Article Info
- Article Title
- Supported Cobwebs
- Issue date
- Summer 2020
- Issue number
- 29
- Issue topic
- Supported Spindle
- Description
This article explores the techniques and tools used to spin ultra-fine, cobweb-weight yarn with support spindles, emphasizing fiber preparation and spindle characteristics. It details the benefits of using lightweight, well-balanced support spindles and the “flick, park, and draft” method to achieve consistent, gossamer threads. Fiber selection, particularly superfine Merino and well-prepared blends like Merino/bamboo/silk, is crucial to success in spinning fine singles.
- Article topic list
- spindles, supported spindles, fine, fiber considerations
