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A very special spindle made with shells from beaches of the Outer Hebrides. They were collected by Marion, who took a holiday there earlier this year. She collected enough for me to make several very special spindles for the shop - and this one's for her. The shells include a European cowrie, blue-ray mussels, and a 'sea button' which is the tiny shell of a sea urchin.
This is rhythm because the spindles of the banister are right after one another making it a endless "line". The fact that the spindles look like they are never ending is appealing to the eye.
Yet another lovely turkish spindle from the Spanish Peacock. This one has a lignum vitae shaft & a flame alder whorl.
Whorl: 5"
Shaft: 10.5"
Weight: 1.2 oz
IST Crafts Spindle, 5 cm whorl
Santos Rosewood on Sycamore, Sycamore shaft
15 grams
Fiber from sunsetfibers.etsy.com
IST Crafts Spindle, 5 cm whorl
Santos Rosewood on Sycamore, Sycamore shaft
15 grams
Fiber from sunsetfibers.etsy.com
Midnight - Purple and black wool spun on my Spanish Peacock lace spindle, plied on my Schacht spindle. Given as a gift to His Excellency Lamorak, Baron Middle Marches.
She pulls to the right. Taken while our SUV was up on the lift, this shot shows what Carlos the service advisor said is causing the front wheels to be out of whack. Did you know that the right front wheel is supposed to sit farther forward than the left front wheel, to compensate for the slope in the road while driving? Well that's not the case here, quite the opposite actually. To remedy the problem, we're replacing what you see before you: the lower control arm and the spindle. Apparently they're bent. Parts come in tomorrow, and when they do, back I go to the shop.
Four small amounts spun on Spindle made by Peter Filmer. Some sourced from web suppliers, some from deceased estate
This is a spindle form Spinsanity which I won for the blue tone merino skein of yarn I spun for the Ravelry Spindlers group first quarterly chalenge
Made from a dowel and electric fence insulator. Fiber is KP Bare wota. First practice on a supported!!
Spindle is a deciduous tree native to the UK and across Europe. It is a popular ornamental plant in gardens and parks due to its bright pink or purple fruits and attractive autumn colouring, in addition to its resistance to frost and wind. It has been introduced to North America where it has become an invasive species in some areas Mature trees grow to 9m and can live for more than 100 years. The bark and twigs are deep green, becoming darker with age, and have light brown, corky markings. Twigs are thin and straight. The leaves are shiny and slightly waxy, and have tiny sharp teeth along the edges. They turn a rich orange-red before falling in autumn. Spindle is hermaphrodite, meaning each flower contains both male and female reproductive parts. Flowers have four petals and grow in clusters, in May and June, and are pollinated by insects. After pollination flowers develop into bright pink fruits with bright orange seeds, which resemble popcorn. It is native to much of Europe and can be found most commonly on the edges of forests and in hedges, scrub and hedgerows. It thrives best in chalky soils and is less common in Scotland. The leaves are eaten by caterpillars of a number of moths, including the magpie, spindle ermine, scorched carpet and a variety of micro moths, as well as the holly blue butterfly. The leave also attract aphids and therefore their predators, including hoverflies, ladybirds and lacewings, as well as the house sparrow and other species of bird. The flowers are a rich source of nectar and pollen for insects, particularly the St Mark’s fly. Its botanical name, Euonymus is from the Greek, ‘eu’, meaning ‘good’ and ‘onama’, meaning ‘name’. This is said to have meant ‘lucky’. However, in some areas, it was also thought that if the spindle flowered early, an outbreak of the plague was likely. Spindle timber is creamy white, hard and dense. In the past it was used to make ‘spindles’ for spinning and holding wool (hence its name), as well as skewers, toothpicks, pegs and knitting needles. The fruits were baked and powdered, and used to treat head lice, or mange in cattle. Both the leaves and fruit are toxic to humans - the berries have a laxative effect. Today spindle timber is used to make high-quality charcoal, for artists. Cultivated forms of the tree are also grown in gardens for autumn colour. Toxicity: All parts may cause severe discomfort if ingested.
Janet Yost Spindles: Spindles and Spinning owner is fiberartsfanatic. This is a spindle full of wool silk, purchased from Enchanted Yarn and Fiber in Russellville, KY.
Spun from Woolen Mill St. Yarns Superwash Merino Top colorway "The Trouble with Tribbles", using 1.9 oz Zebrawood spindle from Millpoint Emporium.
206 yds., sport weight (13-14 wpi)
The GST Voles were cleaning out the main drain ditch at Flitton Moor that had lain untouched for 3 or 4 years. I arrived with Wendy Copper about 10.30am and watched the initial section being cleared. A muddy aroma and smelly vegetation was everywhere. I went into the small wood and at the far end discovered a small long-horned beetle in a curled upleaf of a spindle bush. Coming back via the pod dipping platform I was astounded how much the New Zealand Pygmy Weed had encroached and the low water level. We had tea with the Voles around 11a, and I shared a donut with Wendy before going to collect Audrey. When we returned the Voles had made very good progree with the ditch clearance. Around lunch time it became very overcast with spots of rain so it was time to return my ladies to their respective homes.
Sweet Gum Spindle 2 -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.
The spindles were originally white. But the paint was applied in a thick, drippy fashion. So we (by "we" I mean "Jamie") sanded them down and repainted them white.
My class spindle purchased during lessons with Diane Mulholland. Spindle is made from Cherry - not sure what wood the shaft is made from.
1st attempt at drop spindle. Did this probably 2 months ago.
(Unknown fiber that came with my wheel. The guy said they dyed it with koolaid. It was very, very hard to draft.)
I broke my etsy spindle the first day of SVFF and *had* to get a new one. I got it from the Knitting Garden/Knit Picker booth. It is a hand-turned rim-weighted drop spindle made by some guy in CA out of leopardwood.
Update: Spindle is made by Spindler's Cottage on e-bay. He takes requests/makes custom spindles too!