Today I'm painting the drop spindles. This is my progress so far. Of course i have to put my own dark twisty spin on it...

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One of my current projects is a set of matching drop spindles. I'm keeping one and gifting the others to friends in the SCA. I'll post progress updates then turn them into a course in the classroom.

The last part of the Stinging Nettle Fiber journey (for now) is up in the classroom. In this video i demonstrate how spinning wsa done before spinning tools arrived on the scene. After this, the next step would be weaving. It's going to take me some time to get enough nettle yarn spun for the weaving process, so we'll get back to the Stinging Nettle Journey in a bit.

The next part of the journey for our stinging nettle is up in the classroom. In this video i demonstrate using the HACKLE to remove more plant material and further expose and refine the fiber. This is the last step before spinning.