We started LuxuryOverdose in 2014, having decided to put our long-held interests in fine timber and fibre into the public domain.

Much of our focus is centred on sustainable living and the satisfaction of working with our hands, while creating things that bring aesthetic appeal and pleasure to our lives. Although we’re not die-hard greenies living off mung beans and solar powered toast, we nonetheless like the idea of using what’s available to us locally, and re-using what might otherwise become landfill.

As for us, Im (Imogen) is a former nurse who happens to have a couple of masters degrees, and is about to become a doctor, but not a medical one. Whilst she has a massive academic bent, she is at her finest with a lump of fluff in one hand, and a nice cup of tea in the other. David’s a former engineering servant of Her Majesty’s Royal Australian Navy, and a long-suffering ex employee of our nation’s crippled welfare system. Having left those worlds behind to study sustainability in its many forms, he’s now happiest in his shed, playing with tools and listening to the ABC.

We’ve got fairly broad areas of interest within the fascinating global fibre arts community, though the majority of our current work involves spindle spinning, weaving in its many forms and all things textile.

We do most of our business here on Etsy, but you can find us mingling in the fibre arts world on Facebook too. We've also got a LuxuryOverdose a Ravelry page, which came about at the suggestion of quite a few of our friends, and the technical and super-friendly guidance of Wil V, AKA knitsoutloud.

Complaints or product problems

We understand that, from time to time, you may encounter a problem with one of our spindles or other products. If that does occur, then we’d like you to let us know straight away, and we’ll endeavour to resolve the problem. We fully recognize that the world of spinners is a tight-knit (yes, the pun was intended) community, and reputations are built – and dissolved – on the opinions of spinners, who outlay their good money with an expectation that they receive a great product.

Many thanks,

David & Im