See photos throughout this post for some of the details of my wheel. It has resin inlay, with local wildflowers, butterflies, and morels. Betty’s initials are included in tiny flower heads. I feel awed every time I touch this thing!
I also feel a little daunted, as I’m a really novice spinner and feel like I don’t deserve something this nice, like I can’t do it justice. So, I’m practicing a LOT. I had been trying to spin some fleece from a friend’s pet sheep. It’s very coarse, and VERY short staple, I thought I was just really bad at spinning, but once I watched some video classes, and purchased some combed top Shetland, BFL (Blue Faced Leicester), and Corriedale wool, I realized that I CAN do this, I just need to practice to do it well!