I'm baaack... sort of
I've been away from home a lot lately and haven't been doing much in the crafty vein so had nothing to post. Hopefully the latest addition to my spinning wheel herd will change that. I picked up a used Penguin wheel yesterday, and cleaned and cleaned and oiled and oiled it and made a quill for it tonight. Haven't had a chance to try it yet, but I think today is a spinning day so all I need to do is pick a fiber and go for it - perhaps the stuff I've been spinning on the Babe quill. :-D Isn't it cute?
It didn't have a quill (or driveband) and I couldn't tell what if anything was wrong with it and I really didn't need another wheel, but it looked like it might be a fun project to fix up. It may only have needed that quill and the oil - it seems to spin quite easily after using some Jig-a-Loo to clear out the rust in the bearings and such. Originally I thought I might paint it, but I think I'll wait - the plywood actually looks kind of nice (at least in the front).
The Harp is calling to me too - I want to finish the log cabin piece that's on it, and I really want to finish the rug that's on the Hearthside loom. Perhaps I'll have a crafty weekend - maybe I'll even get into the habit of doing a little crafty work every night - one can hope!
I hope to have an update in the next couple of days. :-)
It didn't have a quill (or driveband) and I couldn't tell what if anything was wrong with it and I really didn't need another wheel, but it looked like it might be a fun project to fix up. It may only have needed that quill and the oil - it seems to spin quite easily after using some Jig-a-Loo to clear out the rust in the bearings and such. Originally I thought I might paint it, but I think I'll wait - the plywood actually looks kind of nice (at least in the front).
The Harp is calling to me too - I want to finish the log cabin piece that's on it, and I really want to finish the rug that's on the Hearthside loom. Perhaps I'll have a crafty weekend - maybe I'll even get into the habit of doing a little crafty work every night - one can hope!
I hope to have an update in the next couple of days. :-)
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posted by CL at
18:58
3 Comments:
Cute wheel! Did you make the quill or did you purchase it? It will be interesting to see how it spins. And spin some yarn for your weaving!
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Trisha, at 1/08/2010 4:47 AM
Thanks Trisha! :-) I made the quill out of a 3/8" dowel. I think it might be a touch long so I may shorten it, but it works fine even with the wonky hand-whittled point. :-)
I used some of the fiber that I've been spinning on the Babe quill and test-drove the Penguin for about 15 minutes last night, and it spun GREAT! What a fun little wheel!
I definitely need to do a weaving project with my handspun - unfortunately all the looms still have projects on them! :-/ Hope to be changing that soon, though!
By
CL, at 1/08/2010 7:09 AM
nice post. thanks.
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Anonymous, at 1/20/2010 12:25 AM
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