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  • For a new spinner - regular or jumbo flyer?

    I happened upon the great fortune to get a single-drive Ashford Traditional wheel at a wonderful price - without a scratch or a dent or even a bit of fading around the maker's mark, you'd swear it was brand new! As it turns out, a bit of research told me otherwise - it was made in the late 70s...
    Posted to Spinning Tools (Forum) by SpinnyBunny on Feb 27, 2013
  • Re: alternative lubricants

    The short answer to your question is NO. Somebody might disagree, but here’s the thing: they polymerize. I'll lay out both sides of the argument so you can see my point. Though vegetable oils can and have been used as lubricants in their natural forms, and some might see advantages, there are...
    Posted to Spinning Tools (Forum) by ann@backwoodsbeadery.com on Apr 21, 2012
  • Total newb question, sorry

    The farm up the road from me just recently got some sheep, and I would love to buy a fleece off of them. However, first, I don't know what kind of sheep they are, and second, I don't know anything about processing raw fleece. What would I need to get? Hand cards? Or something else? Anyone got...
    Posted to Spinning Tools (Forum) by satiglenn on May 1, 2011