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Tips for consistent spinning?
Jun. 29th, 2009 10:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
angryoldhagI'm an absolute newbie at spinning. Actually, I've only tried to spin my first bit of yarn three days ago.
My spinning-wheel is a single tread, bobbin lead and it's got a leather strip to tighten and release the tension (I'm sorry, I forgot the word for it in English, I'm Dutch), which I found second hand on a local sheep sheering festival. Anyway, like I said, I only just made my first bit of test yarn and it doesn't seem to be very convinced of its own state of yarn-ness. Bits of it are nice and thin and then it's thick and fluffy and back to lace-thin again. I understand that practice makes perfect, but I was hoping that people might be willing to share tips on how they get their yarn to be one weight and stick with it. It might help newbies (like me). Or any stories about your first spinning adventure?
My spinning-wheel is a single tread, bobbin lead and it's got a leather strip to tighten and release the tension (I'm sorry, I forgot the word for it in English, I'm Dutch), which I found second hand on a local sheep sheering festival. Anyway, like I said, I only just made my first bit of test yarn and it doesn't seem to be very convinced of its own state of yarn-ness. Bits of it are nice and thin and then it's thick and fluffy and back to lace-thin again. I understand that practice makes perfect, but I was hoping that people might be willing to share tips on how they get their yarn to be one weight and stick with it. It might help newbies (like me). Or any stories about your first spinning adventure?
