Nicole French spindle of African White Pearwood (Moabi) on the lathe.
Nicole French, Moabi
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Mystery Carrot
Was weeding a bed and pulled this up. I didn’t plant carrots last year, or this, or ever here. Interesting!
African White Pearwood, Moabi
Moabi (or African White Pearwood) is blonde to greyish in tone in the sapwood. Has a tight grain, and medium to light density. Easy to overlook. But I’ve found it worthy of the finest support spindles. To date, all spindles I have turned from the sapwood of Moabi have become superior balanced specimens.
This is my go-to wood for workhorse and light spindles. I adore it. Easy to turn, comfortable in the hand, and predictable.
Moabi (African White Pear) creates superior balanced spindles, and is my first choice for medium to light weight production spindles.
The fiber on the spindle is about an ounce (out of 10) of commercial Ashland Bay top of a merino/silk blend. Reserved to become the base of either a sweater or skirt as part of a design I’ve been thinking about, which incorporates the Tardis portion from the Bigger On the Inside Shawl by Kate Atherley as featured in Knitty’s spring+summer 2012 issue.
Love me some Doctor Who.
Clun Forest handspun
I started this project last year through a fiber study of rare breeds. It’s Clun Forest in barber pole 2-ply of grey and white, and had a very short staple. Spun up on supported spindles, and plied on a Navajo floor supported spindle.
Texture is rough, but incredibly springy. Easy for fine drafting. Fun! Probably end up as weft in a future weaving project. Could have plied it tighter.
Clun Forest Ram
Aren’t these handome sheep?
Tangerine Koolhaus Hat
Can’t decide if this Koolhaus hat by Jared Flood wants to become a gift for my Aunty Fung E-Ma or if it’ll be my safety hat while walking CJ the greyhound.
It’s doubled up fingering weight handspun by me from a Jela Fibers batt. Get a load of that loud tangerine color!
Had great fun learning to cable this without a cabling needle. A little rough on the hands, but a real time saver.
On the bench
No turning today. But here’s a few caps waiting to be polished and set loose. Note the smaller cap. This is for a short Russian supported spindle.
New and improved
Working on new site management for the GY blog. Moving from Drupal to WordPress in the hopes of easier blog updating. This is a test from my iOS device.
