And now that I have one made of Koa wood, I love it even more. This is a spindle from The Spanish Peacock on Etsy.

My Tibetan Lite was having a terrific time with the Tussah silk I am enjoying….

And my Spindlewood was eyeing the silk and saying Hey, Hm…..

So the Tibetan Spindle said to the Spindlewood Spindle, “I can share!”

I’m really enjoying the Tussah Silk experience.  This Tibetan spindle made with Cherry (shaft) and Cocobolo (Whorl) spins so beautifully and even though I am still a little slow with supported spindling, it feels so wonderful to just do it….

My 12 year old daughter is spinning golden yellow Merino.

I wound off the first bit and now have started a second amount for plying.

I often peruse the sale fibres at Corgi Hill Farm, and I bought a fiber that looked interesting to me.  It is a blend of two fibers I had never previously spun.  A 50/50 mix of Angora (bunny) and Bombyx silk, in the colorway “Pretty Petals”.  Here are a few poses of it so far.  My spindle is a “Rose” hybrid spindle from Gripping Yarn.

And the obligatory “posing for the Ravelry Screen” shot

Tibetan Lite Spindle with a Birch shaft and Mahogany whorl made by Grizzly Mountain Arts.  Fibre currently being spun is 50/50 Superwash Merino/Tencel from Spincerely on Etsy.

I have recently been having much fun with supported spindling.  This has almost trumped my love of the high-whorl spindle.  I love my Bosworth, and my new Spindlewood as shown below:

But there is something about supported spindling that is relaxing in a totally different way.

Here, on my Olive Wood Russian, I am really starting to pack on fine lace weight merino-silk:

And this Black Palm “Rose” spindle, which is a Russian/French hybrid from Gripping Yarn, is excellent for spinning Angora/silk: