DIY Drop Spindles Made from Craft Store Supplies

[@rachelmaynard2042]

I work at a public library. You have inspired me to try a spindle making session at work!

[@JillianEve]

Oh wonderful!!! Yes, more spinning!!! 🧶🐑🎄💗

[@Sincyn241]

How did it go?

[@Doorlessbus]

I love that the second sentence is “I got distracted” as she’s holding a googly eye 😂

[@jaredrosa3415]

You could always use acrylic paint for the brown one. Use a light layer of white and let it dry. Then you should be able to paint it however you want :)

[@JillianEve]

That's a great idea!

[@gr8fng]

Thanks for creating a video that was not only informative but also entertaining & made me smile. Support spindles & bowls cost upward of AU$80 which is waaay out of my pensioner budget so will be buying some clay & having a play Cheers from Australia 🐨🐾

[@jennyahumanowl]

What a cool way to make the hobby even more accessible!

[@JillianEve]

That was my goal! You can spin cotton balls from the pharmacy too. Start spinning for less than $10!!!

[@judythepaperlady]

Go on! That's such a cool idea! Cotton balls, cheap accessible, good thinking! Thank you so much for this. Love the spindles an your experiments 😊👍

[@eddavanleemputten9232]

This has given me ideas on how to make a drop spindle or a support spindle! Some spindles have a little ‘knob’ on the end to better secure a half hitch. Dowel wood is pretty soft. Perhaps taking a nail file or a Dremel tool to the end could help create a slight notch where a half hitch might sit more securely. Colours: if you have some fine grit sandpaper or a set of emery board nail files, you can add a bit of ’tooth’ to any surface you wish to paint. Then go to town with gel nail polish and set this with the UV or UV LED light that goes with the polish. You can even further decorate with tiny Swarovskis, rhinestones, nail decals etc. A layer of clear gel polish over it protects the nail… erm… spindle art. I also think you can test any polymer clay shape for balance before baking. If your disc/bead needs to be perfectly flat/round you might want to roll it out between 2 sheets of plastic or baking parchment and cut out the shape with a glass. Or use a protractor to ‘scour’ out a round line in the rolled-out clay and cut at it with a knife. Added advantage is that you get a perfectly centered mark for where you need to stick your dowel. To make sure the surface is perfectly flat, perhaps put a few dowels, or anything of the desired thickness on either side of your ‘slab’ of clay to act as kind of a spacer between your table and the rolling pin. I’m wondering if hammering in a short glass-tipped pin in the bottom of the dowel to act as a’spinning tip’ might help towards more frictionless spinning. Or even a regular metal tipped (but short) pin. It would take some very careful hammering though, or perhaps even some precision drilling with a Dremel tool. If the hole is too big, hot glue or epoxy glue might be needed. Mmmmmm… need to test this. I’ve got lots of cute nail stickers (silver ones!). Next time I’m at the craft store I’m getting polymer clay and dowels. A pencil sharpener can take care of the tip. My nail drill and an assortment of used bits can do a lot. And my glass engraving tool. It’s got more tork than the e-file. If the whorl I make is balanced, it’s getting decorated. If the hole lade shaft fails, I’m reaching out to a colleague who does woodworking to make me a shaft for it. He’s very fond of the meads I make. For a couple of bottles he’s bound to be willing to make that shaft. And he might even add a metal tip. I’ve already bought a bowl off him for a spinning bowl.

[@naeema7722]

Omg thank u you are God sent😭😭🫶🏾🫶🏾

[@eddavanleemputten9232]

@@naeema7722 - My daughter went through a “Mom can you please bling this to death?” phase. It’s amazing what you can do with nail stuff, acrylic paint, crazy glue and other people’s Pinterest boards for inspiration (rock painting, nail art, mandala painting, zentangling patterns…). Slap on some varnish for protection and think “Did I just do that?”

[@dianathomas2674]

Love your bubbly personality and how you sometimes talk like to school kids. It makes me think even I can do this.

[@cq2722]

Try pre drilling the hole for the hook to prevent the wood from splitting. Fun video!

[@sandybrown1439]

You are such a delight 😊

[@francisfischer7620]

THIS IS the way to do it!! Learn this and find your soul!!

[@felicitycrowe6971]

You could use an egg ring or round cookie cutter with the clay to make it nice and even and round …

[@schmitzkatzewupper]

You are hilarious 😂 and thanks for not talking about how to spin ... because i just wanted to know how to do this one thing the rest I will work out

[@sonjanordahl3158]

It is so nice to hear someone else use the expression "finer than frog hair." :)

[@tracyirwin9578]

I love how well your support spindle turned out and how fine you could make the yarn on it. Thanks for sharing your diy ideas!

[@JillianEve]

😀🧶💕

[@orionova]

My best friend made a drop spindle for me years ago. Wooden dowel, bun foot for a sofa, and a cup hook. The spindle is very heavy, but it spins for a long time and it's my favourite spindle.

[@lwatson403]

I made some like these a couple years ago and I loved them. I found a little glass votive candle holder that was heavy and short sided to use with a support spindle. I also found large flat metal washers that I glued to the wooden wheels to add a little bit of weight for a heavier spindle.

[@JillianEve]

Those are both really great tips! Thank you! 🧶💜😊

[@dianathefiberfan]

Great video on how to make your own spindle.

[@map698]

I just did this last week! :) A heavy pencil, some cardboard, wire, and hot glue worked great! These ideas are great, I'll definitely have to try some of these!

[@laurev7328]

I think I'll become a real fan of yours. You're smile and jokes made my day + your tips are great and I'll try to make it + your spinning way is interesting, I didn't see it in French videos. Thank you for all!

[@cherylfeather9408]

I love making my own spindles & whorls! Chop sticks make a great shaft, sturdy and a good length too, might want to try it sometime.

[@JillianEve]

Yes, I think I should!

[@janiewhitney1156]

My kids want to learn how to spin so this would be a great way to let them make their own spindles and with your videos they can learn how to spin on a spindle. Thanks for the great video!

[@JillianEve]

Awesome project! Tell your kids "Happy spinning!" from Evie! 💕

[@naoreparaabagunca1]

Thank you for the tutorial! I gonna try this with my dog and cat fur 😊

[@auntiezann5146]

I just discovered your channel and have been enchanted! I never thought about spinning, as it seemed like you needed a spinning wheel and a goat! But, with a few craft supplies and an online order, it’s within reach! Thank you for being so charming and fun and encouraging!!

[@secretngy]

0:12 ,, so real 😌🤌

[@creativitybytrisha6819]

New toys are always fun! These are all good ideas!

[@JillianEve]

Glad you like them! Happy spinning! ❤🐑✨🧶

[@AnimeShinigami13]

passed over the possibility of making a model magic whorl because it didn't feel heavy enough.

[@anitavandermeer8184]

You can also use short sock needles nr 2,5 as a shaft. The fit perfectly through the hole of the wooden wheel to make a support spindle. Together the weight about 13 gram. It is my 'Takli' version of a support spindle. By the way, thank you Eve for all your wonderfull videos ;-)

[@JillianEve]

Oh yes! What a great idea!

[@spicyfibersfarmstead83]

What a great idea for the lonely onlies in my needle stash!

[@elmyratube]

I'd like to get back into spinning but I have ME/CFS so drop spindles are sadly out of the question. I've been looking at support spindles but didn't want to spend a chunk of money on something I might not be able to do. So the cheap DIY support spindle is great and I'm going to give it a go. Thanks for this! ❤

[@ltucci7143]

I have never purchased a spindle, I've made them myself. I love the new ideas you gave me! I was wondering about using polymer clay. Thanks for showing your trial and error. Im going to get my clay out and a dowl rod to make one right now! Another idea; instead of shish-kabob I've got some choop sticks I'm going to try!

[@JillianEve]

I've used chop sticks and they were great! I just didn't have any on hand this time, but yes, great idea!!!!

[@trassl3celick304]

I love you and your channel so much

[@melgoolcharan6816]

I'm very grateful for this vid. I'm about to embark on my brand new spinning adventure and it all starts with making my own spindle.

[@scc3157]

Fabulous ideas! Thank you, Dear! ❤

[@jaclyn4098]

I made one out a dowel and a small round cut from a tree branch, carved a hook into the top of the shaft and put a notch in the side of the whorl. I thought it was gonna be awesome but its spinning time is about 5 seconds lol. I still love it though.

[@mariepla1370]

I made a spindle using a jar lid and gluing flat glass marbles in the lid to give it weight. I use it to spin plastic yarn. Later I was able to get a 3 inch wooden wheel. Your ideas are very good. thanks for sharing

[@JillianEve]

What a cool idea! 💕

[@kyerstenkerr5074]

Excellent! As I am waiting on my order of 'real' spindle, I've made one from my kids tinker toys😂!

[@lgassin]

I've been jonesing for a bottom whorl....thanks for your experimentation, I'll be off to Michael's soon :)

[@JillianEve]

I hope you find better colors than I did! 🤣

[@suburbanartistry]

I'm a high school art teacher and I'm starting a fiber arts club. I thought making spindles would be a good club activity. Which would anyone recommend? Also, do both ends need to be pointed or otherwise shaped for the supported spindles?

[@jenniferbrighty5120]

Hi Evie, thanks for this video tutorial for making our own Spindles.Ive got 8 fir Christmas (will have Christmas day) . Thank goodness there's only 14/15days left. Love everything you do. A Huge Thankyou. Love Jen xx

[@MarchingNorth]

I'm so glad I found your channel! I've had a drop spindle laying around in my craft stash for years, and now I finally am ready to figure it out and wouldn't you know I can't find it ANYWHERE. I seriously had it a couple of weeks ago and now it's vanished. BUT, I did recently get some air dry clay (I think it's FIMO brand, not model magic) so I'm going to attempt a bottom whorl spindle before I go buy a new one because I know my old one will turn up as soon as I do that, lol. Thank you for your awesome tutorials, I'm a new binge-watcher of your content!

[@JillianEve]

I bet it will turn up as soon as your new one is dry! Isn't that just how it goes? 😅 Happy spinning!

[@inalux7075]

Thank you so much! This is just the right timing for me, since I'm having a trip to the craft store coming up and couldn't source spindles here in Argentina (besides a massive and clunky nearly 100 g one that obviously kept ripping the fiber apart). I'll have a go at this now! Love and best wishes ❤️

[@JillianEve]

Great timing! Happy spinning!

[@rhymesandvibes]

I'm gonna use a small embroidery hoop as the craft wheel. Only issue is having something to fill it with...I suppose clay or sand may help?

[@tidallunacy]

A fun experiment.

[@SarahPepperfur]

FYI, using super glue is perfectly acceptable to help secure your hook in the first spindle. Woodturners use it to fill in cracks all the time, but it's for some reason called CA glue in that case. It's also used as a finish. Speaking of wood turning, I can't find toy wheels at Michaels here and there really isn't another place to get them so I am going to try turning lilac for the first time. Fingers crossed, I have never used lilac before but apparently it's a hardwood.

[@JillianEve]

Oh fun! You can do it!!! 💜

[@maringradel6896]

that would be such a cool video if you ever thought of making some!

[@SarahPepperfur]

@@maringradel6896 I didn't make any yet. The last time I tried to cut it up the wood blew up in my hand. No damage to me or the saw but the dust intake apparatus was taken out and the wood flew across the room. Apparently lilac is a bit iffy when it comes to being smooth. It gets a lot of internal cracks.

[@maringradel6896]

@@SarahPepperfur that's crazy cool!!!!

[@daxhopkins7312]

CA = cyanoacrylate. It's the chemical that makes typical superglue work. I have seen non-CA products labelled superglue, and CA not labelled superglue. When the precise properties of the glue matter, many communities use the more specific CA instead of superglue.

[@wyrmlight1168]

Did you use anything to secure the clay/polymer to the dowel? Super glue/hot glue or anything?

[@dmbrown240]

Neat experiment! 💕

[@JillianEve]

It was fun!

[@lorainew4281]

Awesome tutorial! Where were you when I was looking for affordable spindles (10 yrs ago lol). I remember wondering why they cost so much? Imma gonna go make me some new pretty spindles, what fun!

[@JillianEve]

I think 10 years ago I was making spindles out of AOL 💿 that I still had around my house! 🤣 have fun making your own spindles! 😁

[@thepaintsplattercat.]

Does anyone know if you can spin without using a hook

[@CarrieCraftGeek]

OMG Now I want to make my own drop spindle. I’ve been wanting to get more air dried clay for the LO. Mama may be getting some of her own.

[@JillianEve]

I hope you find better colors though! 😆

[@emilycreager2269]

What size craft wheel is that? My craft store has multiple sizes. Also, what weight did the different spindles come out to? I'm just seeing a lot of people online recommending specific weights for spindles?

[@mfdiyart1745]

Nice sharing✌😁

[@JillianEve]

Thank you 😁

[@adastraperporci8829]

Your hyperlink for KZbin isn't working

[@lorimurphy889]

I have never seen a supported spindle. I still haven't grasped spindle spinninf

[@JillianEve]

That tutorial is coming to Patreon first. It is a part of the COE!!! ❤

[@lorimurphy889]

@@JillianEve awesome

[@earthstarr32756]

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@DJSTEWS]

Cookie cutters

[@EllieIn]

And yet another demo instead of the DIY.