Mahatama Gandhi Hand spinning carpet woollen yarn 

Hand spinning of carpet woollen yarn

 

 
Hand spun Woollen yarn is made by drafting wool fibres by hand and inserting twist on the fibres with help of a hand spindle.
 
A hand spindle is defined as a device that can be twisted or rotated by hand to twist fibres together into yarn. There two types of hand spindles, a drop spindle, in which the thread is twisted as the spindle rotates while it falls to the ground.
 
A suspended spindle, where the spindle is spun on a set surface like a top and the thread is made by pulling the fibre away from the spindle.
 
In hand spinning, you can design the exact kind of yarn you desire with variations in texture. colour or thickness that you wish, your are limited only by your level of skill and imagination.Spinning fibres into thread was initially accomplished without the use of any tools at all; however, this method was more time-consuming. The fibres were held in one hand, and the other hand was used to pinch off a portion of the fibre. The fibres were then twisted by hand between the fingers while simultaneously being pulled out to create longer lengths of thread. 
 
During Later stages hand spinning wheel was invented which was popular even after industrialisation of Europe. During past few years, the hand spun yarn has again gained popularity.