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Spindle is a deciduous tree native to the UK and across Europe. It is a popular ornamental plant in gardens and parks due to its bright pink or purple fruits and attractive autumn colouring, in addition to its resistance to frost and wind. It has been introduced to North America where it has become an invasive species in some areas Mature trees grow to 9m and can live for more than 100 years. The bark and twigs are deep green, becoming darker with age, and have light brown, corky markings. Twigs are thin and straight. The leaves are shiny and slightly waxy, and have tiny sharp teeth along the edges. They turn a rich orange-red before falling in autumn. Spindle is hermaphrodite, meaning each flower contains both male and female reproductive parts. Flowers have four petals and grow in clusters, in May and June, and are pollinated by insects. After pollination flowers develop into bright pink fruits with bright orange seeds, which resemble popcorn. It is native to much of Europe and can be found most commonly on the edges of forests and in hedges, scrub and hedgerows. It thrives best in chalky soils and is less common in Scotland. The leaves are eaten by caterpillars of a number of moths, including the magpie, spindle ermine, scorched carpet and a variety of micro moths, as well as the holly blue butterfly. The leave also attract aphids and therefore their predators, including hoverflies, ladybirds and lacewings, as well as the house sparrow and other species of bird. The flowers are a rich source of nectar and pollen for insects, particularly the St Mark’s fly. Its botanical name, Euonymus is from the Greek, ‘eu’, meaning ‘good’ and ‘onama’, meaning ‘name’. This is said to have meant ‘lucky’. However, in some areas, it was also thought that if the spindle flowered early, an outbreak of the plague was likely. Spindle timber is creamy white, hard and dense. In the past it was used to make ‘spindles’ for spinning and holding wool (hence its name), as well as skewers, toothpicks, pegs and knitting needles. The fruits were baked and powdered, and used to treat head lice, or mange in cattle. Both the leaves and fruit are toxic to humans - the berries have a laxative effect. Today spindle timber is used to make high-quality charcoal, for artists. Cultivated forms of the tree are also grown in gardens for autumn colour. Toxicity: All parts may cause severe discomfort if ingested.
Learning how to use my tibetan spindle. The spindle is gorgeous! It's a Tibetan Lite spindle with spindle bowl from Grizzly Mountain Arts. The fiber on the spindle is Ashland Bay Merino in Pine. It's been sitting around awhile so it became my test subject for learning. :)
Rummaged up this little drop spindle I bought years ago and gave it another go. After a considerable amount of trial and error (then finding an excellent tutorial on YouTube) I managed to spin this.
Fiber is from my stash. Not sure what it is other than wonderfully silky (not silk though). The thinner I spin it the more gorgeous it gets.
My Mala and my Fibership with a bit of practice fiber.
Mala Whorl - 2 1/4"
Shaft - 9"
Weight - 1.2 oz
Fibership Whorl- 2 3/8"
Shaft- 9"
Weight- .9 oz
Various spindles (including the Mongold my Mom gave me for my B-day several years ago), in not-one-of-my-best pitchers from my pottery class. The pitcher is sitting on something that, had I chosen to follow the pattern suggestion and used heavier cotton with a #1 hook, would have been a table centerpiece. I used 80 cotton and a #14 hook and got a smallish doily.
from left to Right:
fender washer, steel,
jade bead,
copper flower
drawer knob spindle for winding bobbins
brass washers stacked and sized,
Purchased taki spinkle from class
55cm
Lugged Reynolds 501
Fastback Seatstays
120-126mm rear spaced
Powdercoated Flat black
NOS Shimano 600 French-Threaded Headset
NOS SR 26.4 Fluted Seatpost
Shimano UN Bottom Bracket 107mm spindle (English Thread)
Spindle in her usual spot at the corner of my bed near my feet. Not a great photo but had to do it without flash.
My collection of drop spindles, as of late November 2008.
Center blue one: Lapis from zebisisdesigns.etsy.com
Center red/amber one: Carved resin bought from jesh.etsy.com
The rest, clockwise from left corner: (1) Cheap-but-sturdy beginner spindle from theknitstore.etsy.com; (2) Hand-painted from XXXXX farm, purchased at Common Ground Fair; (3) My first spindle, a Louet hi-lo bought at Spunky Eclectic; (4) Ornate carved wood spindle from spinsanity.etsy.com, sent to me by lillyanka on Ravelry, CPaASG; (5) basic wooden spindle sent from kehinde on Ravelry, KYS; (5) 2.5 oz spindle made of Redheart and Yellowheart by ghstworks.etsy.com; and (6) hand-painted pumpkin spindle with leaf accents purchased from ThatOtherRedhead on Ravelry.
Tutorial here: www.sochickhandbags.com/2011/11/boxie-pouch-tutorial.html
Used 18"x12" fabric & lining pieces to make a bag long enough to hold a spindle and a couple ounces of wool.
My new Supported Spindle by Malcolm Fielding, resting on a bed of Ixchelbunny BFL and cashmere. Ready for Tour de Fleece!
Spindle provides a hard wood and grows poisonous berries. The leave grow on stems opposite to each other and at right angles to the twig.
Wood: Cherry
Weight: 45 grams
Length: 36 cm
It's actually a plying spindle because it's fairly large but can be used for spinning singles just as well.