German archaeologist Katrin Kania sells reproduction spindles. I ordered one from her and was happy to see my whorl fit perfectly. This will be my new in-the-hand spindle for flax.
![Hand holding a hardwood stick tapered at both ends with slate stone whorl on the shorter end](http://graziamorgano.com/files/2014/02/IMG_0110-300x224.jpg)
I did my Icelandic spinning project using a different spindle shaft. That one is a reproduction Anglo-Saxon spindle shaft by Mistress Rhiannon of Æthelmearc.
![a wooden stick, bulbous in the middle, with hooks on each end, and a stone whorl inserted](http://graziamorgano.com/files/2014/02/IMG_0121-300x94.jpg)
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