Mini Druid's Egg Support Spindle Travel Sets

This is a new item for Grizzly Mountain Arts!  Each travel sized set of handspinning tools includes a mini vegan ivory tagua nut Druid's egg support spindle, and a ceramic support spinning bowl with travel pouch. The tagua nut, also known as vegetable ivory, was beautifully carved by Dave to represent a Druid's Egg.  Additional photos of these beautiful fiber art tools can be found in our Etsy shop.

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 French Spool Knitters

Myrtlewood, cocobolo, Swiss pear and Hawaiian golden pheasant wood was used by Dave to craft these gorgeous French spool knitters.  Each spool knitter also comes with a matching wood and brass loop lifter.  Additional photos of each beautiful fiber art tool can be found in our Etsy shop.

Ash and Pink Acrylic Phang Support Spindle

Dave crafted this beautiful phang support spindle from ash.  He has adorned it with accents of pink acrylic.  More photos of this handspinning tool can be found in our Etsy shop.

New Maple and Walnut Nostepindes

Maple and walnut are the woods chosen by Dave for these two new nostepindes.  The maple nostepinde is 10 1/2 inches in length, and the walnut is 10 1/2 inches.  Dave has adorned both of these beautiful yarn ball winders with his signature pyrographic leaf motif.

New Medieval Norse Nalbinding Needles

These three fossil mammoth ivory nalbinding needles have been added to our Etsy shop.  The lengths are 2 1/2 inches, 3 3/4 inches and 4 3/4 inches.

Holly and Walnut Top Whorl Drop Spindle with Pyrography

Dave has crafted the 2 3/8 inch diameter notched whorl of this top whorl drop spindle from holly, and the 10 inch shaft from walnut. A brass hook has been added to the top, and the whorl has been adorned with a floral motif.   The weight of this beautiful handspinning tool is 0.7 ounces.  Additional photos can be found at our Etsy shop listing for this spindle.

Embroidery Stilettos/Laying Tools

We just listed these five embroidery stilettos, or laying tools, in our Etsy shop.  The woods used by Dave for these beautiful fiber art tools are ebony, Honduras rosewood, osage orange, cocobolo and buffalo bone.  Be sure and visit our Etsy shop to see additional photos of each of these tools.

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.

Eucalyptus Burl and Cocobolo Mini Top Whorl Drop Spindle

Dave has crafted the 1 7/8 inch diameter notched whorl of this mini top whorl drop spindle from eucalyptus burl, and the 7 3/4 inch shaft from cocobolo. A brass hook has been added to the top. Brass inlay has been added to some of the voids in the burl. The weight of this beautiful handspinning tool is 0.8 ounces.  Additional photos can be seen in our Etsy shop.

New Andean/Peruvian Reproduction Bottom Whorl Drop Spindles

Three new Andean reproduction bottom whorl drop spindles were listed in our Etsy shop today.  These beautiful handspinning tools were crafted from colorwood and birch.

The Giraffe Maple and Ash Top Whorl Drop Spindle

Introducing, "The Giraffe" top whorl drop spindle!

Dave has adorned this beautiful handspinning tool with an exotic giraffe pattern. The 2 1/4" diameter notched whorl was crafted from maple, and the 10 1/2" shaft is ash. The weight of this spindle is 0.9 ounces. The hook of this spindle was crafted from brass.  An additional photo can be seen in our Etsy shop.

New Mini Top Whorl Drop Spindles

Dave has been busy in the studio for the past several days!  These beautiful mini top whorl drop spindles are the result of his hard work.  You can find all of these little beauties in our Etsy shop.

Lace Making Pattern Pricker Pin Vises

Dave has crafted these beautiful pattern prickers from wood and acrylic.  The ergonomic design fits comfortably in your hand, and the steel chuck allows you to easily remove or replace the needle.  The needle shown is included with your order.  Additional photos can be found in our Grizzly Mountain Arts Etsy shop.

4 Pin Exotic Hawaiian Golden Pheasant Wood French Spool Knitter with Loop Lifter

This beautiful French spool knitter was crafted by Dave from exotic Hawaiian golden pheasant wood. He has inset four brass pins into the top. The overall height of this spool knitter is 3 1/4 inches and the inner barrel measures 5/8 of an inch in diameter. The matching loop lifter was also crafted from Hawaiian golden pheasant wood and brass.

Travel Size Support Spinning Bowls

These four ceramic travel size support spinning bowls were listed in our Etsy shop today.  Each little bowl comes with a zippered pouch.

New Mini Russian Style Support Spindle and Bowl Travel Sets

Four new mini Russian style support spindle and bowl travel sets were listed in our Etsy shop today.  The woods used in these handspinning tools are cocobolo, pau ferro, cherry and birdseye maple.

Book of Kells Sacred Salmon Ceramic Bowl

It is believed that the Book of Kells was written at the end of the eighth century at the monastery of Iona.  Its purpose was to serve as an illuminated liturgical Gospel to be displayed on an altar, and as such, was beautifully illustrated with elaborate drawings.  On the Chi Rho page, animals representing the air (birds and moths), of the sea (fish and otters) and of the land, cats and mice, can be seen.  

To the Celts, the fish symbolized knowledge, wisdom, the gift of prophecy and inspiration.  The Salmon of Wisdom were keepers of all knowledge. Mythology tells us that this knowledge was attained by eating the nuts of the sacred hazel tree.

This beautiful dark chili pepper red ceramic bowl, that we created by hand, is perfect for so many things--rings, pins, votive candles or even as a small prep dish. This dish measures 3 1/4 inches in diameter and 1/2 inch tall. As with all of our ceramic pieces, the glaze is lead free.

Small Ceramic Prep Bowl Set

These sweet little earthenware clay prep bowls measure 3 1/2 inches in diameter and 1 inch deep. They are perfect for so many things like tapas bowls, sauces, nuts, candies or even small soaps and jewelry. I made these without the benefit of a wheel, so their slight irregularities make them truly one of a kind pieces. Lead free purple glaze was used to finish the bowls making them food safe.

Mini Russian Support Spindle Travel Sets

This is a new item for Grizzly Mountain Arts!  We are excited to introduce our "Mini Russian Support Spindle Travel Set".  The mini Russian spindle included with each set is the same size as our previous hair stick spindles but these are crafted from heavier woods.  The weight of each spindle can be varied by removing the two glass beaded rings.  Also included with each set is a mini ceramic spinning bowl that travels securely in it's zippered pouch.

French Spool Knitters

Four new spool knitters were listed in our Etsy shop today.  The woods are birdseye maple, apricot, tiger maple and white ash.  Each spool knitter comes with a matching loop lifter.

The basic shape of most knitters is always a tube or spool shape with a hole in the center and different numbers of pins around the top to serve as a mini loom. While Dave has made a variety of different knitter shapes, he most commonly uses the basic shape that comes from a duck or goose call. Millions of duck hunters can’t be wrong! He has used these calls himself while hunting waterfowl and during his game warden days he checked hundreds of hunters with the calls hanging around their necks on lanyards. He doesn’t know when the basic shape of the duck call first came about but it has been round for over a hundred years and is the best design for hand holding.


When he was turning a few different game calls he noted how similar the shape was to the original “Knitting Nancy” spool knitters so he adapted the basic shape of the lower part of the game calls to be the primary shape of his spool knitters. Like duck calls, they can be carved, inlayed, burn etched or embellished in many different ways.

New French Spool Knitters with Matching Loop Lifters

These two wood and brass spool knitters with matching loop lifters have been listed in our Etsy shop today.  One is Swiss pear with pyrography, and the other is cocobolo with fossil mammoth ivory accents.

Book of Kells Cat and Mouse Ceramic Bowls

It is believed that the Book of Kells was written at the end of the eighth century at the monastery of Iona.  Its purpose was to serve as an illuminated liturgical Gospel to be displayed on an altar, and as such, was beautifully illustrated with elaborate drawings.

On the Chi Rho page, animals representing the air, birds and moths, of the sea, fish and otters and of the land, cats and mice.  These earthenware clay bowls depict what could have been a resident sanctuary cat chasing a mouse that has stolen a eucharistic host.

These beautiful, earthy deep blue bowls that we created by hand, are perfect for so many things!  Rings, pins, votive candles or even as small prep dishes. The cat dish measures about 2 inches in diameter and 1/4 inch deep, and the mouse dish measures 3 1/4 inches wide and 1/4 inch deep.  Additional photos can be found at the listing for these sweet little bowls in our Etsy shop.

Mini Russian Style Support Spindle Hair Sticks

We have listed four more of the mini Russian style support spindle hair sticks in our Etsy shop this evening.  The woods used in these are tiger maple, walnut, myrtlewood and cherry.  The walnut spindle also has a turquoise accent ring.

Mini Russian Spindle Hair Stick

Is it a mini Russian support spindle, or a hair stick?  Actually, it's both!

This sweet little 7 1/4 inch birch Russian style support spindle, that features Dave's signature pyrographic leaf motif, can do double duty as a beautiful hair stick and as a travel size handspinning tool. The weight of this spindle is 0.2 ounces (5g).

New Basswood Flat Style Tatting Shuttles

Six new basswood flat style tatting shuttles were added to our Etsy shop today.  They include the Little Queen Bee, cat paw prints, butterfly, ladybug, hummingbird and dragonfly.

New Top Whorl Drop Spindles

These beautiful handspinning tools were recently added to our Etsy shop.  The top whorl drop spindle on the left is a mini top whorl made from Pacific yew (the whorl) and walnut.  The top whorl drop spindle on the right has a myrtlewood whorl and a Brazilian cherry shaft.

Small Sgraffito Ceramic Prep Bowl Set

These sweet little earthenware clay prep bowls measure 3 1/2 inches in diameter and 1 inch deep. They are perfect for so many things like tapas bowls, sauces, nuts, candies or even small soaps and jewelry. Jo made these without the benefit of a wheel, so their slight imperfections make them truly one of a kind pieces. She has sgraffito'd, carved into the clay, a floral design in to the bottom of each bowl.

Lead free pale green and black underglaze, and lead free clear overglaze was used to finish the bowls making them food safe.

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Walnut Flat Style Tatting Shuttle

This beautiful walnut tatting shuttle is 3 1/4 inches long by 1 1/8 inch wide and 1/4 inch thick.  Dave made the resin adornment by making a mold of an antique button. Beeswax was used to finish this shuttle, and it has been initialed and dated by Dave.

New Upcycled Flat Style Tatting Shuttles

Six new flat style tatting shuttles were listed in the "Fiber Art Tool" section of our Etsy shop today.  These shuttles are 3 1/4 inches long by 1 1/8 inch wide and 1/4 inch thick. Dave made the resin adornments by making a mold of an antique button, and beeswax was used to finish the shuttles.

New Andean/Peruvian Style Bottom Whorl Drop Spindles

Six new Andean style reproduction spindles have been added to our Etsy shop!  Andean spindles are suspended drop spindles with no frills...no hook, no notches and no grooves. They were developed to spin long-staple alpaca and other camelid fibers native to the Andes. Spinning is done off the side using a half hitch.  

New Support Spindle Bowls

Six new support spindle bowls were listed in our Etsy shop this evening.  The spindle bowls above, were crafted from figured maple, and the lap support spindle bowls below were made from ambrosia maple.  Our spindle bowls, which are an original design, feature a ceramic insert which provides a fast, efficient surface for your spindle.  Additional photos of these handspinning tools can be found here. 

Swiss Pear Flat Style Tatting Shuttle with Carved Rose Motif

Swiss Pear was the wood chosen by Dave to create this beautiful 3 1/4 inch long flat style tatting shuttle. He has carved his signature rose and leaf motif onto one side, and painted it with acrylic paint. Diamond glaze was used to seal the paint to protect it from wear. Beeswax was used to finish this shuttle.  You can find this little beauty for sale in our Etsy shop.

Carved Moose Antler and Ebony Mini Rim Weighted Top Whorl Drop Spindle

*Due to export restrictions of wildlife materials, we cannot ship products crafted from antler outside of the U.S.*

This unique 0.8 ounce moose antler rim weighted top whorl drop spindle has been intricately carved by Dave with his signature leaf motif. The notched whorl measures 1 1/2 inches in diameter, and the ebony shaft is 7 3/4 inches in length. The bottom of the shaft has been shaped to accommodate a half hitch and a brass hook has been added to the top.

**Moose antlers are naturally shed each year, so no moose were harmed to create this spindle.**

Moose Antler Ogham Blessing Whorl Support Spindle

"A blessing on the soul" is the inscription that Dave has carved into the 1 1/2 inch diameter moose antler whorl of this Takli support spindle.  This 8th century Ogham blessing was first discovered on an ancient spindle whorl in Buckquoy, Birsay, Orkney, Scotland in 1970.

The ebony shaft measures 9 1/2 inches in length, and the weight of this beautiful handspinning tool is 0.9 ounces (25 grams).  Additional photos can be seen in our Etsy shop.

**Moose antlers are naturally shed each year, so no moose were harmed to create this spindle.**

The Return of the Queen!

.....the "Little Queen Bee" tatting shuttle, that is!  It’s been a while since Dave has made any tatting shuttles. Since he can no longer do the intricate small work required for the more elaborate shuttles, he is going to concentrate on flat shuttles.

This “Little Queen Bee” flat shuttle has been a favorite of our tatting customers (it sold in our Etsy shop before I could get it posted here or on Facebook, but there will be more in the future). Made from upcycled blinds, it is super lightweight and very smooth to the touch with its beeswax finish.

Carved Moose Antler and Cocobolo Takli Support Spindle

The beautiful whorl of this 1.3 ounce (37grams) moose antler Takli support spindle has been intricately carved by Dave with his signature leaf motif. The whorl measures 1 1/2 inches in diameter, and the cocobolo shaft is 10 inches in length.

**Moose antlers are naturally shed each year, so no moose were harmed to create this spindle.**

Carved Moose Antler and Cocobolo Mini Rim Weighted Top Whorl Drop Spindle

This unique 1.0 ounce moose antler rim weighted top whorl drop spindle has been intricately carved by Dave with his signature leaf motif. The notched whorl measures 1 5/8 inches in diameter, and the cocobolo shaft is 7 3/4 inches in length. The bottom of the shaft has been shaped to accommodate a half hitch and a brass hook has been added to the top.

**Moose antlers are naturally shed each year, so no moose were harmed to create this spindle.**

Moose Antler and Cocobolo Takli Support Spindle

This 1.0 ounce (27grams) Takli support spindle was crafted by Dave from moose antler and cocobolo. The whorl measures 1 1/2 inches in diameter, and the cocobolo shaft is 10 1/4 inches in length.

**Moose antlers are naturally shed each year, so no moose were harmed to create this spindle.**

Mini Rim Weighted Ambrosia Maple and Mahogany Top Whorl Drop Spindle

Dave has crafted the 1 7/8 inch diameter notched whorl of this rim weighted top whorl drop spindle from beautiful ambrosia maple, and the 7 1/2 inch shaft from mahogany. A brass hook has been added to the top.  The weight of this gorgeous rim weighted handspinning tool is 0.7 ounces.  An additional photo can be seen in our Etsy shop.

Mini Rim Weighted Chechen and Birch Top Whorl Drop Spindle

Dave has crafted the 1 7/8 inch diameter notched whorl of this rim weighted top whorl drop spindle from beautiful chechen, and the 7 1/4 inch shaft from birch. A brass hook has been added to the top. The weight of this gorgeous rim weighted handspinning tool is 0.9 ounces.  An additional photo can be seen in our Etsy shop.