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HansenCrafts Welcome to the 21st century! The HansenCrafts miniSpinner is the lightest, most compact, technicall

Have you got holiday 🎄 happenings up to your nose? Relax....spin a bit! 😋Posted • Day 1 of and day 2 of . This is ...
12/18/2024

Have you got holiday 🎄 happenings up to your nose? Relax....spin a bit! 😋

Posted • Day 1 of and day 2 of . This is *Forest Hunt* on mixed merino/silk from



Something for you and something for a friend?Or, two somethings for you! 🤪And you're getting top quality, durable beauty...
12/03/2024

Something for you and something for a friend?
Or, two somethings for you! 🤪
And you're getting top quality, durable beauty too! ❤️

Love the picture! PURPLE 💜 And look at that dandy spinning! Nice, Ashley! Posted • Spun up 20oz of deep stash on my...
11/26/2024

Love the picture! PURPLE 💜 And look at that dandy spinning! Nice, Ashley!

Posted • Spun up 20oz of deep stash on my Purpleheart I love this spinner and love how portable it is to spin on this beautiful piece of art! Now onto plying!

This is SO pretty! The picture. The project. The tools. 😁Posted • Progress on the next project - based on the new Shi...
11/25/2024

This is SO pretty! The picture. The project. The tools. 😁

Posted • Progress on the next project - based on the new Shiftigan pattern by Andrea Mowry. This is a mix of handspun merino/silk yarn.

(I have substituted knit stitches for the purl stitches in the pattern, as my tension in the round using both stitches didn't match gauge).

Windy? Cold outside? What, rain? SPIN! ☺️Ah, the peace! ☮️ Posted • My spin tonight.
11/19/2024

Windy? Cold outside? What, rain? SPIN! ☺️Ah, the peace! ☮️



Posted • My spin tonight.

Time for a pretty peaceful picture. Running on hope...
11/12/2024

Time for a pretty peaceful picture. Running on hope...

Heidi of playing with her new HansenCrafts ball winder. 😁
11/01/2024

Heidi of playing with her new HansenCrafts ball winder. 😁

IT'S FRIDAY! 🤗 Get ready to chill for the weekend! Spin, knit, crochet, craft. Have fun!Posted • Cozy corner, Knitti...
11/01/2024

IT'S FRIDAY! 🤗 Get ready to chill for the weekend! Spin, knit, crochet, craft. Have fun!

Posted • Cozy corner, Knitting on this rainy Sunday. Slow progress on my Opus shawl, but I love love love the project! Also, using my Hansencrafts yarn ball holders to keep my yarns organized.

10/20/2024

🤭 Having a great show!Thanks
10/20/2024

🤭 Having a great show!
Thanks

Before....and this morning! 😲
10/20/2024

Before....and this morning! 😲

Have a great day!
10/19/2024

Have a great day!

Ready to rock and roll! See you at C41! A bit light on stock, so don't leave it too late. 🤭
10/18/2024

Ready to rock and roll! See you at C41! A bit light on stock, so don't leave it too late. 🤭

It's just perfect! 🥰Hoping to see you.
10/18/2024

It's just perfect! 🥰
Hoping to see you.

Taking a break from Rhinebeck pics while we finish setting up. 🤗 Here's something pretty to look at! Posted • He’s on...
10/18/2024

Taking a break from Rhinebeck pics while we finish setting up. 🤗 Here's something pretty to look at!

Posted • He’s on my lap and I’m spinning. I think that’s considered multitasking.😂

See you this weekend!
10/17/2024

See you this weekend!

Hello Detroit! On our way to Rhinebeck. 😁🐑
10/16/2024

Hello Detroit! On our way to Rhinebeck. 😁🐑

Grab your sweater and let's GO!!!
10/11/2024

Grab your sweater and let's GO!!!

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Happy knitting! It's almost Friday! 🥰 Don't you need one of these beauties? #yarnballholder

Oh so pretty! 🥰 Posted @withregram • @bellafilatostudio 🐑 Woolapalooza update this Friday 6pm EST! 🐑 What is Woolapalooza?? The biggest fiber update in the history of updates, well, for me anyway 😌 There will be 28!!! colorways on all the bases! Shetland, Polwarth, BFL, Merino, Flax just to name a few! And also a return of Fruity Pebbles ✨ Here I am spinning on the most magical #corriedale I have ever laid my hands on, drafts like a unicorn & I have already claimed a SQ of it. So tag your #spinning buddy & get ready for a treat!#espinner #hansencraftsminispinner #spinnnersofinstagram

Love the quill bobbin winder!! Posted @withregram • @knitstyleyarns Winding singles onto a storage bobbin using the quill from the Hansen espinner. Love this feature! #spinning #spinnersofinstagram #hansencraftsminispinner spinner

Get ready for the weekend! 🤭 Posted @withregram • @daviksta Still #hansencrafts #hansencraftsminispinner #espinner #handspinningwool #handspinning #handspun #handspunyarn #makingyarn #imakeyarn #maker #wool #woollove #yarn #handdyedroving #lovewool #handdyedfiber #handdyed #handmade #madebyme

YES, you NEED one! And with the holiday season upon us, your friends do too! 🎁 #yarnballholder #knittingtools #crochettools @plymagazine

All set!!! See ya tomorrow! #lambtownfestival2024

Beautiful and functional! Buy the best tools! 🤗 Posted @withregram • @woolnwhippets Knit, knit, knit… #hansencraftsyarnballholder #calliopesweater #theartfulewe #theartfuleweportgamble

Just the BEST yarn ball holders ever!!! You'll love 💕 it even more than you can imagine!! #knitting #knitters #yarnballholder #crochet #crochetersofinstagram #knittersofinstagram

12 minutes to party time day 2! #PlyAway 😁

Such pretty vid, Jaclyn! 🥰. And a beautiful miniSpinner too. Posted @jaciefalko Sunday morning, spinning my own lovely home-grown goat fluff, blended with silk, into gold 💛 #cashmere #spinningcashmere #hiddenbrookeastford #farmlife #ctfarm #ctfarms #fiberfarm #goats #cashmeregoats #cashmereonlycomesfromgoats #cashmereseason #handspinning #hansenminispinner #spinning #handspun #handspunyarn #handspunyarns #spinnersofinstagram #handspinnersofinstagram

Oh yes, that's some serious fun! #espinners #espinner #spinnersoftheworld #spinnersofinstagram Basic corespinning is anything but basic, amiright? I’m about to drop the corespinning class on my patreon. It’s pretty fun and just one of the classes I’ve done for my patrons (there’s a new one about every 6 weeks). #corespinning #spinning #spinningwheel #fiberarts #fiber #yarn #basiccorespinning Reposted from @plymagazine

Just like magic! ✨

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The miniSpinner story began in 2003 in Tasmania, Australia, where we spent 18 months living on our sailboat RED while we were cruising the Pacific. Beth got interested in handspinning but a treadle wheel was too large for the boat, so I made the first prototype miniSpinner for her. It was pretty rough, but it worked well.

In 2004 we sailed to New Zealand where we met a local spinner who wanted to purchase that first miniSpinner so I made another, better one. That's the prototype on the right, the second version on the left rear:

Beth spun on that until 2009 when we decided to produce miniSpinners commercially. I refined the design and electronics and sold the first one in September. I expected to make 10 or 20 annually in my home workshop but it got a little crowded as things picked up. I was putting in around 84-90 hours weekly during this period!