[TheForge] spinning needle and Mark Gardner

[john ortery]

The "needle" is called a fetch hook or an orifice hook by spinners, my
wife spins, you can make fancy ones out of 1/4 round or sq, stock if
you don't mind taking two or three minutes. they look kind of like a J
on the end , just has to be small so as to fit through the hole in the
spindle and be able to catch the wool easily.
  You can find Mark at floodplainforge.com
Allen O