Spindle is spectacular this year and I am fascinated by it.

Hatfield Forest, Essex

A lovely splash of colour at Whisby Nature Park.

Oliver Lane, Kalamazoo

This drop spindle winds bobbins for my weaving shuttle.

Postcard and sewing spindles at Mustard Seed Country Store in Dayton, Indiana

Carrots waiting to be added to the chicken stock...

My new Supported Spindle by Malcolm Fielding, resting on a bed of Ixchelbunny BFL and cashmere. Ready for Tour de Fleece!

Large Turkish weighing 36g, in African Padauk with African Blackwood shaft (length 7 3/4".)

The spindle is what you use before a spinning wheel is invented. This is what pricked Sleeping Beauty's finger. And, thanks to my lack of sketchbook, it is what I am drawing. Being made of simple shapes, it can be drawn without a model and described without gestures. IPhone, 6 mins

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.

Spindler inducted into Mizzou Hall of Fame

These are my newest aquisition, 2 shiny new, hand turned, inlaid Kundert spindles. LOVE THEM!

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.

Two tibetans (kingwood/ebony, sindora burl/ebony).

One russian (purpleheart/holly).

Merino art yarn - this is my first real attempt to spin

made by Gary Rebman; purchased at Susan's Fiber Shop in Columbus, WI

this is seriously one of my very favorite spindles

Radley Lakes circular walk, east side

College Lake - 05/10/13

My custom set :)

Various drop spindles I use for spinning

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spindle at night.

the dramatic lighting was courtesy of a movie set that was filming the new angelina jolie movie.

Turkish Spindle from Jenkins Woodworking

8 grams

The fruit of the spindle tree (Euonymous europaeus) - four poisonous orange berries bursting out of a bright pink capsule.

Designed by Priscilla Gibson Roberts & Jorn Piel -- 7/4/07

Jacob/Finn/Romney cross wool from the Judy Tysman farm. Spun "Viking style" on the Cherry Lap Spindle. 77.0 yards (70.4 m) 2-ply worsted weight.

Used in Squares 9 & 10 of Barbara Walker Learn To Knit Afghan

Starpiste's second go at hand spinning using my Turkish drop spindle and her hand dyed roving.

This is only the beginning of the skein . . .

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Taken at Bullcliffe

Moth trap in the garden

Whorl: Bocote, 5 cm

Shaft: Walnut, 20 cm

Weight: 15 grams

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42 grams, 1.5 oz.

Finally spinning on my drop spindle again after almost 6 months of not doing so!

I'm spinning one of the "ugly batts" from High Prairie Fibers and so far it's turning out great!

This Spindle is by Ken Ledbetter and is of paduck and maple inlaid with a hand beaded rosette, 1.29 ounces. When it spins the colors from are blended by the eyes. Quite beautiful and mesmerizing.

It is pictured here with the new Strauch hand-carders and some lovely merino and silk blend I bought from Carolina Homespun. I also got all the spindles from Carolina Homespun.

Spindlewood Spindle in Manzanita burl and flamewood square

Next the spindle motor was tested using the same equipment as before.