Monday
Vintage Green Treasury on Etsy.com
It's always such a treat to find your handmade items included in a treasury on Etsy.com! Jo's "Delicate Floral Ceramic Bobby Pins" were included in the "Vintage Green Treasury" today by CurlyGirlCrochet.
Wednesday
4 Pin Apricot French Spool Knitter with Buffalo Bone and Turquoise Loop Lifter
This beautiful French spool knitter was crafted by Dave from apricot wood. He has inset four brass pins into the top. The overall height of this spool knitter is 3 3/4 inches and the inner barrel measures 5/8 of an inch in diameter.
Jo has spangled the 5 inch buffalo bone loop lifter with carved bone beads and turquoise. Additional photos can been seen at the Etsy.com listing for this set.
Sunday
Myrtlewood Russian Support Spindle with Matching Bowl
Dave has crafted this beautiful Russian support spindle and matching bowl from Oregon myrtlewood. The 11 inches long Russian support spindle weights 28 grams (1.0 ounces) and has been adorned with his signature leaf motif. The 3 inch diameter myrtlewood support bowl has a mauve earthenware ceramic insert. More photos of this set can be found in our Etsy.com shop.
Carved Moose Antler, Cocobolo and Fossil Walrus Ivory Top Whorl Drop Spindle
Carved Moose Antler and Cocobolo Top Whorl Drop Spindle
Thursday
Honduras Rosewood, East Indian Rosewood and Fossil Walrus Ivory Top Whorl Drop Spindle
The beautiful 2 1/2 inch diameter notched whorl of the top whorl drop spindle on the right above was crafted from Honduran rosewood. Dave has adorned the whorl with fossil walrus ivory. The 8 1/2 inch long shaft was turned from East Indian rosewood. This spindle weights 1.2 ounces. Due to export restrictions, this item is available for U.S. shipping only.
The 2 1/2 inch diameter notched whorl of the top whorl drop spindle on the left above, was crafted from a gorgeous piece of spalted maple. Dave has adorned the whorl with fossil mammoth ivory. The shaped 9 inch long shaft was turned from leopardwood. This spindle weights 1.0 ounces.
Wednesday
Two New Spindles
Dave recently completed two new spindles for our Etsy.com shop. The first, is a cocobolo and cherry "Tibetan Lite" support spindle. This beautiful little "Tibetan Lite" support spindle weights 1.4 ounces. The cherry shaft measures about 10 3/4 inches in length and the whorl, which is crafted from cocobolo, measures about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. The second, is a rosewood and cocobolo top whorl drop spindle with mammoth ivory inlay. The beautiful 1 3/4 inch diameter notched whorl of this top whorl drop spindle was crafted from a gorgeous piece of East Indian rosewood. Dave has adorned the whorl with fossil mammoth ivory. The 8 inches long shaft was turned from cocobolo. This spindle weights 1.1 ounces.
Myrtlewood Tibetan Lite Support Spindle
This beautiful little "Tibetan Lite" support spindle weights .9 ounces (25 grams). The myrtlewood shaft measures about 10 1/2 inches in length and the whorl, which is also crafted from myrtlewood, measures about 1 1/4 inches in diameter. The end of the shaft has been shaped to accommodate a half hitch.
Apricot and Walnut Top Whorl Drop Spindle with Pyrography
Dave has burn-etched his signature leaf motif around this 1 7/8 inch diameter apricot whorl. He has crafted the 8 1/2 inch shaft from walnut, and has added a brass hook to the top. The weight of this beautiful handspinning tool is 0.8 ounces.
Birdseye Maple Russian Support Spindle with Matching Lap Bowl
Additional photos can be found in our Etsy shop listing for this set.
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