Bone Toothbrush Rug Needle

Bone Toothbrush Rug Needle

Dave crafted this beautiful toothbrush rug needle from bone. Originally, this style of rug needle was made from old toothbrushes, that is until they stopped making them with a hole in the handle. More photos of this needle may been seen at the Etsy listing.

Walnut French Reproduction Support Spindle with Fossil Walrus Ivory

Walnut French Reproduction Support Spindle with Fossil Walrus Ivory

Walnut is the wood that Dave chose for this beautiful French reproduction supported spindle. This spindle measures 12 inches long and weights 1.8 (52g) ounces. Dave has adorned this spindle with fossil walrus ivory accents. This spindle also features a groove and slot style tip for holding the yarn twist. More photos of this spindle can be found at the Etsy listing.

Cocobolo Lace Pattern Pricker Pin Vise Tool

Cocobolo Lace Pattern Pricker Pin Vise Tool

Dave crafted this lovely pin vise tool which is currently up for auction on Ebay, from Cocobolo wood. It measures 2 inches long, not counting the pin.

Cocobolo Wood Tatting Shuttle

Cocobolo Wood Tatting Shuttle

Dave has handcrafted this 3 inch flat style tatting shuttle from Cocobolo wood which has a beautiful flaming pattern in the wood. It has a satin hand rubbed bees wax finish. You can find this beautiful tatting shuttle up for auction at Ebay.com.

Brass Picot Gauge Set with Cocobolo Case

Brass Picot Gauge Set with Cocobolo Case

After a break for the holidays, Dave is getting his auction listings back up and running. He's also been having a lot of fun making new friends over at the Ravelry.com site. Several of you had asked Dave when he would be crafting another of his brass picot gauge sets. This one's a beauty! The case is Cocobolo wood and measures 3 ¼ inch long. The gauges are brass 1/16, 1/8, 3/16 and ¼ inch round tubes that all slide together to fit neatly in the case. He has also added a 2 inch picot gauge ruler that also fits in the case with the tube gauges. More photos of this set can be found at the Ebay auction listing.

Ceramic and Walnut Lap Support Spinning Bowl

Ceramic and Walnut Lap Support Spinning Bowl

This ceramic bowl measures 1 3/4 inches in diameter, and the walnut base is approximately 2 1/2 inches in diameter and 6 1/2 inches in length. "Monet's Garden" is the glaze that was used on the earthenware clay inner bowl. Felt dots on the bottom keep the wood from scratching your chair. More photos of this beautiful tool can be found at the listing in our Etsy shop.

Cocobolo and Mammoth Ivory Top Whorl Silk Drop Spindle

Cocobolo and Mammoth Ivory Top Whorl Silk Drop Spindle

This top whorl silk drop spindle is approximately 7 1/2 inches long and weighs 1.8 ounces (50g). This spindle is made from Cocobolo. The whorl has been accented with ancient mammoth ivory, and a brass hook has been inset in the top. Additional photos of this beautiful spindle can be found at the Etsy listing.

Shipping is FREE to the U.S. and Canada for this spindle!

Pear Whorl Takli Support Spindle with Pyrography and Mammoth Ivory

Pear Whorl Takli Support Spindle with Pyrography and Mammoth Ivory

This pear whorl Takli support spindle measures about 12 inches long and weights about 1.0 ounces (28g). The cherry whorl has been adorned by Dave with a pyrographed leaf motif. The end of the walnut shaft has been shaped to better accommodate a half-hitch. The tip was crafted from redheart. An accent of ancient mammoth ivory was also used to adorn the shaft. More photos of this spindle can be viewed at the Etsy listing.

Fast Moving Spindles!

We have the BEST patrons in the world! As soon as I had listed six of Dave's new spindles in our Etsy shop, five of them sold! I didn't even have the opportunity to blog about them! :) The Padauk Pear Takli Spindle in the photo above is still available. If you would like to be one of the first to be notified of new items, be sure and sign up for our newsletter in the box on the right hand side bar :)

Happy New Year!

Dave and I would like to wish all of our wonderful patrons, many of whom have become our friends, a very happy and prosperous New Year!

Newsletter News

Just a quick FYI to those of you who have signed up to receive our newsletter! You should have received two issues from us, so if you haven't, your email address hasn't been confirmed. There are a couple that haven't clicked the "confirm" link that was sent to you after you signed up and that may be because it ended up in your spam folder. I tried sending one of you a direct email to let you know, and the email came back via mailer daemon saying the email address was incorrect. So, if you still want to receive our newsletter, please either check your spam folder or reenter your email address in the sign up box.

I will be sending out a newsletter later today about some gorgeous spindles that Dave has just finished :)

Thank you!

Jo :)

Spinning, Spindles and Whorling Dervishes, Oh My!

Whorling Dervish Treasury on Etsy.com

We've been included in a beautiful treasury on Etsy.com! PaintedBull has included our ceramic support spinning bowl in her beautiful treasury of spindles, handspun yarn and nostepindes. Thanks a bunch, JJ!

Walnut, Mammoth Ivory and Silver Top Whorl Silk Drop Spindle

Walnut, Mammoth Ivory and Silver Top Whorl Silk Drop Spindle

I think this is one of Dave's most beautiful pieces! This top whorl silk drop spindle is approximately 9 inches long and weighs 1.4 ounces. This spindle is made from walnut. The whorl has been adorned with a pyrographed leaf motif and accented with ancient mammoth ivory and sterling silver. A brass hook has been inset in the top.

American and Cherry Tibetan Support Spindle

American and Cherry Tibetan Support Spindle

This Tibetan support spindle is approximately 13 inches long and weighs 47g (1.65 ounces). The American Cherry whorl features a pyrographed (burn etched) leaf motif and has been attached to a Brazilian Cherry shaft. Dave has also adorned the shaft with Colorwood, ancient mammoth ivory and a very hard purpleheart tip. More photos of this beautiful Tibetan spindle can be found at the Etsy listing.

Purpleheart Top Whorl Silk Drop Spindle

Purpleheart Top Whorl Silk Drop Spindle

Dave has created the top whorl and stem on this spindle from purpleheart wood. This beautiful drop spindle is approximately 9 1/2 inches long and weighs 1.7 ounces. A brass hook has been inset in the top. If you would like to view more photos of this spindle, please visit the Etsy listing.

Tiger Maple Top Whorl Silk Drop Spindle

Tiger Maple Top Whorl Silk Drop Spindle

This top whorl silk drop spindle is approximately 8 1/2 inches long and weighs 1.15 ounces. The top whorl and stem on this spindle is made from tiger maple. A brass hook has been inset in the top. More photos of this silk drop spindle can be found at the Etsy listing.