The Journey Begins (well, almost)
It’s been a looooong time – too long, actually – since I’ve posted. Well, I’m back. Work and life are both so busy right now that it’s difficult, but maybe I can get some momentum going to keep on top of things.
So back to the title of this entry. You might be wondering what “journey” I’m speaking of. Well, it’s not a trip – it’s a spinning wheel! Yup – next week my Journey Wheel is scheduled to come out of production and get shipped to me! For those of you who don’t already know, the Journey Wheel is a super cool portable spinning wheel made by the Bosworths (also makers of fine spindles, and other spinning tools). I’ve never actually spun on one, but have seen them on a couple of occassions and became instantly intrigued. And yes, I’m crazy enough about spinning to order one without ever trying it out. Well, I know that even if I don’t end up loving it, I can sell it for pretty much the full price I paid for it anyway, so what have I got to lose?
I ordered it back in February, during the Madrona Fiber Arts Festival. I saw a couple more Journeys in my classes there, and fell more deeply in love. There’s something that really appeals to me about being able to fold it up into a nice tidy little box – looking nothing like a spinning wheel. Then, when you’re ready to use it, you just pop it open and within seconds practically, voila, you have a fully functions DOUBLE DRIVE spinning wheel! Yes, the double drive feature is another thing that appeals to me – to date, this is the only truely portable wheel I’ve come across that comes in double drive.
Anyway, back to my tale. I ordered the wheel in February, which placed me in the schedule for the fall production run to be shipped out in October of this year. Alas, I received a message from Sheila Bosworth last week asking me if I wanted to move up to the Summer run since they’ve had a few people cancel their orders (I fear this might be an effect of the current state of our economy). I jumped at the chance to take delivery sooner – the downside is, of course, that I have to pay for the wheel all that much sooner. Oh well - small price to pay for the added enjoyment I’ll get from having it ahead of schedule. I’ve just learned today that it should be shipped out on July 30th, with a ship time of approximately 6 days. So, my Journey wheel is about to begin it’s own little journey across the country! I’m really looking forward to receiving it – I expect to be posting pictures of it here sometime soon! Keep your fingers crossed that it gets to me safely!