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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.
LtoR:
4) Grippingyarn Argentine Lignum Viate Rose supported spindle- Grainne
5) KCL Woods Palo Verde/ Maple Modular Spindle- Cliodhna
6) Jorn Piel Walnut/ Poplar Mini Nordic spindle- Freya
7) Jenkins Lark/Jay Desert Ironwood/ Maple/Burmese Blackwood- Rocky
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.
Left one is a birthday present from my friend. Middle almost-yarn is spinned with the left. Right one is the newest one I've got.
Progress on the singles for the Spindlers Quarterly challenge. I'm about half way through the singles now, but have had to stop as the spindle is full!
'Snoopy''
This spindle was made for me using an enamel pendant I wore as a pre-teen in the early 70's.
Tom Golding turned a classic icon into a spindle I can count on to take me back to my childhood.
2 3/4" Linden whorl
Enamel/silver inset
Enamel/silver ring
1.8 oz.
Russian Flowers custom Golding spindle
2 3/4" maple whorl
Vintage Russian hand painted inset
Copper and enamel ring
1.76 oz
For this spindle I sent Tom the inset. It was given to me by a friend of a friend. It had belonged to the women's mother, who was from Russia. It had been her favorite brooch.
This spindle reminds me of all the women who have endured hardship and tragedy, yet persevered through all to find beauty and friendship in their lives.
Fully lined, the container does not show. Even with a stiff container the spindles are always protected
There are some plants that have really insignificant, sometimes almost indiscernible, flowers but come in to their own when autumn arrives and their fruits emerge. Holly is one that comes to mind but the Spindle is undoubtedly another.
Spindle is not an uncommon shrub, probably overlooked for much of the year. In summer it has tiny little creamy green four petalled flowers just a few millimetres across. In the autumn they produce these brilliant coral pink seed cases that could almost be flowers in their own right. Then the seed cases split to reveal a bright orange fruit inside. Quite unique amongst our wild flora and easy to pick out.
Spindle occurs mainly on our chalk downland and lime rich soils. It has thin twiggy branches, hence our use of the word 'spindly' for anything thin. The wood, however, is white in colour and hard and smooth in texture which led to it being used for traditional spindles that were used in spinning wool and cotton. It was also the primary plant for producing artist's charcoal.
Altogether an interesting plant that is popular with insets too.