March 15, 2003
Wrist Distaff For Drop Spindle Spinning
i have been eyeing my drop spindle and getting interested in it again. lisa at rosie's yarn cellar thought that i should start with wool batts as a material, so i ordered some this morning. but i was chomping at the bit to do something spinning-related. so, i made this wrist distaff, with what appear to be the quintessential instructions web-wide. i like mine! i didn't use all beads on my fringe (see detail for special swirly button, piggly wiggly button, and goddess pendant, as well as for the crumbs on my kitchen table), and i also cut some of my fringe short because there just seemed so much of it. but i have used the distaff already, doing my rather crappy spinning with some roving i had here -- and it's easier. my yarn isn't better, but it's easier.
i have been eyeing my drop spindle and getting interested in it again. lisa at rosie's yarn cellar thought that i should start with wool batts as a material, so i ordered some this morning. but i was chomping at the bit to do something spinning-related. so, i made this wrist distaff, with what appear to be the quintessential instructions web-wide. i like mine! i didn't use all beads on my fringe (see detail for special swirly button, piggly wiggly button, and goddess pendant, as well as for the crumbs on my kitchen table), and i also cut some of my fringe short because there just seemed so much of it. but i have used the distaff already, doing my rather crappy spinning with some roving i had here -- and it's easier. my yarn isn't better, but it's easier.
i'm excited about my batts coming soon.