We now have Turkish drop spindles handcrafted on site by Jon at Nuts About Berries, currently available in North American cherry hardwood. The Turkish spindle is an interesting design whereby the spindle is used to lock together two interlocking cross pieces. As fiber is spun into yarn, it is wound on the cross pieces, over one, under two, forming a center pull ball. When spinning is complete the spindle is removed unlocking the cross pieces which are then slid out of the ball leaving the ball of yarn with two ends. These two ends can then be spun into a balanced two ply yarn. Weight of the drop spindle is approximately 1.4 oz.Come and try out these drop spindles at the Tuality Farmers Market, Thursday 13th August 3-6:30 pm or Hillsboro Farmers Market, 15th August 8 am-1:30 pm.
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