The wonderful Schacht company has released a new spinning wheel geared towards beginners and those that want to carry theirs around more easily. It’s name is Ladybug. See how cute it is!

I heard about this new wheel while reading the Violet Rose blog which is maintained by Jane Patrick, aka Mrs. Schacht. The wheel has been out for several months but I haven’t seen much buzz about it. Anyone have one? Ravelry has a few posts but not much info yet. It sounds like the wheels won’t be available to shops until next week. UPDATE: Boogie just reviewed this wheel.

As some have heard in the DC/MD/VA knitting/spinning community, Springwater is closing. The *entire* store is basically on sale, and eventually all of their teaching equipment will be sold off. As soon as I heard the news, I headed down there to offer my support and reserve three spinning wheels plus a drum carder. They have Schacht, Louet, Kromski, Majacraft, Babe, Ashford, and maybe a few other makers. I reserved a Schacht (yes, I already have one but if the price is right I can’t pass this up!), Ashford, and Majacraft. I’m leaning towards the Majacraft and Schacht but now that I see Schacht has new portable one I may have to go with a new Ladybug. Oh decisions.

Yesterday, while visiting Springwater I helped them out by purchasing more fiber. I got 13ozs of purple merino top, and 13 ozs of white cashmere/merino top. Both are divine! I’m thinking of collecting wild colors and making my own tweedy yarn.

   

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