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Spindle (textiles)

For other uses, see Spindle.
Modern top-whorl drop spindles. The hook at the top allows these to be suspended and the cop is built up below the disk-shaped whorl in a conical shape.
Spindle with cotton yarn, without whorl, representing the "spindle-shape".
A modern Turkish spindle is an example of a low-whorl suspended spindle where the whorl is made up of interlocking arms. Here the cop is wound around the arms to form a ball.
Spinning with a suspended spindle (below) and distaff (above).

A spindle is a straight spike, usually made from wood, used for spinning,[1] twisting fibers such as wool, flax, hemp, cotton into yarn. It is often weighted at either the bottom, middle, or top, commonly by a disc or spherical object called a whorl;[1] many spindles, however, are weighted simply by thickening their shape towards the bottom, e.g. Orenburg and French spindles. The spindle may also have a hook, groove, or notch at the top to guide the yarn. Spindles come in many different sizes and weights depending on the thickness of the yarn one desires to spin.

  1. ^ a b Flohr, Miko (2016-03-07). "textile production". Oxford Classical Dictionary. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.6313. ISBN 978-0-19-938113-5. Retrieved 2022-10-20.

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