A terrific gift for anyone interested in learning to use a drop spindle. This kit contians a quality hardwood top whorl, drop spindle with an oil finish, and a custom designed spindle hook, one ounce of multicolor fiber, and an instructional video how to

Top Whorl and Spindle Kit.

High Whorling the long-awaited first book on handspinning. Handspindle sometimes called drop spindles have two parts, the shaft and the whorl. Clear instructions and line drawings lead the beginning spinner through choosing a spindle and supplementary too

Drop Spindle Spinning

Spinning with a drop spindle is always a challenge; spinning with silk presents additional considerations. This booklet takes you through those considerations - silk, how to handle it, how to spin.

Drop spindles.

A new, lighter model of Schacht's popular Hi-Lo spindle. Can be used as a high-whorl or low-whorl spindle and features the same high quality materials and craftsmanship that Schacht is known for. -

... , there are no pesticides, herbicides, agro-chemicals or dyes used in the growing, harvesting or production of the fiber. The yarn is hand spun on drop spindles by a women’s cooperative in Arequipa, Peru. Knitters will l