Making a spindle case mark 1
I saw this picture that is for a workshop by Marti Csille at the https://giftofthelambs.hu/
There is no way I can get there but I thought a felt spindle case would be a nice thing to have. I have a whole afternoon when I am not supposed to be doing something, I will make myself one.
12 inch finished length should be good but how big around? I didn’t have a handy spindle but I did have a couple of whorls waiting for shafts. I had to use string to measure it as I can never find a sewing tape when I need one.
I am going to use Merino so I will expect a 30% shrinkage. I added 50% to the measurements, then I added some points on the end so I could fold them in. I thought that looked nice and if needed you push them out and stuff extra wool into them.
I added an extra piece of underlay resist for the flap to close it. I was going to add lone felt ropes to close it but although I like the way that looks I find them a nuisance to use. 2 or 3 button closures should work.
Next was adding some wool. I didn’t measure out how much. I just added sool until it felt right. I will have to weigh it when it’s dry here is the flap side laid out.
I will get you the rest next time. I ran out of time to tell you more. I was selling for Jan and myself at the Chestervill spin-in and forgot until midweek I had a wet felted flower class on Sunday. No in-progress pictures of that but I have a nice group shot of the end of class I will share with you.
10 thoughts on “Making a spindle case mark 1”
Yes, Marti’s workshop looks great and in a lovely location but our pockets aren’t that deep unfortunately 🙁
Your pattern looks good and as a long-time felter you are able to gauge how much wool you need without weighing. Hope it goes well when you get back to it.
The flower girls certainly look happy with their blooms 🙂
I really would love to go and to many others. It is why I waste $5 every couple of weeks on the lottery. The flower girls all seemed really happy with their 2 flowers.
ooooh… I love that idea! We have a lot of spinners in our guild here in New Mexico and not many felters. I think I might try your idea to sell at our Spider’s Market. (Our guilds name is Las Arañas Spinners and Weavers which is “the spiders” in Spanish).
It would be a useful thing to sell. Set up beside a spindle maker.
The spindle case looks like a good idea Ann. I look forward to seeing how it turns out. The flower workshop participants look happy with their creations.
Thanks, I will have the rest of it next time. and maybe start mark 2. The ladies did seem really happy.
Marti’s workshop does look good, but, very sadly, I can only echo Lyn’s comments.
You seem to have your spindle case well planned out and I look forward to seeing it finished.
Your ladies appear delighted with their felted flower foray.
Thanks. Oh to have lots of money to travel to all the wonderful workshops offered. For now I will be happy to teach and get people hooked on felting.