Knitting Needles etc.

This is how cotton yarn is traditionally spun for Dhaka weaving.

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This is the unorthodox method I use for spinning worsted roving slivers into worsted yarn using a drop spindle. I hope that it may help beginning spinners by showing an alternative method to more traditional operations of spinning.

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spinning wool yarn and weaving wool like 1900
recorded in Kuchenheim/Germany

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Plying on a hand spindle is easy and fun. I’ve also figured out a way to “ply onto” an existing ball of yarn which allows me to have a large finished skein instead of the small amounts generally allowed by a hand spindle.

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Abby Franquemont spins yarn with a Majacraft Suzie Pro wheel, including joining new fiber. Modified spinning from the fold with supported long draw technique.

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Quick Demo on how to use a Beka Swift and Royal Ball Winder. Demo given supplied by Paradise Fibers Rachel Romine

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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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www.halcyonyarn.com

Halcyon Yarn sells yarn, fiber, books, videos, patterns, and equipment for fiber artists including weavers, knitters, spinners, and hookers.

Hope you to hear from you soon.

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Pure Cashmere Yarn Made in Italy, hand knitting yarn for babywear, sweater

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Megan shows you how to prepare your newly-spun yarn for use. She demonstrates wrapping a hank, tying separator ties, setting the twist, and wrapping into a skein.

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