Timelapse: Carding, Spinning, and Plying Cotton on a Tahkli Spindle

[cyberdivatube]

my mother would approve (she's never managed to get me to figure our takhli spindling:))



[fighterace0]

your toe is possessed!

[Halalsilks]

Dear Megan I have really enjoyed this video. I have felt cotton is still beyond me... wow you are so talented! can you help? I have problems with my curved carders, esp when i am carding mohair or wool, I can't seem to get it all to transfer to the other carder. I have to put the bottom edge of one carder over the top edge of the other to lift the rest off. I card about 4 times but there is always fiber left behind. my carders are ashford wool curved. any help appreciated. thanks, grace in vt

[sarahnapad]

I see the cats and dogs running around, it reminds me of a class i took as a teenager that started my interest in spinning.

Knitting With Dog Hair: Better A Sweater From A Dog You Know and Love Than From A Sheep You'll Never Meet [Paperback]

Kendall Crolius (Author), Anne Montgomery (Author)

In case you havent heard of it yet. just think: free fibers! the trick is not to shave the animal, just save the hair from daily brushings. only sheep hairs are fine enough to sheer w/o ends

[rcailloux]

the toe cracks me up!

[teceyS3]

awesome video, BTW;

looks wonderful to card and spin ! :)

[specialkrj]

I just had to comment to say that it was almost hypnotizing watching your toe wiggle the whole time XD

[teceyS3]

@specialkrj: LOL i noticed the wiggly toe, too :))

[jackyarte1]

Me encanta tu trabajo, es muy didactico, tienes magia en tus manos

[jackyarte1]

Me encanta tu trabajo, es muy didactico, saludos

[dobbylvr]

I have a question about this video and yourspinning tutorial videos. Why is it that you draft while spinning in this video, but pre-draft everything in your other videos? I apologize if that question came off as snarky, but I am genuinely curious. This video shows that you know how to draft, but why don't you teach that in your other videos. I am not trying to sound mean, and your videos are what got me interested in spindle spinning, but I don't understand why you use two different techniques?

[dobbylvr]

@dobbylvr ignore the question mark at the end of my last comment :P

[beyond0this]

@dobbylvr

I think she just got better. I used to have to predraft everything, but now that I'm more experienced (haha I've been doing it for 3 months) I can draft as I go. It takes a lot less time. It's something you work up to I think.

[SusanShriverHowell]

there should be music, like flight of the bumble bee;)

It was fantastic to watch;)

[CraftyAndy]

You should put some nice music for this video, because the video is fantastic.

[tweetspie06]

Definitely. Check out incompetech for copyright-free music