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Spindle - Berwyn, Ilinois, USA.
Destroyed in 2006 to make space for some drug store with drive thru...
Bright pink Spindle berries popping open to reveal their bright orange seeds, in the garden on day 21 of Wild October.
Another unusual and not often seen fungi. These are Smoky Spindles (Clavaria fumosa) and these fruit bodies are about 5cm high.
The colour here is a little warm as it's lit by the late afternoon sunshine.
These were actually spotted by the roadside outside my home, after I returned from a disappointing search for fungi in local woods :)
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I'm still saddened that this piece of funky art was demolished to make way for a Walgreens store. When I lived in Chicago it was always fun seeing it...plus it made a cameo appearance in the movie "Wayne's World"...scanned from a print with no date information.
From left to right: 2 spindles from Serbia, an alleged spindle from Hungary and 5 spindles from Bulgaria
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Euonymus europaeus
Clockwise, starting at the outer ring with the Maxi:
- Birds Eye Maple Maxi, 42g
- Bubinga Midi, 29g
- Sumach Featherweight, 12g
- Canarywood Featherweight, 14g
- Moosie, 27g
- Olivewood Mini, 18g
- Morado Midi, 34g
- Ambrosia Maple Midi, 24g
- Karelian Birch Midi, 30g
Clockwise, inner ring, starting at the striped one on the left:
- Zebrawood Mini, 20g
- Red Cedar Featherweight, 12g
- Gabon Ebony Midi, 41g
- Tulipwood Mini, 24g
Not pictured:
- Tiger Maple Mini, 16g
Who says orange and pink clash?
Industrious, delicate, colourful. The spindle is at its loveliest in autumn when its leaves turn russet and its pink and orange fruits ripen. Wildlife loves its leaves and fruit, and aphids flock to it, bringing with them an array of their predators.
Spindle is an ancient-woodland indicator. If you spot it while out exploring, it could be a sign of a rare and special habitat.
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 having 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.
3 purpleheart Russian lace spindles & thread winders atop 2 nålbound spindle pouches (left one is Åsle stitch, the right one Oslo -- both with Reynolds Lopi burgundy icelandic yarn). In-progress on the spindle is homespun natural cotton. 6/15/07
I am a very good drop spindle spinner. I am spinning bamboo fiber in this picture. It will be used as weft for some pillowcases I have designed. I finished spinning the warp a couple years ago.
I only work on this project while in waiting rooms or when I'm on buses, airplanes and trains. I don't get out that much.
Yes, I really am a handweaver too.
How I really make a living is nobody's business except mine.
More spindles I made. These are exotic woods like purpleheart, canarywood, and bloodwood. All are made using layers of 1/8" or 1/4" thick shapes. Some spindles have cherry shafts, the rest use generic plain dowels.
Spindle (Euonymus europaea) fruit. Spindle is a deciduous native tree, and 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 eaten by caterpillars of moths, including the magpie, spindle ermine and scorched, as well as the holly blue butterfly. The leaves also attract aphids and 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 such as the St Mark’s fly. Photo by Nick Dobbs 29-10-19 Londonthorpe Wood, Grantham