Crab spiders are renown for their camoflage... Misumena is usually found on flowers. This one was probably hunting in the flowerheads of the yellow Compositae [Dandelion family] ... mainly Hawkbits/weeds... that are below this Spindle.

But... this is her eggs sac... hidden inside the folded leaves,

She is meant to stay guarding her valuable deposit until her death... which given this colour combination will probably be sooner rather than later. And the seed head of the Spindle is well on its way to becoming bright pink...

Avi Wasserman "silkie" spindle, tulipwood shaft with silver inlaid ebony whorl - 9.5" including hook, 1 oz.

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Wood artist, Tom Homa, opened his studio for the 2019 Broome Art Trail. They had an outside demonstration, showing how to how to use their home-built Spindle Horse, designed to form the spindles that form the back of a chair. It is currently being used to carve the seat of the chair.

and you've got yourself a spindle. With some fibre, you can make yarn or thread.

One of my favorite drop spindles for worsted weight yarns

This spindle is used in fisheries management to examine Coded-Wire Tags (CWTs) which have been extracted from fish. The tag is the thin piece of metal protruding from the tip, it is held on magnetically.

Furry Friday

This is my second drop spindle design! The 1.3 ounce spindle is great for spinning fingering weight yarns. Made of cut acrylic and oak, it's as much fun to watch the spindle as it is to create yarn.

Actually a crochet hook holder by Fancy Kitty but works well for my smaller spindles.

Bizarre pink and orange fruit of the spindle is very abundant this year.

One of my other loves is stained glass and particularly Tiffany Lamps. Armed with an Ashford Classic spindle, my copy of 'The Lamps of Tiffany' and some patience, and this is the result! (The flowers are from Tiffany's 'Clematis' design.)

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Amboyna wood, from Jenkins Woodworking

I'm planning to spin up the rest of my "beast" roving on a kick spindle.

This Spindle is by Ken Ledbetter and is of paduck and maple inlaid with a hand beaded rosette, 1.29 ounces.

Spindle tree! I found a small tree at the edge of my woods. They have bright pink pods which have opened to reveal orange-coated seeds. I suspect that this was planted by birds, since it is only found here as an ornamental shrub.

The insignificant flowers will turn to flamboyant pink and orange fruit in the summer. Hatfield Forest, Essex

~Secret Bay~

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Homemade top whorl spindle, 36 g.

Collectible spindles.

1. On the left: "Scotch Thistle", #31, 1998, signed Carol Fayer at the bottom.

2. On the right: "Flax", #12, 1999, signed Carol Fayer at the bottom.

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This is mostly showing off the macro feature on my new camera. :-)

My lovely new Golding ringspindle, 28g, antique rose whorl, walnut. The fibre is a wool/silk/angora mix- so soft!

Abigail is new to the addiction of spinning. She's using a drop spindle meant for very very thin yarn; and she's making beautiful stuff with it!

Ash spindle, with clay whorl

This is first of two gorgeous, perfectly balanced spindles that was gifted to me. The whorl is Jatoba and the shaft, Cherry. The total length of the spindle from tip to tip is 12" with a stainless steel, hand bent hook (swan neck style).

The diameter of the whorl is 2 5/8 " and total weight of the spindle is 1.6 oz. Perfect for lace!

I've got some total spindle LOVE going on here!!

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