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Using a Drop Spindle

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Rather than create detail instructions of my own at this time, I'm going to point to the web pages below.

Web Sites:

http://www.handspinning.com/lollipops/spininst.htm
http://fiber2yarn.com/info/spindle.htm
http://www.graftonfibers.com/instructions.htm

Problems and Solutions:

These are some issues I've run across myself.

1. The spindle spun just fine in the beginning but now it wobbles.
Your spindle is probably full and you need to wind off the yarn you have spun.
2. The yarn that wraps around the spindle above/below the whorl comes off and it falls.
Your spindle is probably full and you need to wind off the yarn you have spun.
3. The spindle wobbles and I can't spin with it.
Your spindle could be unbalanced. Try asking another spinner to take a look at it.