Spinning yarn with a fidget spinner

[@fjolliff6308]

You've made a use for my fidget spinner... Now I just have to remember where I put it...

[@draguta8995]

The "safe place" is often the place of no return!

[@jetv1471]

😂😂😂😂

[@gwendolenseay446]

I found this channel just looking into spinning and I must say this man gives off such a calming energy and is so sweet and helpful and explains so quickly in so short a time but without seeming rushed at all and well I salute you sir

[@janablanco3946]

This is fantastic! My son and I have been discussing cotton from plant to clothes in home school, and he wanted to try spinning some cotton. This is the perfect way for him to do it without having to buy a bunch of supplies.

[@doriskarloff964]

I love that first example, with the fidget spinner doing all the work - simple but very effective.

[@melmeki4422]

You are GENIUS I've never occurred to use a hand spinner for the spinning mechanism. I was at a loss to find a way to twist 140m of brittle yarn. This is so much helpful! Thank you!🧶

[@hazelblumberg-mckee4912]

I hate fidget spinners, but THIS makes me love them! Superb idea! Thank you!

[@mobius273]

What's your beef with fidget spinners

[@MsLadyhorse]

My son collects those stupid things!! Finally! A use for some of them!! Thanks for the ideas!

[@blackdawg242]

This is incredible, it makes spinning so much more accessible. Thank you for sharing!

[@rebeccacheong4692]

Was looking for a way to get a taste of spinning yarn, without having to Buy actual spinners. This could be a good idea! Thanks!

[@thecognitivedissonant3606]

Woohoo ADHD yarn spinning @@ !! I'm so excited! ❤️👍🙃

[@adeleu46]

Scott you are such a genius and I love, love love your creativity! Keep makin' those spindles. We love ya'.

[@annmikeal9400]

Wonder if this would get my kids to actually try spinning, lol

[@SnyderSpindles]

Wouldn't hurt to try ;)

[@sarahjowright1730]

Ann Mikeal Good question!

[@bryanotero123]

I adore you fo making this video good sir, u rock, ur shirt and beard rock thank you

[@jenniferbrighty5120]

HI, What a Brilliant Idea. Thankyou so much for this video/tutorial. Happy Spinning. Take care & stay safe. From England xx

[@tutleymutley]

one of our guild members glued the bearings up, stuck in the dowel and used the fidget spinner as an ordinary top whorl spindle. Similar idea.

[@elainelarson7071]

This was so awesome!! I've wanted to try spinning yarn for a long time.

[@a.r.3476]

Love this idea! Even easier than a CD spindle with no washers, etc needed. Since I don't own one, will a pencil fit to work as the shaft?

[@JCej]

I think I'm going to have to get a fidget spinner now. This is so cool!

[@draguta8995]

This is absolutely amazing. Thank you so much, and also thanks for the Mayan spinner idea too, now I have another model of spindle to research into! Who knew fidget spinners were so adaptable, and so efficient, too!

[@madcec12]

That’s fantastic and a great way to save an item from being thrown out! I love this!

[@spiderwomanatl]

I would make it stationary and spin it with one hand while holding the roving and drafting with the other. It might be more like a walking wheel on a smaller scale. Hmm...now I have to get that fidget spinner thing. I love the idea.

[@leetravathan]

Finally, a good use for them! Thanks!

[@deborahjabara2614]

can you use the holes in it to ply yarn?

[@heartcrafts3426]

Yeah I thought that too..a super quick way to 3ply maybe!

[@palacinkasmarmeladou]

I was thinking same thing. Maybe use 3 different colors to make interesting 3ply

[@kallen8279]

Love this, thanks for showing the method of using the fidget spinner on a stationary dowel. A lot less effort than Mayan spinner. Would require even less effot if the stationary dowel (with the dowel going through the center hole) were secured by a clamp or vice grip.

[@SilentNoMore64]

So simplistic and imaginative! Thumbs up and subscribed. Thanks!

[@kaotically]

This is awesome. Who knew there was a purpose to all those fidget spinners I bought years ago 😂

[@Nubianskin901]

This was super cool and right on time. Can't wait to try this.

[@wangofree]

Dude, this is brill.

[@azealiabanksstan4eva234]

Could you make a 3 ply yarn with the holes? I would love to see someone try

[@joanapthorp5592]

Wonderful! I'm always looking for new ways to update my spinning equipment!

[@lauramoy9940]

I bet there will be a bunch of these at Goodwill in a few years!

[@MyMiaTom]

OMG this is kind of the things that makes me say "how didn't I thought of that..." and this makes my wheels spin like crazy.... thanks for sharing!

[@lynnzerben]

And I'm going to go sacrifice my cheapest fidget spinner for this. So cool, that for posting it.

[@EverleyStPeter-pw8ni]

Soooooo cool it looks like you could spin a lot faster!

[@Meg_of_all_threads]

This is hilarious! I won't see them with the same eyes now! XD thanks!

[@roset.7446]

How did I not think of that? You good sir are so smart!

[@d3rkangel4tlfl1ght2]

So I've been trying to learn spinning wool and this was such a great way to start.

[@lynng8856]

Fantastic idea here I am seeing this almost 3 yrs later and just got the same idea. Why isnt this more popular?

[@BeverlyTilton]

You never cease to amaze me!

[@lunacavemoth]

this is awesome :) keep getting told that my constant spindling is no different than a fidget spinner xD

[@SnyderSpindles]

well, with a spindle you are making yarn, something you can use. lol

[@gretchengeer9735]

Where do you find one of these with the open hole in the center??

[@SnyderSpindles]

There are caps you pop off to expose the bearing.

[@MissWayLucas]

Oh wow, SO cool! My husband bought one a few years back that is made of metal and has weighted posts that can be unscrewed to add/subtract how many spokes are on it. It's quite hefty for its size and I've always thought it would make a decent tool for SOMETHING! I am now dying to try spinning some of my cat hair with it 🤣

[@betula-pendula]

Great idea! Thanks for sharing!

[@nightshadekelly]

That's much faster then me using a hand spindle. I'm gonna do this lol

[@jdb6026]

He makes it look like child's play. Damn. 🔥🔥🔥

[@ItsRealyReall]

I can't believe what I'm seeing!! 😲😂 Thanks. This is the only reason I'd go near one.

[@andrealivingston-shuman7721]

Where did you get the fancy Fidget Spinner like you have with the pointy shapes of the tips? Where did you purchase the fidget spinner that lights up. I would love some of those. maybe Dicks Sporting Store carries them? I love this idea. How thick of a dowel you used for your spindle you have on your video. Instead of using Masking tape, you could get some black rubber grommets that will stay on the dowel where you put them. Tape gets messy after a while.

[@kimnightser8021]

Thank you , that's absolutely awesome!!!

[@LosPeregrinos51]

Fascinating. Absolutely no idea why this was recommended - the ways of KZbin are a mystery to me - nor why the subtitles are in Norwegian (I'm based in the UK and have no skills with Nordic languages) but it's interesting that old skills can be given a new twist. Who knows, next time I take a hike past a sheep pasture I might start gathering wool. Keep spinning! 😊

[@deniseharris5233]

Thank you, you just saved me heaps, now where did I put it?..

[@WanderingNature]

Now that’s a way better use for those fidgets in my opinion

[@craftinessiskey4363]

I'm gonna have my son try this with his fidget spinner. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@heartcrafts3426]

So funny!! I've spent all that money on a wheel and my spindles when I could just got tape and a fidget whirly..damn!

[@dragonlord0666]

instead of park n draft, you could hold the spindle between your knees ans spin the FS then draft as it's spinning, yes, you won't get as long a draft as using it as a top whorl but you will get more than park n draft.

[@Saphira4Q]

Thanks Scott! Now, I've got to try this!

[@WhattheBeck]

thats so smart! i think ill be upcycling my single fidget spinner into a drop spindle for lighter weight yarn

[@dshe8637]

Excellent. That's really clever

[@nancyjohnson6557]

Something I’ve been wondering for about a long as I’ve been working with yarn is, would it be possible to spin on a bicycle? I used to turn my bicycle upside down and pretend that it was a spinning wheel for making yarn. Now I actually have a spinning wheel and it seems to me that the yarn would get all tangled in the bike frame unless someone adjustments were made to some part of the bike.

[@vane_lao]

This is genius and, so much fun 😆

[@947417]

Would there be a way to have the shaft attached to something and just flick the spinner and then draft with both hands or could you park the shaft horizontally the way you hold it and use it like a chakra wheel?

[@Prometheus2100]

I wonder if this would work with silk since silk has to be introduced with a lot of twist

[@mhdesert1]

Thank you a lot for the advise ! Here is a good reason to get a fidget spinner !

[@licisam1973]

WUUUUUOOOOU AMAZING. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! IS A FANTASTIC IDEA.

[@lcrochetlovechild7047]

Wonderful idea

[@palacinkasmarmeladou]

This is so cool.

[@57esther]

Brilliant, thanks. Think it would work for a blind woman?

[@SnyderSpindles]

Not sure, spinning is a very tactical thing. So maybe?

[@trollmomjo]

I have a lot of yarn that needs to be spun. Guess I'm trying this. LOL thanks.

[@RuthHenriquez1]

I would think that winding off from it would be difficult, since the arms are sort of hooked.

[@MrKbbown]

This is a great idea. Thanks.

[@chrisclawson965]

I came to this video for laughs... I ended up being delighted instead. Pretty cool idea. Maybe ill have a use for my fidget spinner now. Considering i hadn't been using it otherwise.

[@drtareqismail]

Very good idea , but in the 2nd part , the spinner lost it function by the tape and now act as any disc ! Am I correct ?

[@SnyderSpindles]

The fidget spinning free on the shaft would prevent it from being a whorl. So yes it’s just a disc but a disc is what you’re looking for.

[@ritamclaughlin9681]

amazing! I Love this!

[@kathygullatte]

I definitely want to try this. What size dowel did you use?

[@SnyderSpindles]

I just used a shaft I turned on the lathe. I'd just take the spinner to the store and find a dowel that fits yours :)

[@Kimscrochetandknits]

im going to try this method thanku:)

[@Carlie_flower]

Now I have a use for all those fidget spinner a I have laying around 😂

[@CraftAmundous]

Brilliant! Where do you get those bell shaped hooks?

[@SnyderSpindles]

I make them from a closed hook, a little cutting and bending. Home improvement stores have lots of hooks to choose from :)

[@ericronchetti2718]

Merci Merci pour vos astuces.....

[@sherryblack7282]

This is genius!

[@janicemartian]

Ooooooooh. I was thinking just that the other day. Thank you!!!

[@TheMatingbflies]

Can you tell me where you found spinner with a hole in center. I don’t think I could drill one into any without lies because it would go into the ball bearings, ruining the spinner. I realize they may not be as easy to find now or probably not your exact spinner exactly where you purchased it. Thank you for any help you can offer.

[@annikakiss5055]

You have to pop off the 2 holders in the sides

[@healingsprings11]

Great idea...Wow!

[@ericamassey1112]

That's cool!

[@lovecraftwithme]

This made my day :D

[@alchemicalmuse3385]

thats awesome.

[@theangrynomads]

Good job ✅ it works

[@loretta2539]

my sister enjoys these things and I happened to get one during a giveaway at her school (I cant stand them) so now my fidget spinner has an actual purpose now lol 😂😂

[@amarisjoseph]

Is it possible to spinn poly fiberfill the stuff in teddy bears?

[@jaredrosa3415]

The fiber fill is really short like less than a quart of an inch, it was impossible for me to even create a leader. I'm only a beginner when it comes to spinning though, and I only tried when I first got my drop spindle.

[@SuperShannonanna]

Fantastic!

[@scottftw4796]

that is so cool

[@balgrantango460]

that's terrific, thanks

[@dogsinolga]

Nice!

[@bonniemonahan3924]

Brilliant

[@kaylagil7917]

*Hey there not so useless after all*

[@adamakaru2683]

Bra-Vo and and thank you what an idea.

[@lisajarvis3820]

Cheapest way to make one ~ 😂 a ty

[@kathosim501]

Toys for the apocalypse!

[@watchgoose]

why not use it like a regular DS?

[@SnyderSpindles]

I did, right about at the 4 minute mark ;)

[@carolynmacpetrieogden6269]

watchgoose Scottish spindle

[@Kellykidsetc]

Finally some reason not to hide as destroy all those fidget spinners that come home with my kids.

[@scottftw4796]

the best thing is im named after the actor scott fischer

[@kittylevee4662]

Interesting‼️