So I made a (very) crude spindle. I knew that I was going to use this spindle only to make newspaper-yarn, so I didn't have to think about the weight, balance or other such things of the spindle.
There are endless possibilities regarding the used materials and the end result when making a spindle and you can use creativity.
For the project you need:
- a hook
- the hook can be replaced with various small objects, which have a curved element
- you could use for example:
- a bent nail
- stronger wire
- I used the wire of a clothespin
- a longer stick (or something like it)
- a stick
- the handle of a paintbrush
- a knitting needle
- I used a part of a plastic coat hanger (I snapped it)
- glue
- a smallish round object
- the lid of a jar (for example one made out of plastic so that it is easier to make a hole in it)
- a CD
- I used the lid of a candy jar
The phases of my project:
1) Gathering all the needed material for the project (the glue, the coat hanger, the clothesspin, the lid of the candy jar, (yarn, spray paint) & pliers, a knife and scissors)
2) Snapping the coat hanger so that I could have a "stick". I left the round part on the bottom intact (just because) and later I noticed that it was useful as a stopper for the newspaper-yarn.
3) Making a hole into the candy jar lid (with a knife and the scissors).
4) Putting the "stick" trough the lid and gluing then together so that part of the "stick" stays above the lid.
5) Forming the wire of the clothespin to a hook.
6) Attaching the hook to the "stick". For this I used glue and because the coat hanger I used was hollow, but the whole wire didn't fit into it, I also wrapped yarn around the bottom part of the wire, so that it would stay in place during the time the glue was drying and I left the yarn in place.
7) I spray painted the whole thing black.
See also my instructions about making newspaper-yarn.
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