I’m so glad this video popped up on my feed! I’ve only just started spinning and a friend who has lots of experience advised me to start off with a supported spindle instead of a drop spindle because she knows I’m a lace knitter. You pointed out something I’ve been struggling with: I need to hold my fibre more gently. The action of spinning itself wasn’t an issue, I got that pretty quickly and am producing close to laceweight singles (haven’t tried plying yet). But I did get some inconsistencies and it turns out these were caused when I was gripping onto my fibre. You need to hold it as if it were the most fragile of baby birds. As you said it.s counter-intuitive and none of the other videos I watched -and they were many - mentioned it. You did. Thank you! I also noticed you did something I’ve figured out to do: before or during the adding of py finished yarn onto the cop, I have started to even out inconsistencies in my yarn. Gently untwist it a bit, and ever so gently draw out the thicker bits to even them out, then add a bit of twist. It’s bot the fastest way to get consistent yarn or to spin, but until I’ve learned to spin more consistently it’ll get me where I want to be. So thank you again! How an old video can help a beginner so many years after it’s been shared on TH-cam… 😊 Now I can’t help but wonder how you spin today… I can only hope fabulously!
This video was so helpful. I just started to learn to use a Russian Spindle. Thank you for showing me how to use the long draft with this beautiful spindle.
Thank you for this video...I agree that the slower pace is an asset and appreciate that you were more concerned with sharing the technique than making a slick production.
Great video - thanks! Lots of good info. Hadn't thought of sitting on the floor with my support spindle before. Yoga and spindling at the same time - what could be better! Loved your other videos too! Thanks - Bye for now! Amanda (MandaCrafts)
this video is very helpful! i agree with ravenbylake: i felt like your video was thorough because you weren't rushing, you were actually quite soothing! usually people rush through videos, talking & moving faster, trying to make the video shorter. but for the person trying to learn, who's already frustrated & anxious about it *or at least that's how i get* it makes me even more anxious, therefore LESS likely to succeed at learning the skill! i sound like a freak now! XD GOOD VIDEO!!
Nicely explained video. However, difficult to see the brown yarn on the spindle. Close-ups would be preferable to seeing the whole body with the yarn in the background. I have never seen this technique before--and cannot see the spindle turning. Although I like the suggestions you make about the blending and opening up of the fibers, I need to find a video which shows the work more close up. Thanks.
@CraftyFlorrie although i agree on wishing that there were close up shots of the hands, i completely DISAGREE that it made it seem like beth isn't educated on the subject. also, you *can* actually see the yarn she's spinning, only because it's the size of a thread it's *harder* to see. but it's there, it looks like fishing line coming from her hand... or magician's thread. but beth's demeanor alone shows how comfortable she is with spinning on a russian style spindle!
4 years ago now. Are you almost as fast at "they" are :-)? Thanks I agree with Janean Easley. Slow is good when giving instructions. I could not see the better thread at all. I wish I could see what made it a better product? What was the second thread? The first was Alpaca. THANKS SO MUCH! I like the pulling as opposed to the carding. Pulling does not require a new tool.
Needs more close up of the spindle and the hands. I couldn't even tell if there was fiber on the spindle. It made it seem like you were demonstrating something you barely know.
I’m so glad this video popped up on my feed!
I’ve only just started spinning and a friend who has lots of experience advised me to start off with a supported spindle instead of a drop spindle because she knows I’m a lace knitter. You pointed out something I’ve been struggling with: I need to hold my fibre more gently. The action of spinning itself wasn’t an issue, I got that pretty quickly and am producing close to laceweight singles (haven’t tried plying yet). But I did get some inconsistencies and it turns out these were caused when I was gripping onto my fibre. You need to hold it as if it were the most fragile of baby birds. As you said it.s counter-intuitive and none of the other videos I watched -and they were many - mentioned it. You did. Thank you!
I also noticed you did something I’ve figured out to do: before or during the adding of py finished yarn onto the cop, I have started to even out inconsistencies in my yarn. Gently untwist it a bit, and ever so gently draw out the thicker bits to even them out, then add a bit of twist. It’s bot the fastest way to get consistent yarn or to spin, but until I’ve learned to spin more consistently it’ll get me where I want to be. So thank you again!
How an old video can help a beginner so many years after it’s been shared on TH-cam… 😊
Now I can’t help but wonder how you spin today… I can only hope fabulously!
This video was so helpful. I just started to learn to use a Russian Spindle. Thank you for showing me how to use the long draft with this beautiful spindle.
This video is the one that finally got me over the 'blocks' to spinning supported. Thank you!!
Thank you for this video...I agree that the slower pace is an asset and appreciate that you were more concerned with sharing the technique than making a slick production.
Great video - thanks!
Lots of good info. Hadn't thought of sitting on the floor with my support spindle before. Yoga and spindling at the same time - what could be better!
Loved your other videos too!
Thanks - Bye for now!
Amanda (MandaCrafts)
Great video, thanks. I would really like to see the traditional way to ply onto the disc. I haven't been able to find that demonstrated anywhere.
this video is very helpful! i agree with ravenbylake: i felt like your video was thorough because you weren't rushing, you were actually quite soothing! usually people rush through videos, talking & moving faster, trying to make the video shorter. but for the person trying to learn, who's already frustrated & anxious about it *or at least that's how i get* it makes me even more anxious, therefore LESS likely to succeed at learning the skill! i sound like a freak now! XD
GOOD VIDEO!!
Thank you for this video 😊
Nicely explained video. However, difficult to see the brown yarn on the spindle. Close-ups would be preferable to seeing the whole body with the yarn in the background. I have never seen this technique before--and cannot see the spindle turning. Although I like the suggestions you make about the blending and opening up of the fibers, I need to find a video which shows the work more close up. Thanks.
@CraftyFlorrie
although i agree on wishing that there were close up shots of the hands, i completely DISAGREE that it made it seem like beth isn't educated on the subject. also, you *can* actually see the yarn she's spinning, only because it's the size of a thread it's *harder* to see. but it's there, it looks like fishing line coming from her hand... or magician's thread. but beth's demeanor alone shows how comfortable she is with spinning on a russian style spindle!
4 years ago now. Are you almost as fast at "they" are :-)? Thanks I agree with Janean Easley. Slow is good when giving instructions. I could not see the better thread at all. I wish I could see what made it a better product? What was the second thread? The first was Alpaca. THANKS SO MUCH! I like the pulling as opposed to the carding. Pulling does not require a new tool.
I apologize the person I referenced was Jessica Tarot not Janean. I apologize to both Janean and Jessica.
While I did enjoy the video, I was not able to tell what was happening with the spindle.
Needs more close up of the spindle and the hands. I couldn't even tell if there was fiber on the spindle. It made it seem like you were demonstrating something you barely know.