Introduction to Hand Spindles......a basic primer

This is an introduction to the three basic types of hand spindles - high whorl, low whorl and support. There is a quick demonstration of spinning on each. This video should follow fiber preparation and will be a preview to the video on actually spinning on a high whorl spindle.

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[Mellisa582010]

What talent, thanks.. I am a crafts-person who would like to learn spinning just for the adventure of learning a new art. Many thanks.

Give your kitty a big hug for me. Surprised she didn't try to interrupt your work more. And the woven towels were magnificent !

[klenmn]

wow....thanks so much. loved to watch your helpful cat with my helpful cat

[RoozleRay]

I have a low whorl spindle like the one on your far right. but it has so little stick beneath the whorl! There's literally an inch below. I have no idea how to work it and it feels really unbalanced... I don't know how to get started with it and feel like I've been sold a useless stick >:(

[tappanserbgirl]

Thank-you so much for your time and effort in making this tutorial..I look forward to more! Nice work on your woven towel , its a beautiful piece of art.

[tappanserbgirl]

Thank-you so much for your time and effort in making this tutorial..i look forward to more! Nice work on your woven towel , its a beautiful piece of art.

[ScottLisa1]

Thanks so much for these great tutorials. You are a great teacher! My favorite is your vid on washing wool, as you say "wash" just like my beloved mom who grew up on the Kansas/Nebraska border (warsh). :) I look forward to watching the rest of your posts.

[Gertieanne]

Thank you for the info on whorls.