How to Spin on a Drop Spindle | A Quick Tutorial To Get You Set Up Spinning

Interested in learning how a drop spindle works? Want to get set up to spin, but not sure how? In this video I cover top-whorl drop spinning, the quick guide to setting up a drop spindle, working with wool fiber and beginning to spin. I am using the Flora Revolution Fibers top-whorl drop spindle: https://revolutionfibers.com/products/revolution-fibers-premium-top-whorl-drop-spindle-for-beginner-hand-spinning-11-inch-shaft-3-25-inch-whorl-diameter?_pos=1&_psq=flora+&_ss=e&_v=1.0&variant=42213132402904 For more detailed techniques see this video (from timestamp 3:00 to 10:00): https://youtu.be/MC6MHo6FfOA?si=EKYOAGhuYAqIH6jK Spinning Video Playlist with more on spinning and drop spindles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlDVcd9ubdk&list=PLvVFPjLTi89gfGFTaw8kiKEMRIodiG4jM Music credits: Adrian Walther - Home Andy Ellison - Clear Skies Alsever Lake - The Radiant Calm Join Basketry Immersion: A Year Long Journey and learn how to weave a series of twelve baskets over twelve months. Each basket builds on previous skills learned. For more information: https://www.textileindie.com/basketry-immersion-a-year-long-journey/ Do you want more textile and fiber arts resources, tutorials, and inspiration? Sign up for my bi-monthly email update and you will receive my lists of ten resources for each fiber art category as well as news on new tutorials, courses, fiber artists to get inspired by, and more. Sign up for Textile Indies email update: https://textileindie.ck.page/4d26340cfc Visit www.textileindie.com for more in fiber arts: basket weaving, natural dyeing, felting, spinning, and more. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/textileindie/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/TextileIndie/_saved/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/textileindie Website: https://www.textileindie.com/ Subscribe: https://youtube.com/c/textileindie Recommended Playlists: Natural Dyeing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED17NjmDmZ4&list=PLvVFPjLTi89gviDymRTcN4wIbGRdxiT3E Basket Weaving: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DknHKMRGxeQ&list=PLvVFPjLTi89iZ-JDQTMlPoHoP7ArGEmc9 Wet Felting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RfLPSH-dGQ&list=PLvVFPjLTi89hZjAnzpHHCgnYhCvV2MjIr Surface Design: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJop_Ex1Byc&list=PLvVFPjLTi89iWAta2eN-hXNivv1YQnsvh Learn basket weaving with my online video courses for a variety of basket designs: https://www.textileindie.com/courses/