We will have Roly-Polies and Whirligigs in the shop this Saturday, March 22nd, at 5 pm EST . We will have a timer banner at the top of the shop. Please make sure to read the following information to ensure you are ready for the shop update. Roly-Poly Shop Collection  - https://shop.daedalusspinningwheels.com/collections/roly-poly This is where you will find the listing for the Roly-Poly. Whirligig Shop Collection  - https://shop.daedalusspinningwheels.com/collections/whirligig   This is where you will find the listing for the Whirligig. How to Prepare for the Shop Update Make sure you have a Daedalus Shop account. If you haven't already signed up for a shop account login already on the new shop you'll want to ensure you do that ahead of time. At the top of the shop, you'll see a little person icon. Simply click on this and on the next page you'll click "Create account" to set up your account. Please ensure you fill out all the information and set up your shipping address so you don't have to worry about that later. We highly recommend you familiarize yourself with our shop. For the best shopping experience, we recommend using a device that is capable of using Apple Pay or Google Pay. These methods of payments if set up are extremely quick. We also recommend if using PayPal to ensure that you are already logged in to your PayPal account in advance. You'll want to ensure you add any additional items you'd like to purchase before the shop update. This could include things like a battery, kates, etc. If you are outside the Continental United States please make sure to read about our international shipping and battery delivery. For those that are outside of the continental US, we can provide assistance with helping you find the right battery to operate your wheel. https://www.daedalusspinningwheels.com/post/about-shipping-internationally   - Evanita

Tie Top Style Hat Hi All, We’ve briefly discussed the Hermes Hat Machine a few times, well, we are ready to give you guys the details now. The Hermes is Daedalus's take on a large frame circular knitting machine, primarily for making hats and cowls but capable of so much more. Like always we only use ABS for our 3D printed parts and Carbon Fiber for the mast. Dave has designed a variety of cylinders which allows for the construction of hats from child size to a large adult hat. You can use a wide range of yarns from lace(#0) to sport(#2) on the 140 and 120 needle cylinders and from lace (#0) to dk(#3) on the 100 and 80 needle cylinders. Happy Cranking everyone! We would prospectively like to begin emailing the first names on the queue on March 31st, 2025. I don't know how many we will email, it will not be the whole list. The goal is to ship either immediately before or directly after Maryland Sheep and Wool. If you haven't signed up yet and are interested in a Hermes Hat Machine please join our queue here join our queue here . Our first public debut of the Hermes Hat machine will be at Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival . Come by the booth and pick one up. We will have a limited number. We will do 3 hat machine demos if you would like to see it work please stop by at 3 pm on Saturday or Sunday at 11 am and 3 pm, demos will last 15-20 minutes only. Attached is a video of Lindsey Hoehn making what we call a “5 Wedge Beanie” on the Hermes during early testing. It's an interesting construction, you begin at the top and essentially make 5 short row heels, then pick up the stitches and crank a tube, finished with a hung hem. Please enjoy, and follow along with us as Lindsey makes a hat. Hermes Kits and A La Carte Items We have several packages for the Hermes Hat machine available, these have been designed to accommodate all of our customers regardless of experience level. We are offering a Base Kit for $720 , designed for people who are already circular knitting machine owners, who probably already have some items (like weights). However, it does come with a generous array of accessories to help get you started. This package includes the machine itself, 120 Needle Cylinder, 150 Needles, 1 Spring, 75+ Bonnet O-rings to make your first bonnet, and many other items (see chart). You can add our Weights Accessory Kit for $80 to the Base Kit with just the click of a button. This is ideal for beginners who will need these weights. This kit includes (1) Weight Buckle, (3) Heel Forks, (3) 500g Weights, and (1) 1000g Weight. We are also offering a Complete Kit for $965 . This is comprised of our Base Kit ($720), Weights Accessory Kit ($80), all three of our additional Cylinders (80, 100, 140 Needles ($75)), 50 additional Needles and 1 additional Springs ($50), (1) 70 O-ring Hand Cranked Bonnet for 140 needle cylinder ($60), Waste Yarn ($20), 225 additional flexible bonnet O-rings ($16). Plus much more. This is a retail valued package of $1021 that has been discounted to $965 when you buy it bundled. We will also have a wide variety of A La Carte Items such as Needles in packs of 50 ($40), Springs in 2 packs ($20), Hand Cranked Bonnets with Flexible O-rings for each size cylinder (80 needle/40 O-rings ($45), 100 needle/50 O-rings ($50), 120 needle/60 O-rings ($55), 140 needle/70 O-rings ($60)), all of our individual weights, and much more. Please see the tables below for a complete listing of our Kits and A La Carte options. Items Included Base Kit $720 Complete Kit $965 Weight Kit $80 A La Carte Machine (Includes Base and Colorwork Mast) x x Heel Stem Weight x x Row Counter x x 80 Cylinder - 12-16" Circumference x x 100 Cylinder - 15-19" Circumference x x 120 Cylinder - 18-22" Circumference x x x 140 Cylinder - 20-24" Circumference x x 150 Needles + 1 Spring x 200 Needles + 2 Springs x 2 Table Clamps x x Tool Kit* x x 75 Flexible Bonnet O-rings x 300 Flexible Bonnet O-rings x 100 Flexible Bonnet O-rings x 3 Heel Forks x x x Weight Buckle x x x x 3 (500g) Weights x x x 1 (1000g) Weight x x x Waste Yarn x x 1 Hand Cranked Bonnet (with 40 Flexible O-rings) x 1 Hand Cranked Bonnet (with 50 Flexible O-rings) x 1 Hand Cranked Bonnet (with 60 Flexible O-rings) x 1 Hand Cranked Bonnet (with 70 Flexible O-rings) x x Tool Kit (Included In Base and Complete Kit) Pick Tool Latch Tool 2 Weighted Clips Darning Needle 3mm Wrench 2.5mm Wrench Super Lube A La Carte Price Acrylic Waste Yarn 1kg cone $20.00 Needles 50pk $40.00 Springs 2 pk $20.00 Cylinders (No Needles or Springs) $25.00 Weight Buckle $15.00 Heel Fork 3pk $15.00 500g Weights $15.00 1000g Weights $20.00 100g Heel Weight $10.00 2pk Weighted Clips 12g each $10.00 100 Bonnet Flexible O-rings $8.00 80 needle Hand Cranked Bonnet with 40 Flexible O-rings $45.00 100 needle Hand Cranked Bonnet with 50 Flexible O-rings $50.00 120 needle Hand Cranked Bonnet with 60 Flexible O-rings (comes with Base Kit) $55.00 140 needle Hand Cranked Bonnet with 70 Flexible O-rings (comes with Complete Kit) $60.00 Additional Supplies You will need a table to clamp your Hermes CHM to. We recommend the following table from Black & Decker (Workmate™ Portable Workbench, 350-Pound Capacity $37.99) - https://amzn.to/4ie3CKe Lubrication (we provide 2g to get you started but extra will be needed (Please only use this as other types could damage your device)) - Super Lube 51004 Synthetic Oil with PTFE High Viscosity(4oz, $7.72) - https://amzn.to/41bwo7u Hat Sizes Cylinder Size Size Hat In Inches Who it Fits 80 Cylinder 12 - 16" circumference Small Child 100 Cylinder 15-19" circumference Youth 120 Cylinder 18-22" circumference Average Adult 140 Cylinder 20-24" circumference Large Adult Examples of hats made with the Hermes by Lindsey Hoehn. Tie Top and Wedge Style. For those of you who have questions about the Hermes, the Kits, or Sale System, we are happy to help please feel free to email support@daedalusspinningwheels.com  and we will get back to you as quickly as possible. I’d like to include a special thank you message for our testers including a direct thank you to Lindsey for the beautiful hat photos. We at Daedalus would like to send the biggest, warmest, and somewhat sloppy hug of THANKS to our testers, Thanks to this fabulous group of hard working people we have been able to delve into this new area of the fiber arts community. Also a special shout out of thanks to Lindsey Hoehn for helping us make the attached video and for the lovely pictures of her family in the hats she has made during testing. We could not do it without all of you so thanks again for working with us and trusting us. -Team Daedalus

We have sent out Build emails for the LAST batch of Magpies from our queue this morning. Emails are sent from Support@Daedalusspinningwheels.com . We highly recommend that you add this email address to your contacts to help ensure the email doesn't land in spam. If your name is in the list below and you do not see the email please check your spam. What do you mean LAST batch? We have caught up on our queue and Magpies going forward will be moving to a Shop Update format. We will have more news on that soon so stay tuned. I signed up for the queue but I don't think I got an email If you signed up for the queue but missed your email please reach out to support@daedalusspinningwheels.com and we'll see what we can do to get you into a batch before we switch over to a Shop Update format. E. Johnson C. Whitney J. Rainer J. Hart-Mann P. Gallion J. McConnehey P. Wright Teri C. Pataky W. Hall J. Haley A. Wiggin J. Rich K. Mah S. Phillips E. Johnson Rowan M. Bruce-Ramalhosa A. Panlaqui L. Bevin S. Mack C. R. Arriaga E. Johnson L. Wikoff E. Armijos A. Bridges J. Gandier About the Magpie V2 Our most powerful and adaptable wheel to date, with an RPM (rotations per minute) of 2,550 with the standard flyer in use (1,550 with the art flyer—still worlds ahead of most e-spinners). We consider this our “all in one” spinning wheel, as it will spin fine singles as easily as it will spin your longest locks, super bulky yarn, coils and beehives, and every single yarn you can imagine in between. The art flyer’s 32 mm (1.26 inch) orifice (with a 20 mm reducer) means no more struggling with your loftiest, most inspired yarns, although the Standard Flyer’s 12 mm (with 6 mm reducer) still provides a soft landing whether you’re spinning low-twist singles or delicate lace. This e-spinner is for experienced and beginner spinners alike. ​ Cost Breakdown Wheel: Magpie V2 Body with Speed Controller Included - $950 Flyer Kits: V2 Pro Art Flyer and 3 Bobbins - $590 Standard Flyer and 3 Bobbins - $540 Add-ons: Standard Bobbin 3 Pack (your choice of color) - $140 Art Bobbin 3 Pack (your choice of color) - $160 To learn about the various accessories for the Magpie please review the following page. https://shop.daedalusspinningwheels.com/collections/magpie-v2   Magpie Trim is available in the following colors. What's Included with your Magpie V2 Purchase When purchasing a Magpie V2 you will receive the Magpie V2 Body, Built in Speed Controller, and accessories kit. You will need to pick which Flyer Kit you would like to go with your Magpie V2 Body. If you purchase one Flyer Kit and would like the other kit, you can order it at any time. Magpie V2 Body with Built In Speed Controller Magpie V2 Art Flyer with 3 Art Bobbins Magpie V2 Standard Flyer Kit with 3 Standard Bobbins Evanita

We've noticed an issue lately with scammers trying to destash wheels on our Facebook group both our own wheels as well as traditional treadle wheels. In light of this, we thought it would be a good idea to provide some advice on how to safely purchase a wheel being destashed. Make sure the seller knows what they are selling. Sometimes it's noticeable that the seller doesn't actually know what they are selling. Don't be afraid to ask questions. Certain questions can help weed out scammers who don't actually understand the thing they are trying to sell. Inquire about getting additional photos. Scammers often pull from other peoples photos so asking for additional photos can help. Check the retail value of what is being sold. If the listing is grossly undervalued or overvalued exercise caution. Due to the high demand for our wheels, we have noticed that more often than not wheels are being destashed for their retail value or slightly under. Has the seller been active in the community in the past? Check their account to see when they joined the group and if they have made past postings to the community. If they have just recently joined the group or do not have any prior activity in the group exercise caution. Check the seller's profile to see what sort of stuff they have posted. For your safety, we strongly recommend against using the "Pay friends and family PayPal". Don't hesitate to contact support@daedalusspinningwheels.com to check in about the destash posting. Where to Find Destash listings? We highly recommend checking for destash listings on our Facebook Group, Discord Community, and Ravelry Group. - Evanita

Hiya Everyone! This post is to help members of our flock who have purchased a destashed wheel and want to ensure everything is set up correctly and in good condition. First, we recommend that you download the manual for your wheel. Give Your Wheel a Check-Up While reviewing the manual please make sure to check over the whole wheel to ensure everything is set up correctly. Over time the prior owner may have changed things such as tension belt setup or alignment of parts which may not be ideal for operation. It is important to make sure to compare your wheel to the photos in the manual to make sure everything is set up correctly. If you are ever in doubt about something with your wheel please don't hesitate to reach out and contact us through support@daedalusspinningwheels.com . Flyer Guide Alignment One of the most common things we notice is that flyer guides are not positioned correctly. The wire loop of the guides must face toward the bobbin rather than facing up. When in any position other than facing in towards the bobbin this can result in your yarn snagging on the guide. The exception to this is the Magpie Art Flyer guides (not Pro Art) which must be positioned to properly align with the front of the flyer. Wire Guides must face toward the bobbin. Other positions may result in yarn snagging on the guide. For Magpie Art Flyers guides must be in this position to provide proper alignment with the front of the flyer and to avoid potential collisions with other parts of the wheel. Wheel Alignment There are several other aspects of the wheel that need to be in proper alignment. Check the following to ensure everything is aligned well. Motor - The back of the motor should be flush with the back of the motor mount. If the motor or motors(in the case of Falcon and Magpie V2) are sticking out the back of the motor mount this can cause a lack of gap between the motor pinion and the motor mount preventing the motor pinion from rotating properly. If your find that your motor(s) are not flush with the back of the motor mount simply remove the mount mount from your wheel and push the motor forward. If you have a dual motor Magpie set up in Irish Tension with Motors flush with the back of the motor mount. Motor Mount - The motor mount should be positioned so that the drive belt is parallel with either the face or rear of the wheel. For wheels with dual speed pinions like this Starling V3FP below you will need to scoot the motor forward or back when changing which groove on the pinion you wish to use. Tension Belt - For wheels where the Tension pieces can slide along the wheel's chassis carbon fiber tubes you'll want to make sure they are positioned so that the tension belt is parallel with the face or rear of the wheel. When determining whether the spring is on the left or right side of the wheel see information provided in the manual. Note that Daedalus wheels use two different materials for tension belts. For wheels without aluminum whorls on flyers and bobbins such as the Sparrow we use a black cord and for wheels with aluminum drums on bobbins and flyers (for wheels that can go into Irish) we use a yellow Kevlar cord. Kevlar should never be used on any plastic portion of the wheel or bobbins. While the Sparrow does come with aluminum whorl bobbins it cannot use Kevlar on its flyer so it only comes with the black cord material. Parts of your Flyer The flyer has a few key components you'll want to review. Rubber O-ring - At the base of the flyer axle you should see a small black rubber O-ring. This piece provides the appropriate distance between the flyer's magnets and the bearing of your bobbin. This is an example of a Rubber O-ring found at the base of all Daedalus Flyers. Bobbin Orientation - Your bobbin should have the aluminum whorl facing the back of your wheel. Sparrow set up in Irish Tension Rear Bearing - Your flyer will have one loose bearing on it that is placed at the very end of the flyer's axle. This will magnetically seat the flyer onto the rear of the wheel. The rear of the wheel will have magnets for it to latch onto. Rear Bearing held in place by two magnets Power Supply Making sure you have the right way to power your wheel is extremely important. All of our wheels operate at 15V. When receiving a destashed wheel make sure that the included power supply is 15V. Battery If a battery is included with your wheel make sure it is capable of powering the wheel at 15 volts. Cleaning Your Wheel You may find that your wheel may need a little TLC. To better understand how to care for your wheel in terms of cleaning make sure to check out our blog " A Spa Day for your Daedalus Spinning Wheel ". Warranty Registration   As a new Daedalus owner the first thing you'll want to do is head over to our Warranty Page  to register your device. When purchasing your wheel second hand the warranty does not transfer but we do recommend filling out the warranty registration form that way we can update our database with who currently owns the wheel. https://www.daedalusspinningwheels.com/warranty-registration   Download Your Manuals Make sure you read over your manual . Your wheel and/or winder may have come with a manual but if it didn't you can find our PDF manuals here. We also have PDF manuals for our Speed Controller and Battery. We highly recommend downloading all of your manuals and reading them over to ensure you know everything about your Daedalus product. You can download your manuals by going to the FAQ page and then click the "Download Manuals" button to be taken to the manuals section of the page. https://www.daedalusspinningwheels.com/faq Review your Tension Belt We have step-by-step instructions on how to set up your Tension Belt in the manual with photos but if you need to see larger photos we also have the same information available in our blog with images that can be viewed larger when clicked on. Please also note that the Kevlar (yellow) tension belts are only to be used on aluminum whorl surfaces only. Do not use Kevlar on plastic surfaces. https://www.daedalusspinningwheels.com/post/tips-tricks-creating-tension-belts Daedalus FAQ Our FAQ page contains the following super helpful information. https://www.daedalusspinningwheels.com/faq   Wheel Comparison Table Frequently Asked Questions PDF Manual Downloads RPM Comparison Charts for Current and Retired Wheels RPM Comparison Chart PDF Join Our Online Flock We have a very active flock online. Join in and share your spinning with us. Facebook Group -   https://www.facebook.com/groups/239274393420200 Discord Server - https://discord.gg/Y2uUfDsZhQ Ravelry Group - https://www.ravelry.com/groups/daedalus-spinning-wheels?s=tab   Social Media When posting to social media please make sure to tag us @DaedalusSpinningWheels  and #daedalusspinningwheels  so we can see what you are working on. You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Threads. https://www.facebook.com/daedalusspinningwheels   https://www.instagram.com/daedalusspinningwheels/   https://www.youtube.com/@daedalusspinningwheels   @daedalusspinningwheels on Threads Saturday Night Zoom Spin In   The Daedalus Saturday Zoom Spin In takes place every Saturday at 7 pm Eastern (EDT)  and usually runs at least a few hours. All spinners are welcome no matter what spinning device you own and we aren't always spinning so even if you are knitting, crocheting, weaving, etc come craft with us!    Id  803 600 7502 Passcode  197552

We are preparing the incubators for a new flock of Starlings AND Magpies with an anticipated flight schedule of Mid February for Starlings and Late February for Magpies. We have sent out Build emails via Support@daedalusspinningwheels.com . If you are not in this list of names check back as we will continue to update this list until we have fulfilled the number of wheels we anticipate for these two batches. We highly recommend adding this email address to your contacts to help ensure the email doesn't land in spam. If your name is in the list below and you do not see the email please check your spam. Starling V3FP M. Kinnane L. Haworth M. Grazioli B. Carlson S. Maneroo S. Salazar Linda C. Meeker Magpie V2 S. Phillips T. Tank C. Hillman E. Ferguson Y. Gao Which Wheel? Not sure which wheel is the right fit for you? Check out our " Which Wheel? " page to learn about each wheel and be able to review comparison charts. https://www.daedalusspinningwheels.com/which-wheel Queue Wait Time The wait time for our queues is approximately 6-8 months. Wishing everyone a Happy New Year! Evanita

Greetings Flock, As Black Friday rolls around, the topic of shipping becomes an important one. Here are a few things to keep in mind. Please remember we are in the Holiday Season which means an extra load on shipping carriers, as well as the beginning of winter, and weather can be unpredictable. Everyone is doing their best to get you the package you ordered in a timely fashion. When Daedalus prints your order's shipping label, an email is sent automatically, including your tracking number. Please keep an eye on your package’s tracking to keep tabs on the progress of your package. If your package sits in any one location for more than 3 days please immediately contact Daedalus by email (support@daedalusspinningwheels.com), once we have made contact, Daedalus may ask you to contact UPS as well. By taking action early this can help avoid any unexpected delays if it can be helped. International customers should be prepared to pay customs fees either before delivery on the UPS website or at the time of delivery. Customs fees are fees your government enacts on you, Daedalus has nothing to do with this process or this fee, but we will try to assist as best we can with any problems. Please be aware some countries such as New Zealand require a personal import number for items over a certain value. Please check to see if your country requires this prior to your purchase if possible. The shop will be shutting down on December 10 for the remainder of the year, however, we will still be available for support. This year we are visiting family so we will not be home. This means following the 15th of December nothing will be able to be shipped until the New Year. The last day Daedalus will be shipping any orders or repairs is December 15, 2024. -Team Daedalus

Happy Holidays, Friends. The year is quickly coming to a close and it's time for the shop to break for end of the year books and holiday family visits. I’d like to thank everyone for their trust and support this year, we can’t do it without you. As I reflect on the year, I have so many fond memories and I’m excited for next year, oh the plans. This year the shop will close on December 10, 2024, at 12:01 am EST and our last day to ship a box will be December 15, 2024 . We are closing until the new year to finalize our books and do inventory and supply ordering for next year. The shop will reopen on January 1, 2025, at 12:01 am EST. Looking Back on 2024 Well, 2024 started with a bang, in January Daedalus along with teacher, Debbie Held, went to Savannah College of Art and Design (My alma mater, class of 2000) to demo and drop off some wheels for the Fiber Department. They are now the proud owners of a Magpie, a Martin, and a Falcon. It was so much fun spending the day with the faculty and students in Savannah, they are an amazing, creative, and ingenuitive bunch. Early this year we began working with the talented Brian Holmen to develop a new line of bobbins for both the Sparrow and the Martin. Brian worked with Dave to learn the ins and outs of bobbin production before opening FiberFox Workshop in February. He now offers bobbins using the same filament and colors as Daedalus, but with new and interesting patterns. He also sources aluminum brake whorls from our company, so your FiberFox bobbins will be based on the same engineering principles that you’ve come to love from Daedalus. Also this year we added a couple of festivals to the list. We returned to Maryland and Rhinebeck, those shows are so great. In the Rhinebeck booth, we had some guests this year, and at Maryland Sheep and Wool we were lucky enough to be moved to the Expo hall. This afforded us more room for demoing wheels. We added HGA’s Retreat Convergence and we returned to The Michigan Fiber Fest in Allegan, we last attended MFF in 2019. As I always say, we love going to festivals. The visits from old friends and long-time patrons, as well as all the new people we meet make the time spent on the road worth every minute. In 2024 David worked long hours to develop two new flyers and reimagine a third, adding versatility to our lineup. First, he designed the Starling Lace flyer, an adaptation of the precision flyer used on the Falcon. This baby pushes the speed of the Starling up to 3000 rpm allowing for smooth spinning of short stapled fibers such as cotton, camel, and yak. We debuted the Lace flyer at Maryland this year. While working on this project, a member of the flock pointed out that Starling would really benefit from an Art flyer as well, after some thought he began to design. By the time Rhinebeck rolled around in October he was ready to release not just the new Starling Art Flyer, but also a redesigned Magpie Art Flyer. In June we reopened the Falcon queue. This is a very specialized wheel so we don’t get too many orders for them. The queue for them is quite short but we only build them a couple times a year. What's in Store for 2024? In 2025 Daedalus has plans to expand further into the rabbit hole that is the world of fiber arts. We have three new projects on the horizon, no teasers yet, but I know you are all going to go crazy for these Daedalus Designs. We are adding one new festival for sure (KY) but are applying to two others (ESTES & WISC), and scouting a fourth (BSG). This coming year we hope to fulfill our magpie queue and thus be able to offer this model more freely in shop updates. The falcon queue remains open, however be aware we only build these wheels two times a year as they are a niche item. We are also happy to announce that due to an increase in production we have shortened the Starling queue wait time to approximately 6 months. Sparrows, Martins, Roly-Poly, and Whirligig will remain being offered in updates every 2-3 months. Production Schedule January Building Magpies for the Queue Building Wheels for MDSW February Roly-Poly & Whirligig Update Building Wheels for MDSW March Building Starlings for the Queue Building Wheels for KYSFF Where to Find Daedalus? May 3rd-4th, 2025  - We will be vending at   Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival . Howard County Fairgrounds, West Friendship, Maryland. Expo Building C31 & C32. May 17th-18th, 2025 - We will be vending/sponsoring at Kentucky Sheep & Fiber Festival . Masterson Station Park Lexington, Kentucky . August 15th-17th, 2025 - We will be vending at   Michigan Fiber Festival  in Allegan Michigan.  Expo hall on the north side in booth 363/364.  October 18th-19th, 2025  - We will be vending at   New York Sheep & Wool Festival . Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck, New York. Barn 36 Booth 18. Activity from the Flock The following is a peek into the wonderful creations by our flock. When posting to social media please make sure to tag us @DaedalusSpinningWheels and #daedalusspinningwheels so we can see what you are working on. Charan Sachar and Suzy Brown helped us with Starling Art Flyer testing. The yarns they created with their Starlings are incredible! Suzy has spun up a whole bushel of yarns with her Starling. She wrote a review of the new flyer in the latest issue of tinyStudio Creative Life Magazine . Charan helped us with testing both the Starling Art Flyer and the new Magpie V2 Pro Art Flyer which was updated to use the latest designs from the Starling Art Flyer. Evanita took the Starling Art Flyer prototype to Black Sheep Gathering for Cathleen Fry to use in Charan's Corespinning class. Char " Owlspun " also got to play with the flyer. Vampy has been having a lot of fun with the new Magpie Art Flyer. Isn't that rainbow spin across the Magpie bobbin amazing?! Emily Witte and Amber Lucsay are always a constant source of community inspiration. They have nurtured quite the flock of spinners in Wisconsin. We highly recommend following these two on Instagram to see all of the fun shenanigans and prolific creativity their flock is up to. To see more fibery shenanigans check out Emily and Amber 's IG accounts. It's always a joy to see birds of a feather flock together. If you have a flock of friends who spin together we'd love to see! It's inspiring to see all of the handspun made with our wheels on social media. We are also seeing a lot of gorgeous indie-dyed yarn popping up on our feed now, thanks to the Roly-Poly and Whirligig! One of our favorite sources of Roly-Poly eye candy is the Blue Brick . She fondly calls her Roly-Poly balls dragon eggs. The Roly-Poly displays her yarns so beautifully. At Rhinebeck, Thomas Victor scored a Roly-Poly and Whirligig. He is such an incredible spinner and weaver. Here we get a quick view of his studio, massive loom, and whirligig in the wild. We love getting to see when members of the flock get awards for their hard work. Entering your handspun yarns into fairs and festivals is a great way to get unbiased feedback to help you grow and learn. Here are some entries by Cathleen and Char. If you enter your Daedalus spun yarn into the fair let us know. One of the many wonderful perks of electric spinning wheels is how easily they are to travel with. Margalit Fox (Journalist, Author, Lecturer) has been enjoying taking her Daedalus Martin on her book tour to spin on her downtime. It fills us with joy knowing that her Martin plays such a vital part of her downtime while she's on tour. She's currently on tour for her latest book "The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an American Organized Crime Boss" "For inquiring minds that want to know, it's a Daedalus Martin, a wonderful travel spinning wheel-in-a-box, with which I plan to spin my way across my entire book tour. And to my delight, the TSA didn't even raise an eyebrow." - Margalit Fox Join Our Online Flock Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/239274393420200 Discord Server - https://discord.gg/Y2uUfDsZhQ Ravelry Group - https://www.ravelry.com/groups/daedalus-spinning-wheels?s=tab Saturday Night Zoom Spin In The Daedalus Saturday Zoom Spin In takes place every Saturday at 7 pm Eastern (EST) and usually runs at least a few hours. All spinners are welcome no matter what spinning device you own and we aren't always spinning so even if you are knitting, crocheting, weaving, etc come craft with us! Id 803 600 7502 Passcode 197552 - Team Daedalus

Black Friday Sale - Friday, November 29th, 4 PM EDT Hello flock members and future flock members, as our year comes to a close it’s time to talk about our last big update. We’ve been busy building as well as matching our festival stock with their forever homes, now that we know what remains it's time to open sales to the public. So, we will be doing a Black Friday sale on Friday, November 29th, 2024 at 4 PM EST. This update will include Martins , Sparrows , Starling V3FP, Roly-Polies , and Whirligigs . Keep in mind that the Starlings are standard Color with Black Trim or Black with Color Trim, Please also note, that these Starlings were built as festival stock. We attempt to match all remaining festival stock to queue members. This is a complicated process as most requests are for custom color combos, making standard color combos “Not Applicable.” When a wheel is not matched with a queue member, we then offer them to the public. For the Black Friday Update will be offering a special discount . $100 will be automatically discounted off your order of a Martin, Starling V3FP , or a Roly-Poly ; and $75 will be taken off Sparrows and Whirligigs . This offer should automatically appear at checkout. You can purchase as many of these items as you want and get a discount off each one, no limits but time. Speed Controllers , Batteries , and Extension Cables  are also ready to be shipped within the next 2 weeks . Please keep in mind that ALL custom 3d printed orders such as bobbins and spares will add a slight delay to your order shipment. Martin Shop Collection - https://shop.daedalusspinningwheels.com/collections/martin This is where you will find the listing for the Martin along with all your extras such as bobbins, accessories, batteries, and the Speed Controller. Roly-Poly Shop Collection - https://shop.daedalusspinningwheels.com/collections/roly-poly This is where you will find the listing for the Roly-Poly along with all your extras such as batteries. Sparrow Shop Collection - https://shop.daedalusspinningwheels.com/collections/sparrow This is where you will find the listing for the Sparrows along with all your extras such as bobbins, accessories, batteries, and the Speed Controller. Starling Shop Collection  - https://shop.daedalusspinningwheels.com/collections/starling This is where you will find the listing for the Starling V3FP along with all your extras such as bobbins, accessories, batteries, and the Speed Controller. Whirligig Shop Collection - https://shop.daedalusspinningwheels.com/collections/whirligig This is where you will find the listing for the Whirligig along with all your extras such as batteries. How to Prepare for the Shop Update Make sure you have a Daedalus Shop account. If you haven't already signed up for a shop account login already on the new shop you'll want to ensure you do that ahead of time. At the top of the shop, you'll see a little person icon. Simply click on this and on the next page you'll click "Create account" to set up your account. Please ensure you fill out all the information and set up your shipping address so you don't have to worry about that later. We highly recommend you familiarize yourself with our shop. For the best shopping experience, we recommend using a device that is capable of using Apple Pay or Google Pay. These methods of payments if set up are extremely quick. We also recommend if using PayPal to ensure that you are already logged in to your PayPal account in advance. You'll want to ensure you add any additional items you'd like to purchase before the shop update. This could include things like a Speed Controller which is required to operate our wheels. If you already have one of our wheels you don't need to purchase another controller. You can also add a battery pack, extra packs of bobbins, and an extension cable. Anything you can prepare in advance so that you can get through checkout as quickly as possible will improve your chances of scoring a wheel. Our machines are in high demand so they do go quickly but we encourage everyone who would like one of our wheels or winders to try and if you don't succeed in this batch there will be more batches in the future! If you are outside the Continental United States please make sure to read about our international shipping and battery delivery. For those that are outside of the continental US, we can provide assistance with helping you find the right battery to operate your wheel. https://www.daedalusspinningwheels.com/post/about-shipping-internationally Also don't forget that if you would like to purchase a Starling , Falcon , or Magpie we have a queue for these wheels. Simply go to their page and fill out the queue form to be on the waiting list. Wishing everyone the best of luck! Happy Spinning! Evanita

As we are recovering from Rhinebeck and doing inventory, it has come to our attention that we have wheels in our inventory that match a few requests on our queue. If you have your name on the queue for a Magpie V2 or Starling V3FP please take a second to check your junk or spam folders as well as your inbox. We have sent some emails to a few lucky spinners in the queue who happen to have requested a color that matches our remaining stock. Due to the limited nature of the color options we provide at festivals, these don’t always match up with the custom colors chosen within our queues, but when they do we strive to make that match. For those we have emailed if you are ready to make your purchase your birdie will be ready to ship now! Please note that adding extras to your order may delay shipping your wheel. If you are not ready for your order at this time we will keep you in the queue and email when your name comes up. - Team Daedalus

We are back from Rhinebeck and we need to make room for future production. We will be holding our Post Festival Shop Update this SATURDAY October 26th at 4pm EDT ! We will have the following items available for purchase and will ship within the next two weeks. Martins Sparrows Roly-Polies Whirligigs Starling Lace Flyer Kits Starling Art Flyers Speed Controllers , Batteries , and Extension Cables  are also ready to be shipped within the next 2 weeks . Please keep in mind that ALL custom 3d printed orders such as bobbins and spares will add a slight delay to your order shipment. Martin Shop Collection - https://shop.daedalusspinningwheels.com/collections/martin This is where you will find the listing for the Martin along with all your extras such as bobbins, accessories, batteries, and the Speed Controller. Roly-Poly Shop Collection - https://shop.daedalusspinningwheels.com/collections/roly-poly This is where you will find the listing for the Roly-Poly along with all your extras such as batteries. Sparrow Shop Collection - https://shop.daedalusspinningwheels.com/collections/sparrow This is where you will find the listing for the Sparrows along with all your extras such as bobbins, accessories, batteries, and the Speed Controller. Whirligig Shop Collection - https://shop.daedalusspinningwheels.com/collections/whirligig This is where you will find the listing for the Whirligig along with all your extras such as batteries. How to Prepare for the Shop Update Make sure you have a Daedalus Shop account. If you haven't already signed up for a shop account login already on the new shop you'll want to ensure you do that ahead of time. At the top of the shop, you'll see a little person icon. Simply click on this and on the next page you'll click "Create account" to set up your account. Please ensure you fill out all the information and set up your shipping address so you don't have to worry about that later. We highly recommend you familiarize yourself with our shop. For the best shopping experience, we recommend using a device that is capable of using Apple Pay or Google Pay. These methods of payments if set up are extremely quick. We also recommend if using PayPal to ensure that you are already logged in to your PayPal account in advance. You'll want to ensure you add any additional items you'd like to purchase before the shop update. This could include things like a Speed Controller which is required to operate our wheels. If you already have one of our wheels you don't need to purchase another controller. You can also add a battery pack, extra packs of bobbins, and an extension cable. Anything you can prepare in advance so that you can get through checkout as quickly as possible will improve your chances of scoring a wheel. The Sparrows are in high demand so they do go quickly but we encourage everyone who would like a Sparrow to try and if you don't succeed in this batch there will be more batches in the future! If you are outside the Continental United States please make sure to read about our international shipping and battery delivery. For those that are outside of the continental US, we can provide assistance with helping you find the right battery to operate your wheel. https://www.daedalusspinningwheels.com/post/about-shipping-internationally Also don't forget that if you would like to purchase a Starling , Falcon , or Magpie we have a queue for these wheels. Simply go to their page and fill out the queue form to be on the waiting list. Wishing everyone the best of luck! Happy Spinning! Evanita

We are preparing the incubators for a new flock of Starlings with an anticipated flight schedule of November. We have sent out Build emails Starling V3FPs. Emails are sent from Support@daedalusspinningwheels.com. We highly recommend adding this email address to your contacts to help ensure the email doesn't land in spam. If your name is in the list below and you do not see the email please check your spam. R. Jones C. Pataky L. Barber T. Rosenberg B. Huanb J.Sanders C. Keleher M. Carlson S. Hopkinson P. Joudrey N. Hilmanowski M. White S. Rakow V. Zimmerman J. Labrie F. Beach C. Gordon H. Chloé P. Haverland E. Black S. Beagle D. Fujii-Doe J. Meister M. Toner About the Starling V3FP Starling V3/V3FP was conceived to be our “all around” spinning wheel, capable of processing the widest range of yarns that would satisfy the vast majority of our clients. The ultra lightweight design lends itself very well towards the light end of that spectrum, with the standard flyer easily capable of lace finer than 100 wraps per inch (WPI). Since fine yarns is what Daedalus designs do best, we recently came up with a Lace Flyer for Starling V3/V3FP, extending its ability well into embroidery threads in the 200+ WPI range. However, it was recently pointed out to us that most of our wheels lean towards these finer yarns, and the only true Art Flyer was built for the mighty Magpie. But this is our flagship production spinner, and thus leaves the vast majority of our customers without a good option for art yarns. So, in an effort to stay faithful to the original design goal of a wheel to please everyone, and with the broadest spinning range available in mind. Dave went back to the drawing board with a fresh vision and created the Starling V3/V3FP Art Flyer. One of the goals of the design was to soften the radius of all the diversions in yarn path, as well as opening up the paths so that even larger yarn structures can be processed. The flyer shoulders and guides now use an open metal bars instead of enclosed loops, which help achieve both of these goals. This new feature has actually surpassed our expectations, with testers noting how easily and fluidically the yarn gets onto the bobbin. In addition, It uses the same bobbins as the Starling Standard Flyer, giving the spinner approximately 3-3.5 oz of capacity for bulky yarns. While this capacity may not be tailored to the extensive production of art yarn, it is just right for the hobbyist. Whether you are experimenting or testing out fresh ideas that you may wish to explore before embarking on a larger project, the Starling Art Flyer gives you options not previously available to this model. With all three flyers—the Lace, Standard, and Art—the Starling becomes the spinner's perfect class wheel. Offering a world of unlimited possibilities while learning and exploring the art of spinning. Cost Breakdown Starling V3FP (without the speed controller) - $950 Speed Controller (required to operate) - $125 Flyer Add-ons: Starling V3/V3FP Lace Flyer Kit* (Add-on only) - $440 Starling V3/V3FP Art Flyer** (Add-on only) - $380 *Lace Flyer Kit includes 3 Lace Bobbins **Art Flyer uses Standard Bobbins and does not come with bobbins   Extra Bobbin Packs Extra set of 3 Standard bobbins in the color and pattern of choice - $125usd Extra Starling V3/V3FP Lace Bobbins - $90 What's Included with your Starling V3FP Purchase When purchasing a Starling V3FP you will receive the wheel, Standard Flyer, three black Helios bobbins, and a spares kit. If you do not already have a Daedalus Speed Controller whether our standard one or the one that fits within the Magpie then you will need to make sure you add one to your order. Evanita