Bushel Gourds for Spinners!

Bushel gourd drying by woodstove

Bushel Gourds and fiber arts go hand in hand. Have you seen those gorgeous carved gourds used for holding your roving as you spin (or your yarn as you knit)? I am going to try my hand at making a gourd “bowl” for holding balls of yarn. Right now, my gourd has been hollowed out and is drying by the woodstove. There were lots of seeds inside, which I have also dried. If you would like to have some seeds I will share as long as the seed supply holds out.  Just send a SASE . Contact me at hmffarm@fidnet.com

Here are a couple of websites that show what other fiber artists are doing with gourds:

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art25476.asp

http://home.att.net/~ziagourds/

Stay tuned to future newsletters for progress reports on my gourd experiment!