Saturday, August 18, 2007
Scotch Tension? Help!
Ok, I changed my wheel to scotch tension because I was getting frustrated with my spinning. Can someone help me with an opinion as to which is easier for a new spinner? It seems to be even more difficult this way. Should I switch it back to the other method - don't know what it's called. I really want to get back to this - maybe I need to put it down for a while.....
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Hi. I just looked at your wheel, the Kromski Minstrel is a good one for a beginner. I learnt with Scotch tension on an Ashford Traditional, now I use double drive (this the other tension method) on one of two Timbertops Leicester wheels.
I'd say stick with the scotch tension while you learn. The hard bit is learning what good tension feels like. Hold the yarn steady, spin the wheel and see how much pull there is. Is should pull in. Not a strong pull, or your yarn will snap as it gets pulled before there's enough twist in the fibre to give it strength. A gentle pull. But not so soft it doesn't feed on to the boobin freely. It took me some practice to get right. Make sure you have plenty of fibre to play with, nothing fancy or special, and just play and keep at it till it works for you!
You may have heard said it's like learning to ride a bicycle - I'd agree with this. You start off wobbly, get steadier and when you've learnt the trick you won't look back.
By the way, found you on Weavering, I've just joined myself.
Oh thank you so much for your advice Dorothy. I found it is really feeling more comfortable now that I can sit in a class and observe others. I'm interested in knowing more about the Timbertop wheels -I'll see if I can find them on the internet.
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