Spindle Spotlight #17 - Rope Makers/Twisting Paddles/Mayan Spindles
In this Spindle Spotlight I am featuring a rope making tool that likely evolved alongside fiber spindles. The earliest examples of this type of tool are found in ancient Egypt. While a twisting paddle can be used to spin wool it is primarily a two person tool designed to quickly put the twist into coarser plant fibers (agave, hemp, flax) destined to become rope of some kind.
Spindle Style Pros:
easy tool to find or make
quickly adds relatively even twist
good for learning park & draft
portable
can be used alone or with one other person
fun tool for making bulkier/novelty yarn (like thick & thin)
Spindle Style Cons:
single length limited by arm span (unless you spinning with another person)
keeping the spin going and drafting can be challenging
not good for all types of fiber
would need two tools to ply
paddle does not hold a lot of fiber
easy to over or under twist single
challenge to wind single off paddle
00:26 - The World of Spindles eBook
03:00 - Allen Berry Mayan Spindle Intro
03:17 - Muddy Duck Mayan Spindle Intro
03:25 - Valais Blacknose Fiber Intro
04:55 - Diz Tool Demo
08:04 - Muddy Duck Spindle Demo
12:07 - Allen Berry Spindle Demo
13:25 - Joining Fiber on a Mayan Spindle
17:50 - Summary
📔 The World of Spindles eBook: www.academia.edu/3215314/The_...
🌐 Valais Blacknose Sheep Society: www.valaisblacknosesheepsocie...
🌐 Muddy Duck Workshop: www.etsy.com/shop/MuddyDuckWo...
🌐 Allen Berry: allenrberry...
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Another amazing spindle spotlight! I so appreciate this series and how thorough you are with the information you share. I'm looking forward to whatever's next!
So interesting and I am learning so much from your videos.....thank you for sharing
That's for sharing. I didn't know much about these.
Cool tool! Loved seeing these in action. Really liked the X Allen made on his for winding. Great video. Thanks. ( ps is that an apron you are wearing or a dress. I really like it)
@TheSipnSpin
6 ай бұрын
Thank you! Yes, I'm wearing an apron dress from a 1940's vintage pattern.
@sueking6543
6 ай бұрын
I’m just learning to sew!❤
Thinking about the diz....is it fair to say that using a diz is almost a type of pre-drafting, especially on a batt?
@TheSipnSpin
6 ай бұрын
I believe so! I certainly think of it as pre-drafting.
cannot find a way to buy an allen berry mayan spidle. does he have any dealers? david mashburn
@TheSipnSpin
2 күн бұрын
@davidmashburn8078 Allen does a few shows a year, but most of his business is custom work. You can contact him through Instagram, join his waitlist, and then work with him directly to design what you want.