Handspinning – Page 2 – Scharine Kirchoff, Fiber Artist

Basho Spinning…it’s a challenge for me!

I’m still learning to spin Ito Basho threads on my basho spinning wheel…it’s a challenge for me! However, the spinners at Sensei Taira’s weaving studio…well, they spin beautifully!

Off We Go…”Ikimashou”

My Okinawa family said “Off we go to Kijoka. Let’s go!” “We’re off to Sensei Taira’s bashofu art studio ikimashou (let’s go)!”

My Okinawan High Loom and Ito Basho spinning wheel Master, Oshiro-san, lives in Haebaru Cho on Okinawa Island. The light beams thru the windows of his woodworking studio. This is a special place where a talented man designs and constructs beautiful handweaving and handspinning tools that provide a lifetime of inspiration for the handweaver. Oh,Continue reading “Oh, the Light…”