Fiber arts update: New spindle!
Bought at the very tail end of June, largely because my rainbow nonsense budget went unused this year - but also because I had my eye on this design for a while now, and so when this one got put up for less than half the usual price for quality control reasons, I couldn't resist. 19€. I mean, c'mon.
(Shop's Spindeleien on etsy, maker of the most stupidly precise supported spindle I own, so I correctly assumed that his "second choice" spindles would still hold up pretty dang well)
The funny thing is that I can get it to run almost perfectly evenly, it's just a tiny bit more finnicky than its brethren that actually passed QC. Doesn't make much of a difference while spinning, tbh.
It's a bit heavier than I usually prefer, weighing in at 39g*, but it works with the whorl shape, and it does less delicate fibers a little more readily, which is what I was hoping for**. I currently have a bit of Portuguese merino on it that my fiber arts friend found too short-stapled to be comfortable on the wheel.
Not the best fiber choice for supported spinning because the fibers are extremely grippy, but if you're not too into perfectly even yarn, it works.
So, yeah! Look out for that one during Tour de Fleece, I guess! I'm sure it'll make appearances here and there.
*my most comfortable supported spindles are a little over half that weight
** I love supported spinning, but it can't always be fine alpaca or yak or camel... and there's only so much cotton I can spin without losing the rest of my sanity
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