Your answers to my question how much yarn, measured in weight, have you had on your spindle at once, floored me. Dave said TWO ounces! That would bring the spindle weight to well over 3 ounces, maybe four. Who said a lighter spindle worked better. Funny thing about it is, the more weight I have, and I have little by comparison, the better it spins. Impatience finally got the better of me. I wanted to see what the yarn looked like, how much yardage there would be per ounce, that sort of thing. When I weighed my little centerpull yarn muffin, it was only 18.5 gr or a bit over .6 oz. Plied double, it yielded 80 yds. of lovely soft yarn. I did the calculations. If I stay on course, it will spin up at approx. 130 yds/oz. Multiply that by 4 and given I have the time and endurance, I’ll have enough for a nice shawlette.
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7 responses to “saturday spin-in”
Hm. I didn’t know Dave spun on a spindle. I wonder if he was referring to his wheel bobbin with that number.
That’s gorgeous! If only there were either more time in a day or less job in the life…
Yup, it’s true, my Golding hand spindle. I did 2 ounces of fiber on it at most. Funny, I thought that was nothing. I couldn’t go further because it was too heavy at that point.
Beautiful skein you’ve made there.
That blend looks like it has a fabulous hand.
Very interesting question, and answers…I have never weighed my singles from the spindle, and now I am curious…guess I will just have to experiment!
Fantastic yarn. It looks perfect.
OOooooo – lovely! Nice and even – perfect for a shawlette!!
Good morning!
I just found your blog – followed the links from Riverrim. Nice place you’ve got here!
I’ve never seen a spindle like that before – does it pull apart when you’re done so you can pull it out from the wool and have a finished ball of wool?
If so, that’s neat!
Karen