What I didn't plan on happening when I was "Full Crafting Ahead" was getting sick. But after a week of being exhausted and tired with a virus, I am now on the mend and slowly gaining momentum and speeding up towards full crafting again.
I did get a few packages in the mail though, the contents of which (and to no one's surprise) were some new spindles, three new support spindles and another Turkish Spindle to join my quickly growing collection.
Two new Phang support spindles, which I believe are Himalayan support spindles. The first is in Exotic Zebra Wood and is 49.9gms.
The second is in Tasmanian Lacewood and is 32.3gms.
My third support spindle is a Tibetan "Torus" made from Blackheart Teatree with a Dymondwood shaft with stirling silver on the whorl, weighing 32gms.
And another Turkish drop spindle to join my collection, this one made from Flame Rosewood with a West Australian Jarrah shaft, weighing 29.1gms.
I have only really just begun to spin on supported spindles this month and after a bit of trial and error, and a stack of patience, I am starting to get the hang of it. I still love my drop spindles at the moment, but who knows. I have had a few spinners tell me that once I start on supported spindles I will become very addicted! Too late, already there! :)
And as I seem to be totally addicted to spindles at the moment, I'm sure there will be more to come. I could think of worse things to be addicted to than spindle spinning and craft :) Needless to say, there will probable be fibre on at least one of these by the end of the day.
Happy Spinning! :)
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!
After managing to get back onto Ravelry yesterday I have managed to spend many hours trawling through the forums, finding many different projects and ideas. Needless to say, I have now got a bit of an inspiration overload and just can't decide what to do first.
So when in doubt as what to do, I spin. Failing that, I change crafts.
This time I have moved away from fibre crafts all together and have instead turned to paper craft. Nothing like going in a completely new direction.
With my love for recycling things, I came across some old sheet music and an old incomplete book in amongst my stash, kept because they might come in use one day. With a bit of thought I dug out the ink stains I had and set about colouring one side on the old sheets of paper. I then cut them out into spirals and twirled them in a spiral and glued them to make roses.
And then I went back to Ravelry, because I'm so addicted again already, and I have found a hand-spun shawl knit-a-long (KAL). So now I am on the hunt for some fibre. Nothing like mixing it up a bit! :)
Happy Crafting! :)
