DICHA 3 Inch Drop Spindle Kit- High Low Whorl Wooden Spindles with 5.6 Oz Merino Wool/Top and Instructions-Weaving Spinning Wheels for Beginners-All in A Gift Box-Perfect Spinner Gifts（MC）

I'm a beginner, and after doing some research on the supplies I needed to learn, I decided to get this kit. I debated for a few days if I should spend the extra money or just get a drop spindle for 15-20$. I'm so glad I went with this kit! I was able to start spinning right away, since it came with fiber. It came with 8 rovings of fiber, the spindle, a piece of starter yarn, a spinner's control card, a manual, & a cute little handwritten thank you card. I didn't even realize it was a small business until I saw the card, and now I'm so happy to support them! And of course, the little trunk it all comes in is super cute!The rovings are soft and the colors are BEAUTIFUL. The spindle seems to be a nice, solid wood. Nothing is loose or broken, and it spins well.I spun 2 separate rovings and then I used the spindle to ply them together into a 2-ply yarn. As you can see in the picture, there are obvious inconsistencies in the thickness of my yarn, but this is my very first time spinning. Plus, I personally love that look! I love my new yarn, I think it turned out super pretty and the colors really shine through. I can't wait to make more!I can't speak on the experience with this spindle and roving if you're not a beginner, but if you ARE a beginner or just looking for a nice kit that's affordable, GET THIS. Great job, DICHA!

This kit has everything you need to get started on spinning your own yarn! It’s easy to use, but like anything you have to keep practicing! I like that it comes in its own case. The case is pretty and durable and big enough to hold everything, but small enough for easy storage! The colors of the fibers are really pretty as well!

Well put together with easy to read instructions. I got this kit with all these bobbles and bits to start a new hobby and instructions with pictures is a great beginning!

i went gatlinburg an saw how they this wanted to learn but the kit was more than i wanted to pay. there price .t they did have to combing paddles in there's but saw this and thought it would be great for learning. wish there were better instructions having to use YouTube. but i am happy. and it has a cute little case to keep it in

After spending several hours learning to spin on this spindle, watching many many JillianEve videos, and reading from the book Respect the Spindle, I've come to truly appreciate the completeness of this little kit.Something that is mentioned in the product name, but that I overlooked, is that the drop spindle included is actually a high-low whorl spindle -- meaning you can slip a half-hitch into the groove on the end of the dowel opposite the whorl and spin with the whorl facing down. In trying both, I think I personally found myself more of a low-whorl type of spinner. If you have a lot of problems with the yarn leaping over the whorl and coming off the hook like I did (which I'm sure is more of an issue with technique and the direction I was winding on), it could be worth spinning low-whorl. Once I made the switch, I found I only dropped the spindle when my yarn started drifting due to coming unspun.After getting relatively okay with the worsted draw with the included combed top -- inchworming my way along and getting a little bit better at being consistent -- I started to wish I had a preparation from which I could try woolen draw (like rolags or bats) since worsted tends to be a little better suited for weaving and the woolen draw has the loftiness that's desirable in knit and crochet. I came across a JillianEve video on drafting from the fold and realized I could use the included combed top for a woolen draw as well!Once I got a woolen draw going and found a rhythm spinning low whorl, I was really off to the races -- starting to get comfortable with long-draw and no longer having to park and draft. My yarn is still not perfectly consistent and has that trademark homespun thick-thin sort of vibe, but it's all been perfectly usable to construct a little crochet beanie with all my little yarn skeins. Even though it's a little bit ugly since the colorways don't all go well together, I already cherish it as my first fully handspun project.I'd recommend this little kit to anyone who wants to get started spindle spinning!

I was so excited when I got this kit. The box is beautiful, the fibers are gorgeous colors. I was going to an outdoor weekend with girlfriends and I thought this would be something I could do while my friend was knitting. I had no access to the internet, so I was learning based on these instructions, and I hadn't watched any youtube on how to do it. I did make something... its technically yarn, but this was really hard to do with this fiber and spindle and only written instructions. I didn't have any background on plying so I was just building up this one ply yarn and not sure what to do with it when the spindle was full or how to deal with the twist.On return home I have watched numerous videos and have learned a couple things... 1) my spindle wobbles when it spins, a lot. From the first spin to the last. It should have little wobble. 2) the length of the fibers is pretty short, maybe 4 inches and this makes it really hard to draft as a newbie.If you get a kit with a better/non-wobbly spindle and you are internet-connected for tutorials I think you will have a better experience than I did. The box is beautiful and I am sure I will be able to use the fibers as I progress in the craft or loose in a weaving class I am taking.

I've been knitting for many years and saw this kit and thought I'd try it. The color of the wool is what attracted me and the way it comes in a pretty box to store it.It makes for such a nice gift for anyone looking to get into spinning wool.

i kind of planned or had hoped for a pink case, i got blue. this was okay, it was made of a card board anyways but reusable for knitting and storage etc. i am very beginner to spinning so this kit was very utmost handy. i liked it for it was merino wool, as a knitter i knew this was very good quality yarn to knit with, however as a spinner i later found out it is okay but as a beginner probably not the best fibre to start out with... it was a challenge to get tension as it was slippery but yes this spinning thing is my thing and is it is fun also i believe this is a top whirl for starters but could be doubled as both? but im not too positive although it does have a bottom whirl groove on it... i have not tried bottom whirling on it yet as it looks more challenging. the one other problem i find with the flower top is that it doesn't have a groove on the top for a feed or indent like i thought it might.... so sometimes when out in the front it unhooks itself and is frustrating then i have to rehook it again... i think if i were more less well new at this i would get a spindle with a groove in it and a weighted base... it is a nice spindle it just kind of stops spinning int he middle of it all but yeah it does work just not sure if it is the best spindle out there for a beginner like myself... i am very pleased this kits exists though otherwise i would have never started to spin!!!

So happy with the quality and the lovely gift. Surpassed my expectations!