The Roving Clan - Spinning Links

I hope these links help make your spinning enjoyable. If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me.

Happy Spinning
Mariann

Drop Spindle Information

Medieval North European Spindles and Whorls is a historical essay on mainly Viking spindles and such.

Homespun Spindles offers instructions for spinning and plying (after you get some wool spun, go to the Andean plying bracelet link.).  It is for a top whorl, but it really is the same for a bottom whorl.  If you don't have a hook in the top of your spindle, just remember to put a slip knot in the notch before starting.

The Joy of Handspinning also offers a link for spinning and plying for a low whorl.

Hatchtown Farm offers this link on tuning a hook on the spindle.

Stasia's Wrist Distaffs contains a photo of a wrist distaff (holds the fibers while spinning.) You could maybe figure it out from the picture how to make one. Her links page looks pretty useful as well.

Instructions on using a Andean plying bracelet, which can be very useful.

Meeting Others

These are links to lists of people who spinning.  All the people on the list are willing to answer questions
and the list is a good place to get lots of information about spindle spinning, wheel spinning, dyeing, plying and a whole lot more.

Spindlitis

The Spinlist Helpful Hints

Stuff to Buy

Spinning Wheels

Want to buy a spinning wheel? Check out Ashford. They sell wheels, looms, and all the accessories.

If you're feeling brave and would like to build a spinning wheel, Craft Design Plans will sell you the plans for a wide variety of wheels.

Fibers

Bullens Wullens sells fibers - look for links on the other sites as well and they will have more links to fiber sites.

Sites with wheel, fibers and other stuff.

Stasia's webpage once more. Her links page is pretty useful.

Looking for a bargain. Try Used Spinning and Weaving Equipment and Yarn. (I don't think the yarn is used...)

The Woolery site is the online version of a fiber arts store in Murfreesboro, NC.


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