Jane Patrick from Schacht Spindle Company heard about the Mountain Spinners and Weavers interest in teaching a group of ladies on the Hopi Reservation to spin. I told her that I got a call about the town of Polacca which had a large amount of raw fiber with no one in the area to spin it. I immediately offered to drive up the hill and teach them as much as I could in two days. 
Also -- with future trips in mind.
Jane immediately offered to donated several older model Schacht Spindles and they came in the mail yesterday. Wow, I spun on these spindles and now I can not wait to try the new models. I cannot imagine a spindle spinning better then these 4. Thank you so much Jane for helping our project get off to a great start.
Schacht Spindle Company is an American Company located in Boulder, Colorado. Jane, correct me if I am wrong with this information. Schacht Hi-Lo Spindles are easy to use because of the way they are created. Schacht writes, "Our Hi-Lo Spindles offer the best of both whorls: A brass hook at the top for high-whorl spinning and a grooved shaft for low-whorl spinning." The new spindles from Schacht come in three sizes which offer a broad spectrum of spinning capabilities: 3" (2.2 ounces), 4" (3 ounces) and 2" (1.1 ounces).
I will be running out today and checking these out!
Schacht Spindle Company, Inc. 6101 Ben Place, Boulder, CO 80301 (303) 442-3212 (800) 228-2553
Visit Schacht's website, read their blog and subscribe to their quarterly e-newsletter at: www.schachtspindle.com
Check out all of Schacht's wonderful spinning wheels. Several Mountain Spinners and Weavers Guild members spin with the Schacht Matchless Spinning Wheel and I have spun on it at Will and Kate Taylors during the "Spinning at the Winery". Spinning with this wheel is a smooth experience.