearing event at the Children's Zoo Family Farm.

David Melcon is the Zoo's chief sheep shearer and has been shearing the sheep for more than a decade. He's a master at his craft.

The San Francisco Zoo will send the wool to a Native American Reservation where it will be used for traditional weavings. This helps ensure the culture and rituals of weavings among the Native American tribes continues.

Plus, Urban Fauna Studio was on hand to demonstrate the wonders of working with wool though spindle spinning demonstrations, needle felting, and scarf weaving.

If you missed it this year, mark your calendar for next year!

A 0.6 oz Nordic w from Paradise fibers. It has a 10” poplar shaft and 3” diameter walnut whorl that detaches for travel.and was designed by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts created by Jiorn Piel.

Two spindles made to order for a Ravelry user. I like how the spin and weight of these two spindles are complimentary.

Wildcraft BFL/sparkly nylon in the Scottish seascapes colourway. Spindle spun. 150m. Worsted weight.

Immer noch beeindruckend - die Kuppel auf dem Reichstagsgebäude von Norman Foster (1994 - 1999)

Al placing a Masters Division car on a set of alignment stands to accurately place the weight load on the axles before measuring and adjusting the spindle's camber.

Ormolu design on Roostery's Minorca table runner. You can also get this fabric under my design name, Ormolu, at Spoonflower.com

Bubble Abstract in Elmer's clear gel glue treated with borax solution...

pea soup 1 1/2" x1

moon yellow 1 1/2" x1

rustic orange 1 1/2" x2

baby pink 1 1/2" x1

I bought the spindle at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival in 2006 and can't for the life of remember the guys name but he's always in the main exibit hall. The distaff is made by Cascade Spindle and I bought it from The Bellwether.

Finial: Purpleheart

Shaft: Purpleheart

Whorl: Mesquite

Inlay: Russian Laquered Brooch

Weight: 1.19 oz/33 grams

Whorl Diameter: 7.5 cm

Length: 27 cm

Fiber: BFL from Fibermonster.etsy.com

Moves quick, like a spider, and loves to tear its victims apart as they burn. It is part organic and part robot, making its fierceness and precision extremely deadly.

By Christopher Havlichek

Located near DO314

Taken in Seville, Spain. This photograph took 2nd place in 2009 for the People and Culture category of NWTC's International Photography Contest.

CD spindle-trash bound ;( my recycler won't accept #5 plastic

Green Ribbon scrap

Measuring tape scrap

Vintage Rick Rack wrapper

Old thimble as dome topper/handle

Mini tomato pin cushion from one my cat got a hold of!

Vintage Buttons

Scissors + needle & thread

This is one of my raku focal beads incorporated into one of my pins.

Handmade spindle, resin whorl with rose petals.

My 1st bossies, sitting on one of my first quilts.

a better view of the wood color (Purpleheart) and the shape of the hook. The wool being spun is romney roving from Aunt Janet's Fiber Mill

Both spindles were made by my boyfriend and all of the Fibres are displayed in other pictures around here.