Spinning Basics: Yes, Whorl Size Matters
One spinner shares her real-world experience changing her whorl.
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One spinner shares her real-world experience changing her whorl.
Learn why plying balls and spindles make a perfect match for on-the-go plying.
Low-whorl drop spindles often have a simple, straight shaft without a hook to secure the yarn.
Learn what to do when your top-whorl spindle wobbles.
In the Spin Off Fall 2021 issue, we will explore the little tools that enhance our spinning practice. Tell us what accessories you can’t spin without!
Imagine a tool that allows a drop spindle spinner to keep her arm in a comfortable, vertical position, with her hand mostly relaxed.
Cyber Fiber Farm Club gives those who live too far away to visit in person an opportunity to learn more about the sheep and day-to-day life on a small-scale farm.
Recently, when I decided to spin up a 50% yak/50% silk blend top, the decision was easy: I spun that baby using my favorite supported spindles.
A Drop Spindle Is the Perfect Traveling Companion. As I write this, I’m getting ready to travel to Tinkuy, an international gathering of weavers in Peru.
A spinning teacher taught me to tape my control sample to an index card, noting down the wheel, whorl size, takeup method, and other key details.
Trial and error taught me a lot about dyeing yarn when I made my first handspun vest, and about plying when I made my first handspun socks. These lessons helped me on my second handspun vest, and then textured knitting stitches disguised less-than-perfect
I hit the jackpot in Christmas 1997 or 1998: my mother gave me a lace flyer for my spinning wheel, and my fiber dealer friends sent me a few ounces of superfine merino top—the perfect fiber for spinning laceweight yarn!