These beautiful handmade resin spindles are a pleasure to spin Maker: Spinatude Weight: 26 g / 7/8 oz Length: 9" Shaft 2 1/2" Whorl Style: Top Whorl Woods: Walnut
I absolutely fell in love with this spindle when I saw it on etsy. Dark woods always sway me and the purple/green colour combo is a favourite of mine. The whorl is filled with Mountain Wild Cat flowers and leaves. The resin is very clear and there is no slippage of the shaft at all. This spindle is mostly balanced but there is a slight wobble. Not enough to worry too much about though. One aspect of this spindle I'm not happy with is the lack of a notch. Some of her spindles use different shapes with create their own "notches" but because the resin is a shiny surface, I find if I don't wrap my yarn around the hook several times, it slips around and drops to the floor. The hook is also a bit of a downfall. It's very open and it seems like the curve is too large. Luckily, much of the cons of this spindle will be washed away when I tell you the price ..... $25 That's right, pretty darn inexpensive. I bought this spindle in 2011 and this was right about the time when she started turning her shafts. They used to be very plain looking. The shaft on this beauty is lightly turned at the bottom and the top where it meets the hook. I quite like the little detailing. This spindle doesn't have a particularly long spin time but the whorl isn't rim weighted. You can maximize yardage and spin beautiful laceweight yarn with this spindle. I am very happy with my sample and plan on using this spindle in a larger project.
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