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Description: This article focuses on spinning weaving yarn on e-spinners. It covers the most important factors: 1) spinning a fairly consistent size thread, whether fine or thick, minimizes breakage and abrasion, 2) having even, at least balanced, twist with a twist angle around 25 degrees or more is important in both the singles and plies to keep the yarn intact under loom tension, 3) making sure joins are structurally sound is critical to avoid threads pulling apart on the loom, and 4) the finer the yarn, the more important the first 2 factors are. The article covers planing a weaving yarn and spinning it out of silk hankies. The yarn is used for a beautiful drape-y shawl (in this same issue).