New Items for Etsy!

Several new items were just listed in our Etsy shop, including a gorgeous pair of Celtic spiral earrings made by Dave. The hard maple phang and post style tatting shuttles are all $59 each.

New Fiber Tools for Etsy

New fiber tools were listed in our Etsy shop today. Thanks for looking!

-Mini Victorian Hard Maple and Brazilian Cherry Top Whorl $40
-Mini Victorian Walnut and Birch Top Whorl $40
-Mini Redheart and Birch Top Whorl $30
-Mini Hormigo Negro and Birch Top Whorl $30
-Hard Maple with Pyrography Phang Support Spindle $39
-Hand Painted Pin Cushion/Needle Minder $29

New Fiber Tools for Etsy

These are our newest tools to be listed on Etsy. The spindles and tatting shuttle are sold, but some of the alcohol ink pin cushions are still available. Thanks for taking a look!

Lightweight Ash Phang Support Spindle with Mini Ceramic Spinning Bowl

The 9 1/2 inch phang support spindle included with this set was crafted from ash. It has been adorned with Dave's signature pyrographed leaf motif. This beautiful handspinning tool weights 0.8 ounces (23 grams). This lightweight phang is a little longer than our standard travel size phang.  Also included with this set is a mini hand glazed ceramic spinning bowl that travels securely in it's faux suede pouch.  Additional photos of these beautiful handspinning tools can be found at the Etsy.com listing.

Ebony and Fossil Mammoth Ivory Mini Phang Support Spindle

This 8 inch mini phang support spindle  was crafted from ebony. It has been inlayed with fossil mammoth ivory. This beautiful handspinning tool weights 1.6 ounces (44 grams).

**What is fossil ivory?**

Fossil ivory is ancient ivory whose composition has changed from ivory to mineral. Care should be taken to distinguish fossil ivory from recent ivory which has yellowed or discolored. Fossil ivory (including walrus, mammoth and mastodon) and other archaeological and paleontological materials are regulated by an array of Federal and State laws. These items may not be collected on any Federal or
State lands. Fossil ivory may be collected on private lands with the permission of the land owner, and is not regulated under the Marine Mammals Protection Act. Fossil ivory does not have to be tagged or registered. Anyone may sell fossil ivory without first handcrafting it.

**Where do we get our fossil ivory?**

Ancient walrus and mammoth tusks are dug out of the permafrost or bone mounds by Alaskan and Siberian natives annually during the summer thaw and sold to subsidize their family or village income. We buy our ancient walrus ivory shards from ivory buyers that travel to the St. Lawrence Island area to buy from the ivory co-ops.

**Learn more about fossil ivory**

If you would like to learn more about fossil ivory, please visit the link below:
http://alaska.fws.gov/fisheries/mmm/qa_sub_harvest.htm


"Fresh" ivory and elephant ivory will never be used in any of the artwork created by Grizzly Mountain Arts.

Mini Phang Support Spindle Travel Sets

This is a new item for Grizzly Mountain Arts!  Walnut, Paduak and Figured Maple are the woods chosen by Dave for these beautiful 8 inch long mini phang support spindles.  Each mini phang travel set comes with it's own earthenware ceramic spindle bowl and zippered pouch.  Additional photos can be found at the Etsy listing for each of these handspinning tools. 

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It's Phang Friday!

Dave has crafted these phang support spindles from white ash.  He had accented them with cobalt blue acrylic, turquoise and pink acrylic inlay.

New Phang Support Spindles

Jatoba was the wood used by Dave to craft the beautiful phang support spindle shown on the left.  Fossil mammoth ivory has been inlayed around this beautiful handspinning tool.  The phang on the right was crafted from ash.  Dave chose turquoise as the inlay material for this spindle.

Ash Phang Support Spindle with Turquoise Inlay

Dave has crafted this 10 1/2 inch long Phang supported spindle from ash. Turquoise inlay adorns this beautiful handspinning tool. The weight of this spindle is 1.1 ounce (32 grams).  An additional photo can be seen in our Etsy shop.