My Grandfather made me not one, but TWO of these beautiful spindles. I've been waiting ages to come home and play with them on Spring break and they're absolutely perfect. Recently I visited a shop in Edwardsville called Knit One Weave Too. I'd been avoiding visiting it because of the oodles of money I'd undoubtedly spend, but I just couldn't resist anymore. They have a wonderful selection of yarns and wools. I'd been hoping to take advantage of some much needed free time over break and teach myself how to felt, so I stocked up on supplies! The yarn above was spun from one of the sample packs I purchased there, a beautiful blend of violet and blue.
This was my first (and somewhat humorous) adventure into felting. I rolled the blue wool into a little ball and poked it with the felting needle until the fibers began to grab onto one another, shaping and pulling as I went. Then I wrapped some hand spun pink yarn around the shape and poked at them until their undersides began to intertwine with the blue fibers as well. I then dampened to whole piece and rolled it in between my hands to further secure and smooth out the surface.
Oh, how I've missed having textiles in my life.
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