#spindles

[angeleyeswide]

Iterations.

[ezekiellsplayground]

Finished all the singles of the swedish helsinge lamb fleece. I spun the tog worsted straight from the roving pulled off the cards. The thel I hand carded into rolags and spun worsted. I suspect some tog did get mixed into the thel because both kinds of single are somewhat scratchy, but I guess that’s to be expected from a lamb with immature fleece fibers.. It’s going to be interesting seeing how both singles come out when plyed.

🐼 Soo by @homemadehorrors

[wander-without-cause]

Spinning Chien

Great Pyrenees undercoat is remarkably wool-like. It's hard to remove the guard hairs that make it through the carding process but those that remain provide structure & add halo.

The one & only Rosie produces a treasure of fiber every year. The staple depends upon the dog but will generally hit around 2-4 in. (50-100mm).

Additionally, the GPs guard hair has a light reflecting quality that adds luster to the yarn.

Great Pyrenees are valued for excellence in livestock guarding and steady, dependable personalities. Their abilities to care for & manage herds of sheep, goats, & alpacas are spoken of with reverence. What very few folk talk about is their value as a fiber producer. And -

they SHOULD be talked about because this coat sheds twice per year & heavily in the spring.

This is the 21st day of my Imbolc Spin Challenge. I was supposed to spin at least 15 minutes each day ~ ~ ~ I've spun so very much more and mostly on this GP project. Twenty-one days of touching, spinning, plying, washing, fulling, & knitting Rosie's amazing fiber gives me the confidence to say:

If you have a chance to spin Great Pyrenees do so. It is worth every fluffy twist.

[loomingtranssexual]

spindle whorl, posca pens on sculpey lol

[alexsrandomramblings]

Too many spindles? Dunno her.

And these are just my office spindles. I suspect I might have a problem.

[mwittier]

My Sanity Project.

I’m working on building a fireplace/curio cabinet thing for my entryway in my 120 year old house. It’s loosely based on the black and white photo here, only I want something scaled to my house, and more asymmetrical, more Addams Family. It’s my sanity project because it’s distracting me from Trump Stupidity for a few hours a day, and it’ll be a sort of personal memorial to self care, in time.

It’s still in early stages; I cobbled together a crude rendering of the top and bottom halves thus far.

I have been collecting all the elements for this for decades; antique spindles and railings, finials and random millwork, some old wallpaper. It’s very gratifying to see them finally put to use, rather than jumbled in boxes. I keep altering the design as I go, incorporating more elements, changing my mind as it develops. There’s a tall, narrow wall opposite my front door, adjacent to the staircase, where it will fit perfectly, and to the left are some full-sized matching columns that are original to the house, framing the entry to the parlor.

Many more hours of building ahead, then finishing and installing. There is a small electric fireplace that will go in the opening. I have a few more throughout the house; they’re nice for the flickering light without polluting the air. More photos to come, to show progress.

[preraphaelitepaintings]

A Golden Thread

Artist: John Melhuish Strudwick (British, 1849–1937)

Date: Exhibited 1885

Medium: Watercolour

Collection: Tate Britain, London, United Kingdom

Description

This picture was first exhibited at the Grosvenor Gallery in 1885 and it was accompanied by the lines: 'Right true it is that these/ And all things else that under Heaven dwell/ Are changed of Time'. The theme of Time is dealt with in two related parts. Below, the three Fates are spinning the thread of life. Their spindles show part gold and part grey threads. The gold part will measure out the allotted span of a person's life. Above, a girl and her lover are talking. It is their happiness that is being determined by the Fates: a bell is tolling in a tower, symbolising the passing of time, and Love's car is waiting in the sky. Strudwick was a pupil of Burne-Jones, whose influence it felt clearly in this picture.