Batts by Em!

My daughter, Em (AKA Spinningin360 on Ravelry) has been trying her hand at the dyepot and carder with gorgeous results...





Go see these--more coming soon--now listed in my shop.

I'm also working on a new spinning kit that'll be listed tomorrow.

the trouble with working at home

It's just after noon. Since 9 AM, I've packaged three spindles for shipping, glued together and applied the first coat of finish to three more, rubbed (with steel wool) and recoated three others, put in two loads of laundry, cleaned the livingroom carpet, responded to email and Etsy convos, let the dogs out several times, emptied the dishwasher and sketched out some potential new whorl designs.

I'm still in my pajamas. Oops.

Now, I need to go open and adjust hooks and stain three square-whorled spindles. And mop the kitchen floor.

laceweight

I spun this

about 36 wpi 2-plied

on one of these

.5 oz featherweight spindles

Now available in the shop.

silence is an illusion

I haven't been posting, not because I'm not working but because I'm crazy busy. In addition to my Etsy shop, my spindles can also be found online at Yarny Goodness and at brick and mortar stores: Threadbear Fiber Arts in Lansing, MI, the Smoky Mountain Spinnery in Gatlinburg, TN and--as soon as I get some to Beth--The Spinning Loft in Howell, MI

I seem to have a blue floral theme

going on at the moment

Newest Spinning Kit

Now working on very special Spinning Kits!

This is the first of my new spinning kits, including everything you need to get started or add to your collection--

1. Hand-painted paisley flower spindle (.8 oz, 10.5 inches tall), and 1 oz of easy drafting Michigan border leicester roving, all packaged in a lovely paisley floral divided box with room for 2-4 spindles and fiber.

lookie

It's one of my spindles at Crafting a Greener World! How cool is that?

Thanks, Autumn.