Spindle whorls

Spindle whorls have been used since ancient times to hand spin yarn. Here's how to make easy DIY spindle whorls out of polymer clay.

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When you unite the spindle stick and removable whorl, you'll have to ponder where the whorl will fit best. Many spindle sticks have their tapered ends at the bottom. This is where the whorl will slide on. I suggest using a tiny hair rubber band to fix below the whorl to 'encourage' the whorl to stay in place. Whorls with tapered holes should be firmly jammed onto the bottom taper, but can still loosen in spinning mode. When they loosen they act rather like a curved ball, spinning out in a…

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Spindle whorls aided in the making of thread by maintaining the momentum of the spindle. This semi-spherical bone spindle whorl was excavated at Nishapur. The area surrounding the central hole is incised with triangular motifs, arranged radially

I look for unusual spinning tools at every festival, and Scott Snyder had a table full at Convergence 2016 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Beside his impressive array of Turkish spindles stood a tool I’d never seen before: a Scottish spindle.

Troy Whorls - Schliemann 1875

Spindle; composed of central narrow shaft of wood. Conical whorl of wood at top. Wound with cotton yarn on upper part of spindle.

Sticking a Whorl Removable Whorls are usually circular and have a hole in the middle. This hole can match your spindle stick taper perfe...