I've been spending way TOO much time on Ravelry. The forums are great and I've made a lot of new friends. It's also helped me improve my spindles. Based on comments/observations by others on Ravelry, I've now changed a couple of things about my spindles to make them even better.
All my spindles now will have a hand bent swan style hook on them. (see pic)
Although my spindles spun great before, the new hook makes them spin even smoother!! Thanks to Kri on Ravelry for that tip.
Also, I'm now going to offer to notch the whorls on the customer's request. I'm not going to do it as a matter of course, because I think the un-notched circle of the stone looks quite beautiful and the spindle can easily be used without the notch. But for those of you who really want a notch, you've got it.
I "discovered" a great fiber!! Bamboo!!! LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!!! I bought some batts from Loop! and spun them up with one ply as bamboo and the other spun firestar. (see pic)
I am now addicted to it.
I have posted some new batts
in my shop with this awesome fiber.
FUTURE TOPIC: The case for the bottom whorl spindle!!!
4 comments:
I had noticed your new hooks and was quite excited by that. LOVE the bamboo firestar yarn there. I have some bamboo I've not yet spun, I think maybe I have been putting it off. Thanks for providing a little motivation :-)
I'm so tempted to get a paua shell spindle from you to test the new hook. :-)
OK. My cart has 7 items in it on your Etsy page and I've tried every user name I can think of. Every name I try, it says it's already in use. If I write down the items I want to purchase, is there a way I can do so directly with you??? Couldn't find an email address for you. My blog is fortheloveoffiber.typepad.com. Thanks!
I just received my Bamboo batt of Chocolate on my Blue Silk Dress that I ordered through a friend, she ordered Black bird - LOVE IT!
It is the most beautiful roving I can't wait to spin it. I ordered some similar stuff from another vendor and it's not even here yet so thanks for the GREAT customer service!!!!!!!!!!
Deanna
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