Glad to be of help! If you are only just learning to spin, you might need to get a bit of practice in before attempting the longdraw. You do need to have good control of your wheel, and it needs to be set up with a really light draw-on tension. I always find it easiest on a Scotch tensioned wheel. Thanks - Bye for now! Amanda
Thank you so much for the video, ive been scared of longdraw but I just bought my first set of handcards so im gonna give it a shot! Younmake it look so easy!
I don't know the technique that Paula Simmons uses, but Maggie Casey did an excellent step by step article in the Spring 2007 Issue of Spin.Off. It was perfect in all but the name, I don't know why she calls it double drafting, in England it is always refered to as Woollen Longdraw. She refers to the technique as an adaptation of what Mabel Ross describes in her book, but as Mabel herself taught me, I'd say that when Maggie is using rolags, it is exactly as Mabel used to teach. Amanda
Hi, The front hand is holding back the starter length coming out of the orifice, so that I can build up twist without it winding on to the bobbin. Once there is enough twist to start the draft it still holds the yarn from disapearing onto the bobbin, but relaxes its grip just enough to let small amounts of the stored twist through. All the time I'm drafting the finger and thumb on that front hand are opening and closing a minute ammount. Hope this explanation helps! Amanda
@StarchildHolistic It sounds like you need to let a little more twist through as you draft backwards. If you can hit on just the right amount of twist, it will lock any sections that are the same diameter as your starter length, and then you can only draft out the thicker spots. It does take a bit of practice with the amount of twist to use, but when you get it just right the yarn regulates itself into a beautifully even thread. Hope that helps! Amanda
Hi Tony, The first bit of advice I would give to anyone wanting to build a working spinning wheel is to learn to spin yourself first. There are lots of little details about spinning wheels that only come to light when you try to spin on them. I'll try and answer you queries in a sperate mail, I'm fast running out of room on this post. Thanks for your interest - Bye for now! Amanda
@agaknit Hi Andrea, Yes, it certainly is possible, in fact I recently wrote an article about it, which I think is due to be published in an issue of the Journal hopefully in the next few months. You could keep and eye on the thejournalforwsd(dot)org(dot)uk, as they give a contents list for the current issue which will let you know when it is published. I also plan to do a few more RUclips clips when I have the time, so I will add "Longdraw on a spindle" to the list! Amanda
@StarchildHolistic For a proper English woollen longdraw you need to be working from short carded fibre, and ideally a well formed rolag. To do longdraw with a combed prep you want the American longdraw. Look at this video ruclips.net/video/NPaNVSrOJ2M/видео.html from LongdrawJames,he does a very good demo of the American style longdraw. He also has another good clip on English Longdraw, watching the same person spin in both styles should give you a good idea of the differences!
I would love to learn how to do this on a drop spindle, if it is at all possible, and could you possibly recommend some tutorials / do you have any hints? thank you! Andrea
I've spun a yarn on a wheel with a dowel in it's center. Can you tell me how the flyer assembly works. How does the spool suddenly take up slack? How does the flyer and bobbin assembly work together? My mom wants to make a quilt made from hand spun thread. any help and or information you can give me will be greatly apprecheated to be sure! Thank you Tony
Could someone give me some details on how the flyer works??? I'm having trouble trying to wrap my mind around how the spool knows when to take up new yarn and how does it spread out on the bobbon with out bunching up in one spot? I'd LOVE to make my own spinning wheel but this part iiludes me to be sure!
I tried doing that but the flyer is too precise and you you would have to have years of experience to make a wheel. Buy a wheel. Learn how to spin. Then maybe you could attempt to make one.
Could someone give me some details on how the flyer works??? I'm having trouble trying to wrap my mind around how the spool knows when to take up new yarn and how does it spread out on the bobbon with out bunching up in one spot? I'd LOVE to make my own spinning wheel but this part iiludes me to be sure!
Glad to be of help! If you are only just learning to spin, you might need to get a bit of practice in before attempting the longdraw. You do need to have good control of your wheel, and it needs to be set up with a really light draw-on tension. I always find it easiest on a Scotch tensioned wheel.
Thanks - Bye for now!
Amanda
I love how she repeats the method several time as she does it. It'll be in my head forever. Thanks!
I spin the same way and never knew the name! You did a very lovely video, I posted it as a favorite. Thanks so much from Grace,Vermont, USA.
Very nicely DONE video & simply beautiful spinning technique - Very nice!
Thank you so much for the video, ive been scared of longdraw but I just bought my first set of handcards so im gonna give it a shot! Younmake it look so easy!
Thank you for showing us this and for telling us to look at longdraw James videos, I must now go and practise!
I don't know the technique that Paula Simmons uses, but Maggie Casey did an excellent step by step article in the Spring 2007 Issue of Spin.Off. It was perfect in all but the name, I don't know why she calls it double drafting, in England it is always refered to as Woollen Longdraw. She refers to the technique as an adaptation of what Mabel Ross describes in her book, but as Mabel herself taught me, I'd say that when Maggie is using rolags, it is exactly as Mabel used to teach.
Amanda
Excellent technique and demonstration. Thank you.
Hi,
The front hand is holding back the starter length coming out of the orifice, so that I can build up twist without it winding on to the bobbin. Once there is enough twist to start the draft it still holds the yarn from disapearing onto the bobbin, but relaxes its grip just enough to let small amounts of the stored twist through. All the time I'm drafting the finger and thumb on that front hand are opening and closing a minute ammount.
Hope this explanation helps!
Amanda
@StarchildHolistic
It sounds like you need to let a little more twist through as you draft backwards. If you can hit on just the right amount of twist, it will lock any sections that are the same diameter as your starter length, and then you can only draft out the thicker spots. It does take a bit of practice with the amount of twist to use, but when you get it just right the yarn regulates itself into a beautifully even thread. Hope that helps! Amanda
Hi Tony,
The first bit of advice I would give to anyone wanting to build a working spinning wheel is to learn to spin yourself first. There are lots of little details about spinning wheels that only come to light when you try to spin on them.
I'll try and answer you queries in a sperate mail, I'm fast running out of room on this post.
Thanks for your interest - Bye for now!
Amanda
You're welcome - glad you found it interesting!
Vielen Dank für den Kommentar!
Ja, das Geheimnis zu longdraw Spinning bekommt einen guten Rhythmus zu entwickeln!
Wonderful video. Thank you for sharing. :)
@agaknit
Hi Andrea,
Yes, it certainly is possible, in fact I recently wrote an article about it, which I think is due to be published in an issue of the Journal hopefully in the next few months. You could keep and eye on the thejournalforwsd(dot)org(dot)uk, as they give a contents list for the current issue which will let you know when it is published.
I also plan to do a few more RUclips clips when I have the time, so I will add "Longdraw on a spindle" to the list!
Amanda
@StarchildHolistic
For a proper English woollen longdraw you need to be working from short carded fibre, and ideally a well formed rolag. To do longdraw with a combed prep you want the American longdraw. Look at this video ruclips.net/video/NPaNVSrOJ2M/видео.html from LongdrawJames,he does a very good demo of the American style longdraw. He also has another good clip on English Longdraw, watching the same person spin in both styles should give you a good idea of the differences!
I would love to learn how to do this on a drop spindle, if it is at all possible, and could you possibly recommend some tutorials / do you have any hints?
thank you!
Andrea
I've spun a yarn on a wheel with a dowel in it's center. Can you tell me how the flyer assembly works. How does the spool suddenly take up slack? How does the flyer and bobbin assembly work together? My mom wants to make a quilt made from hand spun thread.
any help and or information you can give me will be greatly apprecheated to be sure!
Thank you
Tony
Could someone give me some details on how the flyer works??? I'm having trouble trying to wrap my mind around how the spool knows when to take up new yarn and how does it spread out on the bobbon with out bunching up in one spot? I'd LOVE to make my own spinning wheel but this part iiludes me to be sure!
Thank you for wonderful video!
I want to spinning your way, will practice more more more...
And ,Thank you for your comment to the my video.
I tried doing that but the flyer is too precise and you you would have to have years of experience to make a wheel. Buy a wheel. Learn how to spin. Then maybe you could attempt to make one.
Could someone give me some details on how the flyer works??? I'm having trouble trying to wrap my mind around how the spool knows when to take up new yarn and how does it spread out on the bobbon with out bunching up in one spot? I'd LOVE to make my own spinning wheel but this part iiludes me to be sure!