Drop Spindle – Student

How to use a drop spindle

1. Assemble the spindle. Tie a leader (a piece of yarn 1m/40”) to the shaft under the whorl, wrap it around the shaft and under the hook.
2. Spin the spindle clockwise and allow the leader to join onto your prepared fibres.
3. While keeping the leader pinched with one hand, draft the fibres down.
4. Slowly slide your fingers back up the drafted fibres allowing the twist to follow. Once twisted, the yarn will support the weight of the spindle.
5. Keep the spindle spinning while drafting more yarn until the spindle reaches the floor.
6. Wind the yarn around the shaft to form a cone & then repeat the process. Slide the cone off the shaft and use either as a single or ply 2 together with the spindle spinning anti-clockwise.

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