Drop Spindle

Learn how to use a drop spindle with our collection of hand spinning resources on this pinboard. It features drop spindle tutorials and instructions.
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Productive Spindle Spinning: Yes, You Can!
A handspindle can be more efficient and faster than a wheel. For instance, in good hands, a takli can reach 10,000 RPM, which far outstrips a treadle wheel. And the takli isn’t the only “roadrunner”—there are lots of “speed demon spindles” available.
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Her Handspun Habit: How I Wind a Cop on My Supported Spindle
Learn all about the temporary-cop method and tips for building a better cop.
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Her Handspun Habit: How to Ply Yarn from Spindles (Part I)
The number one question people ask when I’m using a handspindle: “how do you go about plying singles yarns from the spindles?”
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Supported Spindles: Pairing Fiber and Tool Part 2
How do different fibers spin on various types of spindles?
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Supported Spindles: Pairing Fiber & Tool Part 1
These spindles vary in size and shape across the world, depending greatly on what type of fiber and yarn they were made to spin.
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The Weighty Matter of Turkish Spindles
The Weighty Matter of Turkish Spindles An experienced spinner can make almost any spindle do the job, but for a new spinner, picking the wrong spindle can lead to discouragement. From top-whorl to Turkish, size matters.
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Spindle Spinning Essentials
Build your spindle skills with techniques for effortless plying, fiber control, long draw, and more.
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Devin’s Top 3 Spindles for Spinning Cotton
Cotton and other short-stapled fibers are traditionally spun on spindles that make long-draw spinning easy. Devin has three favorites to share, each from a different part of the globe.
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Great Scot! The Return of the Scottish Spindle
I look for unusual spinning tools at every festival, and Scott Snyder had a table full at Convergence 2016 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Beside his impressive array of Turkish spindles stood a tool I’d never seen before: a Scottish spindle.
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Drop Spindle Spinning
Want to try spinning? Drop spindles are a great way to start!
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Help, My Spindle Wobbles!
Learn what to do when your top-whorl spindle wobbles.
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Spinning Bridges Generation Gaps
Sometimes all it takes is looking at an old piece of equipment in a new way.
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(Half) Hitch in Your Drop Spindle Technique? Try Two Methods
Low-whorl drop spindles often have a simple, straight shaft without a hook to secure the yarn.
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Flash Your Stash: Spindles!
Flash Your Stash: Spindles! How do you store all of your spindles and tools? Jeannine Glaves found a system that allows her to keep all of her spindles and tools in one handy place.
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How To: Butterflying Singles Yarn for Spindle Spinning
Learn this essential technique step by step.