Mayan Paddle Spindle Spinners

Paddle Spindles have been around for some time, yet very few spinners know about them.  They work from the park and draft method of spinning, making it easy on those of us that suffer from arthritis, carpal tunnel, fibromyalgia or tendonitis. 

The Mayan spindle is a great tool that takes up very little storage room, gives excellent control over the yarn as it is formed, and can be used in confined areas where a drop spindle does not have enough space to be effective.
The Mayan spinner comes in 2 pieces: the shaft and the paddle .

If you do a search for Mayan Spindles or Paddle Spindles you will find several wonderful videos and tutorials that show and explain just how simple and easy this spindle is to us.

 Please contact us if you are interested in purchasing one.

Turkish Drop Spindles

Hand Made Turkish Spindle made of oak, even the shaft is hand made in our shop.

You have a choice of a Notch at the top of the shaft or No Notch. Beginners usually prefer the notch at the top of the shaft to hook the leader and yarn to.

Turkish spindle make excellent beginners spindles because they are well balanced and easy to use. You do not have to have a lot of extras tools as this one will make a ball as you spin and wind on.

You can also use them as support spindles and spin short fibers such as cotton, camel, yak and cashmere's.


This Turkish Spindle weighs just about .75 oz (about 21 grams) and is great for spinning fine lace to sports weight yarns. .

Measures just about 6 1/2 inches.

Arm width is about 3 inches from point to point.

Since they are completely hand made one at a time, no two will ever be the same, each one is unique.


Each Spindle is hand sanded and coated with a non-toxic, chemical free Beeswax, Lavender Oil and Sweet Orange Oil.







Here's what some of our customers are saying:

"Hello!! I received my Turkish spindle from you a couple days ago. I already own a couple, but yours was a size I needed. I was at first impressed with the satin feel of the wood. But I must say this baby spins like crazy! I am use to my spindles having a notch on the top and was worried it may be difficult to spin on a spindle without it. Not so, its as easy for sure- in fact I never noticed that it had no notch or tree. I love its "sputnik" sort of 60's rocket design. Form and function. This is a must have. Donna. "

"If I were you, I would consider a retail price of $40 - $50 on the little spindle you sent me. It has a great balance and spins fast and long - it's really a good spindle. "

"This Turkish Spindle is wonderful. I love how fast it spins and feels balanced. It spins forever! Spinning was so easy - spins like a dream. What a joy to use. The craftsmanship is quite nice - with beautiful rounded edges and feels good in your hands. This handy little spindle packs away easily in a small space and is fabulous to take on trips. Love this spindle!" Thanks again!
Joey Ford
Cottage Dyeworks

Please contact us if you are interested in purchasing one

Fiber Lovers Metal Ornament Set

Fiber Lovers Set of 3 Hand Made Metal Ornaments

Each set includes 1 Llama, 1 Alpaca and 1 Sheep

I make each of these one at a time, no two can ever be the exact same.

This ornament set makes great gifts for all you fiber loving friends.  

Other Uses:

Christmas Ornament

Garden Ornament

Garden Tag

Yard Art

Gift Tag

Spinning Wheel Charm

Weaving Loom Charm

Wall Tag

Ceiling Fan Ornament

Car Mirror Charm

Office Decoration

Kitchen Decor

Wind Catcher

Patio Whimsy

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I made a Turkish Spindle

After searching the web last night for a small Turkish Spindle and not finding one, I went out to my husbands work shop and looked around.

He has lots of small pieces of wood left over from other projects and I found a piece of redwood from a salvaged deck to play with.  I chose the redwood because it was already in cut into a circle and about the thickness I was looking for.  All I had to do was draw my arches and cut it out with the scroll saw.

This is what I came up with:

It measures just over 6 inches long and 3 inches wide

It's far from perfect, but it works !

I even shaped the dowel down to fit into the holes!  My craftsmanship needs lots of improving, but I think after consulting with my husband, I know what tools might do the job better.

I used the scroll saw to cut out the shape and a drill press to carve the openings. The drill press was not the best choice of tools to use for cutting out the center.  Next time I am going to use the scroll saw to cut out the center opening.  I used the belt sander to shape the dowel.

I don't know much on balancing spindles, but that didn't stop me
I was very surprised how well it does spin and how balanced it came out !

I like a bit more weight to my spindles and I think the redwood is too light to keep a good spinning rotation going, I added a metal washer and now it is more like the weight I like.  I don't have a scale to tell you the exact weight, but I think it is close to 1/4 of an ounce and 1/2 an ounce with the metal washer.

 I am going back out to the shed to find some hard rock maple and try it again.