Spindle spinning

By Benjamin Krudwig

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There’s quite a lot of technical language that you encounter when delving into the world of spinning instructions, and you’ll find yourself in an especially confusing place if you’…

It wasn’t actually too long after I got into knitting that I also took up spinning. There’s something immensely satisfying about knitting with handspun yarn, it’s so much more “alive” than most mil…

Want to try spinning? Drop spindles are a great way to start!

When you hold a floof of fiber in your hands you can get a little overwhelmed with all the possibilities. There are so many different spinning and plying techniques to try and there's only so much time in the day. That's why I decided to share my 3 favorite go-to techniques for those days when

Wanting to spin but not sure on the investment? Today we are going to make a drop spindle using things found around the house. It's easier than you think!

As I discussed here, many living historians learn how to spin from modern resources produced for modern crafters. These resources are vast, fantastic and what you find most readily when searching. …

Spinners have been experimenting with different fibers for centuries. Whether you’re working with luxurious fibers to spin like silk or practical spinning fiber like Corriedale wool, there’s a material for every level and project. This guide breaks down everything from animal to plant-based fibers so you can choose the best spinning fiber for your next …

The fleece I washed the other day was dry tonight, so I started experimenting with how to process it for spinning. The Icelandic sheep's fleece has a longer overcoat, called the tog, and shorter, finer undercoat, called the thel. I'm thinking that I want to take advantage of these two different kinds of fiber. I'd like to use the longer tog for my warp thread, and the shorter thel for the weft. But how to separate it out? Here's the experiment. First, I pulled at the butt end of the lock…

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When you unite the spindle stick and removable whorl, you'll have to ponder where the whorl will fit best. Many spindle sticks have their tapered ends at the bottom. This is where the whorl will slide on. I suggest using a tiny hair rubber band to fix below the whorl to 'encourage' the whorl to stay in place. Whorls with tapered holes should be firmly jammed onto the bottom taper, but can still loosen in spinning mode. When they loosen they act rather like a curved ball, spinning out in a…

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Three wood spindle whorls from Egypt. Left: New Kingdom type with conical whorl found at Gurob and dating to approximately 1450 BC. Middle: Flat whorl from the Middle Kingdom site of Gurob and dating to approximately 1880 BC. Right: Roman spindle whorl with metal hook from the site of Hawara and dating to approximately AD 200.