chicksinrubber

HI sorry it has taken a while for me to get back to your question, I have had a busy few months. You have probably found out for yourself by now, but Alpaca does felt well, and the addition of other fibres would do no harm at all. when I card for felt making I do it just the same as in the video...

There is a lot of confusion on this subject and I know that folks in the US have different understandings of top and roving than we do over here.

Hi there, it really depends on what drive system you are using I would say, if the treadle becomes hard when you add more tension to the bobbin I would say it is probably double drive, ie it has a continuous drive band that goes around the main wheel, over the bobbin then around the wheel again t...

Hi, I am glad the video helped, I have been thinking about a full one for some time, but finding the time is part of the problem, I am also looking for some editing software that is easy to use. The one I was using doesn't work with our new operating system so will have to look into others.

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Thank you, glad it has helped.

Hya,

I spin from the butt because the scales on the fibre go from Butt to tip and I don't smooth down the yarn as I spin but I do as I ply. This means that the scales are roughed up as I ply so that it helps the singles to mesh to each other and gives a more coherent yarn instead of 2 singles tha...

Glad it helped you, Ratios only really matter in that it helps you not work too hard, when you find that you are having to wait while the twist develops before re drafting then try a faster ratio. I have had folks on workshops before who thought that the ratio grooves were fancy turning made to m...

I am so pleased they have been helpful to you, getting over the first little hurdle is hard when you have no teacher on hand.

Hi, depends on where you live, but if you look up Ashford on the web you will find stockists near you or look up Spin Off magazine by interweave press is full of adverts. There are many makes of wheel available now, I personally would go for a single drive wheel if buying new there are many whee...

I am so glad you like them, I am planning a DVD of in depth techniques sometime soon, hope to have it ready for next year.

It is an old Hardy Mach 1 on a 14ft Sage.

The yarn is stored on a bobbin which is attached to the wheel, for every revolution of the wheel you get whatever the ratio set up gives you in twist, so for a given length of wire on a 5:1 ratio say you would get 5 twists. It is possible to ply many different threads together.