{"id":148,"date":"2017-05-18T19:35:31","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T17:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/?p=148"},"modified":"2022-09-08T07:33:10","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T05:33:10","slug":"plying-on-a-navajo-spindle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/plying-on-a-navajo-spindle\/","title":{"rendered":"Plying on a Navajo spindle"},"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\/4ANMd3yM9uE?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>As I have mentioned in a previous <a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/spinning-on-a-supported-spindle-step-by-step\/\">post<\/a>, I generally don&#8217;t ply on a spindle. It takes too much time and effort. I usually ply on my wheel. But I need\u00a0to try it. Today, I had three singles spun on supported spindles and I wanted to try to ply them on my Navajo spindle. And I wanted to film something while the cherry trees were still in blossom.<\/p>\n<p>When spinning on a Navajo spindle I roll the shaft towards me on my right leg. So, naturally, when plying I roll the shaft <em>away<\/em> from me on my <em>right<\/em> leg. It would work just as well rolling <em>towards<\/em> me on my <em>left<\/em> leg.<\/p>\n<p>In the video I keep my spindles in a shoe box. Usually I wind the singles together on a bobble before plying. Or toilet rolls or tennis balls, do it in any fashion you prefer. When plying directly from the spindles I keep my fingers between the singles to keep them in order. When drawing out the singles I smooth them out with my thumb, feeling after bumps and places where a single has plied back on itself. I roll the shaft until I see that the yarn is balanced, and roll it on to the temporary cop. Every now and then I transfer the yarn from the temporary cop down to the permanent cop. It was very convenient to use the oak stump for that.<\/p>\n<p>Well, plying yarn this thin on a Navajo spindle was tedious, I have to say, and there was no time difference from plying on a supported spindle. The positive thing was, as it usually is when it comes to spindles, that I can get a close look on my work and avoid the singles plying back on themselves. There is rarely time for that when plying on the wheel. I may ply on a Navajo spindle\u00a0again, but with less yarn.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_166\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-166\" style=\"width: 1184px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"166\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/plying-on-a-navajo-spindle\/engla_3-ply\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Engla_3-ply.jpg?fit=1184%2C1578&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1184,1578\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495133820&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015174506828528&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Engla_3-ply\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Engla_3-ply.jpg?fit=525%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-166 size-full\" title=\"A skein of handspun white yarn in backlight\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Engla_3-ply.jpg?resize=525%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A skein of handspun white yarn in backlight\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Engla_3-ply.jpg?w=1184&amp;ssl=1 1184w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Engla_3-ply.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Engla_3-ply.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Engla_3-ply.jpg?w=1050&amp;ssl=1 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Result: 203\u00a0m, 58\u00a0g of fingering weight 3-ply yarn, 3581 m\/kg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fiber is hand-carded rollags from the finewool sheep Engla from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kulturlandskaparna.se\">\u00d6verj\u00e4rva g\u00e5rd<\/a>. Supported spindles from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespindleshop.net\">Malcolm Fielding<\/a> (outer) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/se-en\/shop\/nealbrand?ref=pr_faveshops\">Neal Brand<\/a> (middle) and Navajo spindle from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiannejackofsky.com\/p\/navajo-spindles.html\">Roosterick<\/a>. Shawl pattern is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/designers\/beth-kling\">Beth Kling<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/henslowe\">Henslowe<\/a>, Tussah tweed yarn from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcgarn.dk\/default.aspx\">BC garn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Happy spinning!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I have mentioned in a previous post, I generally don&#8217;t ply on a spindle. It takes too much time and effort. I usually ply on my wheel. But I need\u00a0to try it. Today, I had three singles spun on supported spindles and I wanted to try to ply them on my Navajo spindle. 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Ply on the fly is a technique to spin a yarn on a spindle and ply alternately. You spin a bit, secure the end of the single, and chain-ply the part you just\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Spinning techniques&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Spinning techniques","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/category\/spinning-techniques\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Pof.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Pof.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Pof.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1679,"url":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/ply-on-the-fly-on-a-turkish-spindle\/","url_meta":{"origin":148,"position":3},"title":"Ply on the fly on a Turkish spindle","author":"Josefin Waltin","date":"July 27, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"When I was in Austria with my family recently I experimented with plying on the fly on a Turkish spindle. I posted a picture on Instagram and asked if anyone wanted me to make a video about it. I got a very nice response from several of you who wanted\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Spinning techniques&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Spinning techniques","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/category\/spinning-techniques\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"A spindle and bowl on a chair on a meadow. 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I hadn't paid Navajo spindles\u00a0much attention before, but after seeing the video I suddenly felt I needed one. And in late november I finally received\u00a0a beautiful Navajo spindle\u00a0from Roosterick. 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