Drop Spinning Yarn with a Wrist Distaff - Timelapse

[mystictree1]

Coming from a wheel spinning background to a spindle spinning, I have never used a wrist distaff. I had hoped that this vid would show how you prepped it but it didn't :(

[iokheaira]

Thanks :) have to try that when spinning for thicker worsted singles. Oddly enough, I've found that when spinning very thin it doesn't seem to matter so much if the fibre is a bit compacted, and actually can make it easier. Strange.

Rolags are so much fun! Recently I've done long draw with the spindle without pre-drafting the rolags, but then I'm not making very thick rolags to begin with so any pre-drafting would result in thinner yarn than I want...

[iokheaira]

Lovely yarn! You've really come a long way from that first video with you as a beginner :)

Does "conditioning" the roving by pre-drafting it slightly make it easier to spin thick and even singles? After getting past the thick-and-thin beginner phase, I've found spinning thick and even more difficult than spinning thin.

[theartofmegan]

I personally think so, yes. I tend to pre-condition most of my fiber though, even if I'm spinning something thin or thick-thin because it loosens the fibers' grip on each other so that any fine tuning I do while spinning is easier, be it evening out any bulky areas to create an even thick yarn, or to make quicker work of thick-thin work on a spindle. I do love a good thick yarn!

[theartofmegan]

Also, part of it depends on if I'm going for a woolen or a worsted yarn. I also work with mostly commercial top or hand-carded rolags, so when I'm doing rolag work I tend to do a bit less pre-drafting, especially if I'm looking for a fluffier yarn.

[Ayutastique]

Super awesome :000