Success!

It's a bit wibbly wobbly but it works!

Here it is after twining  its first ball.

Bobbin removed to show the kebab of foam squares.

Spindle ready for spinning. Bobbin with twined wool, and the contraption that I made to make a ball that can be easily unwound from both ends. Inspired by my Turkish spindle, if I wind it correctly I can remove the chopsticks and tube and then twine straight from the ball.

Will quit here with this post as its formatting keeps going skewy!