Echoing many others in the comments here to say floral motifs for Rachel is a lovely idea!

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

I think so too :D

Another comment. There was a horror movie out when I was a girl. It was titled “Car” I think. It was about a possessed car named Christine. When you told us your first wheel’s name was Christine, that movie came to mind. You certainly have picked an interesting passion, it’s a tad scary the more I listen to you clean your girls!

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Now I know what movie not to watch. I cannot handle horror movies...

I'm loving my wheels all over again after watching this. My wheels are named after a grandmother I never knew - Cassie - and her two sisters - Vera and Alice. Thank you. K

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

That's so special!

I think the original Rachel is very fond of greenery & so perhaps some vines with perhaps rainbow flowers?? Or make it all over jungly leaves like Rachel’s bedroom and then paint rainbow flowers?? 🤔🤷🏼‍♀️🌱✨🌿🍃 It could be lovely and her painting techniques are on her channel, maybe to help guide the process/inspiration? 🤔

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Rainbow flowers is a great idea!

I'm all for painting Rachel with folksy floral motifs, I think that would look so good on her! I'm now also reminded that I have not waxed my unfinished wheel since I got her two (three?) years ago, so I think it's time to give her a polish!

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

It's time indeed :D

The only spinning wheel i have was handmade in the 70' but its previous owner also gave it a hefty coat of paint. Like, all over. Its pretty sloppily done (my wife and I call it "the landlord special"). She spins great so I have no need to mess with her any time soon, but someday I /will take off that paint and either reveal the wood or give it a nicer paint job.

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

The landlord special 😅

My wheel, Julia, is now jealous! so I think I know what my weekend has in store! lol Thank you for the reminder!!!

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Always listen to jealous wheels :D

Hmm, love making the conditioner!!

@MijnWolden

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Wheels look incredible!!! Also I drank water when you did, thank you!

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Hydration!

They look so fresh now ❤

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Right?!

Aaw I love seeing all your girls together, and looking soooo much more splendid now than ever. They really are all so very special. Consider me up for waxing my Bertha after I return home from my weekend away... where I shall infact be cleaning and waxing my daughter's new 'old' furniture acquisition. You couldn't have timed this video any more perfect for me if you tried lol 🥰

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Oh, have fun waxing!

Hi Jente, I hope you're OK xx ❣️❣️❣️ Thankyou so much for sharing this video podcast and your "Wheel Spa Day."🎡🎡🎡🎡 They Spin amazingly and now have their well deserved Rewards. 🌟🌟🌟🌟 If you paint the White Wheel ( sorry forgot her name) maybe you could paint one of your favourite Castles 🏩or like Evie paint some birds 🐦on it I hope you're having a Wonderful Week 🌟✨️ Happy Spinning Fibre Friend 🎡🐑🥰 Take care and stay safe Lots of love and Big Hugs Jen xxxx ❤️❤️❤️❤️🫂🫂🫂🫂🐕

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Castle would be epic, but also pretty difficult on a circle maybe?

Quite late but olive oil lives to oxidize so you be best served by food grade mineral oil, Danish oil, or boiled linseed oil for a more natural alternative - although that comes with some flammability cautions. I loved this video!

Your girls are looking amazing after the spa day!

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Right?! :D

My argument is thus: Rachel the human would want you to paint Rachel the wheel and make her ~whimsy~ Flowers would be nice but rainbow wheel also a great idea

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Whismy is the keyword indeed :D

I know how much you love to honor your local traditions and culture so if you paint Rachel, maybe you could take inspiration from historical painted regional motifs? You could even look at historical textiles as inspiration.

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Now you got my brain all working! We don't have folk motifs like Hungary for example... But flanders was king in millefleurs and verdure tapestry...

Love your wheels... my girl needs a special day too.. thanks for the inspiration.. she's a Ashford Traditional.. She has 3 ratio's and I absolutely love her.. she does everything I ask her to.. the rest of the time she sits there and looks beautiful

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Traditionals are a thing of beauty, that's for sure!

They look so fancy! :D I made the same conditionner with some linseed oil and I love how it makes the wood shine!

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

They just look brand new with a bit of oil!

I am so happy to see your girls being taken care of. I love your naming convention. So fun. I think you should paint Rachel rainbow. That would be so fun.

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

It would, right?

Your wheels look fantastic after Spa day! I'll definitely try this wood conditioner on my Jean-Louët, thank you for the recipe and demonstration :D

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

My Flemish brain: Jean-Louët Michel? 😂

@AnoKnits

3 ай бұрын

@@MijnWolden 🤣 Jean-Louët Lerouet ^^

Hello!! So good to see your face between all your beauties.

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

hello :)

Great video ☺️ I have a Jente in Denmark 🥰

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

awh

This video gave me such joy. :) :) The wheels look lovely and so well cared for. I have not named either my loom or my spinning wheel. I just call the loom "BIG BOI" lol

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Big boi sounds great 😁

Don't paint Rachael until you have an idea that really inspires you and that you feel compelled to do. And you could do it over a long period, like people adding to their tattoo collections. So if you get a great idea for one part of the wheel, or a great idea for one image, do that and then leave it until the next great idea comes along. Also, I love that jumper, the close ups show how soft and shimmery the wool is. It's wildly expensive but organic turpentine is a thing - and it's very different to mineral turpentine. But if you've got a good recipe for wood wax that doesn't need turpentine, it probably doesn't matter. I cheated and bought a jar of wax from Ashfords. It is very nice wax.

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

The tattoo idea is really clever, thank you!

oh this was fun! thank u. i only have one spinning wheel. we bought her new. shes an ashford kiwi. love her. i need to give her a polish up. great video!

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Thank you :D have fun giving your kiwi a spa day

thank you so much for this video! I er ... haven't done anything good like this to my Kiwi (I have dusted it regularly though and it wasn't used), but yes, it might be something to look into to, and something to do to my spindles! :)

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

It's surprisingly easy, so yes, look into it :)

My new (to me) Ashford wheel is called Jente! :)

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

🥺♥️

The ladies are looking good! ❤

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

They do :D

My wheels names are just whimsy (Jezebel, Elizabeth, and Moana). Someone gave me a wheel that they found by a garbage dumpster that was newer model of Jezebel (Louet S10). I named her Isabel as Jezebel's little sister. I repaired Isabel and found her a new home with one of my students. My next wheel will have have either a science fiction name or a fantasy name, since I am thinking of getting an e-spinner to have at my parents' place.

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Whimsy is the best convention though

@jeanneb6320

3 ай бұрын

Sci-fi names for electric wheels is such a cute idea!

My mother learned the art of Swiss ‘Bauernmalerei’ - literally translated ‘farmer’s painting’, which is a painting style I think you would appreciate as you mentioned your fondness of folksy motifs. Perhaps it.s something you’d like to investigate if you ever decide to paint something on one of your spinning wheels. She’s out of the country right now (returning this coming October-November), I could ask her if I can take a look at her books of traditional motifs if you’re interested, and email you some designs or pictures. With your artistic flair and knowledge of painting, you would certainly be able to design something absolutely gorgeous, and those patterns might inspire you. As you well know, paint and anything greasy or oily do not really go together. It would be alot of work to remove the wheel, de-grease it, perhaps sand the surfaces you wish to paint, actually do the painting and then, after protecting your work, to re-assemble. Doing it without disassembling would be backbreaking work and might make painting quite difficult. But if you’re game, I have absolutely no doubt the end result would turn that wheel into a heritage piece to treasure even more than now. Thank you for showing the beeswax recipe. My SO has beautiful cutting boards he used to treat with oil. The oil he used isn’t being sold anymore. I was looking for an alternative. Now I’ll just make him sole cutting board ointment. 😊

@MijnWolden

Ай бұрын

Yeah, sanding and degreasing will be absolutely necessary

Thanks for the wood polish recipe. I'm going to try it but I think I will use canola oil since I want to keep the scent of the bee's wax. I think the olive oil scent will over power the bee's wax perfume.

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

I don't think it overpowers the beeswax; but they make an interesting mix together. It's not overpowering olive oil, but also not overpowering beeswax. I first wanted to use sunflowerseed oil because that also doesn't have as much of a smell, but I didn't have enough of that.

Olive oil is a good choice! Some food grade oils can go rancid. I think canola oil and vegetable oil can rot and shouldn't be used for stuff like this, but I'm not positive.

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

I'm not sure either. At first I wanted to use sunflowerseed oil, but I didn't have enough of that.

Painting over Rachel is a great idea! She already has a base coat.. I think a rainbow or even more of the pride colors is a great idea! 😁 A pride wheel would be great!

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

My idea right now is rainbow flower motifs :D

The wheels do look beautiful after the waxing session! What did you use on the microfiber cloth for cleaning? This video inspired me to clean and condition my own wheel!

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

With the microfiber cloth I used nothing extra, but I used a little sponge on Bernadette, where she had big black grease stains and I used a bit of water and mild soap there to break up the layers of grease.

I thought of Sleeping Beauty when you asked if any of your wheels had a knife. Lol! You can still poke yourself with a poisoned spikey thing on a spinning wheel, so beware.

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

It is a topic of much debate where Sleeping Beauty poked herself. It might be that the flyer hooks were thorns in earlier days, or that she actually got a splinter from the flax she was spinning... Modern wool wheels? You'd really have to do your best to get poked/stabbed by anything on them. I'm very safe in their company :D