Showing posts with label ceramic spindle bowl. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ceramic spindle bowl. Show all posts

Tuesday

Mini Scrimshawed Alternative Ivory Egg Whorl Support Spindle Travel Set


These little beauties are perfect for lace weight and other fine, lightweight fibers. 

The egg whorl of this mini support spindle was crafted by Dave from an alternative ivory composite material created by him using a formula of resin, calcium carbonate (powdered limestone) and recycled mammoth ivory dust that he collects from his carvings and sawing of mammoth ivory. He casts the alternative ivory material into turning blanks, then turns the egg shape whorl together with the wooden shaft for balance. Dave has adorned this egg whorl with a scrimshawed floral pattern.  The 8 1/4 inch shaft from bloodwood. The weight of this beautiful spindle is 0.7 oz. (20 grams).

Also included with this set is a mini ceramic spinning bowl that travels securely in it's zippered pouch.




Wednesday

Heirloom Mini Support Spindle and Ceramic Spinning Bowl Set


Dave has combined his years of experience as a scrimshaw artist, ivory carver and spindle maker to create this one-of-a-kind heirloom mini support spindle

This 9 inch spindle features a 1.5 inch diameter rosewood whorl with a relief carved leaf motif and two miniature ancient mammoth ivory roses also hand carved by Dave and inset into the whorl. This mammoth ivory is at least 10,000 years old, the approximate time at which mammoth became extinct. The shaft is turned from hard maple with a very hard rosewood tip. 

The spindle has been sealed and has a hand rubbed finish using Renaissance wax. This wax is a micro-crystalline polish made of refined waxes blended to a formula used by the British Museum and restoration specialist internationally to revive and protect museum quality pieces.

Accompanying this little beauty is a mini ceramic spinning bowl which has been decorated with glaze by hand. A faux suede bag is included to store your bowl when it's not in use.




Tuesday

Mini Tibetan Support Spindle with Mini Dimpled Bowl Set


The 1 5/8 inch whorl of this mini Tibetan spindle was crafted from ambrosia maple. The 8 1/2 inch shaft has been crafted from hard maple, and the tip is a gorgeous stabilized box elder. The weight of this beautiful spindle is 0.8 oz. (22 grams).

The accompanying maple mini spindle bowl measures 2 inches in diameter and 1 inch in height, with the dimpled ceramic insert measuring 1 1/2 inches in diameter.

When constructing his spindles, Dave mounts the spindle whorl blank on the shaft, and then turns and shapes the whorl and shaft together to achieve a well balanced spindle.  Additional photos of these handspinning tools can be found in our Etsy shop.



Wednesday

Mini Ambrosia Maple Tibetan Support Spindle Travel Set


These little beauties are perfect for lace weight and other fine, lightweight fibers. The 1 1/2 inch whorl of this mini Tibetan spindle was crafted from ambrosia maple. The 8 1/2 inch shaft has been crafted from hard maple, and the tip has been crafted from diamondwood. The weight of this beautiful spindle is 0.7 oz. (19 grams).

When constructing his spindles, Dave mounts the spindle whorl blank on the shaft, and then turns and shapes the whorl and shaft together to achieve a well balanced spindle. Also included with this set is a mini ceramic spinning bowl that travels securely in it's velvet pouch.  

Friday

Travel Size Ceramic Support Spindle Bowls






Four new travel size ceramic support spinning bowls were listed in our Etsy shop today.  If you'd like to see more photos of these handspinning tools, please click here to visit our shop.  Thanks for looking!

Sunday

New Lap Support Spindle Bowls


African mahogany, birdseye maple, silver maple and Oregon myrtlewood are the woods Dave used to craft the lap support spinning bowls above.  The earthenware ceramic inserts have been adorned by hand and kiln fired.  Please visit our Etsy shop to view these and other fine handcrafted fiber art tools.



Wednesday

Wood and Ceramic Support Spinning Bowls

Oregon myrtlewood, African mahogany and birdseye maple are a few of the woods used in Grizzly Mountain Arts newest support spinning bowls.  Each bowl features one of our ceramic inserts that we have decorated by hand.  This unique wood and ceramic combination is a Grizzly Mountain Arts original design.  If you'd like to view additional photos of these beautiful spindle bowls, please click here to visit our Etsy shop.


Friday

Lightweight Ash Phang Support Spindle with Mini Ceramic Spinning Bowl


The 9 1/2 inch phang support spindle included with this set was crafted from ash. It has been adorned with Dave's signature pyrographed leaf motif. This beautiful handspinning tool weights 0.8 ounces (23 grams). This lightweight phang is a little longer than our standard travel size phang.  Also included with this set is a mini hand glazed ceramic spinning bowl that travels securely in it's faux suede pouch.  Additional photos of these beautiful handspinning tools can be found at the Etsy.com listing.

Thursday

New Mini Tibetan Support Spindle Travel Sets


Seven new mini Tibetan support spindle travel sets were listed in our Etsy shop today.  The woods used for the whorls of these beautiful handspinning tools are canarywood, padauk, bubinga, ambrosia maple, hormigo negro, Swiss pear and East Indian rosewood.  If you'd like to view more photos of these support spindles, please visit our Etsy.com shop.

Friday

New Mini Support Spindle Travel Sets






These five colorful mini support spindle travel sets were listed in our Etsy.com shop today.  Each spindle set contains a mini ceramic spindle bowl.  A velvet pouch is provided to protect your ceramic spinning bowl.



Sunday

Mini Moose Antler Tibetan Travel Set


Dave has crafted the 1 1/4 inch whorl of this stunning little support spindle from moose antler. He has chosen jatoba as the wood for the 8 1/4 inch shaft. The weight of this spindle is 0.9 ounces or 26 grams.  Accompanying this little beauty is a mini ceramic spinning bowl which has been decorated, with glaze, by hand. A velvet bag is included to store your bowl when it's not in use.  Additional photos can be seen in our Etsy shop.

Moose antlers are shed naturally, so no animals were injured to make this spindle.


Mini Swiss Pear and Hard Maple Pear Style Whorl Support Spindle Travel Set


The 1 1/8 inch pear style whorl of this mini support spindle was crafted from Swiss pear, and the 8 1/4 inch shaft from hard maple. The whorl features Dave's signature pyrographed leaf motif. The weight of this beautiful spindle is 0.5 oz. (15 grams). Also included with this set is a mini hand glazed ceramic spinning bowl which travels securely in it's velvet pouch.  Additional photos can be seen at the listing for this handspinning tool in our Etsy shop.


Mini Silver Maple Phang Support Spindle Travel Set


The 8 1/4 inch mini phang support spindle included with this set was crafted from silver maple. It has been adorned with Dave's signature pyrographed leaf motif. This beautiful handspinning tool weights 0.8 ounces (22 grams). Also included with this set is a mini hand glazed ceramic spinning bowl that travels securely in it's velvet pouch.  Additional photos can be seen at the Etsy listing for this handspinning tool.

Friday

Mini Moose Antler Tibetan Support Spindle Travel Set



Dave has crafted the 1 3/8 inch whorl of this stunning little support spindle from moose antler. He has chosen jatoba as the wood for the 8 1/4 inch shaft. The weight of this spindle is 0.8 ounces or 24 grams.  Accompanying this little beauty is a mini ceramic spinning bowl which has been decorated, with glaze, by hand. A velvet bag is included to store your bowl when it's not in use.  You can find more photos of this beautiful handspinning tool in our Etsy shop.

Moose antlers are shed naturally, so no moose were injured to make this spindle.



Wednesday

New Spindles on Etsy.com



We took a road trip to visit family this month, so it's been a while since new handspinning tools were listed for sale in our Etsy shop.  As you can see in the photos, Dave has been busy in his studio.  The four drop spindles above were crafted from colorwood and birch.  They are all a nice weight for plying.


These six bottom whorl spindles are Dave's newest modified Andean/Peruvian reproduction drop spindles.  The original Andean spindle reproductions were basic no frills drop spindles with a shaped top to accommodate a half hitch and spinning was more or less off one side. They were intended to be a primitive design. Some customers had problems using the spindle with only the shaped end and wanted a better way to hold the yarn. A brass hook could have been added, but that really moves it away from being an Andean and more of a common bottom whorl suspended spindle. 



In lieu of a hook, Dave has hand carved a T Notch (aka notch and slot) at the top of the shaft. Now your half hitch is held securely, and you can also spin in center line with the shaft.














Last, but certainly not least, are the four new mini Tibetan support spindle travel sets seen below.The woods used to craft the whorls are redheart, bubinga, chechen and cocobolo.


Saturday

Mini Tibetan Support Spindle Travel Sets


Five new mini Tibetan support spindle travel sets were listed for sale in our Etsy shop this morning.  These little beauties are perfect for lace weight and other fine, lightweight fibers.  The woods used for the whorls are ambrosia maple, bloodwood, chechen, canary wood and apricot.

Tuesday

Mini Ambrosia Maple and Hard Maple Tibetan Support Spindle Travel Set


These little beauties are perfect for lace weight and other fine, lightweight fibers. 

The 1 3/4 inch whorl of this mini Tibetan spindle was crafted from ambrosia maple, and the 8 inch shaft from hard maple. The weight of this beautiful spindle is 0.6 ounces (18 grams).  Also included with this set is one of our handmade mini ceramic spinning bowls that travels securely in it's zippered pouch.



Mini American Cherry French Style Support Spindle Travel Set



The 8 inch mini French style support spindle included with this set was crafted from American cherry. This beautiful handspinning tool weights 0.9 ounces (27 grams).  Also included with this set is a mini ceramic spinning bowl that travels securely in its zippered pouch.