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2 rare Jenkins Turkish Spindles, Instruction book and DVD
$275 Negotiable
Fantastic opportunity to be fully equipped to learn and practice the art of spinning with a Turkish spindle. A Turkish Drop Spindle is a wonderful way to create your own handspun yarn. It is a type of suspended spindle that hangs from the fiber as you spin. It has a shaft and two interlocking arms that make a whorl at the bottom. Spinning with a Turkish Drop Spindle is a relaxing and enjoyable activity that can produce beautiful and unique yarns.
For sale are two hand crafted Jenkins Turkish Spindles, and an instruction book by Wanda Jenkins with companion DVD to teach you the art of spinning with these wonderful tools. Jenkins spindles are known as “the best of the best” when it comes to Turkish spindles, and are extremely hard to come by. These items are used, but in perfect condition.
1. Medium Size Spindle
The cross pieces or "whorl" of this Medium Turkish Drop Spindle is handmade from Borneo Rosewood and the shaft is hand turned (from White Oak?). This spindle weighs approximately 1oz or 29 grams. Both the small and large cross pieces or “whorl” are approx. 3.5” or 89mm wide overall. Both pieces are approx. 0.75" or 19mm wide. The shaft is approx. 5.5” or 140mm long.
2. Large Size Spindle
The cross pieces or "whorl" of this Large Turkish Drop Spindle is handmade from Bloodwood and the shaft is hand turned (from White Oak?). This spindle weighs approximately 2.3oz or 66 grams. Both the small and large cross pieces or “whorl” are approx. 5” or 128mm wide overall. Both pieces are approx. 3/4"or 19mm wide. The shaft is approx. 8.25” or 210mm long.
3. Learn to Spin with a Turkish Spindle Instruction Booklet with DVD by Wanda Jenkins
This booklet with companion DVD covers how to use a Turkish spindle, spinning wool and silk (hankie, top) plus tips and finishing techniques. Color photos, 20 pages.
The techniques are the same as spinning on a regular drop-spindle the only difference is in the winding-on. Due to the clever design of the Turkish spindle, when yarn is wound on correctly it will make a tidy center-pull ball that is easily removed from the spindle by disassembling it. Wanda Jenkins clearly explains the basics of spindling with prepared wool, beginning with assembling the Turkish spindle, attaching a leader and beginning the winding-on process with the waste yarn. She then has you practice flicking the spindle to get the twirling motion down, before moving on to showing you how to pre-draft your fiber, attach it to the leader, and get started with spinning. She helps take the "drop" out of drop-spindle by having you start with "park and draft" technique, where you rest the spindle on the floor while drafting the next section of fiber.
The 30-minute video that comes with the booklet is a handy visual demo of the techniques. Although it has a home-made quality to it, Wanda takes you carefully through the basics. The first 15 minutes show tie-on of the leader yarn, attaching the spinning fiber, pre-drafting, park and draft, correcting thickness errors, (too thick, too thin), and joining roving when a too-thin area gives way.
If you are a novice, Learn to Spin with a Turkish Spindle will soon get you making yarn. And if you use a Jenkins Turkish Spindle to do it, you will be using a fine tool with an ancient history.
Will post in Australia and overseas. Please message me for a postage quote.
For sale are two hand crafted Jenkins Turkish Spindles, and an instruction book by Wanda Jenkins with companion DVD to teach you the art of spinning with these wonderful tools. Jenkins spindles are known as “the best of the best” when it comes to Turkish spindles, and are extremely hard to come by. These items are used, but in perfect condition.
1. Medium Size Spindle
The cross pieces or "whorl" of this Medium Turkish Drop Spindle is handmade from Borneo Rosewood and the shaft is hand turned (from White Oak?). This spindle weighs approximately 1oz or 29 grams. Both the small and large cross pieces or “whorl” are approx. 3.5” or 89mm wide overall. Both pieces are approx. 0.75" or 19mm wide. The shaft is approx. 5.5” or 140mm long.
2. Large Size Spindle
The cross pieces or "whorl" of this Large Turkish Drop Spindle is handmade from Bloodwood and the shaft is hand turned (from White Oak?). This spindle weighs approximately 2.3oz or 66 grams. Both the small and large cross pieces or “whorl” are approx. 5” or 128mm wide overall. Both pieces are approx. 3/4"or 19mm wide. The shaft is approx. 8.25” or 210mm long.
3. Learn to Spin with a Turkish Spindle Instruction Booklet with DVD by Wanda Jenkins
This booklet with companion DVD covers how to use a Turkish spindle, spinning wool and silk (hankie, top) plus tips and finishing techniques. Color photos, 20 pages.
The techniques are the same as spinning on a regular drop-spindle the only difference is in the winding-on. Due to the clever design of the Turkish spindle, when yarn is wound on correctly it will make a tidy center-pull ball that is easily removed from the spindle by disassembling it. Wanda Jenkins clearly explains the basics of spindling with prepared wool, beginning with assembling the Turkish spindle, attaching a leader and beginning the winding-on process with the waste yarn. She then has you practice flicking the spindle to get the twirling motion down, before moving on to showing you how to pre-draft your fiber, attach it to the leader, and get started with spinning. She helps take the "drop" out of drop-spindle by having you start with "park and draft" technique, where you rest the spindle on the floor while drafting the next section of fiber.
The 30-minute video that comes with the booklet is a handy visual demo of the techniques. Although it has a home-made quality to it, Wanda takes you carefully through the basics. The first 15 minutes show tie-on of the leader yarn, attaching the spinning fiber, pre-drafting, park and draft, correcting thickness errors, (too thick, too thin), and joining roving when a too-thin area gives way.
If you are a novice, Learn to Spin with a Turkish Spindle will soon get you making yarn. And if you use a Jenkins Turkish Spindle to do it, you will be using a fine tool with an ancient history.
Will post in Australia and overseas. Please message me for a postage quote.
- Date Listed:13/04/2024
- Last Edited:13/04/2024
- Condition:Used
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