Stasia's Place Of Grace

Wednesday, June 30, 2004

 

An Abundance Of Long-Stemmed American Beauties!

Preamble: I must justify the bounty below by telling you, gentle and nonjudgmental reader, that these were not purchased all at once, and I did give away a bunch of unused spindles this month! With that disclaimer in mind, come enjoy my new booty with me!

I had a happy mail day today - my order of American woods spindles arrived from Journey Wheels!

Bosworth Maxi in Oak, Midi in Cherry,
and Featherweight in Red Cedar

Thanks, Jonathan and Sheila - they're just what I'd imagined!

Sheila even included a little tag with the source of the "test fibers" - these are from Bountiful.

This set of spindles seems appropriate for spindling on Independence Day:

• They're all made of American domestic woods;

• Journey Wheels is based in Massachusetts, one of the original 13 colonies;

• the design is (as I believe Rosemary T. once said) almost Shaker-like in its simplicity;

• even the little tags that come on "Bossie" spindles have an "Early American" feel.

I can almost hear the fifes and drums sounding "Yankee Doodle" (but maybe that is just Sheila playing her recorder!)

I'm going to need to order a Walnut Mini to complete this "sized set"... oh Sheeeeeeei-laaaaaaaaaa.....

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Now, I know I promised the Spindlers pics of the other spindles that have shown up on my doorstep in recent weeks, and here they are!

Bill Wyatt Spindle in Mesquite with Redheart Shaft

Fox Den Fiberarts Support & Top-Whorl Spindles

Beeswing Satinwood Emily and Walnut Turkish Spindle
from Mielke's Fiberarts

I predict the long weekend will be spent spindling! Will yours?

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In Other Shopping News...

I purchased some very cool clay-dyed, organic hemp/cotton t-shirts from Sahalie (formerly Early Winters - excellent customer service, BTW) and I am very pleased with them! The fabric is soft, the colors lovely, and they don't fit like men's tees. These have a nice scoop neck and feminine line to them. Apparently, hemp will hold up for a long time, too. I think you'll like 'em!

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Happy 4th Of July!

I've got our 13-star American flag and USA windsock flying in the breeze, and little American flags stuck in the ground along the split-rail fence... I just have to stick the stars and stripes window clings up, and I'm all set! (We need window clings so the silly birds stay away from the windows, so I liven things up a bit and change the goofy things according to the holidays.) Will you be decorating for July 4th?

I wish all of my fellow Americans a proud and patriotic Independence Day! May you have a lovely weekend with your family and friends!

Here at Meadowview, we will be giving thanks for our many freedoms and liberties, watching a DVD of the musical "1776", listening to the "John Adams" audiobook while I spin or knit, and enjoying brats on the grill and some beer! As founding father Benjamin Franklin once said, "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!"

But please don't drink and do fireworks!

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