I'm finishing my new Traddy in Danish Oil
.
I thought I was done, having done 3 coats (except someone's advised me to do 6 or 7 light coats on the treadle, which sounds sensible) - but we had a neighbour arrive in distress part way through, so it's ended up with some bits that need sanding back and re-doing
. Never mind, I'll be putting it together pretty soon... I'm doing the 'Tour de Fleece' on Ravelry, so am hoping to have it up and running for that. (It runs alongside the Tour de France, as if you couldn't have guessed, so starts on June 29th.)
This is my lefthanded Traddy (orifice on the right); I'm excited and nervous in equal measure! I draft with my right hand forward (which is lefthanded for a spinner
), so my upper body will feel better this way around - but I usually treadle with my right foot and I think I'll need to treadle this wheel with my left foot.
I've been practising treadling with the left foot - it's helpful to switch legs anyway and all my wheels are single treadle - but have a bit of a gammy knee on that side at the mo... I can always treadle with
both feet on the treadle plate, I guess!