Modular Drop Spindles
Modular drop spindles allow you to change the weight, balance and hook size of your drop spindle at a moment's notice. You can choose from a range of whorl sizes, arrange your spindle as top or bottom whorl, and attach the kind of hook that's right for whatever you're spinning right now.
Kits
Modular Drop Spindle: Standard Kit (MDS6)Our Modular Drop Spindle Standard Kits come complete with the following:
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£45 |
Ultra-Light Modular Drop Spindle Kit (MDS4)Designed for spinning fine yarns, the ultra-light MDS kits utilise modern materials to reduce weight while maintaining a strength and robustness not usually available on ~5g drop spindles. The light-weight materials also allow for wider whorls for a given mass, resulting in improved spin time.
Kit includes:
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£35 |
Modular Drop Spindle: Light-weight Kit (MDS6L)Coming Soon
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£TBA |
Bobbins
MDS6 bobbin
These bobbins fit the standard size (6mm diameter) MDS6 and MDS6L shafts, and are available in a variety of lengths.
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£4.00 |
MDS4 bobbin
These bobbins fit the ultra-light MDS4 series shafts.
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£4.00 |
Whorls
Separate whorls will become available shortly in a range of sizes, weights and wood. MDS6 whorls are designed for the MDS6 and the MDS6L range of shafts. MDS4 whorls will only fit the ultra-light MDS4 shafts
Shafts
Separate shafts are available in a range of sizes, and materials.
MDS6 shafts have a 6mm diameter and are constructed from aluminium with a wooden whorl housing the magnets.
MDS6L shafts also have a 6mm diameter and are constructed from carbon-fibre with a minimal resin hub to house the magnets
MDS4 shafts are the new ultra-light range. All MDS4 shafts have a 4mm diameter and are constructed from carbon-fibre with a minimal resin magnet housing