Antler and chalk whorls

Just a few of the whorls made from the batch of antler shown earlier...

And a few chalk ones made at the same time...

More to follow...

Email me for prices, sizes etc (although I have added the weight in grammes, and the holes are all 6mm).

Boxwood Beads

This is just a selection of the beads I am able to supply, made to order. They are all versions of Tudor beads recovered from the Mary Rose. Most are of boxwood, apart from those in the centre which are marked. Many of these are also available in bone, at an increased cost, or in other woods, such as ebony.

Bags for spindles and yarn

A couple of leather bags made to hold yarn and spindles. The square bag is a large (VERY large) version of a Tudor example recovered from the Mary Rose, although I doubt they were knitting or spinning on board the ship! I normally make them for fishing or tool kits. The smaller, drawstring bag is made from two colours of soft sheep skin, and has a leather draw cord. It is completely round when opened flat and holds a surprising amount. Both are made with natural, vegetable tanned leather/skin and are hand sewn with linen thread. The square bag measures 20x13cm at the base, 23x16cm at the top and is 36cm tall. The round, gathered bag has a diameter of 42cm.

More antler whorls...

Whorls, whorls, whorls!

I have finally got round to starting to process the (rather large) box of antler pedicles to make more antler whorls and buttons. The photo also shows a piece of chalk which will interesting to turn (!) and several pieces of boxwood which are the ends of previous projects. It’s always a shame to waste odd bits of wood and these will make nice whorls. More photos when they are turned up…