Name: Ashford Top Whorl Spindles
SKU: 3369
Availability: InStock

Ashford Top Whorl Spindles

$24.50 – $128.00

Available in two sizes.

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Description

Ashford drop spindle in 5 sizes. These spindles are well-balanced, have strong spring wire hooks bent to help keep your yarn from arcing out of the hook and have small opposing grooves in the whorl to help guide the yarn to the hook. The spindles are lightly finished with lacquer and made of New Zealand beech (a hardwood). The long shafts help to balance the spindle and allow for “down the thigh” propulsion for high speed spinning. Rim weighted.

Weights are approximate, as wood weights vary from cut to cut.

50mm 1.96″ wide whorl .5oz weight, 7″ long light weight spindle for lace spinning.
60mm 2 3/8″ wide whorl 0.8oz. weight, 9″ long, still small, but good for lace to fingering weight.
70mm 2.75″ wide whorl 1.3oz weight, 10.5″ long is the good spindle for light worsted 2 ply and various fibers.
80mm 3.1″ wide whorl 2.1oz weight, 12″ long and a good heavier spindle for worsted singles, bulky 2 ply, first time spinners.
90mm 3.75″ wide whorl, 2.5oz weight, 12.5″ long heavy spindle for bulky spinning, art spinning, or for those that are used the heavy spindles.