Knitting Needles etc.

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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8 Responses

1. ragnvaeig Says:
   August 31st, 2009 at 11:08 pm

   Thanks, but I don’t …
   Thanks, but I don’t knit. I needle-bind and card-weave.

2. bugmenotagainagain Says:
   August 31st, 2009 at 11:08 pm

   Thank you so much …
   Thank you so much for this video! I’ve been spinning for a couple of days, and this suddenly helped everything make sense! I’ve linked your video on Ravelry. I couldn’t find your name there, so if you’re not a member, it’s a great knitting resource.
   Thank you again!

3. mmanley64 Says:
   August 31st, 2009 at 11:08 pm

   I can’t hear you …
   I can’t hear you very well, even with the volume turned up you might speak more loudly next time.

4. foraminiferal Says:
   August 31st, 2009 at 11:08 pm

   Thanks! This is a …
   Thanks! This is a nicely made video that very clearly shows what you’re doing.

5. ragnvaeig Says:
   August 31st, 2009 at 11:08 pm

   Thank you–the …
   Thank you–the fibre is Corriedale wool from Silverbrook Farm in Marchand, PA, USA. To ply, I pull it off the spindle and use the Andean plying method, which utilises both ends of the single; I make yarn balls once the plies have set, as spinning sometimes takes me longer than the projects for which I use the yarn.

6. Halalsilks Says:
   August 31st, 2009 at 11:08 pm

   Hi, I really …
   Hi, I really enjoyed watching this, I spin too and have a few videos on Youtube. I have difficulty using a spindle with the whorl at the bottom but can spin with top whorl easily ( see my videos!).I also make my own spindles with top whorl. Do you Ply or knit with this single right off the spindle? I would enjoy seeing more of your videos! Thanks so much, Grace, Ps, is this mohair?

7. elissamjc Says:
   August 31st, 2009 at 11:08 pm

   Great video, and a …
   Great video, and a nice yarn to boot! Thanks!

8. rosered81 Says:
   August 31st, 2009 at 11:08 pm

   Thank you!
   Thank you!

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