An open end electrostatic spinning head apparatus for textile fibers having stationary housing with a throughbore therein; a hollow spindle means rotatably mounted in said housing, the spindle means further comprising a fiber-collecting funnel at the upper end of the spindle means whereby a narrow space bounded by the outer wall of said funnel and said housing throughbore is defined, this funnel having a dielectric shank portion attached to the upper end of the spindle means and electrode means mounted within said housing for electrostatically attracting charged fibers to said collecting funnel. A conductive sleeve means is mounted to and covers the outer surface of the shank portion whereby stray charged fibers entering said space reverse their charge and are repelled from said electrode means upon coming in contact with the conductive sleeve means.