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Most new handspinners start with a drop spindle, but spindles soon multiply in the quest to produce a variety of yarns. So what sets the Scottish spindle apart? Its mobility.
I look for unusual spinning tools at every festival, and Scott Snyder had a table full at Convergence 2016 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Beside his impressive array of Turkish spindles stood a tool I’d never seen before: a Scottish spindle.
Modern spinners are rediscovering the traditional Scottish spindle. It is as strong, practical, and dependable as the culture that created it.
