Spinning on the Ashford E-Spinner vs Nano // Episode 116 // Taking Back Friday // a fibre arts vlog
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In the past couple of weeks I've been getting lots and lots of questions about e-spinners, so I want to take some time today to talk with you more about some of the e-spinner options out there.
It's come up more recently because a couple of weeks ago we had talented spinner and writer, Debbie Held, come and teach a workshop for the School of SweetGeorgia called Spinning with E-Spinners. There is so much to know about these electric spinning wheels, so I wanted to take some time to share a little bit more about the two e-spinners I have myself - the Ashford E-Spinner 3 and the Electric Eel Wheel Nano.
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Hi, this is Maurice the inventor of the EEW Nano.
Thanks for the great video showing off these different e-spinners. I think these kinds of videos where you can talk about the pros and cons of each wheel are great. This is how you get more people interested in spinning and that is my goal. I totally agree there is no perfect e-spinner for everyone and am glad people have lots of options these days.
I subscribed and looked at your e-spinner guide, which was a great summary. I totally suggest that anyone thinking of getting an e-spinner right now got get that guide.
Thank you so much Maurice! I so appreciate what you are creating and am excited to see new spinners joining the craft because they have access through your tools. Thank you! 🙏
love my nano, perfect for spinning on my lunch hour at the staff room table. I have put little rubber feet on the bottom of mine, helps with the rattling and sliding!
Have a number of espinners as well as treadle spinning wheels, I've an ashford jumbo, an eortal, and a nano which I am totally in love with! And once things normalise where we can travel, the nano will be coming too! I find that putting a tiny bit of a smear of Vaseline (petroleum jelly) in the cup where the ball bearing rings sits at either end, then it makes it a lot quieter. Thank you for your video.
I have a purple Nano (spinning silk right now). If you put a cushion or pad under it, it will be quieter and won't slip. Love my Nano! First e-spinner from someone who swore never to have one!
Great idea Connie! Yes I should strap the Nano down to something to keep it more stable 😜
Thanks for this video. Excellent tip towards the end where you mention keeping the devices apart to even put the twist. As a new spinner, my twist can be very inconsistent, but this tip will hopefully change that! Don't have funds for an e-spinner yet, but the tip is useful for my treadle spun fibre.. Thank you so much. 🙏🏻😊
I have a Nano! It's my first wheel, and I love it. I would love to get a larger wheel like an Ashford at some point, but a Nano is all I have space (and can afford!) right now.
It’s great! Anything that gets us spinning! 👍
Hi, I also have a nano and love it! I have an ashford jumbo and an eortal, as well, because I'm greedy! My mum recently got the big sister to the nano the eew 6, and she's very happy with it and its still light enough to travel with, and it runs off a battery as well as from the mains, I can recommend the eew 6 I've been allowed to have a play with my mums, you may find the eew 6 much more affordable and it does chunky yarn as well as thin, its very sturdy and a delight to work with just like the nano is.
The nano looked as though it was a different experience when spinning but you didn't say anything about how you felt using it. Just now it is out of stock until around October, two months away. I am very interested in it. Thank you for the video.
Thanks Felicia. That was really interesting.
I have a Nano 2 which I love but I was getting frustrated by the tiny bobbins. It spins beautifully and is perfect for the fine spinning I like. I've just bought an Ashford e spinner 3 for the much larger bobbins and love that as well. I am disabled so can't always treadle on my treasured Majacraft wheel so these e spinners are wonderful for me. At present I am spinning sock yarn at 60 wpi for chain plying. Both machines cope really well with this. One thing with the Ashford, I love the foot pedal but use it in my hand rather than on the floor. I find it easier. Also, on the floor there is a danger of my dog unintentionally turning it on or off at inopportune moments when she flops down to sleep at my feet! The Nano 2 is easy to turn on or off as the switch is on the lead rather than the machine as it was with previous models. Thanks for your video and discussion. Both of your machines are really noisy whereas both mine are very quiet.
I just bought a nano. I’m excited to learn how to use it!
Thank you so much!
I own a Hanson PRO. I love it. I only spin cotton and have the lace flyer and woolie winder. This is the perfect wheel for me.
Delicious!! Sounds like an amazing e-spinner! I was getting super tempted as I wrote the comparison guide 🥰
Great episode (as always!). I have a question: when you transfer your singles to the storage bobbin, do you spin in the same direction of your first spin or the opposite (like you would when you’ll ply?). Thanks
I’ve not used an espinner. I’m glad it’s an option making spinning more accessible.
Great video!! Right now I have 2 traditional wheels that I love but would love to add an espinner one of these days :)
A related but different question. Can you give me more information on your bobbin winder you use in this video? I have never seen one like that and love the looks of it! (I usually co-opt my husbands cordless drill, lol)
I have the Ashford espinner and love it. Interested in re-winding freshly spun bobbins. Instead of buying a bobbin winder could I just put a freshly spun bobbin on yarn onto my lazy Kate and spin it back onto an empty bobbin using my espinner. I presume I would be spinning it in the same direction as I originally spun it. Many thanks. Dianne
Interesting idea! I think you just have to make sure that you are loading the singles onto the empty bobbin without adding any additional twist. If you can roll it on, that would work!
Thanks!
I just watched your video. Thanks so much for the info. could you tell me what the tool is to spin onto the smaller bobbins. looks interesting. i have bee thinking of an e-spinner for some time so I , loved the comparisons.
I have a beautiful Roberta . But its very heavy for me know - looking to buy a something new.
Awesome thank you 😊 I would like to know what speed should I be looking at for core spinning on the Ashford e spinner as I’m trying to teach myself how core spin art yarn and I find mine is either to loose and slides on the core or it’s over spun 🙄 It would be awesome if you could help me with this p,ease 🌹
Thank you I found this very informative as it’s hard to find much information on the e spinners so it sure would be great to see more information about them as they do seem to becoming more popular Is the Ashfords
e spinner you have in the video the jumbo one? as I have the e spinner 3 but yours looks bigger than mine maybe it’s my imagination. 🥴 as you did say espinner 3 I am having trouble getting the right twist in my yarn with it and also trying to judge how close to work from the orifice and how far away I should sit from it Many thanks for your video 😊
I have the purple Nano and it really is a good little spinner, BUT I just got its big brother, the EEW 6 and it is fantastic! I just got it last night so I haven't done much but so far it's amat, and the price is perfect for someone who wants an affordable espinner.
I have the Nano 2. I couldn't afford the EEW 6 but I am happy with what I have. I use my little Nano when my disabilities wont allow me to treadle on my lovely Majacraft Rose. I sit it on my lap and spin while watching TV. I have to say my Nano is much, much quieter than the one in the video. Also it has suction feet which I am sure would cut down any vibration on a hard surface.
I'm using an Ashford Espinner 3
I love my Nano wheel, and it's so neat to see one being used in these videos! I do have a question as well though. Seeing (and hearing) you spinning on the Ashford as well, what would you say is the quietest E-spinner (and yes, I've been working my way through the various noise-related Nano hacks)?
Hi Elena, I have a Nano and my friend has the latest Ashford e-spinner. We meet regularly to spin together and I’d say that my Nano is quieter than the Ashford. I can spin at night whilst hubby is watching the TV but my friend can’t use her Ashford. I have added feet to my Nano, felt strips in the bearing tracks and a felt washer to stop the bobbin vibrating back and forth on the shaft. Very quick and simple to do, and I bought mine from the original Kickstarter. Maurice recently ran another Kickstarter for the larger EEW6.0 which is a larger and upgraded version of the Nano. It should be available to buy in January. I hope you have fun with your Nano. I love mine!
Good question. Between the two e-spinners that I have, the Ashford is quieter for me (and I spin in the evenings while we watch tv) but I haven’t done any hacks to improve my Nano setup. I was just using it out of the box. As Beverly mentioned, the new EEW 6.0 might be very quiet too. I used to have the Hansen and unfortunate don’t have one side by side to compare the noise level.
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Hi, stumbled upon your channel today. Thank you! I am a crocheter since 1997 as my mother in law taught me how after I crashed & burned crochet for a bit. It has been non stop. I am finding thread more preferable to yarn and have made drop spindles to handle plying. I think I am ready for a spining wheel and the Nano for $100 sounds right. Suggestions?
Thanks for your message! You might also look at the new EEW 6 from Dreaming Robots. I made a more recent video about it (actually last Friday, I think) and you'll see the comparison between the EEW 6 and the Nano too. Good luck with your decision making!
I like the links for the equipment, but what about the links for the actual products?
Great video. When you turn up the speed for long draw on the espinner how high up do you turn it? Thanks
For the Ashford, the dial is about 60% of max and for the Nano, I think I turned it up almost all the way ☺️
I am curious if your Nano has the original motor or the newer, more powerful one. I'm finding that my Nano, with the original motor, has barely enough power, particularly as the bobbin fills.
Good question!! I’m actually not sure which motor mine came with ... it was relatively new (beginning of 2020?) so probably a new motor. Dreaming Robots sells replacement motors that are more powerful and I’ve heard of a number of people switching out for the newer motor. It can be done!
I hoped you would talk about the nano more!
Thanks Jane! I have done a couple videos with the Nano and we also have a course about e-spinners coming up in the School of SweetGeorgia too. What are you interested to learn about the Nano?
I have a nano & the EEW 6 and both are amazingly quiet. I'm wondering why your nano is so loud. I believe some of the noise was the empty plying bobbins rattling on table.
I hope the sound doesn't turn some people off. I wouldn't want a spinner that makes sounds like in this video.
I love my dreaming robots products.
Do you then ply in the opposite spin direction you spun your single ply? Thank you so much!
Yes! For a traditional 2-ply yarn, you spin your singles to the right (Z-twist) and ply the two singles together to the left (S-twist). Of course, there are variations on this for other purposes, but that's a plain old 2-ply yarn 😊
I would love to be able to ply yarns together...rather than spinning the raw fibre. Any tips or hints? Or does the Nano do the same job as the Ashford E spinner?
I ply my yarns on my nano all the time and it works really well. It is a smaller wheel, so it is best for spinning/plying finer fibers. I would not recommend spinning anything thicker than a worsted yarn on it. I spin a lot on drop spindles, and I will load them into a makeshift lazy kate (it is just a plastic basket from the Dollar Tree lol) and I ply them on my nano.
I'm really interested in the nano as a first spinner. It's fairly cheap but I'm unsure if I really want an electric spinner or a traditional wheel. Electrics scare me because when/if they break, they're basically worthless..lol. Theres too many choices!!
With the Nano the after service is absolutely fabulous. Maurice, who runs Dreaming Robots, the company that makes the Nano, responds within 24 hours if you contact him and I’ve just backed his Kickstarter for a larger version of the Nano (the EEW 6.0) as I’m so happy with his spinner. If you do decide on an E-spinner I would suggest the new larger EEW 6.0 from Maurice which will be released in January after the Kickstarter orders ship. Ashfords e-spinner is lovely but I find their customer service remote and impersonal, if you had an issue I’d say it would take considerably longer to sort than if you buy from Dreaming Robots. The crazy thing about this is that I live in New Zealand where Ashford is based, but would rather buy from Maurice, who is in the US! Hope this helps 😊
@@bobbinsew thank you so much for your thorough reply, Beverley! :) This has convinced me to get an e-spinner. I'll start saving up for the larger version of the nano! Have a great day and stay safe.
I backed the Kickstarter as well. Love my nano but can't wait for the bigger one,. I'm spinning silk right now.
Connie Peterson that wait for the courier delivery last time was never ending it seemed 🤣 this time is going to be even more exciting, as we already know how good the EEW’s are!
Gonner M'Leggies I forgot to add, that in the rare instances when something has gone wrong Maurice has designed the spinners so that it’s easy for the Spinner to swop out either the motor or the board and he’s quick to supply what’s needed. The new EEW6.0 is really reasonably priced too, and still much cheaper than the other options on the Market. Can you tell I’m a Dreaming Robots Super Fan ?!🤣🤣🤩😍
Hola mi nombre es Wilfredo, soy de Cusco Perú y me encantó su video, gracias por compartir con todos este hermoso arte, donde puedo comprar el EEW NaNO
Hello Felicia! What brand is that bobbin winder and where do you get one?
Thanks Jennifer! It’s actually a handmade one that I bought off eBay over a decade ago. There was a guy making them from sewing machine motors. But you can get a similar one from Leclerc or Schacht 😊
What type of electric bobbin winder are you using?
Thanks Anne! It’s actually a handmade one that I bought off eBay over a decade ago so unfortunately I don’t think the same one is available. But you can get a similar one from Leclerc or Schacht.
Does the Ashford have a foot pedal?
Iv not spone befor I'd love an e spinner should I get a drop spinner first or can I just get an e spinner x
if i wanted to find an in person spinning class, where would i look for that? is there a website or something where the spinning community gathers?
Whereabouts are you located? You might try asking your local spinning and weaving guild or any local yarn shops in your area. For us, we typically host in-person spinning classes at our studio. And as for an online community of spinners, we are building that through the School of SweetGeorgia. ☺️
@@sweetgeorgia I'm in central Illinois
If you can't find a guild, find a yarn shop. There are usually knitting groups that meet there and someone will be or know a spinner.
What is the prep for that target fiber? Did it get pulled through something? Forgot the word. ❤
I believe I was using fibre that was hand dyed top which I split into thinner sections and then predrafted. You can also get a nice worsted prep by combing the fibre and the pulling through a diz.
Where did you get your battery pack for your Ashford e spinner?
Thanks Karen! I got mine off Amazon. Here's the recommendation from our Ashford distributor: "At this time, Ashford does not sell a battery pack for their e-Spinners but suggest this battery pack from Amazon:" www.amazon.ca/XTPower-MP-10000-External-10000mAh-included/dp/B00935L44E
Thank you so much for your quick reply. I just got my Ashford e spinner 3 today. Finding a place to plug in and sit was a challenge. This will solve my problem,
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can you tell me about your battery pack? I'd like the specs.
Where did you buy bobbin winder?
Oh yes that’s a super old DIY bobbin winder that I bought on EBay. But Leclerc makes similar bobbin winders now.
I'm new to spinning n disabled with two kids . I dont have the ability or space for a big wheel and the drop spindle doesnt seem to go as fast as I'd like for production yarn , which would you recommend I think I'm leaning toward the ashford espinner but they can be costly .
If you are thinking about production, then I would lean towards the Ashford E-Spinner 3 as well. In order to spread the cost of the purchase out, I’ve seen some retailers offer lay away plans for more expensive items. Good luck with it!
What battery pack does ashford recommend?
The battery pack that was recommended to me by Ashford was the XTPower MP-10000. It appears that there might be newer versions of this battery pack and this older version is no longer available. You'll likely be able to find a similar battery pack that will work too!
where can i purchase one online
We have them here sweetgeorgiayarns.com/shop/ashford-electronic-spinner-3/
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Thank you so much I have a Ashford e spinner 3 which I absolutely love. It is often with me in my car. Hotel rooms when I am away from home. I have learned so much from you today 🧶😘😎
That's wonderful! Glad you can travel with your Ashford e-spinner and get so much spinning done when you're out and about! Thanks for watching!