Spindle Spotlight #17 - Rope Makers/Twisting Paddles/Mayan Spindles

In this Spindle Spotlight I am featuring a rope making tool that likely evolved alongside fiber spindles. The earliest examples of this type of tool are found in ancient Egypt. While a twisting paddle can be used to spin wool it is primarily a two person tool designed to quickly put the twist into coarser plant fibers (agave, hemp, flax) destined to become rope of some kind. Spindle Style Pros: easy tool to find or make quickly adds relatively even twist good for learning park & draft portable can be used alone or with one other person fun tool for making bulkier/novelty yarn (like thick & thin) Spindle Style Cons: single length limited by arm span (unless you spinning with another person) keeping the spin going and drafting can be challenging not good for all types of fiber would need two tools to ply paddle does not hold a lot of fiber easy to over or under twist single challenge to wind single off paddle 00:26 - The World of Spindles eBook 03:00 - Allen Berry Mayan Spindle Intro 03:17 - Muddy Duck Mayan Spindle Intro 03:25 - Valais Blacknose Fiber Intro 04:55 - Diz Tool Demo 08:04 - Muddy Duck Spindle Demo 12:07 - Allen Berry Spindle Demo 13:25 - Joining Fiber on a Mayan Spindle 17:50 - Summary 📔 The World of Spindles eBook: https://www.academia.edu/3215314/The_... 🌐 Valais Blacknose Sheep Society: https://www.valaisblacknosesheepsocie... 🌐 Muddy Duck Workshop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MuddyDuckWo... 🌐 Allen Berry: https://www.instagram.com/allenrberry... This video contains no paid endorsements. ***************************************** Follow the Tipsy Spinster on these other channels: The Sip-n-Spin Facebook Page:   / thesipnspin   The Sip-n-Spin Instagram Feed:   / thesipnspin   #spinning #spinningspotlight #learningtospin #spinningtutorial #tutorial #howtospin #spinningtools #yarn #spinningtools #spinningyarn #mayanspindle #learntospin #whirlygig #spinningpaddle #ropemaker #ancienttools #fiberarts #history #twistingpaddle #rakestraw