I'm getting thinner singles, but only because I pre-draft the wool to gossamer first. Is this normal?
Monday, March 30, 2009
Addicted to rove
Roving, that is. I had free tickets to see the Mad Ants last night, but I could not find anyone to go with me and the weather was bitter cold and hey, here's a bit of Shetland just begging to be spun.
I'm getting thinner singles, but only because I pre-draft the wool to gossamer first. Is this normal?
I'm getting thinner singles, but only because I pre-draft the wool to gossamer first. Is this normal?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
it is normal if it works!
Yes, it's very normal! I almost always pre-draft my roving/top. Now that I've gotten used to spinning longdraw method, I can't stand a highly compacted piece of fiber.
Post a Comment