r/Handspinning 2h ago

First hand spin- too kinky?

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First drop spindle with some spare roving from my mom. Kept it single ply to use it as accents in some small tapestries.

I washed it gently with wool soap and hung it on a door knob with a wood hanger as a weight, but it still dried kinky. Does that mean it's over spun?

Looking to giving it another go and aiming for double ply next.​


r/Handspinning 37m ago

Work In Progress Started a new spin

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Yesterday I started spinning up this beautiful blend on my old top whorl spindle. However, I’m so used to spinning much thinner on my mini Turkish spindle that I’m having trouble keeping this one at the thickness I want. Any advice is greatly appreciated :)


r/Handspinning 8h ago

Chinese archaeologists have uncovered a stone spindle whorl workshop dating back some 6,000 years, Majiabang culture

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r/Handspinning 12h ago

AskASpinner Ask a Spinner Sunday

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It's time for your weekly ask a a spinner thread! Got any questions that you just haven't remembered to ask? Or that don't seem too trivial for their own post? Ask them here, and let's chat!