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Spinning Yarn on a Drop Spindle - Tutorial
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www.theartofmegan.co m Here you'll see how to make yarn on a top whorl drop spindle. Megan shows starting a leader yarn, the park method, the drop method, and connecting more fiber.
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Drop Spindle Basics
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Abby Franquemont demonstrates the very basics of spinning (including getting started) with a low whorl drop spindle you can make cheaply from hardware store materials
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Introduction to Spinning, Part 1
Posted by: afranquemont
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If you're interested in spinning your own yarn, this video provides you with all the information you need to get started. Park and draft with a drop spindle with this tutorial!
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Plying Yarn on a Drop Spindle - Andean Plying Tutorial
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Watch as Megan shows you how to make a two-ply yarn from a single center-pull ball. Learn how to make an Andean bracelet, how to ply two an Andean bracelet into a two-strand center-pull ball, and how to spin that two-strand ball to ply. To see more tips and techniques on spinning yarn and other fun art and craft projects, visit www.theartofmegan.co m. Thanks for viewing!
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Spinning on a Drop spindle While Arguing With my mother
Posted by: ibunnysavetroy
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Well, I've recently learned how to spin, and just wanted to show (just visually) how to spin on a drop spindle. Before I started, I Split my roving in half about three times, and predrafted a little to fluff it up.
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How to Spin on a Drop Spindle
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www.YARN.com -- Learn how to spin on a drop spindle with WEBS spinning instructor Ashley Flagg. Ashley uses a Schacht Hi-Lo Spindle in the Hi position for this tutorial. This spindle can be found here www.yarn.com We carry a wide variety of drop spindles in addition to the Schacht Hi-Lo. Our full collection can be found here: www.yarn.com
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Drop Spindle Cotton
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Abby Franquemont shows you how she spins cotton using an ordinary suspended spindle. No need for specialty equipment! Just learn these techniques and take your cotton spinning anywhere. This is part 1, and part 2 follows.
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Plying Two Single Yarns on a Drop Spindle - Spinning Tutorial
Posted by: theartofmegan
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In this video, Megan LaCore demonstrates plying two single-spun yarns together on a top-whorl drop spindle. Spinning two or more yarns together is a helpful and versatile technique that every spinner should have in their knowledge base. For more spinning information, visit www.theartofmegan.co m. Thanks for viewing!
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The Woolery Spindle Capital of the Whorl
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Curious about drop spindles and how they make spinning yarn fun and quick? This video from The Woolery shows you a variety of spindles such as suspended spindles, kick spindles, Navajo spindles, and supported spindles. A short demo on how to spin is included.
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By: littlemousling. on 30 Jun 09, 23:17:49
Actually, long-draw (a woolen technique) is better suited to misaligned fibers, and? top is ideal for worsted spinning. Chunks of top are great for spinning from the fold, which is another woolen technique, but it's not the same as long-draw. Long-draw from top means having to fight the very nature of the prep, the same way that inchworm (worsted) spinning from rolags would. This kind of misinformation makes it difficult for new spinners to understand prep, fiber, and differences in techniques.
By: littlemousling. on 30 Jun 09, 23:14:51
Well, but on the other hand, spinning is a way of creating a very specific kind of tool for other uses: weaving, braiding, knitting, crocheting, macrame, rope, etc,? etc, etc. There absolutely *are* wrong ways to make yarn for each of those end uses. There's rope that can't hold weight, knitting yarn that loses twist and falls apart when knit, warp yarn that snaps, etc, etc, etc. The only thing that allows a spinner to avoid those ends is understanding the ideas behind fiber and twist.
By: littlemousling. on 30 Jun 09, 21:38:48
I'm afraid BreyerChic04 is right. Consider, for instance, that cultures which used shorter fibers (which? require more twist), like South American alpaca and llama spinners, have traditionally used low-whorls, while cultures which used longer fibers (which require less twist), like English medieval spinners using longwools, have traditionally used high-whorls. High-whorls are more commonly thigh-rolled, which creates a faster spin, but low-whorls can be as well, and often are.
By: littlemousling. on 30 Jun 09, 21:34:28
Low-whorl spindles will support much larger cops before getting unwieldy. In addition, using a drafting method that results in a lighter yarn (the method used above creates a very dense, heavy yarn) will reduce weight on the spindle. Mostly, though, what? you need is more twist. Twist is what holds fiber together; it's to be loved, not feared! Spinning a thinner, more twisted singles and then plying it will result in a much better (and lighter) yarn overall than a low-twist singles.
By: littlemousling. on 30 Jun 09, 21:32:11
Although it's repeated all over the internet, it's not actually true that top-whorl spindles are faster than low-whorls. Rather, top-whorls are more often leg-rolled and low-whorls are more often flicked---but you can do either with both, and leg-rolling usually means a faster? spin. Plus, low-whorls can be used supported, which can be a huge benefit when spinning a fine singles, especially once the cop gets large and heavy.
By: littlemousling. on 30 Jun 09, 21:25:02
Inchworm is a form of worsted spinning, actually. Worsted? spinning encompasses forms of drafting which don't allow twist into the yarn during drafting, thus creating a smooth, dense singles with aligned fibers. Inchworm and shortdraw are more or less the same method of producing that yarn. (An alternate method of producing a worstedish yarn is a form of double drafting common in South America, among other places, but I won't pretend to fully understand the way in which that method functions.)
By: theartofmegan. on 30 Jun 09, 21:09:54
I guess that depends on what type of yarn you're creating and what type of fiber preparation you're beginning with. If you're spinning from commercial top, there's little you need to do to the fiber to ready it for the long draft method? because the fibers are already in line with one another.
By: bethsmithpink. on 30 Jun 09, 20:58:50
Are? you saying that predrafting is careful prep?
By: theartofmegan. on 30 Jun 09, 20:40:58
Aside from the pre-drafted method that I'm showing? here, there are methods you will use in order to achieve different results in your yarn. A few examples are the inchworm method, which is another beginner technique; the worsted method, which creates a compact and dense fiber; the long draw method, which works great for a lofty, airy yarn; and drafting from the fold of the fiber, which helps when working with slick fibers. The long draw method also requires careful fiber prep.
By: bethsmithpink. on 30 Jun 09, 20:29:25
So there are other techniques but you keep removing much of the discussion. I see that as a? problem..
By: theartofmegan. on 30 Jun 09, 19:23:38
Clearing? out some negativity. No need for negative comments, just enjoy spinning everyone!
By: iokheaira. on 30 Jun 09, 19:04:06
It's good to know that you're considering that :) Sorry to belabor the point, but there are many people who don't go any further than the first source. I don't know why, they just don't. This video is really popular, and since it's easy to get the impression from it that you must *always* predraft, it's getting around as "the truth", and as a result a lot of people out there are struggling and can't develop in their art. Maybe you could help them by telling where to look for more info??
By: theartofmegan. on 30 Jun 09, 18:47:54
I've been spinning for about 3 years, and as I've said before, I still consider myself a beginner. However, does that mean I can't share the knowledge I do have? My understanding with learning any form of art is that? you should take from it what you can use, and mentally discard the rest.
By: theartofmegan. on 30 Jun 09, 18:42:57
New videos are always something I'm trying to find time to do, but as a person with a full time job in hair styling, a part time job as an educator for a hair color company, college for my art major, a multimedia art website I take? care of myself, as well as a husband at home, it's hard to fit it all in. More spinning videos are on my docket for the long run, but haven't been possible lately. I think that it's also great to check out as many sources of information as possible when beginning.
By: iokheaira. on 30 Jun 09, 18:33:10
Um, wouldn't it be better if you made a new tutorial now? that you know more yourself? I've seen newbies on craft boards confused because they don't know there is anything other than predrafting and they're stuck. They can't get to a teacher, so they don't know it's just a phase and one technique. Since they've been told predrafting is the only way, they can't get the results they want - for example, if you try to predraft singles thin enough for 3-ply sock yarn, the fibers just fall apart :(
By: theartofmegan. on 30 Jun 09, 17:54:36
As a matter? of fact, traditionally they do. It's partially to do with the balanced weight point on a bottom-whorl. I'm not saying you can't use one for both, but you really can't deny the physics of it. It requires more initial force to keep the same amount of spin as on a top whorl. This isn't necessarily noticeable if you're used to it, but there are slight differences.
By: breyerchic04. on 30 Jun 09, 17:08:03
Bottom whorl? spindles do not spin slower if they are used and balanced. .
By: theartofmegan. on 30 Jun 09, 16:22:50
The top portion is called a whorl, and can be purchased like mine, or? even made from 2 discarded cds and rubber grommets.
By: theartofmegan. on 30 Jun 09, 16:22:09
A top-whorl drop spindle is great for fine yarns like fingering weight. The whorl at the top of the shaft? creates a quicker spin than a bottom-whorl drop spindle, allowing a tighter twist. This allows for a finer yarn. Just as any yarn, the twist is what holds the fibers together. Fine yarns require more twist, and a top-whorl spindle spins fast enough to deliver that to the yarn.
By: theartofmegan. on 30 Jun 09, 16:18:58
This is certainly a bulky yarn, which I've found is easiest for most beginners to start with. As time? goes on and you get more comfortable, people tend to more easily make fine yarns. It comes down to the ability to begin drafting while spinning. Most people make slightly uneven yarn at first while learning this technique, but that's to be expected and also adds character!
By: theartofmegan. on 30 Jun 09, 16:08:50
Just a note to everybody: If you're making yarn, YOU ARE DOING IT RIGHT! There is no one definitive method, there is no one right answer,? there is no specific correct way to spin. It's an art form, and as long as you're happy with the finished product, or better yet, what you LEARNED from the process, then you're a success! Don't let anybody convince you otherwise. Lots of love! ~Megan
By: theartofmegan. on 30 Jun 09, 16:05:28
Aww, thanks! No need for donations though, your? support is more than enough!
By: theartofmegan. on 30 Jun 09, 16:04:13
I get my roving and commercial top from a few different locations on the internet. I get commercial top from mill ends companies who can not use the fiber left to create commercial yarn, but the scraps (which are usually actually pretty long) are totally fine for hand spinning. I also buy from people who raise sheep and process their own rovings and? batts.
By: theartofmegan. on 30 Jun 09, 16:01:19
For what I've seen while watching people learn to spin is that most people make big fat yarn to begin with anyway. I've found while teaching people in person that it's easiest to not be concerned with size of yarn until you have a handle on getting your twist and tension down. If you can jump right into it, that's awesome! I personally draft? while spinning most of the time, but that can seem a little daunting when you're first figuring it out. I figure, one step at a time, right? Right.
By: theartofmegan. on 30 Jun 09, 15:56:51
True! Bottom whorls are also great when you are spinning a heavier or thicker yarn, since they spin slower. The only downfall is they tend to not spin fast enough to spin delicate or soft fibers, or very thin yarns. A drop spindle would work quite well in the application of the? thicker yarn i'm making in this video, though.