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Description: Backward draw, longdraw, woolen draft, assisted or unassisted longdraw, point of contact, and double extension drafting are all drafting techniques used to create woolen singles. This long draw allows you to create very long singles. Making these long singles is curiously satisfying – even sexy. To accomplish the longest draw (and prolong the sexiness) spinners have found a variety of ways to move their fiber supply away from the incoming twist. This usually involves moving their fiber supply arm away from their body, either to the side (shoulder abduction), or back (shoulder extension). I’ve even seen spinners reach overhead (yes, that was a shriek of horror) to lengthen their singles. Spinners often combine these movements with elbow and wrist extension and with rotation of their torso to get the longest draw possible. This article analyzes these movements and how to alter them to create the same yarn without body harm.