News and Newsletters

Have you heard of Ravelry.com? One of our thoughtful customers posted a photo in the forum of Ravelry of a drop spindle she had purchased, which in turn led to an invitation to join! Dave is really enjoying dropping in several times a day to answer questions and chat with other members. Even though Ravelry is a knitting and crocheting community, there is a group L.A.C.E., Lacers Always Creating Entanglements, for our friends that tat!

That's the news, so now for the newsletter! We have had several of our wonderful patrons ask if we had a newsletter, well now we do! To sign up, just enter your email address in the box located in the right hand side bar of this page. We will send emails announcing when new items are added to our Etsy shop and when items are listed for sale via Ebay auction. Needless to say, we will NOT use your email address for any other purpose.

Ceramic and White Ash Lap Support Spinning Bowl

Ceramic and White Ash Lap Support Spinning Bowl

Have you been wondering what we've been up to lately?

This ceramic and white ash lap support spinning bowl was a custom piece made for one of our wonderful customers. The "Peppered Raspberry" ceramic bowl measures 1 3/4 inches in diameter, and the white ash base is 2 1/2 inches in diameter and 6 3/4 inches in length. Felt dots on the bottom keep the wood from scratching your chair.

If you'd like to see our selection of support spinning bowls, please click here to visit the support bowl section of our Etsy shop. If you were wanting one of our Top Whorl Silk Spindles, we only have one (edited-one just sold!) left!

Colorwood Top Whorl Silk Drop Spindle

Colorwood Top Whorl Silk Drop Spindle

The vibrant colors purple, turquoise and pink, of this top whorl silk drop spindle will definitely get you in the holiday mood! This top whorl silk drop spindle is approximately 9 1/2 inches long and weighs 1.6 ounces. The spindle is made from a combination of laminated dyed birch veneers. A brass hook has been inset in the top. More photos of this beautiful spindle can be found at the Etsy listing.

Do you need a support bowl for your spindle? If so, please visit the "Support Spinning Bowls" section of our shop.

Top Whorl Silk Drop Spindles

Top Whorl Silk Drop Spindles

We have been busy working like a couple of Santa's helpers! :) The kiln is loaded with a new batch of ceramic bowls, and Dave has just finished his newest drop spindles. These newest spindles are silk drop spindles made from purpleheart, white ash, cherry, walnut and myrtlewood (already sold! Thank you!!). The weights range from 1.2 ounces to 2.0 ounces and the overall length of each spindle is 9 1/2 inches. These silk drop spindles are listed at $29 and shipping is FREE!

New Pear Takli Whorl Support or Drop Spindles

We have just added some new "Pear Takli" whorl spindles to our Etsy shop! These six new spindles include Bloodwood, Bocote, Bird's Eye Maple, Argentine Lignum Vitae, Bubinga and Rosewood. The weight of these spindles range from 1.0 ounces to 1.75 ounces and the price is $29 with FREE shipping.

Please visit the "Spindle" section of our Etsy shop to view additional photos of these beautiful spindles.

Acrylic Pattern Pricker Pin Vise

Acrylic Pattern Pricker Pin Vise

Dave has handcrafted this 2 inch pattern pricker pin vise from colorful blue swirl acrylic stock. It has been polished to a glass finish. An additional photo can be found at the Ebay auction for this beautiful tool.

Walnut and Ceramic Support Spinning Bowl

Walnut and Ceramic Support Spinning Bowl

Our newest ceramic support spinning bowl measures 1 3/4 inches in diameter, and the walnut base is 3 inches in diameter. The walnut base has been adorned by Dave with pyrography (burn etching), and the ceramic bowl, made by Jo, has been glazed a rich baroque gold color. Felt dots on the back keep the wood from scratching other hard surfaces. Additional photos of this support spinning bowl can be found at the item listing in our Etsy shop.

A Treat in the Mail Today!

Look what we found in our mail today! The beautiful spinning wheel in the photo above was made by DianeC. Isn't it gorgeous?! Thank you so much for the wonderful gift, thoughtful note and hooks :)

Pear Takli Style Spindles

Dave has hand crafted these lightweight yarn spindles based on the "Pear Takli" style spindles. They can be used as support spindles with a bowl, or they can also be used as a low-whorl suspended drop spindle. The spindles above have already sold, but Dave should be making some new ones in the future.

New Lap Support Spinning Bowls

Lap Support Spinning Bowls

We have added a new item to our Grizzly Mountain Arts fiber art tool line. Our new Lap Support Spinning Bowls feature a ceramic spinning bowl inset into a beautifully turned piece of wood. Each ceramic bowl has been glazed and fired, making each one unique.

Ceramic and White Ash Support Spinning Bowl

Ceramic and White Ash Support Spinning Bowl

"Peppered Raspberry" is the glaze Jo used on this earthenware ceramic support spinning bowl. Dave has turned the wooden portion from white ash. If you'd like to see some additional photos of this bowl, please visit the item listing in our Grizzly Mountain Arts Etsy shop. While you're there, be sure and check out our other handmade fiber art tools! Don't forget, shipping is FREE! :)

French Style Spindle and Support Spinning Bowl

French Style Spindle and Support Spinning Bowl
Clicking on the photo above will show a larger view.

This is a French style spindle, which is shaped a little different having a larger diameter in the center. Dave has carved yarn tracking grooves in both directions on the upper part of the spindle so it can be spun in clockwise or counter clockwise directions. The spindle is 12 inches long and made of lightweight poplar wood and weighs only 1 oz (28g). Additional photos of this spindle and bowl can be found at the Ebay auction listing.

Lace Pin Tool Gift Set

Lace Pin Tool Gift Set

This gift set includes a pin pusher and lifter that Dave has inset into padauk wood stems. They fit nicely in the matching double case that has a lovely ceramic cameo mounted on top. An additional photo can be found at the Ebay auction listing.

Crochet Hook and Pin Vise Holiday Gift Set

Crochet Hook and Pin Vise Holiday Gift Set

Looking for a special holiday gift for that crochet or lace lover? This set is ready for presentation. The pair includes a pin vise and a #14 steel crochet hook that Dave has inset into padauk wood stems. Dave has mounted a lovely ceramic cameo on top of the matching presentation case. An additional photo of this one of a kind set can be found at the Ebay auction listing.

Oak Leaf Motif Spool Knitter

Handcrafted 8 Pin Spool Knitter

Dave has handmade this 3 inch spool knitter out of Poplar wood. He has also burn etched an oak leaf motif all the way around it. This spool knitter has 8 brass pins that will not rust, and comes with a 6 inch loop lifter. An additional photo can be found at the Ebay auction listing.

Two New Support Spinning Bowls!

Spalted Maple and Ceramic

We have just added two new support spinning bowls to our Grizzly Mountain Arts Etsy shop. The one pictured above, is spalted maple and the one below is white ash. These bowls sell for $22 and shipping is FREE! If you'd like to see more photos of these bowls, please click the link found below each photo :)

White Ash and Ceramic