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Hand crafted from various hardwoods. Designed for maximum spin for a given weight and diameter. The Top Whorl spindle has a hand set steel hook and a hand-turned shaft. All spindles are made with special attention to concentricity of whorl and shaft to produce a well balanced spin. Every spindle is tested.
I have recently developed a series of square whorl spindles.Why square? The four corners have weight which is further from the axis and will produce a longer duration of spin. A square spindle with sides of a given dimension can spin up to 33% longer than a circular whorl of the same diameter and weight. (I used applied mathematics to calculate the improvement)
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Finished to a deep lustre or may be left plain if desired. Any type, size or weight can be made to your own specification.
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| Top whorl - round |
10 or12 gms |
70 mm/162 mm |
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15 gms |
70 mm/ 200 mm |
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20 to 50 gms |
90 mm/ 200 mm |
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55 to 65 gms |
90 mm/ 225 mm |
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| Top whorl - square |
10 to 65 gms |
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NB. 1oz = 28 gms |
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Akha Spindle
Used for any short staple fibre and ideal for cotton.
Maple whorl, 64 mm diameter; carved hook at one end of shaft and slight taper at other end; shaft is 230mm long. Designed for duration and speed of spin. Weight 20gms. |
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Navajo Spindle *NEW*
Hand turned from Maple, with a perfectly straight shaft and mathematically designed whorl. A joy to use.
Two sizes: long shaft - 75 cm (29") and shorter shaft - 47 cm (18")
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Support Spindle Bowl
The bowl is 7cm in diameter and 2 cm deep. It is scooped out of the top of a beech wood cylinder 12 cm tall. The cylinder is attached to a base section, 30cm long x 7 cm wide x 1cm thick. The base section has chamfered edges and a rounded end, making it comfortable to sit on to keep the 'bowl' in position, either between your knees or to either side of you. |
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Spinning Wheel Bobbins
I will match bobbins for any make or age of spinning wheel.
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Spinning Wheel threader
A turned hardwood handle, 5.5cm long, with an 8 cm length of stong, flexible wire with a hooked end. |
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Lazy Kate
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I can make a lazy kate to your own design in your choice of hardwood - maybe to match your spinning wheel. You may have any number of bobbins and they can run vertically or horizontally. Click on the small image for examples I have made. |
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Traditional design, made from maple or beech. One cross-piece is fixed. The other is a good tight fit, but can be removed for storage.
Tiny niddy, makes a 19.5" (50cm) skein. Small size, makes a 32" skein. Large size, makes a 72" skein. |
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An ancient tool for yarn ball winding, Turned to a very smooth finish with a comfortable handle. 250mm long. |
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Diz |
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A thin, smoothly finished hardwood dish, 70mm in diameter. It has five holes, diameters 1.5mm, 2.5mm, 3.5mm, 4.5mm and 5.5mm. (the picture shows a variation with only three holes)
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Wool Comb Clamp
The clamp holds a wool comb very securely in two positions (the tines are either vertical or horizontal) without any risk of it rotating in use. It has a metal pin through the clamp into the handle of the comb. Each clamp is tailored to a particular pair of combs and I need to examine one of the combs to take accurate dimensions.
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Andean Plying Tool
This hardwood tool takes the place of your hand for holding the wound yarn when plying. Comfortable turned handle and a removable top peg. length 22cm (9")
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