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This is my first handmade spindle! I had the dowel, so I only needed to buy a hook for the top and a wood blank for the whorl. I hand drew a flower pattern on the top and bottom and then used a wood burning tool to burn the pattern into the wood. I love it. :)

My Spindle! by azzywazzy

My class spindle purchased during lessons with Diane Mulholland. Spindle is made from Cherry - not sure what wood the shaft is made from.

Spindle Tree. by Dominic McGrath

The bright pink fruits of the Spindle Tree, Euronymous europaeus, Blackrock, Cork

spindle spun by distelpluis

commercial roving, mostly wool and silk

Spindle Silk by Tim Limon

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Hurry, the day is ending!

Jenkins Red Heart Kuchulu by gozlin7

Turkish Spindle from Jenkins Woodworking

8 grams

Spindle-Back Chair by Alec Frazier

Spindle-Back Chair

•Date: 1680-1720

•Geography: Probably made in Massachusetts, United States

•Culture: American

•Medium: Soft maple, maple, ash

•Dimensions: 37½ × 19¾ × 14½ in. (95.3 × 50.2 × 36.8 cm)

•Classification: Furniture

•Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909

•Accession Number: 10.125.694

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 709.

Judging by the number of surviving examples, turned spindle-back chairs were the most prevalent type of seating in the American colonies until the late seventeenth century. The turnings of this chair—distinguished by the large finials—reflect a style typical of furniture made around Boston and Charlestown, Massachusetts.

Provenance

H. Eugene Bolles, Boston, until 1909; [Mrs. Russell Sage, New York, 1909].

Timeline of Art History (2000-Present)

Timelines

•The United States, 1600-1800 A.D.

MetPublications

•American Furniture in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Vol. I, Early Colonial Period: The Seventeenth-Century and William and Mary Styles

Spindle spun yarn by wildcraftuk

From a roving painted by Lapoli, spun by me on a top-whorl drop spindle.

spindle spun by purlewe

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my first successful spindle spinning!!! 60 yds, 2 ply. dk weight. think spring by spunky eclectic.

Spindles by Corvus Corax 77

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Sorry folks, fungi not quiet over yet!

Ledbetter Spindle, sycamore whorl, purpleheart shaft, 1.15 oz by Threadbender99

Ledbetter spindle, 1.15 oz., sycamore whorl with Russian lacquered brooch inlay, purpleheart shaft.

Euonymus - Spindle Tree by rossdesignworks

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Euonymus - Spindle Tree, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Boston, Ohio.

Saw these flowers on this tree the other day while taking a hike. Thought it was very strange to have a tree blooming in Northeast Ohio in early November. Tree was small, maybe 15' - 20' tall with thin branched and growing between the Cuyahoga River and the Old Canal. Did a little research and was unable to figure out what kind of tree this is. If you know, please post a comment.

Spindles for sale by Katie Egeland

Butterfly Girl Designs, carnelian whorl, 35 grams (1.2 oz) **$25**

whorl: 1 7/8"

shaft: 7"

Handmade Spindle by Sara

on a whim i decided to make a spindle

made with a pom pom maker (i can never make pom poms even with one lol) a hook, and a point protector. The point proctor is one of the sock shaped ones and i cut the top rim off and used that to attach the pom pom maker to the dowel and it stays on with friction.

the dowel cracked at the top where the hook is so i used some packing tape to wrap it up.

Jenkins Red Heart Kuchulu by gozlin7