If I seem preoccupied for the next few days, it’s because I brought home a new baby yesterday. While browsing through Craigslist, I found a spinning wheel for sale. After some research and lots of help from people on Ravelry, I found it was a Mathieson wheel from New Zealand. It came over to NWArkansas by way of Ebay a few years ago, and lucky me, the owner just never got into spinning.
So now it’s mine.
I did some work on it last night, spun some yarn, gave it lots of hugs, and I absolutely love it. It spins VERY well and although it won’t hold as much yarn as my other wheel, I’ll still get a lot of use out of it. I already have this skein of yarn to show off – spun up from some luscious fiber from Hobbledehoy.
IdyllHands 
before i really started spinning a year ago i didn’t understand why someone would need more than 1 wheel. now i really understand.baby looks happy!
It’s beautiful and I’m completely impressed that anyone knows what to do with it!
oooh! what a treasure you snagged! lucky lucky.
That’s an impressive baby! Lovely, just like her mother. 🙂
ooooh, that’s a very pretty wheel!!
Oh my gosh, yay! What a great find!I love Craigslist. ♥
Caught my breath over your gorgeous wheel! Gaaa! Can we please link it with Fiber Arts Friday? Let me know please! http://www.alpacafarmgirl.com
Dang!! She sure is a beauty! Soooo jealous right now.