Dawn Jacobson
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Re:Spinning on the Fold - 2007/06/20 13:11
MasadaSpindle wrote:
What is especially nice about spinning on the fold is that the fibers are drawn from the folded roving in a smooth, continuous way. Spinning from the end of a roving is a little trickier in that you have to hold the roving farther away from the end so that the fibers glide out easily. If the fibers are held too close to the end, or more into the drafting zone area then it becomes harder to spin smooth even yarn. But of course with time spinners soon overcome this challenge.
Yes, spinning from the fold is very nice. And yes, it is trickier to spin from the end of a roving. However, just as there is no one "right way" to spin, spinning from the fold should not be viewed as a technique only used by newbie spinners until they master spinning from the end of roving.
Spinning from the fold is the most popular/most efficient way to spin short and/or very slick fibers, particularly silk. I spin from the fold with most very fine wool (Merino), silks, and manmade fibers because I work with fairly fat roving and use a very long draw (12 to 36 inches). It seems to work very well--I get well-spun, consistent singles, and I'm not spending so much time fiddling with the roving before it gets spun that I'm messing the underlying fiber structure.
Dawn Jacobson
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