Tammy Rizzo's Ply-on-the-fly technique

NOTE - I made a new video, check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jc2tYkv_EU

NOTE - I've made a couple of improvements to this technique - please visit my blog at http://rosemaryknits.blogspot.com/2008/06/tammy-rizzos-navajo-ply-on-fly.html and read the added notes, which were added in April of 2009. These improvements greatly improve the productivity of this technique. Check it out!

This is a spinning and plying technique where a length of singles is spun, then Navajo plied back onto the spindle. Another length is spun, then plied, and so on, so that when your spindle is full, it's full of plied yarn! It's the most ingenious technique I've ever seen. Tammy is a genius.

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Education

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• spin
• spindle
• spinning
• handspinning
• handspindle
• plying
• Navajoplying
• Navajoply
• Navajo
• ply
• ply-on-the-fly
• spindling
• handspindling
• wool

[tkdshine]

You make this look so easy!! I can't wait to try it! :D (Once I master basic spinning, that is! *wink*)

[rosemary20001]

@tkdshine Aw, thanks! It is a pretty easy trick, once you master basic spinning. It won't be long, keep practicing! And, thanks!

[tutleymutley]

I love spindle spinning and I love any technique that makes it self sufficient: your navajo plying on the fly is ingenious and I can't thank you enough...

[guzzisue]

mastered this today, great technique

[devynethang]

@rosemary20001 Hi! I got my Little Joe spindle today. I have almost finished spinning and plying the bit of roving included. This is a really neat trick! and being a guy, I'm tall enough that I can sit on my bed and still spin a long enough single to be able to ply it back on itself. Thanks a bunch!

[rosemary20001]

@devynethang Yeah, the first one is a little less complicated, but really, not much. Once you get really comfortable with version One, then I really urge you to try version Two. It's not much more difficult, and you can make nice long chains. However, this should all be fun for you, so use whichever version you like best!

[devynethang]

@rosemary20001  Yeah, I watched it too but I think I may have to "Graduate" to that later. The first technique looks a little less complicated.

[rosemary20001]

@devynethang You'll do great. Did you watch the updated version of the video? You might like it.

[devynethang]

@rosemary20001 I ordered my very own little Joe yesterday. I can't wait to try this out!

[rosemary20001]

@devynethang  Thanks! Glad you like it!

[devynethang]

What a fantastic little trick!

[rosemary20001]

@ladymac111 You are welcome!  I love it.

Now, it's time to move to the other video - I think you'll enjoy streamlining the technique. rosemaryknits