Navajo Spindle

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This is the whorl for a DIY Navajo Spindle, designed to fit a 1/2-inch dowel as the spindle. This is used for spinning wool into yarn by rolling the shaft of the spindle along your thigh while sitting and drafting the fiber with the opposite hand using a long draw method similar to a walking wheel or a charkha. ___________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS Separately purchase a 3-foot length of 1/2-inch dowel and whittle both ends to rounded points. Slide the spindle whorl onto the 1/2-inch wooden dowel. (Note, not all 1/2-inch dowels are exactly 1/2 inches in diameter, some are a little less from shrinkage. So you may need to wrap some tape around the area where the spindle whorl will go to get a good friction fit.) Secure the whorl with tape for a friction fit, or with glue. You can also purchase this from me at my Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GoodandBasic?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=995892107 If you'd like to hear the story about how this product and the others in the shop were designed, subscribe to our email list at https://www.goodandbasicmanufacturing.com/contact.html. Also, check out the blog; we post past updates and forthcoming news, including new product releases, color variants, and assembly tips.