Nostepinnes and Darning Aids: New Link

We are still listing Nostepinnes and Darning aids. Now we have added Hawaiian woods as well.
Since yahoo photos closed down, we moved to flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/islandgirla_woodworks/
come take a look!

Back Up and Running

We've gotten the lathe back up and running!

We managed to post an ad last Wednesday for a few new items, including Nostepinnes of Exotic Hawaiian Wood, and we were SOLD OUT within 48 hours!

We've turned out 8 more Nosties and Eggs and have added them to our photo folder here:

Islandgirl.a_woodworks

(http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/islandgirl.a_woodworks/my_photos)
*since yahoo photos has closed, our new folder is at Filckr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/islandgirla_woodworks/

I had been beading and working on small items while packing our household goods last September, and with the limited space here at home, I've again been working on small items.

Some of them turned out to be cute, creative knitting stitch markers. Here are a few of them.

The New Midi-pinnes and Mini-pinnes ;)

We've been busy creating a few new sizes for Nostepinnes...some with darning aid ends.
Check back often!
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/islandgirl.a_woodworks/my_photos

NOSTEPINNE sunshine

Our newest endeavor- My husband, John, learned to spin wool right alongside of me this past April. We have been so enamored with all the steps from sheep to socks, sweaters, blankets, or shawls, that we've even learned to make tools needed for spinning.

Each nostepinne is hand turned, made of wood collected by John as he has had to adventure into our Pre-Katrina neighborhood, near New Orleans, to clear timber...all part of his responsibilities with the U.S. Coast Guard. Each nostepinne is a 'little bit of Katrina history'.