Full "Craft" Ahead

I managed to finish off the paper roses that I was making and I added some pearls and threaded them onto a stem in to two bunches.

I'm quite happy with the effects and the two different papers, old book pages and old sheet music, really give each bunch their own personality.

I have also dyed and started to spin some merino wool in preparation for the Ravelry Spin A Shawl, SKAL. I have chosen the pattern, Bitterroot, so all I have to decide now is if I should 2ply the singles or navajo ply the singles and keep the colour sections?

Any way, I have more to share from yesterday's craft session but more on that later. Right now I have to go and help out with the bushfires down here. It's hot and blowing a gale.

Happy crafting everyone and stay cool!

Feeding Firefighters & Spindle Spinning

Sorry for the sudden disappearance. It has been a little hot here, over 40'c Wednesday, Thursday and Friday last week, and as such we have had a few bushfires here in east Victoria. So I have been helping to make salad rolls for the CFA and making cups of coffee and tea. But despite the chaos, during the times we were playing the waiting game I sat and spun to help pass the time.

So I have some more spindles to show you :)

The first, a Hearthwise Dragonfly Spindle, is my second heaviest spindle, weighing 80gms and is made from walnut, purple heart, maple and redwood.

The second is a Tom Forrester Spindle, 47gms, and is made from african mahogany & maple.

My third for this post is one of my favorite Kevin Rhodes Spindles, made from laburnum and meranti and weights 29gms.

I still have plenty of new ones in the box so I will  have more to share with you shortly. Happy Spinning! :)