Spinning wheels are the stuff of fairy tales and seem old-fashioned now, but they were once the hallmark of high technology. Before we were spinning fibers into yarn and thread on the wheel, hand spinning was done on a drop spindle (and still is some parts of the world): a simple device that takes advantage of gravity. In this class, we’ll construct two simple bottom and drop whorl spindles and experiment with spinning wool using this portable method. The materials fee covers two spindles and fiber. An appropriate complement to the two-day course “Spinning Fiber on the Wheel,” drop spindles are a fun and engaging introduction to spinning.