Botanical Top Whorl Resin Drop Spindle - Forget Me Not and Elderflower, 41 grams Merino Beautiful lustrous pure tussah silk

Beautiful lustrous pure tussah silk top

or splashes of colour are applied to give a 'patchwork' effect

created with by treating the glass with real silver and by applying glass frit

Handmade by me in my home studio

The total weight of the spindle is 18g

Botanical Top Whorl Resin Drop Spindle - Forget Me Not and Elderflower, 41 grams Merino Beautiful lustrous pure tussah silkA lovely, well balanced drop spindle made with a resin whorl and an ash wood shaft. The whorl includes a sprinkling of real forget me not flowers and wild Elderflower blossom The hand turned shaft of this spindle was shaped as one with the whorl, resulting in superior balance. The whorl was created on the lathe from one of my own custom made resin blanks, not pre formed in a mould, so each and every one of our spindles has its own distinct shape,