It's a sickness

Wheel 9. Yes it happened again. The Ashford Elizabeth is on its way to a new home and a new spinner. I hope she finds a forever home. I sat there spinning her for the last time and was thinking - maybe I shouldn't. After a little while the leg ache started up again and yeah. New home. Nothing against the Ashford Elizabeth, it's a mixture of my joints and angles. So I sit...

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Decorated Wheels

As Majacraft can customise designs on their wheels it is something I am exploring for my new wheel. I have been curious about decorating my own wheels and had one wheel ready before I decided to sell. My Peggy being lovely and authentic will be kept as if with just upkeep. When I gain the courage I would love to re-stain my traveller a darker stain. My Suzie however...

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The Dream List

Golding - Triple flyer - Taking Flight II What triggered this post is I have been drooling after a particular wheel (those who have read previously can already guess) to the point I would watch videos on it and I think I have read every blog post about it. Strangely I have never tried it, so it is not like my traveller when I tried it beside the ashford kiwi and knew it...

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Fiber Shops

My Favourite online shop for buying Fibre to spin is Ixchel . This Fibre creator in Victoria, Australia has yarn and fibre clubs and weekly (Friday) sales rather than a general online store. Guess what today is! Go here around 8pm AEDT to see what is available. Last week was a sign up for the rare breed sheep the Soay. I'm so cute and have mastered camouflage! Ixchel...

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Wheel 8 - I have Issues

This is a very recent purchase and one I have agonised over. I noticed this wheel quite a distance away, but knew for the asking price what I was getting could be quite a steal and something I could clean up and sell on. The Ashford Elizabeth 2 is the most current saxony type wheel and is considered the high quality wheel over the entry level Traditional. What also came with...

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Happy Distaff Day!

Yes it is a thing, and it actually comes with an interesting history and has me on the look out for one!First off, what is a distaff?!It is basically a spinning tool to hold up-spun fibre.Distaff day or St Distaff day (unofficial Catholic Holiday) is on the 7th of January or the 12th day from Xmas. This was the day in many European cultures that women resumed their household...

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Wheel....7...

Yes this is where one starts to admit they have a problem. I claim they are antiques as well as functional. This is still under 6 months since I started spinning by this stage I had bought 6 wheels and sold 3. So at this stage I was down to 3 wheels (Traveller, Wee Peggy and E-Spinner). I thought I was fairly done. During this stage I had been doing lots of drooling over "future...

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