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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!
This Tibetan support spindle is approximately 12 1/2 inches long and weighs 38g (1.3 ounces). The Cherry whorl measures approximately 1.75 inches and has been attached to a Walnut shaft. The tip has been crafted from Honduran Rosewood.
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.
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
this is the lovely birthday present from my sister, my very first Bosworth spindle from Journey Wheel.
It's a Midi size Bocoto wood whorl, about 1.4 oz. It's been lovely to spin. The yarn on the spindle is a blend of merino, mohair and angora.
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.
Asciano Spindle Series II
Wood: Cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa)
Weight: 1.1 oz
Name: Rudolph
Purchased at Stitches West 2009 by my husband as a surprise
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.