Spinning

Hand spinning wool...

After a fresh fleece has been washed and dried, I use my

rganize

wool fibers

into a fluffy and

manageable roving. I spin from the

combed roving.

When I first started spinning wool as a hobby, I used a

. Once I

learned to create

enough

twist to keep

the yarn together, I

graduated to a

Some people don't start with a handspindle; they go

directly to using a spinning

wheel.

In the

handspinner's

community, there are handspindle

afficionados who

collect very beautifully handcrafted

spindles and continue to use a

handspindle to

create

their yarn. A spindle is very portable and fun to use,

so I think it's a g

eat

way

earn!

There

are many varieties of handspindles, depending upon what material was being spun (cotton to wool) and

where in the

world the spindle was developed. Of course, you can undertake your own research by Googling "handspindle" ... to

see what a Turkish spindle looks like, and how Navajo spindles are used.

Links to more information on hand spinning.