Thank you for this video! I’m still an absolute newbie compared to you but one thing is absolutely clear to me: it’s definitely important to take your time plying in order to get even tension between your two plies and not have one ply wrapping around the other one as opposed to having both plies wrapped evenly around one another. It not only looks better, it makes for easier knitting and crocheting. I’d rather allow my bobbins to fest for a few extra days to have them as equally relaxed as possible than rush it, and have one more energised which would make even plying harder. That means making sure I have enough bobbins to be able to start another spin so that waiting becomes easier. Best advice I got from other spinners when I said I wanted to by a spinning wheel: get extra bobbins. Even if the wheel comes with six bobbins (it did)… get a few more because you’ll end up wanting them. They were right. I ended up almost needing all of my bobbins during Tour De Fleece this year. If you’re spinning for a large project, you need a lot of bobbins. 😅
Thank you for this video!
I’m still an absolute newbie compared to you but one thing is absolutely clear to me: it’s definitely important to take your time plying in order to get even tension between your two plies and not have one ply wrapping around the other one as opposed to having both plies wrapped evenly around one another. It not only looks better, it makes for easier knitting and crocheting.
I’d rather allow my bobbins to fest for a few extra days to have them as equally relaxed as possible than rush it, and have one more energised which would make even plying harder. That means making sure I have enough bobbins to be able to start another spin so that waiting becomes easier.
Best advice I got from other spinners when I said I wanted to by a spinning wheel: get extra bobbins. Even if the wheel comes with six bobbins (it did)… get a few more because you’ll end up wanting them. They were right. I ended up almost needing all of my bobbins during Tour De Fleece this year. If you’re spinning for a large project, you need a lot of bobbins. 😅
Thank you! Just got my Ashford Spinner this week and am loving your videos👍🏼 Lots of great tips from you!
I learn from you all the time - I wash my hand spun but I’ve never whacked it - I whack my weaving after wet finishing
I am so happy to be able to share my knowledge as well! 🥰 Thank you!
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Good videography! Thank you
Thank you so much!
Awsome!
Do you always have to do 2 "ply" at a time? If it's a 7 ply yarn, can you just ply all 7 at once? How chunky can you go before the spinner gives up?
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