{"id":137,"date":"2017-05-13T20:26:24","date_gmt":"2017-05-13T18:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/?p=137"},"modified":"2018-01-17T15:33:04","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T14:33:04","slug":"spinning-on-a-supported-spindle-step-by-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/spinning-on-a-supported-spindle-step-by-step\/","title":{"rendered":"Spinning on a supported spindle \u2013 step by step"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I thought I&#8217;d write something about\u00a0how I spin on a supported spindle. I learned a lot from Fleegle&#8217;s book about supported spinning, I highly recommend it.<\/p>\n<h2>Starting on an empty spindle<\/h2>\n<p>An empty spindle shaft is quite slippery and it&#8217;s not always easy to start spinning. I take my fiber, unspun, and wrap it a few times round the shaft quite high, perhaps 3\u20135 cm from the upper tip. Then I flick the spindle in motion, stop, draft and roll on to the shaft. I repeat these steps a few times, until I have a bit of a length. I transfer the spun yarn onto my fiber hand and then, <em>without removing the fiber from the shaft completely<\/em>, push the starting fiber down to the placement of the permanent cop. I wind on most of the spun thread on the permanent cop, saving a length to spiral up the shaft. And I&#8217;m ready to spin!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p0Ymt-2FQRo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Spinning continuously with a short draw<\/h2>\n<p>When I spin on a supported spindle I spin continuously. This took me a lot of time\u00a0to learn and I took it step by step.<\/p>\n<p>There are two major parts of this process (well, three actually, but I will get to the third part later on):<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Spinning<\/li>\n<li>Rolling the spun yarn onto the temporary cop<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For these two steps I\u00a0need to keep the yarn in different angles in relation to the shaft. When spinning, the yarn is kept in a low angle, 5\u201345\u00b0. This way, the yarn is sliding off the tip every turn and the yarn gets spun. When rolling the yarn onto the shaft, the yarn is kept at a 90\u00b0 angle from the shaft. So in the spinning process I\u00a0alternate these two tasks and angles.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from the flicking, I don&#8217;t touch the spindle. All the support it needs comes\u00a0from the spinning surface. The spinning hand is controlling\u00a0the yarn and the fiber hand is controlling the fiber. I make\u00a0sure I\u00a0get a good flick to keep the spinning going long and strong.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s get back to the spinning. For a continuous spin I flick the tip with my spinning hand, preferably with three fingers and my thumb.<\/p>\n<p>I do this in a series of movements, not stopping in between: 5\u201345\u00b0 Flick, draft, 90\u00b0 flick, roll on. If I\u00a0want to do this with\u00a0park and draft I\u00a0stop between:\u00a05\u201345\u00b0 Flick. Stop. I draft until I\u00a0reach my\u00a0desired amount of twist. Stop.\u00a090\u00b0 flick, roll on.<\/p>\n<p>There are a few tricks to the spinning that you hardly see in regular motion, but in slow motion they are visible: When I draft I turn my fiber hand <em>against<\/em> the spinning direction, i.e. anti-clockwise for a clockwise spinning. Just briefly to make the drafting easier and to even out bumps. And just at the beginning of the flicking to roll the yarn onto the temporary cop I take charge by rolling less than a quarter of a round in the wrong direction (anti-clockwise).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zs9y3X7GeWc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Spinning continuously with a long draw<\/h2>\n<p>The method is basically the same as for a short draw, but with one difference. When I\u00a0have flicked the spindle for spinning and put my fingers\u00a0back on the yarn, I repeatedly open and close my spinning hand fingers\u00a0on the yarn to let the twist go further into the fiber. This gets you a longer draft before the yarn breaks and\u00a0a more fluffy yarn.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2PvJIdraT6g?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=7&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Moving yarn to permanent cop<\/h2>\n<p>So, on to step 3. Using the temporary cop is for convenience. I want to be as economical in my movements as possible and enjoy the continuous motion. But sooner or later I have to move the cop town to its permanent place. So I make a butterfly. With my fiber hand I lift the yarn interchangeably with my thumb and pinkie and thus transfer the yarn from the temporary cop to my fiber hand. When all the yarn from the temporary cop is wound on to my hand I transfer it down to the permanent cop. I help the rolling on with the spinning hand by flicking\u00a0the shaft. I also make sure I\u00a0make a neat cop. With a sloppy cop there is a risk the end will never be found\u00a0again if I\u00a0lose it.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/65uUHYOPvb8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Plying<\/h2>\n<p>Usually I don&#8217;t ply on my spindles. It takes too much time and is quite boring. But I do it occasionally when I have just a small amount of yarn\u00a0to ply. So, I made a short video on plying. There&#8217;s nothing special about plying on a supported spindle really. I skip the temporary cop in this part of the process, instead I tilt the spindle a little away from the fiber hand and wind the yarn directly on to the permanent cop. In this video I ply from both ends of a center-pull ball. I keep a fiber hand finger between the singles to keep them in order. Then I just ply away.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xAm4WGEZIyU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fiber is from Swedish finewool sheep. Spindles are from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/se-en\/shop\/MaineFiberTools?ref=pr_faveshops\">Maine fiber tools<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespindleshop.net\">Malcolm Fielding<\/a>. Spinning bowl also from Malcolm Fielding. Hoody pattern is Kate Davies&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/northmavine-hoody\">Northmavine Hoody<\/a>, yarn from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shetlandwoolbrokers.co.uk\">Jamieson &amp; Smith<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Happy spinning!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I thought I&#8217;d write something about\u00a0how I spin on a supported spindle. I learned a lot from Fleegle&#8217;s book about supported spinning, I highly recommend it. Starting on an empty spindle An empty spindle shaft is quite slippery and it&#8217;s not always easy to start spinning. 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