Bosworth Spindles

This meeting is about some lovely tools! Spindles—used for thousands of years to make fiber, eminently transportable, hugely practical. Some textile tools are very utilitarian, and some are works of beauty. We are fortunate to have Jonathan and Sheila Bosworth come and discuss (and show) us some of the drop spindles they create. They have a way of turning wood into beautiful spinning tools that are not only a pleasure to look at, but a joy to spin. Spindles are great for portable spinning — many of us have taken our spindles to fiber festivals, doctor offices, family vacations, and anyplace we will have extra time, or where we can’t take our wheel on an extended visit somewhere.

The Bosworths will have some of their beautiful drop spindles and other fiber tools they make available for members to look at and try. If you would like more information on the Bosworths, visit https://bosworthspindles.com