Same here! I am just starting my journey today at 56 years old! I already ordered the respect the spindle book, was not expecting to see it on this video but so glad I ordered it. It arrives today and my spindle arrives tomorrow and I can’t wait to get started! Thank you for putting together such an amazing video!
I've been knitting for 40 years. My friend who knits also spins and urged me to try spinning. Just bought my first drop spindle. This video is fantastic! The instructions are very concise and this video will teach me to spin. Thank you so much!
I've been searching the internet. i used a pattern from respect the spindle and am unable to figure row 4 (pg 123). I think it's a mistake, mine or the book's. It says knit last 3 sts. but I end up with 4. Can you help or tell me where to get help?
Hi Lisa. Can’t imagine why I haven’t found you before this, but once I did I’ve been binge watching your videos and thoroughly enjoy them and you. I’m a wheel spinner and never thought I’d want to learn spindle spinning until i watched you support spinning in an earlier video. It lit a spark, THEN I watched this beautifully put together video and I’m ready to give it a try. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughtful and informative videos. Your gentle soul comes alive when you have fiber in your hands.
I see I wrote a comment 3 months ago. I have just rewatched this video, and I continue to enjoy both your explanations and demonstrations. It continues to inspire and inform me! Thank you so much.
Hi, I haven't seen anyone else explain slubs either, or at least they've not been very well explained. I've only been Spindling since Christmas it was through watching Lisa that I decided I wanted to gove it a try. Happy Spindling. Take care & stay safe.
Hi Lisa, hope you're all OK. I'm binging on your video/podcast again. Love everything you do. I've got 8 Spindles at the moment. Take care & stay safe. Lots of love Jen xxxx
You are a fantastic teacher, Lisa! The most useful drop spinning video there is! I am just starting at this and in one video, you answered all of my questions! Thank you so much for sharing! 🙏 Fluffy hugs from Canada 🙃
Wonderful video, Lisa. I only have a CD homemade spindle. And an old Louet top whorl. haha I found it and well, I am rusty. It also seems the Greensleeves, beginner spindles are sold out. So I will wait as I like the price point and the size. You covered everything so well and I just enjoyed. I was at a guild meeting yesterday and was inspired by the top whorl spinners. Learned a long time ago by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts article that came with the top whorl she designed. It was heavy but well made and balanced. She eventually made a smaller version. This may have been in the 90's. But you have inspired me with your calming video.
Since you were on vacation, I decided to watch some of your older videos. I ran across this one and it is the best spindle spinning video I've ever watched! Thank you, Lisa, you made Abby's book come to life! I've been spinning for over 30 years and I've used my drop spindles a little, but never liked plying using a shoe box. :-) I immediately clicked on the True Creations link and purchased a maxi! Now I will use my spindles more than ever! Thanks so much!
I've watched this video many times, coming back over and over for suggestions of makers of spindles. Lisa, I want to thank you for your wondrous servey .You not only introduced me to some wonderful spindles but more importantly some generous artists who will go out of their way to help. Thank you for sharing your love of spindles with all of us.
I’ve been wanting to learn to spin for a while now. My husband ordered my first spindle for my birthday . I can’t wait til it comes! Thank you for your videos. So informative and makes me look forward to learning this new craft. I even bought the book you recommended “respect the spindle” before I saw it in this video. Reassures me i’m on the right track. Love your videos. I’m learning so much!
my father has just turned me 2 spindles to learn on (quite hefty) and a friend who has sheep has offered me some washed and combed wool. I am really excited about adding this skill to my set and your video covered everything in the amount of detail I need. Thank you.
Thank you Lisa :)) Your spindling podcast was so enjoyable ♥️ There was something new , beautiful or "Ah ha!!" for any spindler . Naturally gifted communicator-aka teacher 👌🏻🐑
Your video has been so helpful. Im just starting to learn. I've been in love with yarn and crochet for 8 years now and I would give just about anything to make my own yarn. It's just beautiful.
This was so helpful. I started with a wheel 12 years ago and only recently tried spindle spinning. I have never plied on a spindle, but I will now! Thanks so much.
We have two Shetland sheep that I’ve saved their raw wool for three years preparing to send it off to be processed, but this year I decided to hand process it! We only have two sheep so I can’t justify the cost of a spinning wheel, but this is a lovely process that I’m excited to practice. I know I’ll reference it often. Thank you for sharing!
I really loved your drop spindle tour! I love learning about spindles and their differences and similarities and seeing all the beautiful craftmanship that's put into each one.
A beautiful video, and very informative. I’ve recently taken up spinning again after a 35 year break! Watching you spin has made clear to me where I went wrong all those years ago and I’ve managed to produce much higher quality yarn this time round.
I also tried spindle spinning years ago, but moved up to the spinning wheel. I did get a nicer spindle later, but have no idea about how many ounces it is. Many years (and a stroke) later, I am going to try again. Her video is helping inform me what spindle to get next, as I hope I might learn how to ply. I think a key word is "practice," which I don't think I did enough of before I set it aside.
I don’t know which I enjoy more, your calming voice, the beautiful yarn you were spinning, or that music in the background. This has been a great educational video, thank you for sharing. Today is day two for me and my spinning adventure. I have only one spindle , I now need to get more.
I bought a spindle and roving at the WI Sheep and Wool Festival 6 months ago, and this video is one of the reasons I finally decided to stop being a wimp and try! I'm sure I"ll watch more than once. Thanks for the information! :-D
There are a lot of videos on Park and draft, however I had a hard time finding videos showing continuous spinning so thank you very much for posting this!! I'm going to watch this over and over to solidify my technique! 😊 I also loved seeing your collection! I am so tempted to buy a fancier spindle but I'm still dropping mine a lot!
Thank you Alexa! I noticed that too when I watched a lot of drop spindle videos. For the longest time I spun over the sofa because I dropped my spindle so much. Good to have one that is not too dear.
Re plying - I use two medium or large food bags, the kind with tie handles, pop one spindle in each bag and put the bags on my wrist (or on two door handles, one on each side of the door, leaving the door ajar, and stand between the bags. Occasionally I put a little weight in the bags too, especially if I’ve wound the singles on to cardboard cores instead of using two different spindles to spin the singles. Then I ply, thus avoiding making the plying ball (I’m lazy 😊). I do find your methods interesting, and I love your style of presentation. Currently I’m working my way through a 2022 clip from a ram called Roy. He’s a Cheviot (being Scottish I pronounce it Chee-viot)
So so good to happen upon your channel! I'm a long-time spinner but I used to just do some token spinning on a spindle to keep in practice. I've never plied on a spindle but will now with your guidance. I'm also self taught, and live in an isolated area with no other hand spinners, so it's good to have a virtual spinning buddy. Winter is coming and winter is long and luckily, you've made lots of videos:) Thank you!
This is such a beautiful video on spindle spinning! Thank you for the expert instruction and peaceful demonstrations!! I am so glad to have found a kindred spirit in my love for spindle spinning and spinning all around! 🙏💖💖🍭🧶🌿
I never thought I would have need for a drop spindle until running out of wool yarn to finish a project, sort of a pain to spin just enough to finish or add an additional color so drop spindle tutorials are my new hobby for a bit.😕
Thank you so much. This is just what I've been hoping to find. I bought a spindle years ago and tucked it away as I had no idea what to do with it! All I need now is some fleece! Hoorah!
Thank you for another wonderful video. I enjoyed taking a tour of your spindle collection and have to admit that I have a bit of spindle envy, in the best possible way. So much fabulous info in this video. I really appreciate you taking the time and the effort to share with us all xx
Hi , I was looking for a drop spindle vid to share as I'm teaching a class at the weekend and needed something for the students to refer to once they leave so I thought of you x
From the border between France and Spain, in the spanish side, it is a great pleasure to look at you, to listen to all this so very intersting lesson I take from you. I never "spindled", always with the "machine spinner" now waiting for my Ashford e-spinner 3... and in the waiting, I got a printed turkish drop spindle and I'm amazed of what I make. Did not think it would be "so easy". Thank you so much for such inspiration
"This one's got little bunny's on it, I couldn't resist that." I feel that so strongly. I too see happy little animals depicted on something and I think "I must have it."
Just found this video and learned something new. I have seen spindles before but never knew anything about how they were used or how to use them. Thank you for such an infromtional video. Well done.
I just happened upon this lovely video. I love my drop spindles, and I've been trying to get some more quality in my collection. The tour of spindles was wonderful! I'm just going to watch the rest and perfect my technique! Thank you so much for this video.
Thank you so much. What a great video. I loved seeing all your beautiful spindles. I can't wait to start spinning! Your instructions are so clear and easy to follow.
@@SoulfulSpinning I got my first spindle!! I am so excited I sat down immediately and started spinning some sliver that I ordered at the same time. I am having so much fun. Your video was so helpful!! 🥳
wow Lisa this was excellent! I love the way you put all these things together in one video and showed each step, this is a really super video for learning drop spindling! I needed the plying section because I had alot of confusion about plying on a drop spindle and now I am totally clear about it, thank you so much!
I’m so glad you made this video, I really feel that I learned a lot. I did get the book Respect the Spindle. Your spindles are beautiful, thanks for sharng😊
Great video. Wish it was around when I learned. My only addition is what I tell new spinners I teach, about the beginning fumbling. I ask them to commit to 15 min. A day for one month. No longer. This helps with the frustration factor. My observation is that about days 12-15, the "click" happens. As you said, suddenly you are riding the bike! And often the day before is the worst day and they are so ready to quit. So I just encourage folks to do that very little bit a few days more! It is great to teach others. You have that gift. It is apparent in all your videos!
Thank you for this extensive video. I have my first spindle and roving coming this week and I am eager to get started. I'm also very nervous and excited. I really appreciate you for doing this video. It has given me so much information.
Oh my gosh, where do I start. What a beautiful video. I got this notification at 1:00 in the morning and squealed with delight. Of course I had to watch it immediately. So much information! I have a whole fleece that has yet to be scoured and combed that was given to me from a local rescue farm. I can have all the fleece I want every spring. Since I've never prepared fleece before, I think I should start with a combed top which I shall purchase. I'm in love with your spindle collection and love how you store them like a bouquet of flowers. I really needed this video and will rewatch many times. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this. I might have to start collecting spindles.
Vanessa Lumbra Thank you so much for the enthusiastic reception! I do love them all. But be warned it is a rabbit hole... you won’t be able to stop with just one, or two, or three...you get the idea 😉. How wonderful you have a source of fleece. It’s is much easier I think to spin with your own prepared fiber but combed top is lovely too.
This was really fun! Thank you for showing you spindles and linking us to where to get them. Starting on this spinning journey gets very overwhelming 😊
Thank you, I was fascinated to see all your drop spindles. I have been learning to spin on a spinning wheel but just recently took the notion to buy a drop spindle, that was only a few days ago I received my drop spindle, so Ive been using it a few days. I am really enjoying using it and your video has helped. So far I am only doing the park and draft method. When I created my rolags, unfortunately I did not do them that well so they have a tendency to get a little stuck so it is not so easy or smooth to draft sometimes. But the more I practice the more confident I am getting. It's funny to say but, I am finding that I am creating thinner and more consistent yarn on my drop spindle compared to my efforts on my wheel. I may have to buy more drop spindles to be able to spin for plying and no doubt my grand daughter will want to have a go ;) lol T x
Thank you so much! I've learned a lot by looking at your amazing video. I aspect my first drop spindle to arrive in my mail today, here in Sweden and I will give it a try right away. I can't wait! :) The spindle comes with lovely grey Gotland wool and I hope I will manage the technique watching your video over and over again. So once again thank you very much for sharing your knowledge.
I used a drop spindle once, a good several years ago as a teen, in a 4-h meeting. I produced a very small amount of remarkably un-slubby-for-a-first-try, but definitely uneven spun length, perhaps about thirty feet tops, that evening. I haven't touched spinning since, but I kept that sample for years and looked at it wistfully from time to time. Well, I'm an adult now and I have my own money, so I just bought a few spindles and a bunch of pretty wool roving and I'm gonna make some terrible yarn(and perhaps, in time, some decent yarn)! And this video reminded me of the steps of the process, so I'm not even going to have to fumble around trying to figure out what to do in what order! How wonderful!
Thanks this video is so indepth I feel so much more capable after watching it. I tried for the first time like a week it didn't go great but it didn't go awful and I feel much more confident for round 2
That ergonomics section let me get back to spinning. I don't have a wheel, and so I had to put aside my spinning completely when I tweaked my back last month. I've never seen the 'walking the yarn' thing that you do and I'm so happy that I'm close to tears over getting back into this hobby that I love.
Thank you so much for this wonderful video. I spin on a wheel but have been trying for a couple of years to get my spindles to work without much success but they are so much more portable than a wheel! I was giving my spindles a try while watching and have a decent yarn - needs a lot more practice but you've really made it so easy to follow and learn - now I just need to try to avoid following your links or I'll be bankrupting us - your spindle collection is so beautiful and I would love to buy more especially now I understand more about the weights! Thank you again - I've subscribed and look forward to watching more of your work
Lisa, I just rewatched this video after I had some trouble spinning while using comb top BFL. I finally get all of the wonderful advice you taught us in this video. I'm going to use my own carded fiber to spin from now on. Somehow, finally everything clicked this time around. I'm so glad that I persevered through the learning curve. I don't think this will be my last time watching this, but I definitely got a better hand on drop spinning because of your video. Thank you so much!! Nina
Hi Lisa, your videos popped up on my feed yesterday (21st November) . The music on your videos is so calming. I've been binge watching your podcasts. I'm having a Drop Spindle for Christmas. I've got some Roving that I've been using for weaving on my Lap Loom but have some like the one you showed with Sparkle in it and wasn't sure whether to weave with it or not. I decided I would like to try Drop Spinning. So these videos are So Welcome. Love your Collection of Spindles. Hope you keep safe. Jen England UK xx
Hi Lisa, hope you're well. Ive been trying to find this video/podcast , for the last couple of days. I got the "Respect the Spindle" book fir Christmas along with 2 Drop Spindles Kits, along with some extra fibres, but practising with fibres I already have. This video/podcast is so helpful, in so many different ways, because you've put so much more info on here. Back to practising, by watching this video side by side with the book. Thanks for all the joy you put into your Spindling, & the smoothness & calmness of your voice & the music. Take care, stay safe & Happy Spinning & all the other things you do. Lots of love Jen xx
Dear Lisa, you are the sweetest. i'm so glad I found you and will check out more spinning videos as i've just begun to spin after having been a knitter and dyer for years. I have both spindles, top and bottom...I've worked so far on the bottom spindle so I'll be excited to see how to do the top whorl. Thanks also for the time stamps. Most kind of you. I gasped when I saw your spindle collection. I think I could be colleting some too so at least hearing about the different ones has helped me with my future collection. You just covered so much, I was delighted. You said you had a lot of fun, well so did I, thank you so much. Lu in Australia
Thanks for the video. Just found you. I've been researching spindles lately, and your video helped me make the decision to give it a go. Bought my first spindle and fiber online today. I will most definitely be referring back to your video when it gets here to help me get started.
How exciting, getting your first spindle and fiber. There are a ton of videos here in TH-cam about drop spindling in addition to mine. Let me know how you get in with it!
Thanks 🙏🏻 2022 now, I used to spin about six years ago. At that time there really wasn’t a lot of information on it. I struggle to spin. I ended up getting a spinning wheel. And learned on that. Now that there’s so much more information on drop spindles I’d like to try it again. So I could travel with it. And take to knitting night. I was always confused with the different weights and meaning. You have sparked and renewed my interest again! Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
Awesome video - thank you so much. I had to try it! So I got a drop spindle and a support spindle from Ian at the Wood Emporium - they are gorgeous. Yesterday I started with the drop spindle. My fiber is from a lokal farm. It is not so easy to spin a thin yarn, but I am getting the hang of it and it is so much fun. Thanks again for this wonderful tutorial. You are such an awesome teacher ❤
Such a soothing beautiful video. I am only dreaming of spinning at this point and on the fence with what I want to invest in but after many years of knitting have come to realize I just can’t get the fibre I want to work with unless I learn to spin it myself. Thank you so much for your work in putting these videos together. How did we survive in the “old days” when we had to teach ourselves if we didn’t have a teacher nearby?
I knew as soon as I heard you speak that you were from the Midwest. I was born in Rockford and spent half my childhood in Dixon, Il. Life has taken me to England though. Thank you for this video!! I found it very informative. Last year, one of my best friends gifted me a bunch of wool from sheep she breeds and raises. She gave me some gorgeous Blue-Faced Leicester and a spinel that she made because she knows how much I love to knit. I figured it was about time I learn but have been putting it off out of fear. I love the way you broke your video up into sections for us because that will come in handy when I go back and want to view a particular technique. It's so hard to know what videos to start with when there are so many out there, and I feel blessed that I found yours because you showed your viewers different techniques to use, and honestly, some may be easier than others for different people if that makes sense. Do you have a video on preparing the yarn? I know from another short video that you put the yarn on a niddy noddy then put it in hot water. Can you put a wooden niddy noddy in water though? Does the book you recommended go into all of that? Once again, thank you so much for this?
Thank you so much for creating a comprehensive resource. I have very recently become interested in learning how to spin, as our new neighbors have a flock of sheep (raised only for milk and meat, which is typical here in central Spain) and they actually throw away their yarn after shearing. They have offered me fleeces when they shear this coming May, so I am interested trying my hand at spinning on a spindle before investing in a wheel. Many, many thanks for this excellent video!
Very informative! Thank you! I’m having a serious case of fleece envy though seeing all that beautiful fleece you purchased. I like spinning the three ply too but don’t always have the patience for it. It’s a much nicer yarn to knit with though.
I love the spinde discussion. Your collection is just beautiful and your tips very helpful - thanks indeed for the tour. I tend to spin on spindles, love Turkish the best. But if I spin on my drop spindles, I prefer to ply on my spinning wheel. I also enjoy support spindles. What is great about spindles is their portability and being able to take advantage of small slices of time to get some spinning in. Plus, using a spindle is just so tactile. Very relaxing.
I like the portability of spindles too. It’s amazing how much yarn you can spin in the in between odd moments of the day. I too like to ply in a wheel for sure. Turkish spindles are the ultimate In portability as they come apart and easily stored in small spaces. Thanks for watching and happy summer spinning to you. 💕
I enjoyed seeing your collection of beautiful spindles! It inspired me to get some new 'pretty spindles! All of my current ones are plain workhorse spindles! I really like your calm instructions and your enthusiasm about your spindles!
Just discovered this video - very exciting for a spinner wanna be! You are truly inspiring! I will return to this video often as I explore spindle spinning. Thank you so much!
Lisa this is such a great video I keep coming back to it, I especially like where you show how to ply. I have never seen anyone wind two singles together and then spin. It was so much easier for me than other methods. Thank you,
Wow, such an informative video!!! I love your assortment of spindles. I will come back to this when I purchase my first spindle. I really enjoy your tutorials and the music is wonderful..... very relaxing! Thank you!!
this video is awesome ! ive been spinning for a week or two now, and i can park and draft very well but absolutely could not figure out how to spin continuously! not to mention my fiber joins are…functional but dont feel right xD but this video breaks it down really nicely!
I love your videos. So natural and inspiring. I'm an avid spindler, though I do also use my Ashford wheel. But it's more fun for me to use my spindles, many of which were made for me by my husband. Thanks for the videos, happy spinning from a fan in Ireland
Thank you so much for this video, Lisa. I have just rewatched it after spinning my first couple of small supported spinning hanks and I'm now trying my new drop spindle. You answered so many questions, confirmed some of my growing understandings and suspicions and demonstrated so clearly. You make it look so easy... And i know it is practice! I love your selection of spindles, fleeces and book too!
Hi Lisa, hope you're all well. I've been missing you and your video/podcasts. I'm binge watching you again. I've got a few Spindles in my collection. Love the tour of your Spindle Collection "Respect the Spindle " book I can highly recommend it too!!! Take care & stay safe. Happy Spinning, weaving & knitting
Hi Lisa, Thankyou so much for the Heart Reply. I hope that you're all well. Just been watching this video/podcast tour of your Spindles & the Spinning. I've got close to a dozen Spindles now. Got 2 last week & got my eyes on another couple. Your explanation on the different ways to draw the fibres has been a great help especially when things don't go quite as i would like them too.. I'm having fun in the process though. Happy Spinning, Knitting & Weaving. Take care & stay safe, dear friend. Lots of love. Jen xxxx
Using a drop spindle was my first introduction to spinning, but I never got past the park and draft stage before I got my spinning wheel. My spindle’s been sitting on my desk for ages without use and this video inspired me to pick it up, and I am having a ridiculous amount of fun using it!! I’m spinning some Icelandic roving that I’m honestly not a huge fan of, but it’s lofty enough that I can easily spin it while standing. I’m going to order a better spindle right now-I might try a Turkish one, too. Those look really fun. Thank you so much for making this video!!
Thank you so much for this lovely video. I was curious about the process and have been watching videos all weekend, and found this one to be so far the best! Has anyone said that spinning is mesmerizing? LOL Thank you!!
Thank you so much! I’m new into Spinning Adventure (second day today😀), and your video is the best i’ve found in all ytube. Everything now feels achievable and doable😀
Four years old and this video is still one of the best explanations of how to work with a drop spindle, and I loved the spindle tour! Thank you
Literally my first day as a spinner. I played this video over and over a few times. It felt like I was in a drop spinning class. :)
Thank you Alex! If you have unanswered questions, please send them my way and I can film a followup video. Take care and happy spinning 💕.
This was such an amazing video! I'm relatively new to spinning, and I felt like I just had a private course with you!
Such a lovely comment! I have a lot to learn about drum carding still, color theory etc. but it is so fun learning.
Me too, Elizabeth.
Same here! I am just starting my journey today at 56 years old! I already ordered the respect the spindle book, was not expecting to see it on this video but so glad I ordered it. It arrives today and my spindle arrives tomorrow and I can’t wait to get started! Thank you for putting together such an amazing video!
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I've been knitting for 40 years. My friend who knits also spins and urged me to try spinning. Just bought my first drop spindle. This video is fantastic! The instructions are very concise and this video will teach me to spin. Thank you so much!
Don’t be embarrassed by your collection! It is beautiful! ❤
The teacher certainly provides marvellous guidance, plus its done in a manner which gives one confidence, thanks from a bloke new to spinning
I've been searching the internet. i used a pattern from respect the spindle and am unable to figure row 4 (pg 123). I think it's a mistake, mine or the book's. It says knit last 3 sts. but I end up with 4. Can you help or tell me where to get help?
I love that this is an all in one video - as a newbie it's hard to navigate all the different videos on different techniques ☺️👍
Hi Lisa. Can’t imagine why I haven’t found you before this, but once I did I’ve been binge watching your videos and thoroughly enjoy them and you. I’m a wheel spinner and never thought I’d want to learn spindle spinning until i watched you support spinning in an earlier video. It lit a spark, THEN I watched this beautifully put together video and I’m ready to give it a try. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughtful and informative videos. Your gentle soul comes alive when you have fiber in your hands.
I see I wrote a comment 3 months ago. I have just rewatched this video, and I continue to enjoy both your explanations and demonstrations. It continues to inspire and inform me! Thank you so much.
Thanks so much for demonstrating how to fix slubs! I’ve not seen that in other videos I’ve watched.
Hi, I haven't seen anyone else explain slubs either, or at least they've not been very well explained.
I've only been Spindling since Christmas it was through watching Lisa that I decided I wanted to gove it a try.
Happy Spindling.
Take care & stay safe.
@@jenniferbrighty5120 Thanks! You, too 🙏🏻
@@dragnflei Hi dragonfly, you're welcome . Take care, stay safe .
Happy Spinning.
Love Jen xxxx
England UK xxx
Hi Lisa, hope you're all OK. I'm binging on your video/podcast again. Love everything you do. I've got 8 Spindles at the moment.
Take care & stay safe.
Lots of love Jen xxxx
You are a fantastic teacher, Lisa! The most useful drop spinning video there is! I am just starting at this and in one video, you answered all of my questions! Thank you so much for sharing! 🙏 Fluffy hugs from Canada 🙃
Best spindle video out there, will come back to it again and again!
Wonderful video, Lisa. I only have a CD homemade spindle. And an old Louet top whorl. haha I found it and well, I am rusty. It also seems the Greensleeves, beginner spindles are sold out. So I will wait as I like the price point and the size. You covered everything so well and I just enjoyed. I was at a guild meeting yesterday and was inspired by the top whorl spinners. Learned a long time ago by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts article that came with the top whorl she designed. It was heavy but well made and balanced. She eventually made a smaller version. This may have been in the 90's. But you have inspired me with your calming video.
Since you were on vacation, I decided to watch some of your older videos. I ran across this one and it is the best spindle spinning video I've ever watched! Thank you, Lisa, you made Abby's book come to life! I've been spinning for over 30 years and I've used my drop spindles a little, but never liked plying using a shoe box. :-) I immediately clicked on the True Creations link and purchased a maxi! Now I will use my spindles more than ever! Thanks so much!
So awesome to hear Kris. Thank you for watching!
Just watched your video as I am desperate to try a drop spindle! No doubt I shall be watching this over and over! Thank you.
I've watched this video many times, coming back over and over for suggestions of makers of spindles. Lisa, I want to thank you for your wondrous servey .You not only introduced me to some wonderful spindles but more importantly some generous artists who will go out of their way to help. Thank you for sharing your love of spindles with all of us.
I just tried the spinning off the thigh to get twist- that was an amazing difference! Thanks for showing this technique so clearly.
(IST Crafts) The base of the whorl of the drop is Ripple Sycamore, which is a form of Maple. Its musical Instrument quality timber.
Ian Tait Thank you Ian! This one is perfectly balanced and a joy to spin with. Hope you are well!
Love this video; both the tour of spindles and the way you start your yarn on the shaft - that's a neat trick I haven't seen. Thank you!
I’ve been wanting to learn to spin for a while now. My husband ordered my first spindle for my birthday . I can’t wait til it comes! Thank you for your videos. So informative and makes me look forward to learning this new craft. I even bought the book you recommended “respect the spindle” before I saw it in this video. Reassures me i’m on the right track. Love your videos. I’m learning so much!
my father has just turned me 2 spindles to learn on (quite hefty) and a friend who has sheep has offered me some washed and combed wool. I am really excited about adding this skill to my set and your video covered everything in the amount of detail I need. Thank you.
What a fabulous tutorial! Really inspiring. I just ordered my first spindle. I am sure I will rewatch this video a few more times!
Thank you Lisa :)) Your spindling podcast was so enjoyable ♥️ There was something new , beautiful or "Ah ha!!" for any spindler . Naturally gifted communicator-aka teacher 👌🏻🐑
Thank you for your encouragement, Lisa. I am glad you got something out of it. Take care 💕
Your video has been so helpful. Im just starting to learn. I've been in love with yarn and crochet for 8 years now and I would give just about anything to make my own yarn. It's just beautiful.
Very thorough introduction, thank you! I really like the thigh spin technique 🥰
This was so helpful. I started with a wheel 12 years ago and only recently tried spindle spinning. I have never plied on a spindle, but I will now! Thanks so much.
That’s wonderfully to hear! Thank you.
Love this video. One of the best I've watched. It covers the basics, gives explanations, examples, time stamps and resources.
Glad you enjoyed it!
We have two Shetland sheep that I’ve saved their raw wool for three years preparing to send it off to be processed, but this year I decided to hand process it! We only have two sheep so I can’t justify the cost of a spinning wheel, but this is a lovely process that I’m excited to practice. I know I’ll reference it often. Thank you for sharing!
I really loved your drop spindle tour!
I love learning about spindles and their differences and similarities and seeing all the beautiful craftmanship that's put into each one.
A beautiful video, and very informative. I’ve recently taken up spinning again after a 35 year break! Watching you spin has made clear to me where I went wrong all those years ago and I’ve managed to produce much higher quality yarn this time round.
I also tried spindle spinning years ago, but moved up to the spinning wheel. I did get a nicer spindle later, but have no idea about how many ounces it is. Many years (and a stroke) later, I am going to try again. Her video is helping inform me what spindle to get next, as I hope I might learn how to ply. I think a key word is "practice," which I don't think I did enough of before I set it aside.
I don’t know which I enjoy more, your calming voice, the beautiful yarn you were spinning, or that music in the background. This has been a great educational video, thank you for sharing. Today is day two for me and my spinning adventure. I have only one spindle , I now need to get more.
Yes, Janet you need more spindles.😉
I love your flowers including the dandelion dance. Thank you for such a great video. I love that you included a list of spindle makers
I bought a spindle and roving at the WI Sheep and Wool Festival 6 months ago, and this video is one of the reasons I finally decided to stop being a wimp and try! I'm sure I"ll watch more than once. Thanks for the information! :-D
There are a lot of videos on Park and draft, however I had a hard time finding videos showing continuous spinning so thank you very much for posting this!! I'm going to watch this over and over to solidify my technique! 😊 I also loved seeing your collection! I am so tempted to buy a fancier spindle but I'm still dropping mine a lot!
Thank you Alexa! I noticed that too when I watched a lot of drop spindle videos. For the longest time I spun over the sofa because I dropped my spindle so much. Good to have one that is not too dear.
Re plying - I use two medium or large food bags, the kind with tie handles, pop one spindle in each bag and put the bags on my wrist (or on two door handles, one on each side of the door, leaving the door ajar, and stand between the bags. Occasionally I put a little weight in the bags too, especially if I’ve wound the singles on to cardboard cores instead of using two different spindles to spin the singles. Then I ply, thus avoiding making the plying ball (I’m lazy 😊). I do find your methods interesting, and I love your style of presentation.
Currently I’m working my way through a 2022 clip from a ram called Roy. He’s a Cheviot (being Scottish I pronounce it Chee-viot)
So so good to happen upon your channel! I'm a long-time spinner but I used to just do some token spinning on a spindle to keep in practice. I've never plied on a spindle but will now with your guidance. I'm also self taught, and live in an isolated area with no other hand spinners, so it's good to have a virtual spinning buddy. Winter is coming and winter is long and luckily, you've made lots of videos:) Thank you!
This is such a beautiful video on spindle spinning! Thank you for the expert instruction and peaceful demonstrations!! I am so glad to have found a kindred spirit in my love for spindle spinning and spinning all around! 🙏💖💖🍭🧶🌿
I never thought I would have need for a drop spindle until running out of wool yarn to finish a project, sort of a pain to spin just enough to finish or add an additional color so drop spindle tutorials are my new hobby for a bit.😕
Thank you so much. This is just what I've been hoping to find.
I bought a spindle years ago and tucked it away as I had no idea what to do with it! All I need now is some fleece! Hoorah!
Thank you for another wonderful video. I enjoyed taking a tour of your spindle collection and have to admit that I have a bit of spindle envy, in the best possible way. So much fabulous info in this video. I really appreciate you taking the time and the effort to share with us all xx
I love your recent spindle purchases you showed off recently, so lovely. Your beach spinning makes me so happy 💕.
Hi , I was looking for a drop spindle vid to share as I'm teaching a class at the weekend and needed something for the students to refer to once they leave so I thought of you x
From the border between France and Spain, in the spanish side, it is a great pleasure to look at you, to listen to all this so very intersting lesson I take from you.
I never "spindled", always with the "machine spinner" now waiting for my Ashford e-spinner 3... and in the waiting, I got a printed turkish drop spindle and I'm amazed of what I make. Did not think it would be "so easy".
Thank you so much for such inspiration
"This one's got little bunny's on it, I couldn't resist that." I feel that so strongly. I too see happy little animals depicted on something and I think "I must have it."
Just found this video and learned something new. I have seen spindles before but never knew anything about how they were used or how to use them. Thank you for such an infromtional video. Well done.
I just happened upon this lovely video. I love my drop spindles, and I've been trying to get some more quality in my collection. The tour of spindles was wonderful! I'm just going to watch the rest and perfect my technique! Thank you so much for this video.
Thank you so much. What a great video. I loved seeing all your beautiful spindles. I can't wait to start spinning! Your instructions are so clear and easy to follow.
Let me know how you get on with your spindle. It’s so fun and meditative. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Take care. 💕
@@SoulfulSpinning I got my first spindle!! I am so excited I sat down immediately and started spinning some sliver that I ordered at the same time. I am having so much fun. Your video was so helpful!! 🥳
wow Lisa this was excellent! I love the way you put all these things together in one video and showed each step, this is a really super video for learning drop spindling! I needed the plying section because I had alot of confusion about plying on a drop spindle and now I am totally clear about it, thank you so much!
A Eastman There are many ways to ply and I hope this one works for you. Thank you!
Thank you. Just learning all these new crafts .
I’m so glad you made this video, I really feel that I learned a lot. I did get the book Respect the Spindle. Your spindles are beautiful, thanks for sharng😊
Great video. Wish it was around when I learned. My only addition is what I tell new spinners I teach, about the beginning fumbling. I ask them to commit to 15 min. A day for one month. No longer. This helps with the frustration factor. My observation is that about days 12-15, the "click" happens. As you said, suddenly you are riding the bike! And often the day before is the worst day and they are so ready to quit. So I just encourage folks to do that very little bit a few days more! It is great to teach others. You have that gift. It is apparent in all your videos!
Yes, best spindle instruction video out of many I've watched. Thanks. Beautiful spindles too.
This has been the BEST video on drop spindle! So thorough! I am so excited to learn. Now to decide on spindle!😊
Thank you for this extensive video. I have my first spindle and roving coming this week and I am eager to get started. I'm also very nervous and excited. I really appreciate you for doing this video. It has given me so much information.
Oh my gosh, where do I start. What a beautiful video. I got this notification at 1:00 in the morning and squealed with delight. Of course I had to watch it immediately. So much information! I have a whole fleece that has yet to be scoured and combed that was given to me from a local rescue farm. I can have all the fleece I want every spring. Since I've never prepared fleece before, I think I should start with a combed top which I shall purchase. I'm in love with your spindle collection and love how you store them like a bouquet of flowers. I really needed this video and will rewatch many times. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this. I might have to start collecting spindles.
Vanessa Lumbra Thank you so much for the enthusiastic reception! I do love them all. But be warned it is a rabbit hole... you won’t be able to stop with just one, or two, or three...you get the idea 😉. How wonderful you have a source of fleece. It’s is much easier I think to spin with your own prepared fiber but combed top is lovely too.
This was really fun! Thank you for showing you spindles and linking us to where to get them. Starting on this spinning journey gets very overwhelming 😊
It can be, but one spindle and a bit of fiber is all you need to get started. Happy spinning!
Thank you, I was fascinated to see all your drop spindles. I have been learning to spin on a spinning wheel but just recently took the notion to buy a drop spindle, that was only a few days ago I received my drop spindle, so Ive been using it a few days. I am really enjoying using it and your video has helped. So far I am only doing the park and draft method. When I created my rolags, unfortunately I did not do them that well so they have a tendency to get a little stuck so it is not so easy or smooth to draft sometimes. But the more I practice the more confident I am getting. It's funny to say but, I am finding that I am creating thinner and more consistent yarn on my drop spindle compared to my efforts on my wheel. I may have to buy more drop spindles to be able to spin for plying and no doubt my grand daughter will want to have a go ;) lol T x
Thank you so much! I've learned a lot by looking at your amazing video. I aspect my first drop spindle to arrive in my mail today, here in Sweden and I will give it a try right away. I can't wait! :) The spindle comes with lovely grey Gotland wool and I hope I will manage the technique watching your video over and over again. So once again thank you very much for sharing your knowledge.
I used a drop spindle once, a good several years ago as a teen, in a 4-h meeting. I produced a very small amount of remarkably un-slubby-for-a-first-try, but definitely uneven spun length, perhaps about thirty feet tops, that evening. I haven't touched spinning since, but I kept that sample for years and looked at it wistfully from time to time.
Well, I'm an adult now and I have my own money, so I just bought a few spindles and a bunch of pretty wool roving and I'm gonna make some terrible yarn(and perhaps, in time, some decent yarn)! And this video reminded me of the steps of the process, so I'm not even going to have to fumble around trying to figure out what to do in what order! How wonderful!
All your yarn will be wonderful! I am so glad you found my video helpful. Happy spinning 💕🐑.
Thanks this video is so indepth I feel so much more capable after watching it. I tried for the first time like a week it didn't go great but it didn't go awful and I feel much more confident for round 2
Amazing video, Lisa! The most comprehensive and well explained video on drop spindles that I could find! Thank you!
That ergonomics section let me get back to spinning. I don't have a wheel, and so I had to put aside my spinning completely when I tweaked my back last month. I've never seen the 'walking the yarn' thing that you do and I'm so happy that I'm close to tears over getting back into this hobby that I love.
This was brilliant, really informative I can’t wait for my beginner kit to arrive so I can give this a try. I want to spin some yarn for weaving.
Oh, thank you for explaining the mechanics of such a basic fiber tool.
I’m new to spindling. You just answered so many of my questions in one video! Thank you 😊
Thank you so much for this wonderful video. I spin on a wheel but have been trying for a couple of years to get my spindles to work without much success but they are so much more portable than a wheel! I was giving my spindles a try while watching and have a decent yarn - needs a lot more practice but you've really made it so easy to follow and learn - now I just need to try to avoid following your links or I'll be bankrupting us - your spindle collection is so beautiful and I would love to buy more especially now I understand more about the weights! Thank you again - I've subscribed and look forward to watching more of your work
Thank you so much Amanda!
Lisa, I just rewatched this video after I had some trouble spinning while using comb top BFL. I finally get all of the wonderful advice you taught us in this video. I'm going to use my own carded fiber to spin from now on. Somehow, finally everything clicked this time around. I'm so glad that I persevered through the learning curve. I don't think this will be my last time watching this, but I definitely got a better hand on drop spinning because of your video. Thank you so much!! Nina
I am so glad you’re finding it useful, Nina! 🤗
Thank you Lisa for Sharing , beautifull tree in the beginning and the bright sky .
May Day 2 years later. What a lovely video, thank you.
So happy I happened upon this video. Wonderfully presented with details and instructions that were very clear. Thank you so much!!! I love it.
This has made plying look doable. I feel I can try this. Thank you so much 😀
Hi Lisa, your videos popped up on my feed yesterday (21st November) . The music on your videos is so calming. I've been binge watching your podcasts.
I'm having a Drop Spindle for Christmas. I've got some Roving that I've been using for weaving on my
Lap Loom but have some like the one you showed with Sparkle in it and wasn't sure whether to weave with it or not. I decided I would like to try Drop Spinning.
So these videos are So Welcome.
Love your Collection of Spindles.
Hope you keep safe.
Jen
England UK xx
Hi Lisa, hope you're well. Ive been trying to find this video/podcast , for the last couple of days. I got the
"Respect the Spindle" book fir Christmas along with 2 Drop Spindles Kits, along with some extra fibres, but practising with fibres I already have.
This video/podcast is so helpful, in so many different ways, because you've put so much more info on here.
Back to practising, by watching this video side by side with the book.
Thanks for all the joy you put into your Spindling, & the smoothness & calmness of your voice & the music.
Take care, stay safe &
Happy Spinning & all the other things you do.
Lots of love Jen xx
Dear Lisa, you are the sweetest. i'm so glad I found you and will check out more spinning videos as i've just begun to spin after having been a knitter and dyer for years. I have both spindles, top and bottom...I've worked so far on the bottom spindle so I'll be excited to see how to do the top whorl. Thanks also for the time stamps. Most kind of you. I gasped when I saw your spindle collection. I think I could be colleting some too so at least hearing about the different ones has helped me with my future collection. You just covered so much, I was delighted. You said you had a lot of fun, well so did I, thank you so much. Lu in Australia
Thank you so much Linda. I am so glad you found it useful! Happy holidays to you and your family 🥰.
Thanks for the video. Just found you. I've been researching spindles lately, and your video helped me make the decision to give it a go. Bought my first spindle and fiber online today. I will most definitely be referring back to your video when it gets here to help me get started.
How exciting, getting your first spindle and fiber. There are a ton of videos here in TH-cam about drop spindling in addition to mine. Let me know how you get in with it!
Thanks 🙏🏻 2022 now, I used to spin about six years ago. At that time there really wasn’t a lot of information on it. I struggle to spin. I ended up getting a spinning wheel. And learned on that. Now that there’s so much more information on drop spindles I’d like to try it again. So I could travel with it. And take to knitting night. I was always confused with the different weights and meaning. You have sparked and renewed my interest again! Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
Awesome video - thank you so much. I had to try it! So I got a drop spindle and a support spindle from Ian at the Wood Emporium - they are gorgeous.
Yesterday I started with the drop spindle. My fiber is from a lokal farm. It is not so easy to spin a thin yarn, but I am getting the hang of it and it is so much fun.
Thanks again for this wonderful tutorial. You are such an awesome teacher ❤
Such a soothing beautiful video. I am only dreaming of spinning at this point and on the fence with what I want to invest in but after many years of knitting have come to realize I just can’t get the fibre I want to work with unless I learn to spin it myself.
Thank you so much for your work in putting these videos together. How did we survive in the “old days” when we had to teach ourselves if we didn’t have a teacher nearby?
I enjoyed this. Its beautifully elegant!😊
This is the best spindle spinning video I’ve found on TH-cam 🙏🏽😊good job 👏👏it’s beautiful, easy to understand, and thorough
I am new to drop spinning and this video is so helpful. Thank you so much for this video.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you! I’m just getting my spindle out after many years of working on wheels. I really appreciated your clear descriptions and video!
I knew as soon as I heard you speak that you were from the Midwest. I was born in Rockford and spent half my childhood in Dixon, Il. Life has taken me to England though. Thank you for this video!! I found it very informative. Last year, one of my best friends gifted me a bunch of wool from sheep she breeds and raises. She gave me some gorgeous Blue-Faced Leicester and a spinel that she made because she knows how much I love to knit. I figured it was about time I learn but have been putting it off out of fear. I love the way you broke your video up into sections for us because that will come in handy when I go back and want to view a particular technique. It's so hard to know what videos to start with when there are so many out there, and I feel blessed that I found yours because you showed your viewers different techniques to use, and honestly, some may be easier than others for different people if that makes sense. Do you have a video on preparing the yarn? I know from another short video that you put the yarn on a niddy noddy then put it in hot water. Can you put a wooden niddy noddy in water though? Does the book you recommended go into all of that? Once again, thank you so much for this?
Thank you so much for creating a comprehensive resource. I have very recently become interested in learning how to spin, as our new neighbors have a flock of sheep (raised only for milk and meat, which is typical here in central Spain) and they actually throw away their yarn after shearing. They have offered me fleeces when they shear this coming May, so I am interested trying my hand at spinning on a spindle before investing in a wheel. Many, many thanks for this excellent video!
Very informative! Thank you! I’m having a serious case of fleece envy though seeing all that beautiful fleece you purchased. I like spinning the three ply too but don’t always have the patience for it. It’s a much nicer yarn to knit with though.
I love the spinde discussion. Your collection is just beautiful and your tips very helpful - thanks indeed for the tour. I tend to spin on spindles, love Turkish the best. But if I spin on my drop spindles, I prefer to ply on my spinning wheel. I also enjoy support spindles. What is great about spindles is their portability and being able to take advantage of small slices of time to get some spinning in. Plus, using a spindle is just so tactile. Very relaxing.
I like the portability of spindles too. It’s amazing how much yarn you can spin in the in between odd moments of the day. I too like to ply in a wheel for sure. Turkish spindles are the ultimate In portability as they come apart and easily stored in small spaces. Thanks for watching and happy summer spinning to you. 💕
Might be getting some free wool tomorrow, gonna have to clean and card it, but I think it'll be worth it to try spinning for the first time!
I enjoyed seeing your collection of beautiful spindles! It inspired me to get some new 'pretty spindles! All of my current ones are plain workhorse spindles! I really like your calm instructions and your enthusiasm about your spindles!
Just discovered this video - very exciting for a spinner wanna be! You are truly inspiring! I will return to this video often as I explore spindle spinning. Thank you so much!
Lisa this is such a great video I keep coming back to it, I especially like where you show how to ply. I have never seen anyone wind two singles together and then spin. It was so much easier for me than other methods. Thank you,
Thank you Jennifer! There are a lot of ways to ply off spindles and I am so happy this method is working for you!
Wow, such an informative video!!! I love your assortment of spindles. I will come back to this when I purchase my first spindle. I really enjoy your tutorials and the music is wonderful..... very relaxing! Thank you!!
Thank you for an informative and inspiring video it was so helpful
this video is awesome ! ive been spinning for a week or two now, and i can park and draft very well but absolutely could not figure out how to spin continuously! not to mention my fiber joins are…functional but dont feel right xD but this video breaks it down really nicely!
I am so glad you found it useful! Happy spinning 💕
Hi Lisa! Here´s another bingewatcher. I love your beautiful and peaceful videos.
I love your videos. So natural and inspiring. I'm an avid spindler, though I do also use my Ashford wheel. But it's more fun for me to use my spindles, many of which were made for me by my husband. Thanks for the videos, happy spinning from a fan in Ireland
Thank you so much for this video, Lisa. I have just rewatched it after spinning my first couple of small supported spinning hanks and I'm now trying my new drop spindle. You answered so many questions, confirmed some of my growing understandings and suspicions and demonstrated so clearly. You make it look so easy... And i know it is practice! I love your selection of spindles, fleeces and book too!
Hi Lisa, hope you're all well. I've been missing you and your video/podcasts.
I'm binge watching you again.
I've got a few Spindles in my collection.
Love the tour of your Spindle Collection
"Respect the Spindle " book
I can highly recommend it too!!!
Take care & stay safe.
Happy Spinning, weaving & knitting
Hi Lisa, Thankyou so much for the Heart Reply. I hope that you're all well.
Just been watching this video/podcast tour of your Spindles & the Spinning. I've got close to a dozen Spindles now. Got 2 last week & got my eyes on another couple.
Your explanation on the different ways to draw the fibres has been a great help especially when things don't go quite as i would like them too.. I'm having fun in the process though.
Happy Spinning, Knitting & Weaving.
Take care & stay safe, dear friend.
Lots of love. Jen xxxx
Using a drop spindle was my first introduction to spinning, but I never got past the park and draft stage before I got my spinning wheel. My spindle’s been sitting on my desk for ages without use and this video inspired me to pick it up, and I am having a ridiculous amount of fun using it!! I’m spinning some Icelandic roving that I’m honestly not a huge fan of, but it’s lofty enough that I can easily spin it while standing. I’m going to order a better spindle right now-I might try a Turkish one, too. Those look really fun. Thank you so much for making this video!!
Thank you so much for this lovely video. I was curious about the process and have been watching videos all weekend, and found this one to be so far the best! Has anyone said that spinning is mesmerizing? LOL Thank you!!
Thank you so much!
I’m new into Spinning Adventure (second day today😀), and your video is the best i’ve found in all ytube.
Everything now feels achievable and doable😀
That was an excellent & comprehensive tutorial! Thank you.
Love your explanations, chapters of increased ability, thx for the encouragement - I’m gonna try ❤