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Spinning: Russian Gossamer & Sinai Desert Spindle
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Russian Gossamer & Sinai Desert Spindle

Russian Spindle by Dru's husb. on Etsy

Russian Spindle by Dru's husb. on Etsy
Bedouin Spindle from Sinai
Bedouin spindle - a stick with a nail

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Category: Spinning

Type of item: Accessory

For: Home

Style: Traditional

Materials

These are two other of my more unusual and favorite spindles...

What was your inspiration?

This Sinai spindle is from the Bedouin of Mt. Sinai, Egypt. They spin on a stick with a nail or screw in it - the yarn shown is camel fiber from the Sinai camels.

 

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Dru Pettibone
Craftsy Instructor
Jul 15, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
that Bedouin spindle is amazing!! and how wonderful that you have the camel fiber on it!! thank you so much for sharing!!

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