emily k(nits, watches, and writes)

The Wheel in Space

Wait, no, wrong wheel.

The Real Wheel in Space ... sort of

I mean, it’s a wheel. And it’s in space (which is a vague term anyway). That first picture may actually be better. Eh well, you get the idea.

I spent most of my weekend sealing and finishing this bad boy (bad girl? I’m not sure about the gender yet). I’ve never done any woodworking before so I’m not sure I did that good of a job. It looks fine, and I love it, but I’m sure someone with half an idea of how to do woodworking could have made it turn out better than I did, seeing as I had no idea. But. I like it.

Kiwi

It’s an Ashford Kiwi, and to be honest I’d never even spun on one before I bought it. I know, I know, bad Emily! But after I oiled it up and started spinning last night I quickly fell in love. It is fantastic, and actually reminds me quite a bit of the Louët Julia I spent most of my time using while practicing at Hill Country Weavers. I spun up some leftover roving from the Spin 101 class I took, and then tried plying it together. Plying actually isn’t that bad, though I see the usefulness of a tensioned lazy kate. The one that came with the wheel isn’t quite cutting it for me. More practice is in order.

As far as naming it … here are the suggestions I’ve gotten so far:
- Tension and Relative Diameter in Spinning
- Samus
- Fortuna
- Rumpelstilzchen

I like the first one because it’s so witty. But I’m not entirely feeling it. I guess I’ll just to spend more time with it and hope a name comes to me magically.