Golding Fiber Tools offers custom designed spindles for customers with a specific design or design idea they would like created for the whorl. The idea goes through a design process, followed by Tom handcrafting the spindle.
Tom can use designs that are special to you, to create a one-of-a-kind spindle. The design for the whorl can be finely scrolled and/or handcarved by Tom, handpainted or scrimshawed by artist Jan Elliott. 12K White Gold Leaf, 24K Yellow Gold Leaf, Copper Mica Powder,and Bronze Mica Powder are optional palettes. Also, in lieu of using our standard bronze alloy ring, we offer a wide range of vintage and decorative rings for you to choose from.
To place an order for a custom designed spindle, and for a quote, contact Tom at 800-710-1872 or email us.
Below are examples of custom spindles that Tom has made in collaboration with customers.
Purchase Options
- Sun, Water, Earth
2 3/4″ Ebony Whorl
Turkish Amber in Silver Bezel Inset
Blue Dyed Maple Frame
Pewter Serenity Prayer Ring
Sterling Silver HookBelow: Views of Sun, Water, Earth
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know the difference. - Bison
3 1/4″ Rock Maple
Handpainted by Artist Jan Elliott
Bone Ring plus Inner Ring (Double RingSpindle)
Sterling Silver Hook2.78 oz
- Saint Brigid's Cross
2 3/4″ Irish Bog Yew
Pewter Inset
White Bronze Ring
Sterling Silver Hook
1.75 oz - Yarns at Yinhoo
3 3/8″ Satine Whorl
Square Button Inset
Copper Ring
Copper HookPlease Inquire about Similar Custom Designs
- The Best Cat in the Whole World
3 1/4″ Walnut Whorl
Handpainted Inset by Janice Elliott
Dyed Bone Ring
Sterling Silver Hook
1.51 oz - Music
2 7/8″ Bird’s Eye Maple
Vintage Sterling Silver Inset (supplied by owner)
Vintage Sterling Silver Ring
Sterling Silver Hook
2.31 oz - Golding Girls III
2 3/4″ Hard Maple
2 3/4″ Maple Whorl that represents the Ravelry Group “Golding Girls”, and is laser engraved by Holy Nativity Convent, Brookline, MA
Inlaid Ring w/Black Finish
1.15 oz - Madagascar Red
2 7/8″ Sugar Maple Whorl
Handpainted Inset by Lucinda Bush
Vintage Copper Ring
Copper Hook1.74 oz
- Frigg
2 3/4″ English Bog Oak
Inset Handpainted by Lucinda Bush
Sterling Silver Ring (handtooled at our shop)
Sterling Silver Hook
1.5 oz - Jeanne D'Arc
3″ Russian Bog Oak Whorl (5,460 years old +-50 and comes with a Carbon Dated Certificate of Age)
Vintage Sterling Silver Inset
Vintage Sterling Silver Ring
Sterling Silver Hook
1.78 oz - Surviving
2 3/4″ Linden Whorl
Pewter Inset w/Pink & Clear Rhinestones
Sterling Silver Ring
Sterling Silver Hook
1.82 oz - Kraken
(Double RingSpindle)
2 7/8″ Russian Bog Oak Whorl (5,460 years old +-50) with Carbon Dated Certificate of Age
Labradorite Inset
Abalone Ring w/Black Finish Inner Ring
Sterling Silver Hook2.31 oz
- Pumpkin
3″ Bird’s Eye Maple
Enamel/Brass Inset
Vintage Dyed Bone Ring
2.36 oz - Pumpkin Variation II
3″ Bird’s Eye Maple
Enamel/Brass Inset
Vintage Dyed Bone Ring
2.36 oz - Jerusalem Cross
3 1/2″ Ebony Whorl
Vintage Sterling Silver Inset w/Amethyst Gemstone set on a Purpleheart Frame
Vintage Sterling Silver Ring
3.20 oz - Golding Girls II
2″ Holly Whorl that represents the Ravelry Group “Golding Girls”, and is laser engraved by Holy Nativity Convent, Brookline, MA
Inlaid Bronze Alloy Ring w/Black Finish
0.9 ozAlso in 2 3/4″ at 1.6 oz (not shown)
- Seattle Seahawks
3 1/2″ Walnut Whorl
Handpainted by Lucinda Bush
Bronze Alloy Ring w/Black Finish
2.02 oz - Hawaii
3″ Koa Wood
Vintage Sterling Silver/Amber Inset with Abalone Backing
Vintage Sterling Silver/Mixed Gemstones Ring
Sterling Silver Hook
2.17 oz - Custom Koa Wood Spindle Stand
- Bumblebee and Thistle
3″ Holly Whorl
Cherry Inset Handpainted by Lucinda Bush
Brass Ring (handtooled at our shop)
1.66 oz - Full Moon at the Mountain Top
3″ Linden Whorl (Dyed)
Vintage Brass/Copper Inset (supplied by owner) w/Holly Background
Brass Ring
1.40 oz - Cameo
2 5/8″ Purpleheart Whorl
Cameo Shell Inset (supplied by customer) w/Holly Frame
Vintage Sterling Silver Ring
Sterling Silver Hook
1.73 oz - Navajo Drop Spindle
2 1/2″ Walnut Whorl (handcarved)
1.77 carat Turquoise Inset in Sterling Silver Bezel with Holly Frame
Sterling Silver Ring (handtooled at our shop)
1.15 oz - Peridot & Amethyst
3″ Cherry Whorl
Vintage Sterling Silver/Marcasite & Amethyst Gemstone in Ebony Inset
Vintage Sterling Silver/Peridot Ring
1.90 oz - Cracker Jack
3″ Linden Whorl
Handpainted by Jan Elliott
Bronze Alloy Ring w/Black Finish
1.82 oz - Martial Arts
3″ Purpleheart/Holly Whorl
Vintage Bronze Inset
Antiqued Brass Ring - Winter at the Full Moon
2 3/4″ Walnut Whorl
Handpainted by Owner
Sterling Silver Ring (Hand tooled at our shop)
1.24 oz - Haida
3″ Scrolled Walnut Whorl
Handpainted by Janice Elliott
Sterling Silver Ring
1.76 oz - Golding Girls
2 3/4″ Cherry Whorl that represents the Ravelry Group “Golding Girls”, and is laser engraved by Holy Nativity Convent, Brookline, MA
Inlaid Bronze Alloy Ring
1.51 oz - Jacob's Reward Farm
2 3/4″Cherry Whorl, with business logo that is laser engraved by Holy Nativity Convent, Brookline, MA
Inlaid Bronze Alloy Ring
1.51 ozPhone for quote-minimum quantity 20
Three weeks lead time - Stag in the Oaks
2 3/4″ Handcarved and finely scrolled
White Oak Whorl (Design supplied by owner)
Porcelain Inset
Bronze Alloy Ring
1.79 oz - Butter Bunny
2 3/4″ Linden Whorl
Vintage Scrimshaw on Ivory Inset (Button supplied by owner)
Vintage Copper Ring (supplied by Golding)
1.23 oz - Sentimental Journey
2 3/4″ Cherry Whorl
Vintage Austrian Inset (supplied by Golding)
Vintage Austrian Ring (supplied by owner)
1.63 oz - Robin Moth Caterpillar
2″ Ebony Whorl
Handpainted by Artist Jan Elliott
Sterling Silver Ring
0.63 oz - Onyx Alpacas
2 3/4″ Linden Whorl
Handpainted Logo by Artist Jan Elliott
Bronze Alloy Ring
1.39 ozThis spindle is good example of using your business logo for the whorl design.
- Magpie and Bee II
2 3/4″ Cherry whorl, finely scrolled
Handpainted by Jan Elliott
Vintage Sterling Silver Ring
1.56 oz - The Jester
2 3/4″ Cherry Whorl
Handpainted by Jan Elliott
Vintage Brass/Mother of Pearl Ring
1.01 oz - Rhett and Scarlet
2 3/4″ Ebony Whorl
Handpainted by Jan Elliott
Vintage Austrian Enamel Ring signed “Laureque”
1.97 oz - Mossvale Alpacas
2 3/4″ Cherry Whorl
Handpainted by Jan Elliott
Vintage Mother of Pearl/Horn Ring
1.14 oz - Beloved Beans
2 3/4″ Cherry Whorl
Handpainted by Jan Elliott
Bronze Alloy Ring
1.51 oz - Miss Bailey
2 5/8″ Cherry Whorl
Handpainted by Jan Elliott
Vintage Sterling Silver Ring
1.38 oz - Memories of Kauai
2 5/8″ Butternut Whorl, finely scrolled
Handpainted by Jan Elliott
Vintage Abalone Ring
0.94 oz - Border Collie
3 1/8″ Ebony Whorl
Scrimshaw Inset on Vintage Ivory by Jan Elliott
Vintage Horn/Brass Ring
2.01 oz - Hare in the Autumn Moon
2 3/4″ Cherry Whorl
Inlaid Mother of Pearl Moon
Handpainted by Jan Elliott
Bronze Alloy Ring
1.41 oz - Ladybugs
- The Lighthouse
2 3/4″ Butternut Whorl
Handpainted by Jan Elliott
Vintage Mother of Pearl Ring
0.91 oz - El Perro
2 3/4″ Bog Oak Whorl
Handpainted by Jan Elliott
Vintage Mother of Pearl Ring
1.1 oz - Bunny Trio
3″ Cherry Whorl
Handpainted by Jan Elliott
Vintage Copper Ring
1.68 oz - Bulldog and Pug
2 3/4″ Cherry Whorl
Handpainted by Jan Elliott (from a photo)
Bronze Alloy Ring
1.42 oz - Dark Star Angora
2 3/4″ Cherry Whorl, finely scrolled
Handpainted by Jan Elliott
Vintage Copper Ring2.52 oz
- France
2 3/4″ Cherry Whorl, finely scrolledl
Handpainted by Jan ElliottVintage Sterling Fleur de Lys Ring
1.5 oz
- Lion and Lamb
2 3/4″ Butternut Whorl
Handpainted by Jan Elliott
Vintage Ocean Shell Ring
1.3 oz - Thones Et Marthod (French Sheep Breed)
3″ Butternut Whorl
Handpainted by Jan Elliott
Vintage Horn/Bone Ring
1.3 oz - Farm Logo
2 3/4″ Linden whorl
Handpainted by Jan Elliott
1.3 oz - Snowy Owl
2 5/8″ Bog Oak Whorl, finely scrolled
Handpainted by Jan Elliott
Vintage Sterling Silver Ring
1.85 oz - Celtic Fiddle
2 3/4″ Cherry Whorl, finely scrolled
Handpainted by Jan Elliott
Vintage Sterling Silver Ring w/Celtic design
1.3 oz - Joan of Arc
2 3/4″ Cherry Whorl, finely scrolledl
Handpainted by Jan Elliott
Vintage Petite Needlepoint Ring
1.4 oz - Child Angel
2 3/4″ Linden Whorl
Handpainted by Jan Elliott
1.4 oz - Heraldry-Battle Shield
2 3/4 ” Walnut Whorl, finely scrolled
Handpainted by Jan Elliott
Vintage Sterling Silver Ring
1.4 oz - Unicorn
2 1/2″ Butternut Whorl, finely scrolled
Handpainted by artist Jan Elliott
Vintage Abalone Ring
1.1 oz - Lothlorien Leif (from Lord of the Rings, Mallorn Tree)2 5/8″ Cherry Whorl, Handcarved and Scrolled Vintage Sterling Silver Ring with matching leaf design1.2 oz
- Buddhist Mandala
3″ Walnut Whorl, finely Scrolled
Vintage Brass and Bone Ring
1.6 oz - Dragonfly
2 3/4″ Cherry Whorl, Handcarved and Scrolled Handpainted by artist Jan Elliot
1.4 oz - Llama and Cria
3″ Cherry Whorl, finely scrolled
Handpainted by artist Jan Elliott1.4 oz
- Persian Design
2 3/4″ Cherry Whorl
Handpainted by artist Jan Elliott
Vintage Copper Ring1.4 oz
- Llama and Alpaca
3″ Cherry Whorl, finely scrolled
Handpainted by artist Jan Elliot
2.0 oz - Buddhist Mandala2 3/4″ Cherry WhorlVintage Copper Ring1.7 oz
- Mohegan Tribal Symbol
3 1/2″ Cherry Whorl
Handpainted by artist Jan Elliot
2.1 oz - Tudor Rose
2 1/2″ Cherry Whorl,finely scrolled
Handpainted by artist Jan Elliott
Vintage Sterling Silver Ring w/roses
1.2 oz - Musk Ox (Qiviut fiber)
2 3/4″ Cherry Whorl, finely scrolled
Handpainted by artist Jan Elliot
1.4 oz - Aspen Leaves
2 3/4″ Walnut Whorl, finely scrolled
Handpainted by artist Jan Elliot
Vintage ring
1.5 oz - Black Widow
2 3/4″ Butternut Whorl
Finely Scrolled
Handpainted by artist Jan Elliott
Vintage Sterling Silver ring - Loon in Cattails
3″ Butternut Whorl, finely scrolled
Handpainted by artist Jan ElliottThis spindle has a vintage sterling silver
ring engraved with fish. - Howling Wolf
3 1/2″ Black Cherry Whorl, finely scrolled
Handpainted by artist Jan Elliot
2.2 oz - Fox
3 1/2″ Black Cherry Whorl, finely scrolled!
Handcarved
Handpainted by artist Jan Elliott
2.1 oz - Dragon
Walnut Whorl with pierced Bali ring
Finely Scrolled and Handcarved
Handpainted by artist Jan Elliott
1.4 oz - Buffalo
2 3/4″ Black Cherry Whorl
Scrolled
Handcarved
Handpainted by artist Jan Elliott
1.5 oz - Spinner's Web
2 3/4″ Black Cherry whorl
Finely Scrolled
Handcarved
Handpainted by artist Jan Elliott
1.4 oz - Morgan Horse, "Liberty"
2 3/4″ Black Cherry whorl
Scrolled
Handcarved
Handpainted by artist Jan Elliott
1.4 oz - Alpaca Mother & Cria
2 3/4″ Black Cherry whorl
Finely Scrolled
Handcarved
Handpainted by artist Jan Elliot
1.3 oz - Skull and Crossbones
2 3/4″ Black Cherry whorl
Finely Scrolled
Handcarved
Handpainted by artist Jan Elliot
1.3 oz.