I first met Carol Baltz at the High Desert Bead Society meetings.
When Carol heard about the planned trip to Hopi Land she immediately offered her Ashford Elizabeth Spinning Wheel. Carol's sister owned a fiber shop in the late 1980's where Carol learned how to spin. After her sister passed away Carol lost the feeling for spinning and her Elizabeth was parked in a corner. It takes a generous person to let go of such a beautiful Spinning Wheel. Thank you again Carol!
I picked up the spinning wheel the week before Jeanne and I left on our trip. It was a surprise to see that the wheel was in such good condition and nearly ready to go. I just had to change the drive band to single drive and attach the Scotch Tension.
It was great to see Carol's bead work and tomorrow I will show you what she has created with seed beads.
Tiger, a Shihtzu, played with his ball while we looked at the wheel. Tiger would toss this soft ball around the floor and watch to see the we noticed his efforts. The ball is larger than his head and it didn't matter a bit to him.
What a little show off!