{"id":139,"date":"2017-05-11T15:32:57","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T13:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/?p=139"},"modified":"2022-09-08T07:34:22","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T05:34:22","slug":"spinning-on-a-navajo-spindle-drafting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/spinning-on-a-navajo-spindle-drafting\/","title":{"rendered":"Spinning on a Navajo spindle \u2013 drafting"},"content":{"rendered":"<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\/MLk3GmZuB9E?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>In a previous post I talked about drafting on a <a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/the-navajo-spindle\/\">Navajo<\/a> spindle. I made a new video on Navajo spinning today, focusing on drafting.<\/p>\n<p>So, as I described in the earlier post, I roll the shaft, keeping my fiber hand still until the fiber catches the twist. Then I draw in sections, hopefully ending up with a semi-thread of even thickness. Then I draw some more until I reach my target thickness, roll on to the shaft and repeat for the next section. I added a slow motion closeup to show the details.<\/p>\n<p>Filming Navajo spindling is not easy, there are details I want to focus on, but the spinning has lots of parts at quite long distances from each other. I hope the video still makes sense. It was quite cold out when I filmed\u00a0and the wool was fussy. I could literally hear the wool fat stiffen as I drafted and I had to be very careful not to snap the yarn. Also, the colour of the fiber makes it a little hard to see, but I hope you can see enough. The next fiber I Navajo spin will be white, I promise.<\/p>\n<p>Spindle is from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiannejackofsky.com\/p\/navajo-spindles.html\">Roosterick<\/a>. The fiber is hand-carded from a Shetland sheep fleece, purchased at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shetlandwoolbrokers.co.uk\">Jameson &amp; Smith Shetland Woolbrokers<\/a>. Shawl pattern is \u00a0the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/daisy-crescent\">Daisy crescent<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kieranfoley.com\">Kieran Foley<\/a>. MC yarn is my handspun and the daisies are various scraps, both storebought and handspun.<\/p>\n<p>Happy spinning!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a previous post I talked about drafting on a Navajo spindle. I made a new video on Navajo spinning today, focusing on drafting. So, as I described in the earlier post, I roll the shaft, keeping my fiber hand still until the fiber catches the twist. 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