Adding the Ashford E-Spinner 3 to my life // Episode 91 // Taking Back Friday // a fibre arts vlog
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- Recently an Ashford E-Spinner 3 entered my life and it's had the most remarkable effect on my spinning life!
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i just ordered an Ashford E-Spinner this week, as a retirement gift to myself, and am anticiapating it's arrival next week. Your sharing could not have been more timely. I am taking it as a sign that I am on the right track! Thanks!!
I just ordered the Ashford a few days ago . I've gone from a " NO way !! " Recall seeing first Hansen at Trade show nearly 30 years ago - felt it was missing the whole point of spinning that I loved .. a kind of dance involving hands / eyes & feet! Lately , spinners I admire seem to be acquiring them , none having buyers remorse ! Was feeling unsure if It would be an expensive book end that I'd have to label in "case of catastrophe" .As I grow older I think of these things . My family left to clear out the studio - A $5 sticker along with every other weird wood object with no apparent value unless you belong to this community . I have appointed a BFF FIBER / CRAFT FRIEND 👍🏻. Over the last two years , I've been able to get back into my spinning and weaving . My 7 kids are grown , and even done with grad school - 😊 It took me a whole 6 mths to realize I could sleep in - another 6 to think I could take out the looms and wheels from hiding ! Active boys make forts in looms and tie one another up in teslov . I admit , I miss those days sometimes , but phew it's kinda nice to take a long shower 😉 I was able to try An Ashford 3 recently. Cobweb spinning even longdraw seems to be my default spin on it What ? Yep . If I'm enabling / tempting you my fellow spinners - I'm sorry . This isn't typical for me . I m older/ wiser and know there's many ways to get a thing done and some tools elevate your skill .( very very fine spun woolens and plying ..) Its much easier to achieve this lovely usually time consuming on a wheel type of spin with an electric wheel . Much as I would use my electric whisk to make whipped cream ... it adds to spinning pleasure - I'd never want to stop using my wheel or spindles ( different tool for the desired yarn or mood ..) . How did my feelings about this alter so much ? I don't say answer would be the same for everyone . For me this art / craft we love evolves right along with its creator . Its impossible to ever be finished learning all there is to know about it, or have any one experience end without leading my thoughts into the next "what would happen if..." or "How can I ...?" Or even simply if what comes next is I feel like the easiest possible knit or spin where I can just be .. For this feeling , the sheer pleasure of creating something beautiful or useful , a whole other thing than it was - I can find something to keep hope for the next day . During these surreal months we've been waking up to , I'm surely more glad than ever to connect with others who express themselves creatively . Each one of us is perfectly unique . We each have different talents and tastes , yet by the nature of being a creative soul - we observe , listen and recognize the absolute existence of beauty and value inherent in our differences.
Beautifully said 💗💗💗
I couldn't decide between a traditional wheel or an eSpinner, but after watching your video in March 2020, I chose the Ashford eSpinner 3. I love it! During Covid19 lockdown I have learned to dye yarn and raw fiber, spin, and weave, fulfilling a life-long dream. Thanks to TH-cam videos, I was able to invest the money I would've had to spend for a craft school, on my own tools. Thank you for posting this video.
That’s so wonderful!!! I’m thrilled to hear it and it sounds like you are having a great time with it!
Me too, I managed to start spinning by getting an espinner. For me, it was breaking the learning process into smaller bites that sold me. I wanted to spin right away, I have 3 kids and a full time job, so just a very little crafting time. Learning to spin on a wheel felt overwhealming... Learning how the wheel works, how to threadle, the different ratios... On the espinner I just have to learn drafting and plying. I love it! Some day when I have more time I want to get a wheel and learn the whole process, but now isn’t the right time in my life for that.
I hear you! I'm so glad an espinner helped get you spinning! Then when your hands are more free in the future, you'll be able to pick up more and more if you like! Enjoy it :)
This is the first time watching you love it
Always you have such fun stuff! Just so beautiful
Thanks for watching Susan!! :)
Love the ikea cart to hold everything, great idea! I bet it would be handy for my drop spindles and supplies! 👍🏼
YES! It would be great for drop spindles too!
Love your introduction to espinner. Going to learn on minenow
I just got my new E-Spinner. Everything you said!! Love 💖 your video.
Thank you for this video. I am trying to decide which espinner to buy and this helped a lot. The Ashford is much more affordable than others so hearing you love it is great.
Very informative, thank you!
Love this! My Ashford E-Spinner 3 is sitting wrapped under our tree. I love the idea of using micro moments, and the cart is so smart! Definitely getting one.
That's so awesome! Enjoy your new e-spinner!
you are very convincing...after years on spindle spinning and high voltige plying (rarely) i bough a espinner3..just received it yesterday and ply what I had on my spindles...quickly!!! thank you for being clear...my sheep wool might be all processes here this next year...i cannot wait...
I currently have a CPW that is my main wheel. I also have an antique (over 200 years old) German flax wheel that is considered a travel wheel...though I don't travel with it. I'm so terrified that something could damage it. I've been been seriously considering an e-spinner. I love that people are starting to get into them more because of all the information that is now out there for them.
My e spinner changed my spinning. It became so easy to spin sweater quantities. And as you said, little bits of time here and there
I got an Ashford 3 to learn on, and I’ve never even had a try on a treadle wheel. I’ve been learning for about 5 months and I’ve had several successful spins after the initial learning curve. I agree that’s easy to concentrate on just my hands with an e spinner.
Thanks for this excellent review. I am on the point of ordering an e-spinner. I went to a spinning day with our group and could not manage the whole day with my arthritic knees.
Timing is a wonderful thing. I took delivery of my espinner 3 yesterday, a Christmas gift from my other half. I set it up and then by pure coincidence am watching this podcast this morning! I feel part of a club now 😀
Vivie M enjoy your new espinner!
Thank you for this video.
Fantastic episode!
Thank you!
@@sweetgeorgia this really got me thinking.... I haven't used my minispinner for much except plying. I think since I have the four day weekend, I'm going to do a thorough maintenance to it, and see about setting it up and doing some "increment" spinning.
I was gifted a very old single pedal spinning wheel which I love but I also purchased an eel e-spinner to try out. At the moment I prefer the older one, probably because I'm still just a total beginner. I am getting better at drafting so we'll see where this leads. I also just purchased an Ashford Knitters Loom from someone who upgraded. Haven't used it yet. So many projects and new things to learn! I'm loving all of it! You've inspired me to set up my little eel as you have with the cart.
Woohoo!! Hope you enjoy the portability of it all! Excited to hear about all the new toys you have to play with. You're right, so many project and new things to learn!
Loved this video. I spin on a Lendrum and love it. It’s not so portable,though it folds for traveling. But , about a month ago I broke my ankle and of course-no spinning. Me and drop spindles don’t get along very well. So I enjoyed seeing how portable your e spinner is. Thanks for sharing
Thanks Carolyn! I hope an e-spinner would work for you too! It would be handy if you can't treadle for now... hope your ankle heals up quickly too!
I bought an Ashford E-Spinner around 2 years ago to take it with me on camping trips - love it! I also have an Ashford Joy travel wheel but sometimes I was just too lazy to set it up... :D At home I now spin mostly on the Joy and my Schacht Ladybug & I use the E-Spinner for plying.
Yes, that's a great idea! Using the e-spinner for plying... I'm enjoying that too. Funny enough you should mention camping... I thought about that too! Sooo handy to be portable!
I have a Hansen electric spinner. I love it. I have the woolee winder which makes spinning go smoothly. Recently I purchased a Turkish spindle. That is so much fun. I plied the yarn on my Hansen.
Fantastic! Enjoy your Hansen... it's such a beautiful piece of equipment!
GIRL that project graveyard full of half finished WIP is SUCH an ADHD feel lol. Hearing that you found something that helps you feel confident you can use that Yak fiber seriously inspired me. It made me feel like it’s possible to find a workflow where I can finish a project despite having a busy life.
You’re a fiber arts icon- xoxo love your growth mindset!👯💕
Thank you so much for watching!! It makes me so happy to hear that you found something helpful in this video :)
I bought an Ashford E-Spinner (bit larger than a '3') a few years ago when the spinning I was doing was causing pain (or at least aggravating it) in my knee. I have loved using it and over the Christmas holidays will be planning on spending some time spinning again - prepping the fleece takes me a while. The jumbo bobbins are twice the size of the normal bobbins, so I actually spin onto the normal bobbins and ply onto the jumbo. Then my finished balls of yarn are large, rather than having lots of smaller balls.
Yes! I'm loving these jumbo bobbins!
I have a Hansen espinner with a WooLee Winder and love it. Also have an Electric Eel Nano that lives in the glove box of my car...it makes waiting for such things as oil changes much more productive. Get a battery pack for real portability! ETA...see you got the battery pack...yes, it will run your espinner for 8 hours or even longer!
So cool 👍 I have to copy that.... I have an e spinner 2 ashford.... Tons of wool 🙈.... Guess I will spin a little here and there as you do
Thank you for sharing 🤩
Tina from Denmark 🇩🇰
Thank you so much Tina!
That looks like a nice bit of kit! I made my own spinning wheel (spindle wheel) which works very well. It only comes out in winter, though, because the rest of the year is spent on my allotments!
Amazing! You made your own wheel!? I wouldn't even know where to begin... that's fantastic.
@@sweetgeorgia Spindle wheels are very basic - it's essentially a large wheel turning a small wheel into which is fixed a stick. The rest is frame. I'm tempted to screw two wheels onto my wall or a door....
Great video, especially as I am currently trying to decide between the Hansen and the Ashford! You touched on a plying technique involving winding finished bobbins onto other bobbins before plying. I've been wondering about this. Can you share where we can read more about the technique?
What is BF and BFL? Love that wheel. I was always turned off by electrical wheels, but you have sold me on the Ashford Spinner!!
I’ll be interested to hear how it works out for you. I’ve heard mixed reviews. I have a Spinolution Firefly which I got before the E spinner came out. I like electric wheels and now I have a few.
Is the spinolution your favorite? Compared to what?
so, i think i have more fun when i spin on a contraption i have made from junk... it may be more work, constantly turning a wheel by hand, or using unconventional parts as handles or levers...but when that old bike, lazy suzan or sewing machine is useless... THINK AGAIN.
as well, i'm not afraid of breaking it because it's a free machine! haha :) i do think i'll make an e-spinner from an old sewing machine motor, though... i see a comment about no apparent buyers remorse, sounds like a guaranteed success...
Watching this video comes at a good time as I am thinking about buying the e-Spinner 3. I'm curious if you feel the same, nearly two years afterward of recording this, regarding your enthusiasm for spinning on it. I have a double treadle Lendrum wheel, which I love, but as you noted the portability issues make me less inclined to want to spin frequently. Thanks for the info about the e-Spinner 3. Helpful to hear how others feel about a product one is thinking about buying.
Absolutely! I still love this e-spinner and actually took it out of town with me and used it for the past two days to ply four skeins. It’s very very portable and great for spinning when you’re out and about. For the past several months I’ve been able to sit down and spin after dinner for a good chunk of time, so I have been using my Lendrum Saxony to spin singles and then I ply them with the e-spinner ☺️ it’s worked out very nicely!
I just realised why I haven’t been using my espinner, it’s because I didn’t have it set up all the time! I have one of those IKEA trolleys on wheels and I MUST MUST MUST use it! That’s a brilliant way to have it ready to go! Also need a battery for it, I’m wondering if I could get the link for yours?
Yes! 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
Great video thank you have you spun any bulky yarn on it ? Also do you think it would spin art yarn I am interested in maybe getting one Thank you 😊
Did the oil come with the set or do you have to purchase that separate
What is the beautiful wrap you are wearing in the second half? Btw, I'm a recent subscriber, and I love your videos.
Wonderful video. I ordered mine a few days ago. I am also ordering the battery. Are they any additional cables or cords needed to plug the battery into the e-spinner?
Awesome! Congratulations Pat! Nope, I didn't need to order any other cables... they were all included in the battery pack! :) Have fun with it!
What battery pack off Amazon do you use
I just bought a dealgan (Scottish spindle) and I haven't started anything with it. What kind (sheep breed) fibre is good for a beginner? I'd like to have some success with at least creating some kind of fibre-ish stuff (no matter how lumpy) so that I don't get discouraged. That's where I am with spinning.
That's fantastic! For beginning spinning, I often recommend something easy to get a hold of like Corriedale or Bluefaced Leicester. They are easy to handle and will make it easier to get going with spinning :)
I don't really get how the Hansen experience is different from the Ashford? I would have thought the Woolee Winder would have made it even easier to focus on the drafting. The battery pack is cool, wouldn't you be able to use that with the Hansen?
I believe you can use a battery pack with a Hansen. It's my understanding that the Hansen minispinner was originally designed by a husband for his wife who wanted to be able to spin on their boat... so I imagine using a battery pack would have been part of the equation. I had a Woolee Winder for the Hansen (when I owned one), and it was lovely to spin with.
I just got one. It gets warm when I spin. Is that normal.
What brand and model of the battery pack is it?
Would this be something a new spinner could use or is a traditional wheel better? I've tried a drop spindle. I'm not good at it yet though.
I know you're not asking me but I saw your question and felt I could help! I had tried a drop spindle several time and had a really hard time with it so I was afraid to try a treadle wheel because I thought I would be too many things to learn if I couldn't get the spindle. Then I got an e spinner and huzzah! I figured out spinning! I found it really easy because really all I had to learn was how to draft and the spinning was already taken care of. After maybe I month or two of consistent espinning, I went back to my drop spindle and it made so much more sense. :D
Great video love mine too!! Can you explain the winding off process and exactly how you are doing that? Are you using a ball winder? Or using your wheel?
Oh! I’m using an electric bobbin winder and some weaving spools as storage bobbins. Then I ply from the storage bobbins ☺️
@@sweetgeorgia thank you! Great show!
I have one of these and find it impossible to spin on. The yarn breaks and I can’t restart it. Wastes so much fiber!
Would you recommend this for a beginner, new to spinning?
Yes for sure, you can use an e spinner to get started. Some folks use it as their one and only “wheel”. Just start at a slow speed so you can get the drafting
Can you adjust the speed on the Espender3
Yes! Absolutely!
Where do we get the pattern for the sweater u are wearing? It's Beautiful
Thanks Shirley! That sweater is the Veronika cardigan pattern designed by Shannon Cook ☺️
Hello!! Quick question: Please could you tell me what brand and size is of that adorable table loom? It is so tiny and looks perfect for sampling! Thank you😊
Oh yes! That one is a Schacht table loom. It’s 4 shafts and the smallest width they have... maybe 15 or 16” wide I think 😍
Thank you ☺️
I am having trouble with plying a 4 ply can you give me some ideas
Just ordered my e-spinner. SO excited! Where did you find your battery pack?
Awesome! I got my battery pack off Amazon... this is the one that Ashford recommended to me: amzn.to/2DrP0Wk
Have fun with your new e-spinner!
@@sweetgeorgia Thanks!!!!
Hi what is the name of the shawl Felicia is wearing in this episode. Many thanks.
Oh yes, in the second half I'm wearing... Veronika Cardigan (designed by Shannon Cook) and knit in SweetGeorgia Superwash Worsted in Mink colourway
Great podcast! I bought an E-Spinner 3 last year (I am in Australia) and I love it too. I prefer to spin on one of my treadle wheels as I love the process of spinning, but the E-Spinner is fabulous for plying partly because of the jumbo bobbins but also the convenience.
I may have to steal your ‘cart’ idea though - 👍 very convenient!
Love the shawl you are wearing - can you tell me which pattern it is please?
Thanks so much! great idea... spinning on the treadle wheel and plying on the e-spinner! And YES those jumbo bobbins are soooo handy
What is the price of the spinner?
Thanks! It’s about $975 CAD sweetgeorgiayarns.com/shop/ashford-electronic-spinner-3/
Too expensive :/