Antique Turned Wooden Yarn Spindles pickle gap crafts The wood of the slightly

The wood of the slightly larger of the pair is darker and redder than the other

Hang it from a ribbon in the office or studio both to be used as needed and enjoyed the rest of the time

and signed and dated on the back

7 1/2" tall x 3 1/4" wide and deep

it bears a strong resemblance to both Steuler and Scheurich pieces

Antique Turned Wooden Yarn Spindles pickle gap crafts The wood of the slightlyI find these old turned and colorfully dyed wooden spindles, used for hand spinning yarn, so lovely that I just couldn't pass them by, and thought they might still be useful for holding yarn, or as tools of some other sort, or just stuck in a vessel to admire! I'd guess the colorful banding, on both ends in most cases, had a correspondence to the yarns they one held, and would guess the color comes from the same dyes used to color the wool. 19th