Nettle Plant Fiber Drop Spindle Kit for Beginner w/ Fiber Top Whorl Cellulose Stinging Nettle Yarn Spinning Handspun Roving Yarn

**Please Note!! Learning to spin with plant fibers will not be as easy as learning to spin with wool fibers. If you do not have a wool allergy or are not determined to learn to spin with plant fibers instead of wool, then buy one of the beginner drop spindle kits that come with wool!**

I have made a few cellulose/plant fiber spindle kit options for people that want to learn to spin but have a wool allergy or for some other reason, would rather learn to spin with plant fibers. Learning to spin on a spindle is the best low cost way to learn to spin your own yarn, and learning on a drop spindle via the 'park and draft' method slows down the process, so you can learn at your own speed.

I had customers that asked me what was the easiest plant fiber to learn to spin with. Giant Himalayan Stinging Nettle would be one of the easiest 3 plant fibers that I would recommend, and that is the fiber that comes with this kit.

Giant Himalayan Stinging Nettle comes from the Himalayan region where it grows naturally every year. It is harvested by the indigenous people and provides income for them. Giant Himalayan Stinging Nettle may be the longest, natural bast fiber, but once it is processed, the fibers are shorter, but still have a longer staple length than a lot of other plant fibers once they are processed. Take a look at the listing pictures that show the length of the Giant Himalayan Stinging Nettle fibers.

These Stinging Nettle fibers are long enough, and are not as slippery/silky as Ramie (nettle) fibers or bamboo fibers, which are the other 2 fibers that I think would also be the easiest plant fibers to learn to use on a drop spindle. So, Giant Himalayan Stinging Nettle could possibly be easier because it is less silky/slippery.....but it also is a coarser fiber, so it is less compact. So, there is a trade-off of what is easier, or not as easy.

The kit includes: a drop spindle w/ leader string attached, 2 or 4oz of Giatn Himalayan Stinging Nettle Combed Top, and an easy to follow instruction sheet with pictures! The directions also include links to youtube videos for the 'park and draft' method of drop spindling, how to ply on a drop spindle, and how to finish your yarn! I include these links because I am a visual learner!

Learning to drop spindle before moving on to using a spinning wheel is beneficial. I am an impatient person and did not want to learn how to use a spindle before I hopped right on a spinning wheel, but it is an invaluable first step to learn how to draft, and learn how the yarn twists. It was much more fun, easier, and quicker than I had imagined. It's easy to do it while watching tv, and easy to take it with you when traveling!


You can choose which spindle or fiber amounts you would like with your instructions from the drop down box.

You can choose:

- an 11" unfinished wood spindle OR a 10" finished wood spindle. Both have notches, leader strings and weigh 1.7oz.

-2 or 4oz of Giant Himalayan Stinging Nettle combed top


Top whorl spindles are easiest for beginners to learn on.

My home is pet-free and smoke free home and made with care to spread the joy and love of spinning your own fiber!

These are in stock and ship quickly.