Tamworth, Ontario

My latest spindle is in the front; the fleur des lis,

Birmingham, England

My moosie has landed! 1.1oz/31 gm, Kingwood shaft. Gorgeous!

A spindle ermine caterpillar amongst the threads of its web, in a rolled up spindle leaf.

4,000 years old!

A bee hanging out in the sun on a varigated spindle leaf.

My moosie has landed! 1.1oz/31 gm, Kingwood shaft. Gorgeous!

I am teaching spindle spinning here.

Ici, j'enseigne l'art du filage au fuseau.

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Visitez www.tricotin.com pour découvrir le filage du XXIe siècle !

Dave has crafted the whorl of this elegant Tibetan supported spindle from chechen wood. Chechen is also known as Caribbean rosewood. The cherry shaft measures 11 1/2 inches long, and the weight of this beautiful handspinning tool is 50 grams.

This is the Turkish spindle created by Ashford (New Zealand). It allows you to get a center pull ball when you are finished.

Voici le fuseau Turque créé par Ashford (Nouvelle-Zélande). Il permet d'obtenir une pelote dont le fil peut se tirer par le centre.

Find more hanspun wild things on www.tricotin.com !

Visitez www.tricotin.com pour découvrir le filage du XXIe siècle !

Pieris

This unique 1.1 ounce (30gram) moose antler rim weighted top whorl drop spindle has been intricately carved by Dave with his signature leaf motif. The notched whorl measures 1 5/8 inches in diameter, and the cocobolo shaft is 7 1/4 inches in length. The bottom of the shaft has been shaped to accommodate a half hitch and a brass hook has been added to the top.

Viking Santa russian lace spindle -- my new toy!

March 2007

newly sewn spindle cosy for my jenkins drop spindles. top down view.blogged: anastasiahandmade.blogspot.com/2012/06/sewing-for-utility...

Honduras Rosewood and hard Maple. 31.7 g, height 24 cm. A lovely spindle made by Tibor Hijagos. Fiber mix from Wild Hair Studio. Gimli likes to be in stone and ice, but not for very long.

A Chilean rose hair tarantula and the newest member of our family:)

Pattern: Spindle Scoks from My Fashionable Life autoscopia.com/amelia/archives/fashion_for_free/index.html

Needles: US #4

Yarn: Diakeito in color 115 70% Wool 30% Alpaca

My first Bossies! On the left is a Canarywood Midi that weighs 24 grams (.84 ounces). On the right is a Bubinga Mini that weighs 20 grams (.7 ounces). Both have the standard Birch shaft.

She was confused by all the shit in the kitchen.

Cermak Plaza Car Spindle at Sunrise

The stencil for this bag was derived from a photo I took last spring of one of my drop spindles. It can be seen at www.flickr.com/photos/designedlykristi/124376472/

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Spindle sander in the Satterlee building at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Rockport, ME.

Some micrometers have the spindle nut held in place by a set screw, allowing for adjustment, but this spindle nut is pressed inside the frame.

Fancy backseat passenger. Spindles Auto Show 2014. Marshfield, Ma.

Golding

this is my first drop spindle and my first attempt at spinning. not too bad but i need some work.

All my Tour de Fleece yarns, all spindle-spun. From left to right:

80m Wildcraft Shetland fibre - aran weight yarn

210 m Wool/alpaca/silk three-ply, fibre blended on my drum carder.

240m Wildcraft Superwash BFL sock yarn, in 'apple blossom' colours.

80m Wildcraft BFL in 'evening shades' colours, laceweight 2-ply.

11 1/2 inches Purpleheart Rose spindle.

copyright Marcel Lee

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the early days

eggs of Cheilomenes(the ladybeetles)

Cocobolo whorl and shaft, 33 grams

I made a few brass spindles out of material for flute keys, one top-whorl and two low whorls. One is a support spindle (the one with the white angora).

Muti-Spindle borer at the Daylesford Spa Country Railway.

This machine is used to drill the dog spike holes in the sleepers. The timber used for sleepers in Australia (usually red gum or box in Victoria) is too hard to drive a spike into without a pre-drilled hole.