Article Info

Article Title
Does Spindle Weight Really Matter?
Author
Justin Near
Issue date
Spring 2026
Issue number
52
Issue topic
Experimental
Description
Almost every spindler says – or they’ve heard someone say – that you need a larger, heavier spindle to spin thick yarn and a smaller, lighter spindle to produce thin yarn. This article sets up an experiment to determine whether that is indeed the case. Do heavier spindles spin heavier-weight yarn, and do lighter spindles spin lighter-weight yarn?
Article topic list
experimenting, Cormo, spindles, top whorl, spindle weight, drum carder, WPI, twist angle