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Step 2Optional: Cut The Chopstick To Length
I wanted a slightly more compact spindle than I typically use so I went with 11". That's the distance between the tip of my elbow and where my wrist meets my hand. It just felt like a good length, nothing more scientific than that.
As mentioned earlier, weight is the real critical factor in this. A heavy spindle won't make light thread, at least not easily. A light spindle can't make heavier threads and yarns very well. Mine are all kind of middle of the road and that's basically what you will get with this project if you do it like I did.
You could also make a single spindle and several whorls of differing weights and sizes. You could then just swap them out as needed.
Just cut it if you need to. If you aren't familiar with how to cut a "stick", maybe you ought to just ask someone...
As mentioned earlier, weight is the real critical factor in this. A heavy spindle won't make light thread, at least not easily. A light spindle can't make heavier threads and yarns very well. Mine are all kind of middle of the road and that's basically what you will get with this project if you do it like I did.
You could also make a single spindle and several whorls of differing weights and sizes. You could then just swap them out as needed.
Just cut it if you need to. If you aren't familiar with how to cut a "stick", maybe you ought to just ask someone...
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