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A look at how a suspended whorl-less (also known a Dealgan spindle) spins with Jill Duarte
A look at how a supported whorl-less (also known a Russian spindle) spins
Woolen and worsted can be confusing. In this segment, Jacey explores and explains the difference between worsted and woolen yarns. Jacey digs into which one is soft and squishy and which is sleek and smooth.
Woolen and worsted can be confusing. In this segment, Jacey explores and explains the difference between worsted and woolen fiber preps. Jacey excitedly talks about the difference between the two and why they give you the yarn they do.
What’s the difference between a worsted draft and a woolen draft? A couple key things that make all the difference. Jacey explains how to do each one and how the draft you choose impacts the yarn you make. She’s excited about it too, imagine that.
This article provides a look at the author’s personal spinning experience, reflecting on the experience as a whole as well as someone missing their dominant arm.
Stephenie Gaustad is infinitely patient as Jacey asks her every single question she’s ever had about different drive systems of wheels and how they work. Jacey plays “what if” games including where she names a yarn and Steph tells her which wheels would be best suited; where she asks Steph how to adjust a specific wheel for a particular yarn; and where she names a “type” of spinner and asks what kind of wheel they should have. Steph talks about what each wheel excels at and struggles with and what a new spinner might look for in a wheel. Stephenie also drops so many precious spinning gems about happenstance and twinkling spinning that you’re sure to add some valuable spinning knowledge to your spinning soul.
You don’t have to know everything to make a yarn! Use what you already know and make a yarn with Jacey using a flyer-led wheel. She talks with setting up your wheel, getting comfortable with your fiber, and getting the right uptake/tension. She also shows you up close and clearly how the flyer-led system works, how the flyer leads the show and the bobbin follows and then stalls to let the yarn wind on. There’s pulley/whorl talk, twist talk, tension talk, and plyback test as Jacey spins a worsted yarn. If you’ve ever found the technicalities of how scotch tension works, this will help!
You don’t have to know everything to make a yarn! Use what you already know and make a yarn with Jacey using a bobbin-led, single drive wheel. She talks about setting up your wheel, getting comfortable with your fiber, and getting the right uptake/tension with this greedier drive system. She also shows you up close and clearly how the bobbin-led system works, how the bobbin leads the show and the flyer follows and how the yarn winds on. There’s pulley/whorl talk, twist talk, brake talk, staple length talk, fiber stripping talk, and cross-lacing for decreasing uptake as Jacey spins a worsted-style yarn using a short backward draft.
You don’t have to know everything to make a yarn! Use what you already know and make a yarn with Jacey using a double drive wheel. She talks about setting up your wheel, getting comfortable with your fiber, and getting the right uptake/tension and not feel rushed. She’ll also show you up close and clearly how the double drive system works. There’s pulley/whorl talk, twist talk, uptake talk as Jacey spins worsted for a bit and then moves into a point of contact long draw.
Stephenie Gaustad, sits down with Jacey Boggs for some tea and talk! They talk fiber, community, history, spinning, and how much they both like each other.
Jacey introduces her own very limited spindle spinning experience and why she brought spindle spinner (and maker) Jill Duarte to the guild.
Suspended spindles (also known as drop spindles) represent many people’s first spindle. Jill Duarte introduces different types of suspended spindles, the different parts, and how they work!
Supported spindles are well-loved by spindle enthusiasts and Jill Duarte tells us why. She introduces and demos several different types and explains what they’re especially good (and not so good) at.
A look at how a suspended top whorl spins with Jill Duarte
A look at how a supported cup whorl (also known a Tibetan spindle) spins
A look at how a supported disk whorl (also known a Takhli spindle) spins with Jill Duarte
You’ve gotta store your spun yarn somewhere; here’s how to start a basic cop on a spindle.
Jill walks and talks us through how to build a cop on a whorled spindle, because that yarn has got to go somewhere!
Jill walks and talks us through the wonderful process of winding a cop on a crossarm spindle.
Winding your cop on a Dealgan is a bit different than on any other spindle. Jill shows us how.
Jacey’s getting her crossarm spindle and fiber ready to Make A Yarn with Jill Duarte. If you’re nervous about this, don’t worry, you can’t be more nervous than Jacey!
Jill Duarte guides us through making a yarn on a crossarm spindle (because you don’t have to know everything to make a yarn!). Get out your suspended spindle and spin along!
A color blending cartoon.
