Studio Notes

The tour of my studio continues with a small collection of tools, all made from tulipwood.

The circle at top left is a diz, used for drawing roving off a hackle or combs. It has a matching threader at top center. At top right is a WPI gauge, used for measuring the size of yarn in wraps per inch.

At bottom left is a small niddy-noddy that makes a 15-inch skein.

All of these were created by Rod Stevens of Woodchuck Products, Taos, NM.

At bottom right is a drop spindle with a tulipwood whorl and ebony shaft. This arrived yesterday, and you can see that I’ve already tested it with some qiviut fiber, and declared it a worthy addition to my collection. It was created by Jonathan and Sheila Bosworth of Journey Wheel, Acton, MA.

I have been busy as an ambassador for spinning and knitting.  I spin and knit on the train and the subway, and find myself explaining what I am doing, and letting people know that there’s a great spinning circle in NYC, called Spin City, and a new knitting circle in New Rochelle, so new that it has no name. 

What do you do to promote the fiber arts?

This entry was posted on Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 at 8:57 pm and is filed under fiber arts.