odds and ends

All that inclement weather, the past two weeks, kept me looking for indoor projects.  One of which, I had been thinking about for a long time.  Several years ago I bought a pink quartz ‘whorl’, thinking I’d make a little spindle with it.  If I didn’t like the way it spun, I’d turn it into a necklace.  Then, a few weeks ago, Cathy sent me a beautiful little spindle with a jasper whorl.  That got me moving.  I spent some time testing it out, spinning and then Andean plying the singles.  I had to look up the instructions for the Andean Ply.  Seems like I just can’t keep that technique in my head.  It is a slick little twisted wrap around your hand that unwraps easily, like a center pull ball if you’ve executed the wrap correctly.  Luckily it worked like a charm after reading and rereading this tutorial.  The spindle works great, looks great, and is small enough to keep in my bag.  Just in case, you know, I need to sample something.  Just. in. case.
Perhaps I’ll need it this weekend at the MA S&W. Who knows. 

I leave you with wishes for a great weekend and a picture of Adagio..my "mess o’ shawl".