Spindle whorls
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This blog post is about my new French spindle. I describe the spindle and some of the history of the French spindle and spinning. I also compare the French spindle with the Portuguese spindle.
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Bronze Age whorl
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Haithabu - spindle whorls
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Greek bottom whorl spindle
A personal favorite from my Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/listing/455143106/hand-turned-soapstone-spindle-whorl-in
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Mid-whorl spindles commonly called Akha spindles can be used as supported spindles, suspended spindles, or a bit of both. Let’s take a closer look!
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pallia
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An experienced spinner can make almost any spindle do the job, but for a new spinner, picking the wrong spindle can lead to discouragement. From top-whorl to Turkish, size matters.
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Via Sue Richardson on FB. Spindles of the Lesser Sunda Islands. During this year's textile tour of the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia we were fortunate to add these wonderful drop spindles to our collection. A simple drop spindle from the island of Lembata.
*****dealgan, farsadh, fairsaid ***** Gaelic names for Scottish hand spindles* *To pronounce aloud, watch my video (below) where Dr....
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Lead Spindle Whorl Casting
How To Make A Lead Spindle Whorl
Lead Spindle Whorl
Lead Spindle Whorl Mold
Lead Spindle Whorl Mold For Sale
For several years now I have been trying to make various replica pewter and lead objects, one being a spindle whorl. Not perfect copies cast from an original in silicone, but copies of the sort tha…
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Blue And White Spindle Design
Description The second drop spindle I have made using a spiral of recycled paper. This is the first one. I used map paper for the whorl, held together with acrylic medium, and an old paintbrush for the shaft. Both the medium and the shaft were colored slightly blue-green by adding a bit of gel-pen ink to them (the reddish color on the shaft is from the coating of paint on the paintbrush). I couldn't decide weather to make it a top or bottom whorl spindle, so I put a hook notch on both ends…
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Spinning in the Old Way: How (and Why) To Make Your Own Yarn With A High-Whorl Handspindle
Three wood spindle whorls from Egypt. Left: New Kingdom type with conical whorl found at Gurob and dating to approximately 1450 BC. Middle: Flat whorl from the Middle Kingdom site of Gurob and dating to approximately 1880 BC. Right: Roman spindle whorl with metal hook from the site of Hawara and dating to approximately AD 200.
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New batch of Medieval and Viking spindles and hand distaves in my Etsy shop, missingspindle. Multiple whorls for a broad weight-changing spindle experience in two of these sets. One set uses one whorl at a time. The most unusual set can use two whorls at a time in various combos.
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