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Drop Spindle sizes my vary Soapstone spindle: 1 1/2 by 3/4 whorl, spindle 10" researching period spindles led to this design of soapstone. The example on the right is of the eighteenth dynasty Egyptian spindle. E.J.W. Barber, "Prehistoric Textiles" When polished the stone takes on a beautiful dark grey with veins in a pale silver hue. $20 |
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Turkish or Persian Drop Spindle Wooden spindle where the whorl breaks down into two pieces revealing a ball of spun fiber. A later design, and a very effective one. The balance and centrifugal force allows for a much longer spin. $30 |
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Niddy Noddy 16" by 13 1/4" by 7/8" wide in hardwood An indispensible tool for winding wool after spinning based on the Oslo dig. Light weight and portable for easy use. $15 |
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Wool Combs 5" by 5 1/2" hardwood, teeth 4" 1/8 mild steel stock with 1/8" spacing. Researching the construction led us to realize that mild steel is perfectly fine for this tool because the oils from the wool keep the metal from tarnishing. "In several of the finds, it is quite clear that two identical tools lay on top of or beside one another, each of them with a single row of teeth. In the cases where the handles are preserved, the base is distinctly T-shaped, the row of teeth being fastened to the upper arm of the T. A typical, and well preserved specimen was found a Hyrt, Vossestrand, Hordaland, but there are also others dating from the Viking Age and from Merovingian times." Marta Hoffman,"The Warp-Weighted Loom" $55 |
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Tablet/Inkle Loom "Lap Loom" 11 3/4" by 19", 5 1/2" width in oak plywood with hardwood pegs Makes approximately 8 feet of weaving. Perfect travelling loom with its compact design. Excellent length for belts, or a smaller amount of trim. The short design allows for the loom to sit in your lap so that you don't have to lean to change the warp. For the sake of portability you don't have to drive stakes into the ground as this Egyptian ground loom demonstrates. Solid hardwood base and pegs with tension adjuster peg. $50 |
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Shuttle Hardwood shuttles with bevelled edge to work a clean line and tapered tips for pick-up work. $5 | |
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Lucet Hardwood lucet of a very sturdy design that is easy on the hands. Used for making cording from thinner thread. $8 |