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Spinning with a french antique support spindle

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Uploaded by on May 5, 2009

This an antique french support spindle, with a metallic tip.

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  • Good job. Is wonderful to see diff spindles, especially antique ones. Thanks!

  • Sylv, it's a great video!

    Thank you!

  • Yes, I can see why you think it's a drop spindle not a supported spuidle.

    I have one of these. And I believe this is a supported spindle - the botom tip has all the signs of wear and tear in a bowl. It is worn very evenly all the way around, like it was rotated in a rough ceramic bowl.

    We now associate supported spindles with fine cotton and cashmere spinning. But what if flax was spun on these spindles? Then you do not need high speed spindle, even for tow.

  • I agree with Sargeantmajorette--this is a hand spindle rather than a supported spindle. You twiddle it in your hand rather than supporting it or suspending it.

  • I'm posting a video of me spinning suspended, in a pub. I mean, the spindle was suspended. We were in the pub. It's knda dark in there...

  • Thank you!

    That was very interesting, I haven't come across a spindle with the metal cap on before!

  • Hey! There you are! Have you tried using it suspended, like the lady in the Serbian video?

    jayne, the sergeantmajorette

  • nice, sylv!

    ~linda

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