Drop/Hand-Spinning Kit+Bead Wrist Distaff+Fiber+Bag P Start Price USD 47.95 Current Price USD 47.95 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, October 12, 2008 End Time Monday, October 20, 2008 Location Oshawa, ON See more about 'Drop/Hand-Spinning Kit+Bead Wrist Distaff+Fiber+Bag P' Description Attention Hand Spinners!  Pick up this pretty drop spindle kit for yourself, or as a gift for your spinning buddy.  For a knitter who wants to become a spinner, everything you need to start is right here.   Included in the set is a wooden drop spindle (with a hook at the top), hand-painted by Karen.  It has been painted to match this very seasonally appropriate fabric of the drawstring bag, which is pumpkins, leaves and flowers on black, all lightly outlined in gold.  The spindle is not yet fully assembeld, so you have the choice, if you buy this kit, of whether it will be a top or bottom whorl.  Please message me with your choice.  This will delay shipping by a couple of days so the final coat of varnish can be fully dry before wrapping it up for shipping.    The kit comes with a wrist distaff, braided kumihimo style.  I tried to make the braid pattern pumkins on black, and I think it succeeded reasonably well...  The tassel features a selection of green, yellow, orange and black glass and stone beads with gold accent beads and two green glass leaves.  Just wrap your roving around the tassel to keep your fibre from getting tangled in your spindle as it spins.  Also included is about an ounce of soft white Merino roving to get you started.  Just put everything in the drawstring bag so you can spin on the run.  Bag is neatly finished inside with French seams.   The spindle weighs 2 oz, the bag is 13.5" x 12".   Thanks for looking, and happy spinning!   Place a Bid!