To spin nearly everywhere !

Photo : Primitive drop spindle
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15 mn.

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Two stones, a rather soft flat stone and a rather hard pointed stone, and a straight stick of wood.

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No tool.

Here are the stones, they come from the bed of a small stream.

Find the point where the flat stone stands in equilibrium on the sharp stone, and turn to mark it.

Pierce a hole on this point, by turning while pulling.

Put a stick so that it does not move, perpendicular to the stone, and break it at about 3 cm under the stone and 20 cm above.

The splindle in action !

Video of the making
youtube, 1mn48

Advantages

  • Rapidly made.
  • No cost.
  • No tool.
  • Adaptable : for thicker thread, use a bigger stone.

Limits

  • In some places, il might be difficult to find a soft stone, easy to pierce.
To spin another thread, cut the stick and put another one !