How much greater is a love when you have denied it beforehand.

I’ve always spun on a low whorl spindle and reading recently that it is totally old hat and totally old fashioned just made me want to stubbornly hold onto my views more.

But reading Respect the Spindle, Abby Franquemont recommends at least trying a top whorl. I trust her – she owns tons of spindles. And anyway the top whorl’s huge popularity in America must have something going for it. But why?

So I ordered a Bosworth 29g Zebrawood top whorl spindle and I am utterly impressed by the comfort, quicker wind on, balance and ensuing yarn making process. I was worried about how I could manage spinning the stick rather than the whorl, but it was so intuitive and natural. I also didn’t like the sound of the cut in the whorl to place the yarn either, why would I need it? But once again, I was wrong and the cut mark helps to wind on quicker but more importantly adds significantly to the meditative flow of the whole process. I’m a total convert!

Sadly the English language lacks distinctive words for all the types of love we feel (it mustn’t be considered important). But I think love for a spindle deserves its own word. Can you think of one? I  SPLOVE. I SPLIN.