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I really love Russian Spindles…

Ariannah Armstrong — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:38:12 +0000

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.

Silk and more spindles

Ariannah Armstrong — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:44:08 +0000

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!”

More of my silk and Tibetan spindle

Ariannah Armstrong — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:21:26 +0000

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 daughter also spins…

Ariannah Armstrong — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:42:55 +0000

My 12 year old daughter is spinning golden yellow Merino.

More Merino-Tencel spinning

Ariannah Armstrong — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:53:58 +0000

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

Spinning Angora-Bombyx

Ariannah Armstrong — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:47:37 +0000

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 continued

Ariannah Armstrong — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:36:55 +0000

Superwash Merino and Tencel being spun on Tibetan Lite spindle.

Tibetan Lite Spindle with Merino/Tencel

Ariannah Armstrong — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:21:20 +0000

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.

Marigold silk

Ariannah Armstrong — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:40:13 +0000

Supported Spindles, an Unexpected Obsession.

Ariannah Armstrong — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 12:49:17 +0000

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: