Jenkins Woodworking
Fine
wood tools for fiber artists.
All Fiber Art tools are
made by Ed's hands in his home shop without the use of computerized
machines or sophisticated tools.
Meet the six styles of Jenkins Spindles:
Each spindle has the initial of what type it is written on smaller arm:
S = Standard,
D - Delight, et. al.
Ed began making Turkish Spindles October 2005 using a basic Turkish spindle style
Standards which we call Swans S
Weight of Swans: 34grams/1.19oz to 65grams/2.29oz
Fiber Capacity: well over 2 ounces
Yarn Types: Laceweight to Bulky
Our most versatile spindle with a very long, steady spin.
May of 2008 Ed created
Delights D
Weight: 16 grams/0.56oz to 36 grams/1.26oz, most are 22 - 31g
Fiber Capacity: 2 ounces
Yarn Types: Fine lace up to DK
A good little workhorse attitude willing to tackle just about anything with a long
spin
great for all levels of spinners.
Great travel spindle, especially with the bulkier build of arms and shaft.
This was Ed’s first miniaturizing of the Turkish style.
Ed dreamed of a pocket sized spindle and so in the summer of 2009 he designed
Kuchulus K
Weight: 6 grams/0.21oz to 14grams/0.49oz. most are 9 -11 grams
Fast little turbine spinner perfect for cobweb & fine lace.
Capacity - twice its weight in grams (my max 280 yards - cobweb)
Perfect little traveler.
Drawback is that it’s not a beginner’s spindle, since the spin-back is much quicker than
with our other spindles.
Diminutive size limits its capacity and ability to spin anything thicker than fine fingering.
Ed designed a lightweight, mid-whorl:
Lark L introduced April 19, 2010
Weight: from 14 gram to 28grams
Lightweight and fast, though not as fast as the kuchulu.
Lark - Mid-whorl with long slender arms allowing a person to pack on more yarn.
Convert your Lark to a Jay with a shorter shaft made from Maple, Bolivian Rosewood
or Burmese Blackwood.
Photo: Left - Lark, Right - Jay
The Lark is the most elegant design of Ed’s spindles. Generally, wood for wood, lighter than the Delights.
Ed's most recent spindle, Oct '10, is based on one bought by a friend at a marketplace in Greece over 15 years ago.
Aegean A
Weight: 14 grams/0.56oz to 28 grams/1.26oz, most are 17 - 23g
Fiber Capacity: 2+ ounces
Yarn Types: Fine lace up to Worsted
The wider arms give this lightweight spindle good stability. My Aegean has become my go-to spindle.
Ed free hands each design and often comes up with new designs. Not only does he do geometrical shapes,
he uses Anglosaxonrunes; Linear B, a pre-Greek syllabary with ideograms; he's also experimenting with Chinese
characters!
Weight of spindles within each type vary depending on density of wood and the fact that Ed free-hands
each spindle - no jigs or computerized machinery.
High demand for our products makes it hard to forecast the waiting period.
Please expect to wait at least a few weeks.
When your order comes in it is placed in Ed's to-make items list.
YouTube Videos by Jenkins Woodworking
Watch Ed turning a 2.75mm knitting needle (for a circular pair) on his
lathe: Ed turning a Needle
Can't figure out the half hitch? (or Here for photo instructions)
Starting your yarn without a Leader
Need more exercise? Spin whilst Spinning
Basic Hairpin Lace technique Videos
Efficient Wind On to a Turkish Spindle
Satisfaction is
guaranteed.
We value customer happiness.
As a small family business we personally work with all our
customers.
We make every effort to ensure a positive buying
experience.
No Sales Tax in Oregon
Please contact us at
sales @ jenkinswoodworking.com
Alternate email address:
contact @ jenkinswoodworking. com
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Read
more about Ed and his work on the
About page, or the
informal
Jenkins Journal.
Quality & workmanship are valued.
