Diy yarn spinner

There are many benefits of spinning yarn with a drop spindle. We will discuss how to use a drop spindle, so if you are brand new, this article is for you!

A cardboard spinning wheel or charkha that I created so people can spin their own fiber. Designed to use cardboard, knitting needle, dowels, and elastic. It's intentionally low tech and low cost. Complete description and free instructions at the website.

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Learn how to crochet wind spinners with this easy free pattern. This is an ideal project for summer and is very beginner-friendly.

So...on the trip to Alaska (still needs blogging...oops!) I found a beautiful yarn shop with some beautiful roving. Which led to me digging out my long dormant spindle and spinning some singles. I tried plying from a center pull ball and got this... Then, I tried winding off onto toilet paper (a makeshift bobbin)--and it crushed. So much for even tension. Then I tried the knitting needle through a box trick...and got knots. Blah. I almost lost the urge to keep spinning. But after fighting…

How to Make a Cheap Yarn Spinner: My girlfriend has gotten into crocheting, and someone showed her a yarn spinner they had bought. A yarn spinner is useful for a crocheter/knitter in that they don't have to keep stopping to pull yarn out of the skein. I looked them up online and th…

This week, I gathered some scrap yarn and had some fun making crochet wind spinners. These are easily made in an afternoon and add a little bit of fun to the back yard. I was looking through random videos on YouTube and stumbled upon (as you do) a tutorial on how to make the spinners. If you'd like to see the video, I'll link it up to the end of this post. If you're a person who likes to read the instructions, I'll add here how I made mine so you can have a go at making one too... and so I…

8 Easy & Quick Crochet Wind Spinner Patterns. Easy & Quick Crochet Wind Spinner Patterns curated by The Yarn Crew.

Making a drop spindle is easier than you think and a good skill to have (even for spinners who own lots of spindles already).

Over the last few weeks I’ve been designing myself a rotating distaff using kumihimo cord, a 3D printed disk, and a rotating lobster clasp. Most spinners are able to hold their arms up while drop spinning, but I need something to hold my fibre away from the drop spindle that will allow me to spin with both of my arms at waist level. My aim is to make some kind of device that will hang off my elbow, and hold the fibre away from my drop spindle while I walk in my local park and spin. I would…