Your videos are sooooo helpful. I find myself always coming back to your site. You cover every point, and all as if we are all sitting with you in your living room. Thank you so much!
Today i made a supported hand spindle, and made a video, tho i need to post it. it spins nicely, i made it from a chopstick and a round 3 inch in diameter wooden circle that i also made.
@Twilight101cp Good for you. The chop stick may be a "lot" heavy and not round - if this isn't satisfactory try one of the bamboo "skewers" - a bead can be a good whorl too. Good luck. Can't wait to see your video, let me know when you post it.
I'm new to this and don't even have a spindle yet or carders or nuthin. But these vids are super helpful. I'm 11 and I LOVE doing stuff with yarn, and crochet ( I have no idea how to knit, i need to learn ^.^) and these vids are awesome. I've always wanted to go to Arizona.
@Twilight101cp You can buy roving and a hand spindle and you'll be ready to start, don't need the carder etc with prepared roving. That's all many people ever use. There is a list at Yahoo for spindlers - lots of active members. I love to spindle, it's very portable and you really can get a lot done if you keep at it. In Bible times, and before, that's all they had to spin everything they needed for weaving cloth of all kinds.
Like the idea of cutting in some silk to the cotton!
I find that spinning in a bowl held between my knees is most comfortable and efficient. And I agree that with practice, the spinning should be smooth without any stops or starts.
I'm trying to make one of these out of ebony and quartz.
The spindle is a thin ebony pin, maybe 4mm wide, and the whorl is a quartz pebble.
I have yet to find any cotton, however.
MusicAmidstTheTrees 8 months ago
Thank you for the compliment. I enjoy teaching.
Spin2Weave 1 year ago
Your videos are sooooo helpful. I find myself always coming back to your site. You cover every point, and all as if we are all sitting with you in your living room. Thank you so much!
Morvarid06 1 year ago
Today i made a supported hand spindle, and made a video, tho i need to post it. it spins nicely, i made it from a chopstick and a round 3 inch in diameter wooden circle that i also made.
Twilight101cp 1 year ago
@Twilight101cp Good for you. The chop stick may be a "lot" heavy and not round - if this isn't satisfactory try one of the bamboo "skewers" - a bead can be a good whorl too. Good luck. Can't wait to see your video, let me know when you post it.
Spin2Weave 1 year ago
@Spin2Weave it should be up- i posted it not sure if its live yet. Go to my channel and it should be there
Twilight101cp 1 year ago
I'm new to this and don't even have a spindle yet or carders or nuthin. But these vids are super helpful. I'm 11 and I LOVE doing stuff with yarn, and crochet ( I have no idea how to knit, i need to learn ^.^) and these vids are awesome. I've always wanted to go to Arizona.
Twilight101cp 1 year ago
@Twilight101cp You can buy roving and a hand spindle and you'll be ready to start, don't need the carder etc with prepared roving. That's all many people ever use. There is a list at Yahoo for spindlers - lots of active members. I love to spindle, it's very portable and you really can get a lot done if you keep at it. In Bible times, and before, that's all they had to spin everything they needed for weaving cloth of all kinds.
Spin2Weave 1 year ago
Like the idea of cutting in some silk to the cotton!
I find that spinning in a bowl held between my knees is most comfortable and efficient. And I agree that with practice, the spinning should be smooth without any stops or starts.
weavrmom 1 year ago
I love your videos, you are so good at demonstrating exactly what I am interested in. Thank you
Beadgarden 1 year ago
Thanks for the videos, they're really helpful. I can't wait to get my support spindle!
I'm wondering where you got your Takli though with the brass whorl and who made it?
monkehm 2 years ago
Thank you! This helped so much. I am taking a cotton hand spindle in to my class of kids to try, and the tips were beneficial!
wlm62 2 years ago
That's really helpful to see it being spun! Thank you for putting this on here.
Twiff13 2 years ago