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08.25.2004 :: Scraps
This picture is of the tiny amount of single-ply that was left over from my spinning this weekend. The little ball on the right is a little bit of leftover single-ply that I navajo plied.
During this last spinning project, I didn't plan the distribution of my spun yarn very well. This was okay, since I was experimenting a bit and used up almost all of the single-ply with the skein of three-ply that I spun. I still had a little bit leftover, which I use to practice navajo plying.
Apparently these little sessions of navajo plying are not paying off as I'm still not very good at the technique. One thing I found is that the single-ply should have a good amount of twist in it, otherwise it will break quite readily while navajo plying.
Posted by Mary on 08.25.2004 AT 10:33 PM
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I haven't quite got the Navaho plying down yet either. When I was in spinning class we had a teacher demonstration and it looked easy enough. She did stress that you should spin slowly. Sure enough, at a later date I strut up to my wheel and give it a try. Arms flailing all over the place trying to make big loops it seemed the wheel was taking me for a ride. Oh it was a mess. I haven't stepped up to bat since!
Posted by: Tiffany on 08.28.2004 AT 10:30 PM
And as Elaine pointed out, it's best not to overply while Navajo plying to ensure that the resulting yarn has some softness and loft. That's what I am working on.
Posted by: Melissa on 08.26.2004 AT 06:51 AM