How to Spin Yarn on a Drop Spindle

Learn how to spin yarn on a top whorl drop spindle! In this video I show you how to use the park and draft method and explain how to start spinning with and without a leader string. I also show you how to join new fiber to your project. There are helpful tips throughout the video that I've learned from my own experiences spinning yarn.

Below you will find helpful pdf links: one describing different types of fiber for spinning, and another pdf link to information about spinning techniques, types of spindles, and other essential yarn spinning vocabulary.

Resources:
Types of Fiber: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/055...

Spinning Techniques, Types of Spindles, and Spinning Vocab:
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/055...

Find the spindles I make and other yarn spinning supplies here: https://riebelfarms.com/collections/y...

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00:00 Intro
00:22 Free resources and information in description.
00:45 Beginning spinner tips (Most common fiber types to start with.)
00:55 What is staple length?
01:09 How to determine the staple length of your fiber.
02:00 What is drafting?
02:17 Don't get discouraged. Check out my beginner yarn for inspiration.
03:16 What is pre-drafting?
03:30 How to start spinning a single without a leader string.
04:48 Basic process of spinning a single explained.
05:45 How to test your single to see if it is balanced before winding it on your spindle. Does it make a pigtail?
06:30 How to wind a single onto the spindle shaft.
09:50 Summary of the spinning process.
10:14 How to join sections of fiber while spinning.
12:14 Example of an overspun single and how to fix it before winding it onto your spindle shaft.
14:34 Second example of joining fiber.
16:49 How to start spinning a single with a leader string.
19:13 Thank you for watching and don't forget to check out the free resources and information in the description.