Here’s the drop spindle I picked up at the fiber festival. I also got some fiber though the photos of that didn’t turn out so well. I’ve tried using it a couple times but to no avail. It’s really something you have to have someone teach you, showing you how your specific fiber needs to be handled. Or so I keep telling myself.
Keep practicing! You’ll get it. Do a search for some drop spindle spinning on Youtube. That really helped me.