Spinning Wheels & Equipment

 Louët

 Ashford

 Schacht

 Kromski

Louët Top Whorl

Louët Bottom Whorl

Ashford Drop Spindle Collection

Collection includes 5 different size top whorl spindles to spin fine silk to long lustrous fiber.
95mm (3 3/4") 80gm (2 3/4oz)
80mm (3 1/8") 50gm (1 3/4oz)
70mm (2 3/4") 35gm (1 1/4oz)
60mm (2 3/8") 20gm (3/4oz)
50mm (2") 15gm (1/2oz

Ashford Student Spindle

Ashford Small Top Whorl - well balanced with spring steel hook and groove to guide the yarn. 1oz

Ashford Large Top Whorl - well balanced with spring steel hook and groove to guide the yarn. 3oz

Ashford Classic Drop Spindle - bottom whorl, shipped unfinished & unassembled with how-to-spin photo page.

• Large yarn capacity.
• Spindle parts easily separate for compact storage. Great for travel.
• When the spindle is full, slide the cross pieces off the top of the spindle, and then slide them out of the yarn for a center pull ball.
• Your yarn is ready to use as singles or easily ply from the center & outside of the ball.
• Spindle weight: 1.8 oz

Schacht Spindles - made of hard maple & finished with Danish oil.

3" drop spindle

4" drop spindle

Navajo spindle

Pear Tahkli spindle

Ashford Student Drop Spindle

4 oz. Spinning Fleece

1 oz. White Corriedale Roving

3 oz Dyed Corriedale Roving (red, blue, yellow)

Book -- Spindle Spinning: From Novice to Expert (Connie Delaney)

Spindle Spinning: From Novice to Expert
by Connie Delaney

The most complete guide to spindling; teaches how to spin yarn from wool and other fibers; shows best methods for all types of spindles—top whorl to Navajo, including how to make your own; includes wool preparation, illustrated instructions for basic skills, advanced techniques for plying, winding on, wrist distaffs, skein-making, improving speed. 80 pp.

High Whorling: A Spinner's Guide to an Old World Skill
by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts

Excellent instruction on no-spinning wheel spinning! Hardcover, 135 pp.

Drop Spindle Spinning
with M. Montgomery

Video: How to spin with a drop spindle; how to ply your handspun wool with other commercial yarns; fun for children. 39 min. VHS

 Louët Niddy Noddy - lacquered beech; adjusts for 1-2 yd skein

 Ashford Niddy Noddy - 5 foot skein

Ashford Mini Niddy-Noddy - 2 foot skein. Two halves slip apart to fit easily into bag or basket

Kromski Niddy-Noddy - Small, 30" skein. Choose walnut or mahogany finish. All of these Kromski tools are beautifully turned.

Kromski Niddy-Noddy - Medium, 48" skein. Choose walnut or mahogany finish.

Kromski Niddy-Noddy - Large, 72"skein. Choose clear, walnut, or mahogany finish.

Kromski Nostepinne beautifully turned "Norwegian Ball Winder" lets you create a center-pull ball of yarn; various finishes.

 Ashford Regular

 Ashford Elizabeth

 Schacht

Kromski - clear, mahogany, or walnut finish.

Swedish; wood; clamps to table; put hank of yarn on swift which rotates as you wind yarn into ball.

Easily converts yarn on skeins, hanks, or cones into flat-bottom, center-pull balls; can be used with Umbrella Swift; clamps to table.

Combines precision crafted drop spindle with ball bearing base on which it can spin; highly portable & excellent for beginners as well as experienced spinners; spindle will turn a long time with just a slight finger twist; method of spinning off the end of the spindle shaft is similar to that used with a great wheel.

A pair of caps made of recycled plastic which allows the reuse of most bathroom tissue tubes as extra bobbins; for plying put caps on ends of tubes & place on Kate with a Twist or any other Lazy Kate.