Wednesday, September 3, 2008

She's not given up her request for a wheel

Although she has asked repeatedly for a Schacht Ladybug (spinning wheel for those who don't know) for her upcoming birthday, both my husband and I can not fathom giving our daughter a spinning wheel that is so expensive for her 4th birthday. She's hard on toys and clothes, and while she's mostly respectful of my spinning/fiber tools - I found my Drum Carder on the floor upside down yesterday, uncovered and bearing weight on the bristles. The drum carder was ok, but I still cringe over how we found it.


No way is she getting a $550 spinning wheel.

She has not given up the ghost however. So with that in mind, and between studying the Babes PVC wheels and my Ashford Kiwi, we think we might be able to make something for our daughter that by all rights IS a spinning wheel, but costs much less and has most parts we can fabricate on our own. Right now we're trying to sort out the basics of it, and figure out how to actually get the some of the mechanics worked out... but barring that, and with a little red spray paint, for our daughter's 4th birthday we will have a wheel for her.

14 comments:

thinggtwoo said...

Cool.:) Now, if I could just get Boo to want to knit/crochet/WHATEVER...

KittyGotClawz said...

Im ashamed of myself..I had to hunt through your diary to find a link to an older post I remember commenting so I could find my nickname on here!!
Serves me right that its the one I normally use!!

I'm so glad you are finding a less expensive route to go. Kids are so hard on anything they do, especially when they are first learning!

livnletlrn said...

There's a beautiful wheel on Craigslist for $100 right now:
http://newlondon.craigslist.org/clt/830089019.html

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