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I am a beginner spinner - learning everything from fantastic people on youtube and here. Including how to ply. My latest adventure is Navajo plying. If I was better at maintaining a constant thread diameter (am I in stage 2 of four?) I am sure my plying would look better. I understand that I need more...
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Very nice! When you get a chance, you may want to grab a copy of Color in Spinning by Deb Menz. Navajo plied yarn, also called chain plied, is a form of 3 ply, but it still is one continuous strand. The strand breaks, you lose your integrity. Unlike regular 3 ply that truly has 3 separate strands. There...
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So, I've been getting to know my wheel and been trying to spin every day. I was sick for most of last week so didn't get too much spinning done. I did do a cool demo for my nephews fourth grade class and showed them what hand carding and spindle spinning is. :) They thought it was cool and I...