Bad Blogger

OK I have a confession to make. I’m a bad blogger. I guess my readers should know that I am a military wife in addition to being mom, farmer, fiber fanatic, and business owner. When the hubs comes home I feel this need to make him the center of my attention and it takes me awhile to get out of that mode. As far as I know this will be the last time he leaves and the next time he comes home it will be for good (his contract with the army is over).

Now that the guilt trip is out of the way. I have plenty of new things to share. The blog is settling in to it’s new home. I’ve added some new items. You can now sign up for our newsletter. I’ve changed some buttons to make navigating to the store easier as well. I will be continuing the fiber series that I started in December. I’ve also decided to post a video blog. It will be available here or on YouTube within the next month.

Here is what my backyard was looking like yesterday.

After making sure the animals were snug and comfortable. I sat down for some spinning as I watched the snow fall.

   One my christmas gifts this year from my wonder hubs was a beautiful handmade Sequoia spinning wheel. It’s made from redwood and just gorgeous. The wheels are made to order so depending on where you are on the list will determine how fast you receive your wheel.  I love this wheel the craftsmanship is beautiful and it spins so smoothly. Some of the features are: it stands on 4 legs that double as lead-holes for plying, it has an on board tensioned lazy kate,  comes with 4 ratios but the whorls are interchangeable which means you can ask for customized whorls, the maiden doubles as an orifice hook, and comes with 4 bobbins standard. The wheel comes partially disassembled with everything you need to assemble it in the box(they even included the screwdriver). It took me about 45 minutes to assemble. I actually ran into a what I thought was a problem and called the company they were right there I talked to both Ben and Joanie. They were able to talk me right thru the issue immediately. They both were incredibly sweet. Spinning on the Sequoia is definitely different than my Ashford Joy. The orifice sits much higher. I find that I sit much further away from the wheel. That felt a bit strange at first but I found I was spinning the exact same way that I do on my Joy or a drop spindle and I got very comfortable. Here are some of my pictures when I was assembling my Sequoia.