Yesterday morning I decided to try out one of my new hand-made Chuck Bennett drop spindles. I purchased the spindle through a friend, who knows and works with Chuck. My friend had brought a basket full of spindles to Old Town on the 4th of July. After much fighting and resistance, I was pressured by the "Sue Crew" into buying 2 of them! Thanks ladies.... The spindle pictured below is made of Olive wood. So the story goes, it is wood from an olive tree that recently fell down in front of an apartment building in Borrego Springs. The wood is very smooth and beautiful. The spindle is sort of bulky, but light-weight, and it spins quite nicely. Also, fits in my hand very comfortably and is very soft.
Here is some 2-ply yarn that I am in the middle of spinning on the spindle, resting in my mother's heirloom monkey bowl:
Kevin and I are excited that his new broadfall trousers arrived in the mail this past Wednesday. These were hand-made with care, by Rachels' Seamstress Services. They are made of black light-weight twill fabric, which is perfect for San Diego weather. I have been wanting to get Kevin these trousers for over a year now. They will be great pants for him to wear to school, and perfect for wearing to Old Town when he comes to sit with me (and the fellow lilies), while I spin with my traveller on the 3rd Saturdays. The length is long, and I will hem them up a little for him to wear now, and will be able to let the hem out as he grows.
And, thanks again to Rachels' Seamstress Services, I also got myself a new linen bonnet to wear. It is called the Laura Day Frill Cap. I love the fit and the color, it will go well with either of my two dresses. Here is view from above:
On a side note, we just felt an earthquake. Not a huge surprise for southern California, but we all ran outside, nonetheless. Now I am trying to decide if I have time this afternoon to dye the fleece that I washed last weekend. I may dye the remaining locks before I card them, or may card and spin them and then dye the yarn when I am done. Can't decide.... Either way, I will dye using greens, for a future project.
