status updates from Gaskell Wheels http://www.gaskellwheels.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sat, 8 Aug 2009 15:20:11 -0400 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:45:14 -0400 An Ashford traditional wheel has been completed and is available for sale. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#status 34 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:00:00 -0400 The hiatus has been extended into December. The Artfire shop will be closed until then. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#status 33 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:00:00 -0400 We are preparing for a hiatus towards the end of the month. The online store should be closed down around the 23rd. We hope to reopen the second week of September. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#status 32 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:30:00 -0400 Hand-spun and hand-dyed yarn, batts, upcycled CD-spindles, and handmade items like felted flowers are making appearances at the Victor Farmers Market in the Smoke Ridge Farm stand, Wednesday evenings in Victor, NY. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#where 31 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 08:45:00 -0400 The kathryn prototype, drop-spindles, drive bands, wool batts are going to the Genesee Valley Handspinners Guild June 19th meeting. The fire tweed batts and new drive band colors will be there. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#where 30 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:20:00 -0400 The kathryn prototype, drop-spindles, drive bands, wool batts are going to the Common Threads June 13th meeting. The fire tweed batts and new drive band colors will be there. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#where 29 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 17:30:00 -0400 The kathryn prototype is going to the Shepherd's Wool Market, May 22nd, 2010. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#where 28 Sun, 16 May 2010 08:30:00 -0400 We are seeking a manufacturer for our very small spinning wheel. Please contact us if you are interested. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#status 27 Sat, 01 May 2010 10:30:00 -0400 The kathryn prototype to Lollypop Farm April 24th for Farm Day. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#where 26 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:00:00 -0400 The kathryn prototype, drop-spindles, drive bands, wool batts, and hopefully something new are going to the GVHG April 17th meeting. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#where 25 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:15:00 -0400 We are developing a new product line. We have ordered equipment for making it. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#status 24 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:30:00 -0500 The kathryn prototype, drop-spindles, drive bands, wool batts are going to the Common Threads March 14th meeting. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#where 23 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:00:00 -0400 We're making progress on two more prototypes, and are due to be finished at the end of the month. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#status 22 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:30:00 -0400 The kathryn prototype, drop-spindles and drive bands are going to the Genesee Valley Handspinners Guild February 20th meeting, and weather permitting, the Common Threads February 21st meeting. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#where 21 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:10:00 -0400 The prototype is back from the shop. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#status 20 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:30:00 -0400 A red/blue drive band is posted at the Fibery Co-op Haiti/Doctors without Borders auction. http://www.fiberyco-op.com 19 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:25:00 -0400 The prototype is back in the shop for upgrades. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#status 18 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:30:00 -0400 The drop-spindles and drive bands are going to the Genesee Valley Handspinners Guild January 16th meeting, and weather permitting, the Common Threads January 17th meeting. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#where 17 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:00:00 -0400 We have red/pink felt nubs and frosted spinning-wheel double-drive band to our Art Fire shop. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#status 16 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:15:00 -0400 We have posted black and green spinning-wheel double-drive bands to our Art Fire shop. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#status 15 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:50:00 -0400 The Journey Wheel has found a new home. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#status 14 Sat, 15 Dec 2009 20:45:00 -0500 The used Journey Wheel, drop-spindles, drive bands, and kathryn prototype are going to the Genesee Valley Handspinners Guild December 12th meeting. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#where 13 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:05:00 -0500 A photo of the working prototype is on the web. http://www.gaskellwheels.com/kathryn.html 12 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 The available used-wheels, drop-spindles, drive bands, and kathryn prototype are going to the Genesee Valley Handspinners Guild November 21st meeting. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#where 11 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 The working prototype will be at the Genesee Valley Handspinners Guild retreat. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#status 10 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:00:00 -0400 The available used-wheels, drop-spindles and drive bands are going to the Genesee Valley Handspinners Guild November 13-15 retreat. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#where 9 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:30:00 -0500 The "Elizabeth" wheel has found a new home. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#status 8 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:00:00 -0400 The available used-wheels, drop-spindles and drive bands are going to the Genesee Valley Handspinners Guild October 17th meeting. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#where 7 Tue, 11 Oct 2009 18:30:00 -0400 The "Elizabeth" wheel has been completed and is available for sale. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#status 6 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:45:00 -0400 We are on schedule to have a prototype by the end of the year. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#status 5 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:45:00 -0400 We have posted more recycled CD drop spindles to our Art Fire shop and dropped shipping costs. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#status 4 Sat, 14 Sep 2009 21:45:00 -0400 We have posted our first spinning-wheel double-drive band to our Art Fire shop. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#status 3 Sat, 7 Sep 2009 16:25:00 -0400 Our first used-wheel is available at the Grandview Farm store: 1040 Canandaigua Rd., Macedon, NY. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#where 2 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:33:00 -0400 We have parts and equipment to make more prototypes. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#status 1 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:45:14 -0400 The drop-spindles and drive bands are going to the Genesee Valley Handspinners Guild August meeting. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#where Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:56:00 -0400 We have posted 6 colors of spinning-wheel drive bands to our Art Fire shop. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#status BF61EF96-C8AB-4A3A-AC5E-9ECE1EE61E41 Sat, 8 Aug 2009 15:16:14 -0400 We have posted a teacher's 10-pack of upcycled CD drop spindles to our Art Fire shop. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#status 86EB0EA8-1A6C-4030-B7B5-A7CAA87A49BA Sat, 1 Aug 2009 13:28:42 -0400 We have received our permit to sell, and hope to post teacher packs of upcycled CD drop spindles this weekend. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#status 52DA8CCF-DF0F-4831-B015-9F7F5BD6599E Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:48:24 -0400 Time to move onto the next prototype. The mock-up has served its purpose. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#status 71EC918D-788E-46E0-8950-E7E2FECC0643 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:23:51 -0400 The mock-up/prototype is going to the Genesee Valley Handspinners Guild for show-and-tell http://www.gaskellwheels.com#where 1DAC8D38-1D54-43A8-BF1F-C79F5418D6C1 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:59:56 -0400 We're in the process of converting the spinning wheel mock-up to a prototype. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#status 1D4E884F-AEFE-429C-9190-CB908C7F89E1 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:21:44 -0400 We have applied for an permit to sell. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#status 19BF7E04-1145-47F6-BCB7-EE8431EB5532 Thu, 9 Jul 2009 18:20:12 -0400 We have a mock-up spinning wheel! You can't spin on it, but you can see what we were getting at. Materials are sourced from all kinds of strange things. http://www.gaskellwheels.com#status 2147BC7B-CEAE-43C4-99BE-F282DA9A52B2 Thu, 28 May 2009 18:18:27 -0400