September 26th-27th - Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival. Clarke County Fairgrounds, Berryville, Virginia. Ruritan Building, Booth R14-R15 Hi Folks, it's time to start traveling for the fall festivals, and boy are we excited. This year we are starting our fall season with the Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival in Berryville, VA. This will be our first year here, but we were lucky enough to get a booth in the Ruritan building (Booth R14-15). So come by and demo a wheel with Karen,

Shop Update - Saturday, September 12th at 4 PM EDT We are pleased to announce that our next Penelope Shop Update will be on Saturday, September 12th at 4 PM EDT. We appreciate the patience of those awaiting this release. This batch will contain 100 Penelopes, which is significantly more than our prior two batches. Towards the bottom of this blog, we've included a more in-depth "How to Prepare for the Shop Update" section to help clarify how things work on Shopify. The next ba

Alright, my favorite people, I have some super exciting news. I actually kind of feel like Santa’s little elf, to Adan Akerman's Santa Claus. That’s right, I’m about to say what you think I'm about to say. WE HAVE AKERKATES!!! Yes, I shouted, and I will ask you to do the same. Pass the word along. Akerworks AKERKATES are in production exclusively for Daedalus Spinning Wheels. We are excited to announce that we have coaxed Adan into making us Akerkates, which will allow for th

Shop Update - Saturday, August 1st at 4 PM EDT We are pleased to announce that our next Penelope Shop Update will be on Saturday, August 1st at 4 PM EDT. We appreciate the patience of those awaiting this release. This batch took longer than expected, partly due to our relocation earlier this year and the high temperatures and humidity that impacted our ability to work on the wood finishing. We are actively working to improve our production process for the Penelope to ensure h