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Ask Jacey: Should I spin and ply with the same whorl?

August 19, 2025/in Ask Jacey!/by Jacey Faulkner

Hello, I would like to know if plying of yarn should be done with the same whorl that spinning was done. Do you recommend to ply at the same tension and twist, or do you recommend to add more twist or tension when plying? Thank you! ~ Tatiana Hi Tatiana, What a great question! The […]

Ask Jacey: How Do I Start a Chain Ply?

June 17, 2025/in Ask Jacey!/by Jacey Faulkner

I recently watched you chain ply on an Instagram video. I feel pretty good about my chain plying, but what still gives me trouble is the starting! How do you start chain plying? How do you attach it to your leader? And where do you get your first loop? ~Jenny L. That’s a great question, Jenny. […]

Ask Jacey: How Do I Improve My Joins?

April 15, 2025/in Ask Jacey!/by Emily Davis-Hale

I’ve heard lots of people talk about how there are different joins for different kinds of spinning. I’m not even super good at the one join I do (I kind of tease out the fiber at the end of my new yarn and then lay new fiber over it and hope it all gets twisted […]

Ask Jacey: How Much Twist is Right?

February 11, 2025/in Ask Jacey!/by Meagan Condon

I’m a new spinner and just can’t figure out how much twist is too much or not enough.

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