Maia of Tactile Fibers presented me with a challenge a few months ago: make a felt case for a drop-spindle using their naturally dyed blue-faced leicester roving. Always game for a challenge, I agreed. She suggested I model it after the case made in this Splindicity needlepunch tutorial.
The first case was a little wide, but appeared to be the correct length (10″ x 6 1/2″). The color looks very blue, but is actually very kelp, also the name of the colorway.
The second case looks to be the correct width, but a little long (14″ x 5″). This was made primarily in the tangerine colorway.
I’m off to work up a few more pieces of flat felt. Lessons to be learned from this project will include the value of consistency and careful documentation. While it is nice to make many one-of-a-kind scarves, the rigors of production felting will force me to grow in a more controlled fashion.
Would be very cool if the case had sometype of belt loop so you could attach to yourself and keep the roving nearby. Then you could move around while spindling – sort of like those yarn bracelets so you can knit and walk but better because I never stand up when I am knitting, but always when I am drop spindling.
That being said, both are beautiful and I can imagine my spindle living very happily on a case such as those, esp. the orange one.
Cool shape! I love the blue one.
Thanks for the tip Loren. The handle is a great idea. I’ll work it into the next prototype.
Those are great! Will you be selling them even though they’re prototypes? I kind of like the idea of extra space, maybe length might be better, to store the extra roving.
Everything is for sale, all the time.